Tekeli is a Turkish word derived from ''teke'' ("male
goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a species of Caprinae, goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the ...
"), and means "having or possessing goats; goaty". It may refer to
Literature
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''Tekeli'' (play), a play about the life of Hungarian nobleman Imre Thököly, written by
Theodore Hook
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*''Tekeli-li'', a cry of terror in Edgar Allan Poe's novel ''
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
''The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket'', written and published in 1838, is the only complete novel by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The novel is set between 1827 and 1828 and relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, wh ...
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*''Tekeli-li'', a cry borrowed from Poe, in H. P. Lovecraft's novella ''
At the Mountains of Madness
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People
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Tekeli (surname) Tekeli is a surname. People with the surname include:
*Osman Nuri Tekeli (1893–?), Turkish bureaucrat
*Peter Tekeli (1720–1792), Russian general-in-chief of Serb origin
* Resul Tekeli (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player
* Sevim Tekeli (1924� ...
Places
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Tekeli, Kazakhstan
Tekeli (, ''Tekelı'') is a city in the Jetisu Region of Kazakhstan, located 310 km from Almaty city and 40 km from Taldykorgan city. At the beginning of 2019, the population of the city was 31,958.
History
Determination and further d ...
, a town in Karasay District
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Tekeli, Bozyazı
Tekeli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bozyazı, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,127 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde'').
Geography
Tekeli is situated on a small coastal plain ...
, a town in Bozyazı district, Mersin Province, Turkey
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Tekeli, İzmir, a settlement in
Menderes, İzmir
Menderes is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 777 km2, and its population is 106,173 (2022).
Overview
Menderes district, which is notable for its satsumas, beautiful bays and historical riches, is from İzmi ...
, Turkey
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Tekeli, Koçarlı
Tekeli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Koçarlı, Aydın Province, Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Th ...
, a village in Aydın Province, Turkey
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Tekeli, Mut
Tekeli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Mut, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 194 (2022). It is situated in mountainous area. Its distance to Mut is and to Mersin
Mersin () is a large city and port on the Medite ...
, a village in Mut district, Mersin Province
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Tekeli, Oltu
Other uses
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Tekeli Mehmet Pasha Mosque
The Tekeli Mehmet Paşa Mosque () is a mosque in the city of Antalya, Turkey. The mosque takes its name from Lala Mehmed Pasha, Lala Mehmed Pasa.
Architecture
Built in the 17th century in the Kalekapisi district, the mosque is one of the most i ...
, a mosque in Antalya, Turkey
*Tekeli (dance), a popular
dance
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in early 19th-century Britain
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