The Feriköy Cemetery () is a burial ground situated in
Feriköy quarter of
ÅžiÅŸli
ÅžiÅŸli () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 10 km2, and its population is 276,528 (2022). Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by BeÅŸiktaÅŸ ...
district in the European part of
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, sports and arts rest here.
Notable burials
Listed in alphabetical order of surnames:
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Ahmet AÄŸaoÄŸlu
Ahmet Ağaoğlu, also known as Ahmet Bey Ağaoğlu (; or Ahmet Akif Agaoglu (December 1869, Shusha – May 19, 1939, Istanbul) was a public and political figure of Azerbaijan and Turkey, thinker, publicist, educator, writer, Turkologist, and ...
(1869–1939), Azerbaijani and Turkish publicist and journalist,
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Ahmet Berman (1932–1980), footballer,
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Ahmet Mete Işıkara
Ahmet Mete Işıkara (22 October 1941 – 21 January 2013) was a Turkish geophysicist and earthquake scientist known for his efforts to create public awareness of the need for earthquake-related protection and safety.
Early years
Işıkara ...
(1941–2013), geophysicist and earthquake scientist,
* Albay Mehmet Åžefik Aker (1877/1888-1964
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Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri (20 May 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray SK, Galatasaray Sports Club. Life
Ali Sami Yen was born in Üsküdar, Constantinople v ...
(1886–1951), sports official, founder of the football club Galatasaray,
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Aydemir AkbaÅŸ (1936 - 2024) Turkish screenwriter and actor
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Ayseli Göksoy (1935–2022), painter, women's rights activist and politician,
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Berkin Elvan (1999–2014), a boy, who was killed by police with a tear-gas can during the June 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey,
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Coşkun Kırca
Coşkun Kırca (27 March 1927 – 24 February 2005) was a Turkish diplomat, journalist and politician. He served as the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995. He was at first a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP), then of the Rep ...
(1927–2005), diplomat, journalist and politician,
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Çetin Alp (1947–2004), pop music singer,
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Erol Günaydın (1933–2012), theater and film actor,
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Faize Ergin (1894–1954), Tanbur player and composer of Ottoman classical music,
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Fatma Aliye Topuz
Fatma Aliye Topuz (9 October 1862 – 13 July 1936), often known simply as Fatma Aliye or Fatma Aliye Khanum, Hanım, was a Turkish people, Turkish novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights Women in Turkish politics, activist and humanitarian ...
(1862–1936), novelist, columnist, essayist, women's rights activist and humanitarian,
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Feridun BuÄŸeker
Feridun İsmail Buğeker (5 April 1933 – 6 October 2014) was a Turkish football forward who played for Turkey in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the 5th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Assoc ...
(1933–2014), footballer,
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Fuat Köseraif (1872–1949), Turkish linguist,
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Eylül Cansın (1992–2015), transgender woman,
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Kadri Aytaç (1931–2003), football player and manager,
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Keriman Halis Ece (1913–2012), beauty pageant titleholder, pianist, and fashion model,
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Khalil bey Khasmammadov, (1873–1947) Azerbaijani politician and diplomat.
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Mihri Belli
Mihri Belli (December 1915 – 16 August 2011) was a prominent leader of the socialist movement in Turkey. He fought for the communist side in the Greek Civil War.
Belli was repeatedly prosecuted and sentenced to prison for his political views, ...
(1915–2011), leader of the socialist movement in Turkey,
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Oya Kayacık (1938–2020), Turkish philanthropist, orphanage woman nurse,
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Sami Frashëri (1850–1904), Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright,
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Suat Derviş (1905–1972), female novelist, journalist, and political activist,
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Süleyman Seba
Süleyman Seba (; 5 April 1926 – 13 August 2014) was a Turkish football player of Abkhazian origin and was the longest presiding chairman of the Istanbul-based multisports club Beşiktaş. He was also an intelligence officer for National Int ...
(1926–2014), football player and president of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.,
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Turgut Özatay (1927–2002), film actor,
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Zafer Önen (1921–2013), film actor,
Latin quarter
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Leon Walerian Ostroróg (1867–1932), international jurist of Polish descent who died in London
See also
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Feriköy Protestant Cemetery
The Feriköy Protestant Cemetery (), officially called ''Evangelicorum Commune Coemeterium,'' is an international Christian cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey. As its name indicates, it is the final resting place for Protestants in Istanbul. The cemete ...
References
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Cemeteries in Istanbul
ÅžiÅŸli
Sunni cemeteries