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Menderes River
Menderes may refer to: Geography and places in Turkey * Menderes (Istanbul Metro), an underground rapid transit station * Menderes, İzmir, a district of İzmir Province * Büyük Menderes River, a river in southwestern Turkey, known in ancient times as ''Meander'' * Adnan Menderes Airport, in İzmir * Adnan Menderes Airport Rail Station, in southern Gaziemir * Adnan Menderes University, in Aydın People ; Surname * Adnan Menderes (1899–1961), Turkish politician and prime minister, executed after a military coup * Aydın Menderes (1946–2011), Turkish politician * Meral Menderes (1933–2011), Turkish opera singer as soprano ;Given name * Menderes Samancılar (born 1954), Turkish actor * Menderes Türel Menderes Mehmet Tevfik Türel (born 11 July 1964, Antalya, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was the mayor of Antalya from 29 March 2004 until March 2009, and once again from 30 March 2014 to 8 April ... (born 1964), Turkish po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menderes (Istanbul Metro)
Menderes is an underground rapid transit station on the M1B line of the Istanbul Metro The Istanbul Metro ( tr, İstanbul metrosu) is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It is operated by Metro Istanbul, a company (formerly known as ''İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.'' before 2016), a public enterpris .... It was opened on 14 June 2013 as part of the four new stations of the M1B extension to Kirazlı. Layout References {{Istanbul Metro navbox Railway stations opened in 2013 2013 establishments in Turkey Istanbul metro stations Esenler Railway stations in Turkey opened in the 2010s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menderes, İzmir
Menderes is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. Overview Menderes district, which is notable for its satsumas, beautiful bays and historical riches, is from İzmir. The antique city of Lebedos is situated in the western corner of the district in Ürkmez locality. Ruins of Kolophon, Klaros, Notion and Lebedos, which are along the Menderes-Selçuk road are next to each other and make up the important archeological sites of the province. Gümüldür municipality is the region that produces the world-famous tangerine The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name ''Citrus tangerina'' or ''Citrus'' × ''tangerina'', or treated as a variety of '' Citrus reti ... breed of satsumas. Özdere is one of the important tourism resorts of the Aegean coast. Beads of various colors and shapes which are produced by the locals in Görece village are particularly of note. The area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büyük Menderes River
The Büyük Menderes River (historically the Maeander or Meander, from Ancient Greek: Μαίανδρος, ''Maíandros''; tr, Büyük Menderes Irmağı), is a river in southwestern Turkey. It rises in west central Turkey near Dinar before flowing west through the Büyük Menderes graben until reaching the Aegean Sea in the proximity of the ancient Ionian city Miletus. The river was well known for its sinuous, curving pattern, and gives its name to the common term used to describe these characteristic bends in rivers. Modern geography The river rises in a spring near Dinar and flows to Lake Işıklı. After passing the Adıgüzel Dam and the Cindere Dam, the river flows past Nazilli, Aydın and Söke before it drains into the Aegean Sea. Ancient geography The Maeander was a celebrated river of Caria in Asia Minor. It appears earliest in the Catalog of Trojans of Homer's Iliad along with Miletus and Mycale. Sources The river has its sources not far from Celaenae in Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Menderes Airport
Adnan ( ar, عدنان, 'adnān) is the traditional ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs of Northern, Western, Eastern and Central Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan. His ancestry can be traced back to Abraham and from there to Adam and Noah. Origin According to tradition, Adnan is the father of a group of the Ishmaelite Arabs who inhabited West and Northern Arabia; he is a descendant of Ishmael, son of Abraham. Adnan is believed by genealogists to be the father of many Ishmaelite tribes along the Western coast of Arabia, Northern Arabia and Iraq. Many family trees have been presented by Adnan, which did not agree about the number of ancestors between Ishmael and Adnan but agreed about the names and number of the ancestors between Adnan and the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The overwhelming majority of traditions and Muslim scholars state that Adnan is a descendant of Qedar the son of Ishmael, except for Ibn Ishaq who claimed that Adna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Menderes Airport Rail Station
Adnan Menderes Airport railway station also referred to as just Airport ( tr, Adnan Menderes Havaalanı, Havaalanı) is a railway station in southern Gaziemir. The station is served by regional trains heading to southwestern Turkey, operated by the Turkish State Railways. The station allows a connection for people between planes at Adnan Menderes Airport to direct train service into İzmir. All regional trains stops at the station. The station was built in 1987 along with the completion of the airport. The İZBAN commuter rail service began serving the station on August 30, 2010. İZBAN operates between Alsancak Terminal in İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban aggl ... and Cumaovası. {{İZBAN stations Airport railway stations in Turkey Adnan Menderes Railway stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Menderes University
Adnan ( ar, عدنان, 'adnān) is the traditional ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs of Northern, Western, Eastern and Central Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan. His ancestry can be traced back to Abraham and from there to Adam and Noah. Origin According to tradition, Adnan is the father of a group of the Ishmaelite Arabs who inhabited West and Northern Arabia; he is a descendant of Ishmael, son of Abraham. Adnan is believed by genealogists to be the father of many Ishmaelite tribes along the Western coast of Arabia, Northern Arabia and Iraq. Many family trees have been presented by Adnan, which did not agree about the number of ancestors between Ishmael and Adnan but agreed about the names and number of the ancestors between Adnan and the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The overwhelming majority of traditions and Muslim scholars state that Adnan is a descendant of Qedar the son of Ishmael, except for Ibn Ishaq who claimed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes (; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was tried and hanged under the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet members, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan. One of the accusations brought against him was of him ordering the Istanbul pogrom against citizens of Greek ethnicity. He was the last Turkish political leader to be executed after a military coup and is also one of the four political leaders of the Turkish Republic (along with Kemal Atatürk, Süleyman Demirel and Turgut Özal) to have had a mausoleum built in his honour. Early life and career Adnan Menderes was born in 1899 in Koçarlı, Aydın Province, as a son of a wealthy landowner of Crimean Tatar origin. After primary school, Menderes attended the American College in İ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aydın Menderes
Aydın Menderes (5 May 1946 – 23 December 2011) was a Turkish politician. He was a deputy, who represented various parties from 1977 to 2002. He was the youngest son of former prime minister Adnan Menderes.Former Deputy Aydin Menderes Passes Away ''Turkish Weekly,'' 24 December 2011 ''Today's Zaman,'' 25 December 2011 Biography Menderes was born in 1946 as the third son of Adnan and Berrin Menders in Ankara. His father, who was prime minister since 1950 in office, was ousted by the 1960 m ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meral Menderes
Meral Menderes (1933 – 27 December 2011) was a Turkish opera singer as soprano. Early life Meral Menderes was born in Kuşadası of Aydın Province , western Turkey in 1933. She took her first singing lessons from Münir Ceyhan at Istanbul Municipal Conservatory. She further was educated in the newly established Opera Studio. She was mentored by foreign and Turkish voice coaches. Career Menderes debuted on stage on 19 March 1960 performing in the opera ''Tosca'' by Giacomo Puccini staged at the 1959-established Istanbul City Opera. Her next performance was in the opera '' Madama Butterfly'' by Puccini. Her further roles were as Santuzza in ''Cavalleria rusticana'' by Pietro Mascagni and in ''La bohème'' by Puccini. In Puccini's ''Turandot'' staged in Ankara, she played both the princess Turandot and the slave girl Liu. She performed in operas like '' Macbeth'' by Giuseppe Verdi, the role of Antonia in ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' by Jacques Offenbach, ''Un ballo in maschera'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menderes Samancılar
Menderes Samancılar (born 1 May 1954) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Samancılar was born on 1 May 1954 in Adana and is of Kurdish descent. He won the first prize in a photonovel competition organized by a newspaper in 1974. He starred in more than twenty photonovels within two years. He made his cinematic debut in 1975 with a role in Yılmaz Duru's movie ''İnce Memed Vuruldu''. Until 1998 he appeared in more than 80 movie productions. In 1998, he was cast in Claude Lelouch's movie '' Hasards ou coïncidences''. He subsequently continued his career in television. In 2005, he appeared on stage with Kerem Alışık and İpek Tuzcuoğlu in an adaptation of '' Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım'' at Sadri Alışık Cultural Center. Samancılar ran for Adana's seat in the 1999 Turkish general election, representing the Freedom and Solidarity Party. Samancılar started writing poems at the age of 15, and has published two poetry books: ''Sonbaharın Sarısını Vurdular Gece'' () in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menderes Türel
Menderes Mehmet Tevfik Türel (born 11 July 1964, Antalya, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was the mayor of Antalya from 29 March 2004 until March 2009, and once again from 30 March 2014 to 8 April 2019. When Menderes Turel was first elected, in the 2004 local elections, he was among the youngest metropolitan mayors of Turkey. Born into a family from Antalya, he served for many years as a member of Antalya Chamber of Trade and Industry (ATSO). Much of his working life has been spent at the printing house of the Yeni Ileri newspaper owned by his family. Türel emphasized during his election campaign that Antalya should become a world brand like major world cities. He regarded infrastructure as the most important problem of the city. The performance that Türel made after taking office was well received by the citizens of Antalya according to the results of public opinion polls. His successor Mustafa Akaydın criticized Türel's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
