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Bulgarian Turks In Turkey
The Bulgarian Turks in Turkey represent a community of Bulgarian Turks, who immigrated over the years from Bulgaria to Turkey. They are notable in Turkey for being descendants of Balkan Turks who had to escape persecution. and moreover, part of them continue to be dual citizens of Bulgaria and Turkey, which makes them a natural bridge between both countries. Origins Bulgarian Turks are descendants of Asian settlers who came across the narrows of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus following the Ottoman conquest of the Balkans in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, as well as Bulgarian converts to Islam who became Turkified during the centuries of Ottoman rule in Bulgaria. It has also been suggested that some Turks living today in Bulgaria may be direct ethnic descendants of earlier medieval Pecheneg, Oğuz, and Cuman Turkic tribes.Nicole 1990, pp.45Norris, ''Islam in the Balkans'', pp. 146-47. The Turkish community became an ethnic minority when the Principality of Bulgar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Language
Turkish ( , ), also referred to as Turkish of Turkey (''Türkiye Türkçesi''), is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 80 to 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Significant smaller groups of Turkish speakers also exist in Iraq, Syria, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Greece, the Caucasus, and other parts of Europe and Central Asia. Cyprus has requested the European Union to add Turkish as an official language, even though Turkey is not a member state. Turkish is the 13th most spoken language in the world. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman Turkish alphabet was replaced with a Latin alphabet. The distinctive characteristics of the Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Caton Woodville, Jr
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", " Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimean Tatars In Bulgaria
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a population of 2.4 million. The peninsula is almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukraine. To the east, the Crimean Bridge, constructed in 2018, spans the Strait of Kerch, linking the peninsula with Krasnodar Krai in Russia. The Arabat Spit, located to the northeast, is a narrow strip of land that separates the Sivash lagoons from the Sea of Azov. Across the Black Sea to the west lies Romania and to the south is Turkey. Crimea (called the Tauric Peninsula until the early modern period) has historically been at the boundary between the classical world and the steppe. Greeks colonized its southern fringe and were absorbed by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şoray Uzun
Şoray Uzun (born 9 June 1967) is a Turkish comedian, writer and television host. He has been the host of the popular game show '' Cevap Soruda'' on TRT 1 in 2013 and of 7 de 7, the Turkish version of '' Quizz or Buzz'' on ATV in 2014. He is married and has 2 children. Cinema *Cumhuriyet (1998) * İstanbul 24 Saat (1996) * Denize Hançer Düştü (1992) * Salıncakta Üç Kişi (1988) * Yalnızlık Bir Şarkıdır (1987) Television * Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan (2014) – Himself, guest appearance * Çocuklar Duymasın – (2013) Korhan, guest appearance * Seksenler (2012–2017) – Ahmet * Sonradan Görme (2005) – Bülent * Öyle Bir Sevda ki (2002) * Zülküf ile Zarife (2000) * Köstebek (1999) * Ruhsar (1998) – Elvis Presley, guest appearance *Baskül Ailesi (1997) – Güven * Süt Kardeşler (1996) * Evdekiler (1995) * Bizim Ev (1995) – Doctor Kemal * Kaygısızlar (1994–1998) – Kültigin * Geçmişin İzleri (1994) * Barışta Savaşanlar (1993) * Mahalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciguli
Ciguli (1957 – 31 October 2014) (born ''Angel Jordanov Kapsov''; bg, Ангел Йорданов Капсов) was a Bulgarian Chalga (pop-folk) singer and accordionist of Turkish-Romani descent, who became popular in Turkey. His real name was Ahmet, however, at the time of his birth Bulgarian authorities did not allow Turks to use their own name thus they refused to register his real name in registry, although his family continued to call him Ahmet. His name was registered as Angel Jordanov Kapsov. The best known songs of Ciguli include "Binnaz", "Şiki Şiki Baba" and "Yapma Bana Numara!" He also played the accordion with famous singers Sibel Can and İbrahim Tatlıses İbrahim Tatlıses (born İbrahim Tatlı in 1952) is a Turkish folk singer and former actor. Since the 1970s he has been one of the best-known and most successful singers of the pop '' Arabesk'' style. Tatlıses has recorded 42 albums, including .... Discography * 1999: Binnaz * 2000: Horozum * 2003: Sab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gülhan Şen
Gülhan Şen (born July 16, 1978) is a Turkish television presenter, producer, and speaker. Biography Gülhan Şen was born in Shumen, Bulgaria and completed primary school there. In 1985, her name changed to ''Galina Hristova Mihaylova'' due to a compulsory name change law, and a compulsory immigration law applied to Turks brought her to Turkey in 1989. Şen graduated from Muhsin Adil Binal Secondary School and Kabataş High School in Turkey, and studied radio and television at Istanbul University Communication Faculty. In London, Şen took courses on "Television News and Programs Preparation" at Reuters News Agency. Career Şen worked at HBB, BRT, Star TV and CNN Türk. After directing ''Türk Sinemasi 2003'' ("Turkish Cinema 2003") and ''Sis Bulutunun Ardında: Alzheimer'' ("Fog Clouds: Alzheimer"), she carried on her career by preparing, presenting and directing for the TV 8 ''Zamanın Ruhu: Zeitgeist'' ("Spirit of Time: Zeitgeist") programme. On 3 October 2007, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Osman Sönmez
Ali Osman Sönmez (1926 in Momchilgrad – 12 October 2001), is a Turkish politician and businessperson. Life and career Ali Osman Sönmez, who was born in the town of Momchilgrad in Bulgaria in 1926, stayed in Greece for 7 years after completing his primary and secondary education. Sönmez, who came to Turkey in 1948, settled in İnegöl district. Sönmez, who worked as a civil servant for a while in the Tekel administration, later left his job at his own will and started his business life. Ali Osman Sönmez was the President of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chairman of the Union of Chambers Council, the Chairman of the Sönmez Holding Board of Directors and the 20th Term Bursa Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, .... Sönmez, who died on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Şaziye Moral
Şaziye Moral (1903 – 9 April 1985) was a Turkish female stage and film actress and voice actress. She was the second Muslim stage actress in Turkey. Early years Şaziye Moral was born to ethnic Turkish parents in Kardzali, Bulgaria in 1903. Her mother died during her birth, and her father died after a couple of years. After the Balkan Wars (1912–1913), she moved to Istanbul, then Ottoman Empire, by mingling in (with the Rumelian immigrants. She was raised by her relatives. She completed the primary and middle school in Kocamustafapaşa, Istanbul. She dropped out the high school in the last grade, and started to earn money in order not to be a burden to her relatives. Acting career She entered as a clerk in an agency dealing with general services in Beyazıt, Istanbul, which ran its own theatre "Yeni Hayat Tiyatrosu" (literally "New Life Theatre"). The theatre folded and after some time the actors left. For its re-establishment, she was offered to go on stage. She accepted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulusi Kentmen
Hulusi Kentmen (20 January 1912 – 20 December 1993) was a Turkish actor. He was born in Tarnovo, Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ..., in 1912. He studied at petty officer preparatory school and graduated with 3rd class petty officer rank. After serving in the navy for a long time, he took up acting. He acted in the play ''Hisse-i Şaiya'' and made his film debut in 1940 with ''Sürtük''. Between 1942 and 1988, he acted in over 500 films. In 1967, he went on an Anatolian tour with Hüseyin Baradan, Şahin Tek and later with Atıf Kaptan.''Milliyet'' newspaper dated 24 October 1967, p. 3; see also Melih Can Kalender's article "Hulusi Kentmen'in Çatallı Köy'de İşi Ne?" for the text. http://emirdag.gen.tr/haber/hulusi-kentmenin-catalli-koeyde-isi-n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakan Yıldız
Hakan is a common Turkish forename, based on the Turkish language variant of the imperial title Khagan. The name is also spelled Khakan or Khaqan in other parts of the world, with the same etymology. Given name *Ahmet Hakan Coşkun (born 1967), Turkish columnist *Hakan Akkaya (born 1995), Turkish para fencer *Hakan Akman (born 1989), Turkish footballer * Hakan Altun (born 1972), Turkish singer *Hakan Arıkan (born 1982), Turkish footballer *Hakan Arslan (born 1988), Turkish footballer * Hakan Aslantaş (born 1985), Turkish footballer *Hakan Ayik, Turkish-Australian criminal * Hakan B. Gülsün (1960–2009), Turkish art historian *Hakan Balta (born 1983), Turkish-German footballer * Hakan Bayraktar (born 1976), Turkish footballer * Hakan Çalhanoğlu (born 1994), Turkish footballer *Hakan Cengiz (born 1967), Turkish-German footballer * Hakan Çevik (born 1976), Turkish Paralympic rifle shooter * Hakan Demir (born 1968), Turkish basketball player *Hakan Demirel (born 1986), Turk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yıldız İbrahimova
Yıldız İbrahimova ( bg, Йълдъз Ибрахимова, Yaldaz Ibrahimova, tr, Yıldız İbrahimova; born 1952 in Silistra) is a Bulgarian singer of Turkish ancestry. Besides jazz, she has also recorded Bulgarian, Turkish, Gypsy and Russian folk songs. She married Ali Dinçer, a Turkish politician, also born in Bulgaria and former mayor of Ankara, in 1993. Since then she has lived in Turkey. Her husband died in 2007. Yildiz Ibrahimova has participated in tours in over 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Australia and Africa. Albums Her records include the following albums: * (1979) Turkish Folk Songs, LP, Balkanton, Sofia-Bulgaria * (1981) Naissus Jazz-81-LP, Discos, Nish-Serbia * (1987) Jazz and Something More, LP, Balkanton * (1987 The Girl with Lovely Eyes, LP, Balkanton * (1990) Illusory Eternity, LP, Balkanton * (1991) Paris -Zagreb, with Antoine Herve quintet, CD-DEUX Z, Paris, France * (1992) Illusory Eternıty, CD, Balkanton * (1992) Hard way to Freed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neriman Özsoy
Neriman Özsoy (born 13 July 1988) is a Turkish volleyball player. She is and currently plays as an outside hitter in Japan for Denso Airybees. Career She played for Eczacıbaşı Zentiva, DYO Karşıyaka in Turkey and VC Uralochka in Russia and played for Despar Perugia and after then she signed one-year loan to Atom Trefl Sopot in Poland. Awards National team * 2009 European League – Silver Medal * 2010 European League – Bronze Medal * 2011 European League – Silver Medal * 2011 European Championship – * 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix – Clubs * 2004–05 Turkish Championship – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı * 2005-06 Turkish Championship – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2007-08 Turkish Championship – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2008-09 Turkish Cup – Champion, with Eczacıbaşı * 2008-09 Turkish Championship – Runner-Up, with Eczacıbaşı * 2009-10 Turkish Championship – Bronze Medal with Eczacıbaşı * 2010–11 Polish Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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