Edirne, historically known as Adrianople is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Greek and 20 km (12 mi) from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1369 to 1453, before Constantinople became its capital.
Pendik is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 190 km2, and its population is 750,435 (2022). It is on the Asian side between Kartal and Tuzla, on the Marmara Sea. Home to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. It also neighbours Sultanbeyli, Sancaktepe and Çekmeköy from northwest, Şile from north and Gebze from northeast.
Silivri, formerly Selymbria, is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 217,163 (2022). It lies along the Sea of Marmara, outside the urban core of Istanbul, containing many holiday and weekend homes for residents of the city. The largest settlement in the district is also named Silivri.
Ismail Gelenbevi was an Ottoman Turkish mathematician, Hanafi Maturidi theologian, logician, philosopher and Professor of Geometry at the Naval College in Istanbul, Turkey.
Yüreğir is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 835 km2, and its population is 404,726 (2022). It is the second most populated district of the province with a population of over 400,000, mostly concentrated on the east side of the Seyhan river, within the city of Adana.
Reşad Ekrem Koçu was a Turkish writer and historian. His best known work is the unfinished Istanbul Encyclopedia, which recounts many tales of Istanbul from Ottoman times. Koçu and his colorful depictions of Ottoman Istanbul are celebrated in Orhan Pamuk's book Istanbul: Memories and the City.
Muhamet Bilal Macit is a Turkish politician. He was elected to Parliament in the 2011 general election as a Justice and Development Party deputy.
Göztepe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kadıköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 40,858 (2022). The name, literally meaning "eye hill" in English, was coined to honor Gözcü Baba, the nickname of the watchman of a dervish lodge situated on a hill there.
Maçka is one of the four neighbourhoods within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey.
Zincirlikuyu is a quarter of the Şişli district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. Part of Esentepe neighborhood, it is situated on a hilltop on the district border to Beşiktaş in the east. Having undergone redevelopment in recent years, the area is also a busy bus hub.
Büyükdere is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,586 (2022). It is situated on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait about 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Sarıyer. Its name means 'big stream' in Turkish, in reference to the river that used to flow into the Bosphorus here.
Alibey is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silivri, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 18,072 (2022). It is situated southeast of the city center, bordered by the highway D-100 in the north.
Mehmed Fatih Çıtlak,, is an Islamic scholar, Sufi shaykh, composer, and writer. He completed his secondary education at Fatih Imam Hatip High School in Istanbul.
Bursa Agriculture Vocational High School, also known as Hamidiye Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School is a vocational high school for agriculture in Bursa, Turkey. It was established during the Ottoman Empire in 1891.
There are a number of major educational facilities in Urfa, Turkey.
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