Kanlıca Cemetery
The Kanlıca Cemetery (Turkish: Kanlıca Mezarlığı) is a burial ground located on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here.
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Kanlıca Cemetery overlooking the Bosphorus with the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in the background.
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Location | |
Country | Turkey |
Coordinates | 41°05′51″N 29°03′57″E |
Type | Public |
Owned by | Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |
Situated on a hillside east of Kanlıca neighborhood of Beykoz district overlooking Bosphorus, it is also known as the "Mihrimah Sultan Cemetery" (Turkish: Mihrimah Sultan Mezarlığı) after Mihrimah Sultan (1522–1578), the daughter of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–1566).
Notable burials
Listed in alphabetical order of family names:
- Kayahan Açar (1949–2015), pop music singer-songwriter.[1]
- Barış Manço (1943–1999), rock musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and television producer.[2]
- Yaşar Nuri Öztürk (1945–2016), university professor of Islamic theology, Quranist Muslim, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament.[3]
- Sedat Simavi (1896–1953), journalist, writer and film director.[4]
Gallery
- The grave of Barış Manço.
- The grave od Kayahan Açar.
- Ottoman Empire era gravestones.
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References
- "Kayahan Kanlıca Mezarlığı'nda toprağa verilidi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- Eşit, Elif (2016-01-31). "Barış Manço, mezarı başında dualarla anıldı". Cihan News Agency (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
- Erat, Turgut (2016-06-24). "Yaşar Nuri Öztürk son yolculuğuna uğurlandı". Ünlü İlahiyat Profesörü Yaşar Nuri Öztürk hayatını kaybetti! Ölümündeki acı tesadüf...Sözcü (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-06-24.
- "Sedat Simavi mezarı başında anıldı". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
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