Sultan --------------- (the Lightning) confronted Tamarlane (the Lame)
in a battle near the citadel and the area between the Hatip Çayı and
Çubuk Dam, (and perhaps beyond, at Esenboğa where the airport is
situated today). The Ottoman army, exhausted by long marches playing
hide-and-seek, lost the battle and --------------- was taken prisoner.
Although he was treated with due respect, he eventually killed himself
while still in captivity.
Murat I, Mehmet II şeklindeki yazılımları, "Murat the First, Mehmet the
Second" şeklinde okuyunuz.
--------------- was a 13th century Turkish poet and mystic, who has had
an immense influence on Turkish folk literature over the centuries.
During the period of Mongol onslaughts on Anatolia in the 13th century,
the Islamic mystic (sufi) literature reached its zenith. With his simple
and pure style, --------------- was one of its most distinguished poets.
He could easily describe even the most difficult mystic concepts in a
few simple sentences. He is still a popular figure in a group of
countries located on a broad geography from Azerbaijan to the Balkans.
Pîr Sultan Abdal
Hacı Bektaş-ı Velî
Mevlana Celalettin-i Rumî
--------------- held the position of chief architect of the palace
for nearly 50 years, which meant that he was the top authority during
that long period on the construction works all through the Ottoman
Empire. He worked with a large team of assistants consisting of
architects and master builders. We learn from various sources that he
was the architect of around 360 structures, including 84 mosques, 51
small mosques [mescit], 57 schools of theology [medrese],
7 schools for Koran reciters [darülkurra], 22 mausoleums
[türbe], 17 almshouses [imaret], 3 hospitals [darüşşifa,
bîmarhane], 7 aquaducts and arches, 48 inns [caravansary,
caravansarai], 35 palaces and mansions [konak], and 46 baths.
The largest of the bridges he built is the nearly 635-meter-long
Büyükçekmece Bridge in İstanbul, a masterful combination of art with
Başmimar Mustafa Ağa
Mimar Davud Ağa
Whether he was a real person or not, the figure of the inimitable
--------------- represents the folk wisdom of his times and indeed has
continued to do so over the centuries. He is thought to have lived in
the 13th century in and around Akşehir in the Konya area. The themes of
the jokes and anecdotes attributed to him are universal and timeless.
They cover social and interpersonal relationships and often raise
questions about relationships between people, animals and the natural
world. New stories appear, or perhaps the older ones assume fresh
attributes, to fulfil the needs of each new generation.
--------------- was one of the most outstanding scholars of his time as
far the science of navigation was concerned. He was born at Gelibolu (or
Gallipoli as the Anglo-American world calls it), presumably around
1465-1470. Gelibolu, a lovely coastal town on the Marmara Sea, was an
important naval base at the time; and he was a nephew of Kemal Reis,
the famous admiral of the period. Apparently, besides his native tongue,
he had also mastered Greek, Italian, Spanish and even Portuguese -- as
proven by his referrals to various works in these languages -- as he
produced his famous map of the world.
I take off my hat
and salute you, fellow citizen... You really deserve a civic medal.
[Dikkat: "cıvık madalya" değil!!
Good try, but I'm
sorry you still miss the big prize...
Obviously you must
put in a lot more effort to learn about the great accomplishments of
Oh, my, my, my...
You really ought to be ashamed of your poor performance on this test...
well... You can only congratulate yourself on your well-rounded
Sir/Madam, you're a hopeless case as far as your information on our
cultural heritage is concerned...