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Sultan Alâeddin Keykubat I
Sultan of Anatolian Seljuk Empire (Seljuk-i Rumi) (B. 1190 – D. May 31st, 1237, Kayseri).
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Cem Hakko
Businessman. The CEO of Vakko Holding and Power Group. His father is the businessman Vitali Hakko. He was born in Istanbul in 1955.
Sinan Ergin
Sinan Ergin who started his professional career in Xerox in 1990 as a sales representative, had the responsibilities as Ankara District
İdil Biret
Pianist. born on the 21st of November 1941 in Ankara. Her interest in music started at the age of two.
Raif Necdet Kestelli
Writer (b. 1881, İzmir - d. 1936, London). He attended the War School. He worked as a teacher in various schools.
Vedat Tek
Architect (B. 1873, Istanbul – D. 1942 Istanbul). He was born in Istanbul to the governor of Baghdad Province Giritli Sırrı Pasha and poet
Ahmet Ayık
Wrestler, World and Olympic Champion. He was born in Eskiköy in Doğanşar district of Sivas on the 31st of March 1938.
Türkan Şoray
Movie actress. She was born on June 25th, 1945, in Fatih / Istanbul.
Orhan Bey
Orhan I was the second ruler of the Ottoman Empire (B. 1281 or 1288 Söğüt – D. April 1362, Bursa).
Yavuz Sultan Selim
Ninth Padishah of Ottoman Empire and poet (B. 10th October 1470, Amasya – D. 21/ 22 September 1520, Çorlu/Tekirdağ).
Fatmagül Berktay
Researcher and writer (b. May 1950, Manisa). Her full name is Fatmagül Berktay (Baltalı).
Kerem Bursin
Kerem Bursin was born on June 4th, 1987, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Sultan Murad IV
Seventeenth of Ottoman Sultans, a poet. (B. July 9th or 27th, 1612, Istanbul- D. February 8th, 1640).
Hüseyin Avni Pasha
Soldier, statesman, grand vizier (B. 1820, Gelendost /Şarkîkaraağaç/ Isparta – D. June 15th 1876, Istanbul).
Hürrem Sultan
Haseki Sultan (B. 1506, Rutenya / Lehistan – D. 1558, Istanbul).
Nurbanu Sultan
The benevolent haseki (sultan’s favourite woman) of Ottoman Sultan Selim II (B. 1525, Paros – D. December 6th, 1587, Istanbul).
Emre Gökçeoğlu
Emre Gökçeoğlu is a Turkish clinical psychologist and entrepreneur.
Yağmur Tanrısevsin
Yagmur Tanrisevsin was born on 24 August 1990, Mersin. She graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Ceramic Department and
Leyla Hanım
Poet (b. 1850, İstanbul - d. 6 December 1936, İstanbul). She was the daughter of Marshal Müşiri Hekim İsmail Paşa, who was a descendant of
Halil Halid Bey
One of the Ottoman's last period intellectuals (B. 1869, Ankara - D. ?) His father was Çerkes Şeyhizade Ahmet Refi Efendi, her mother was
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Sema Soygeniş
Sema Soygeniş, a founding partner at S+ ARCHITECTURE, is an architect and professor.
Erol User
User is 23 March 1960, Istanbul born and grew up in Istanbul with his family.
Engin Akyürek (Actor)
Born October 12, 1981 in Ankara, Turkey. He was born and raised in Ankara. He graduated from Ankara University Department of History.
Deniz Baysal
Born 5 April 1991. is a Turkish actress. Height 1,71 m. In 2009 she started to study foreign trade at Manisa Celal Bayar University.
Fahriye Evcen
Born June 4, 1986 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Kemal Yalçın (Writer)
Poet and writer. Kemal Yalçın, was born in 5 September 1952 in Honaz county, in the city of Denizli.
Ajda Pekkan
Singer and actress. She was born on February 12th 1946 in Istanbul. Her full name is Ayşe Ajda Pekkan.
Latife Hanım
Wife of Mustafa Kemal (B. 17 June 1898, Izmir – 12 July 1975, Istanbul).
Safiye Sultan
The charitable wife of the Ottoman Sultan (B. 1550?, Venice – D. January 1619, Istanbul).
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Kemal Sunal
Stage and film actor (B. November 11th, 1944 Istanbul –D. July 3rd, 2000, Istanbul).
Murat Onbul
Film and television director, producer, actor. 1975, Eskisehir born. He spent most of his childhood years in Eskisehir.
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Abdülbaki Gölpınarlı
Historian of literature (b. 12 January 1900, İstanbul, d. 25 August 1982,İstanbul). His real name was Mustafa İzzet Baki.
Cahit Külebi
Poet (b. 1917, Çeltek village / Zile / Tokat - d. 20 June 1997, İstanbul).
Nevzat Erkmen
Writer of children's literature and translator (b. 1931, İzmir - d. 16 April 2020, Istanbul).
Erol Toy
Novelist (b. 1936, Alaşehir / Manisa -d. 14 March 2021, Bodrum / Mugla)).
Osman Akyol
Osman Akyol, was born in Adana on 31st October 1972. He finished Çandırlar Village Primary School (1983), Yemişli Village Boarding Quran
Samed Behrengi
Children’s author (B. June 1939, Tabriz / Iran – D. 1968). He was a teacher in the Azeri region of Iran for eleven years, travelling among
Yusuf Çotuksöken
Linguist. He was born on April 20, 1947 in Eskişehir. He is the husband of Philosopher Prof. Dr. Betül Çotuksöken.
Ali Ekrem Bolayır
Poet and writer (b. 1867, İstanbul - d. 27 August 1937). He was the son of Namık Kemal.
Mehmed Uzun
Novelist (b. 1953, Siverek / Şanlıurfa – d. 11 October 2007, Diyarbakır). He has been living in Sweden since 1977.
Mustafa Necati Sepetçioğlu
Writer (b. 1932, Zile / Tokat – d. 8 Temmuz 2006, İstanbul).
Carullah Zemahşerî
Linguist, kalam and interpretation scholar (B. 1075, Zamakhshar/Harezm- D. 1144, Cürcaniye).
İsmail Kaygusuz
Novelist and playwright (b. 5 April 1944, Onar village / Arapgir / Malatya - d. 3 January 2022, Istanbul).
Hüseyin Emin Öztürk
Poet and writer. He was born on Jun 28th, 1956 in Hamurcu Village / İncesu / Kayseri.
Doğan Kaya
Researcher of literature and folklore (b. May 1952, Acıyurt village / Sivas). He used pen name as “Mahcubi”.
Behiç Duygulu
Short-story writer (b. 1933, Ödemiş / İzmir – d. 2 April 1985).
Ümit Zeynep Kayabaş
Poet and writer. She was born in Samsun/Turkey. She spent her childhood in a small town due to her father’s duties as a regional manager of
Firdevs Tunçay
Literary scholar, investigative writer. She was born in 1946 in Ödemiş (a small town near to Izmir). Her family is of Rumelian descent.
Melih Yılmaz
Writer, researcher, and educationist from Turkey. Born in Malatya.
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