Ataşehir
Ataşehir
Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°07′40″E / 40.9833333°N 29.12778°E / 40.9833333; 29.12778Coordinates: 40°59′00″N 29°07′40″E / 40.9833333°N 29.12778°E / 40.9833333; 29.12778
Country	Turkey
Province	İstanbul
Government
• Mayor	Battal İlgezdi (CHP)
• Kaymakam	Turgut Çelenkoğlu
Population (2008)[1]
• Urban	351,046
Website	www.atasehir.bel.tr

A school in Ataşehir

Ataşehir is a modern suburban district of Istanbul, Turkey.^[2] It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways in the Anatolian part of Istanbul.

The housing development is designed to include 18,000 skyscraper condominiums offering luxury residences for 80,000 people with higher incomes. Ataşehir, hosting headquarters and offices of notable companies, is also a business and trading centre. Facilities such as tennis courts, gyms and cinemas make it a popular sports and leisure place. Ataşehir was awarded the Habitat prize.

As of 2006, 8596 housing units were present within the site, housing approximately 35,000 people. Completed projects in the area are the Kentplus Ataşehir, Agaoglu MyWorld, UpHill and Ataşehir Residence blocks.

Unlike in Bahçeşehir, another satellite city in Istanbul, no single-family house types are designed for the site. Most buildings are high rise blocks, and some around the main public square can be considered skyscrapers. Another difference between the two developments is that Ataşehir lacks recreational areas on the same scale as Bahçeşehir.

Services[link]

The plan grows around a linear axis around the main boulevard, Ataşehir Bulvarı. The subdivision includes nurseries, primary schools, five high school (see List of high schools in Turkey), cinemas, two shopping malls (Palladium, Optimum) supermarkets, banks, two office, many real estate agencies and various services and shops.

Ataşehir municipality collects the garbage. Heating is supplied using natural gas. Anadolu Medical Center and Acibadem have outpatient clinics here.

Housing types[link]

Ataşehir offers 55 m² studio apartments,two-bedroom apartments varying from 67 to 110 m², three-bedroom apartments varying from 90 to 135 m², and four-bedroom apartments varying from 134 to 150 m².

Transportation and car parks[link]

The subdivision was designed with sufficient car parks. Even though most families have more than one car, the parking area within site provides enough space. Various types of car parks above ground have been used, while the underground car parks are mainly one storey only.

The area is very favourable for transportation by private car, while choices of public transport are very limited. Though, they are becoming more. For private car owners the subdivision is: 5 minutes from the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, 3 minutes from Highway D-100 and the Izmir-Ankara Trans-European Motorway (TEM), 5 minutes from the CarrefourSA Shopping Centre İçerenköy and Metro shopping centres, 6 minutes from Optimum Shopping Centre, 5 minutes from Marriott Hotel 10 minutes from Bağdat Avenue, the upper-class high street of Kadiköy district, and 15 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the second international airport of Istanbul.

Photos[link]

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  Ataşehir's first buildings

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  Ataşehir's new buildings

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  TEM highway

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  Construction at West Ataşehir

Notes[link]

References[link]

• "Information on Ataşehir district" (in Turkish). Governorship of Istanbul. 2009. http://www.istanbul.gov.tr/Default.aspx?pid=13012. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ataşehir

• District municipality's official website (Turkish)

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Bülent Ersoy (Turkish pronunciation: [byˈlent eɾˈsoj]; born 9 June 1952) is a transgender Turkish celebrity and popular singer of Ottoman classical music. Over the years, Ersoy has become a symbol for the increased tolerance for LGBT figures in Turkish media.

She is known as one of the greatest singers of Turkish music, fans called her as Diva. She has very famous hits such as "Geceler" (Nights), "Beddua" (Curse), "Maazallah" (God Forbid!), "Biz Ayrılamayız" (We Cannot Break Up), "Sefam Olsun" (I Enjoy Myself), "Bir Tanrıyı Bir de Beni Sakın Unutma" (Never Ever Forget God and Me).

Biography[link]

1952–1973: Early life[link]

This section requires expansion.

Bülent Ersoy was born Bülent Erkoç on 9 June 1952 in Istanbul.

1974–2010[link]

Bülent began her career as a male singer, in the genre of Turkish classical music, and became an actor early on. Already one of Turkey's most popular male singers and actors, Bülent Ersoy gained international notoriety in 1981 after having sex reassignment surgery in London by a British plastic surgeon. Ersoy kept the name "Bülent" even though it is a male name.

After the operation, Bülent found herself in opposition to the regime of Kenan Evren. In a crackdown on "social deviance," Ersoy's public performances were banned along with those of other transsexual and transgendered people.

From Ersoy's standpoint, the ban should not have even applied to her, as she was an actual woman and not simply a man dressed as one. To circumvent the ban, she petitioned the Turkish courts to legally recognize her as a woman. The petition was rejected in January 1982. Days later, Ersoy attempted suicide. In 1983 she left the entertainment industry in protest of the Evren regime's repressive policies. Later that same year, Evren left office and many of his policies were rescinded.

Ersoy continued her career mostly in Germany in addition to Turkey. Along with her musical career, she made several Turkish movies in Germany. During that time she also started having a relationship with Birol Gürkanlı.

Finally, in 1988, the Turkish Civil Code was revised so that those who completed sex reassignment surgery could apply for a pink or blue (pink for female, blue for male) identity card by which they were legally recognized in their new sex. Ersoy soon returned to singing and acting, becoming more popular as a woman than she had been as a man. Her public even took to calling her "Abla," or "elder sister," an affectionate sign of their total acceptance of her gender.

Despite her personal victory and acceptance of her fans, Bülent Ersoy has continued to court controversy. Critics noted that in a film in which Ersoy plays a cancer patient who falls in love, she never kisses her leading man, though this may have had to do with her being highly germ phobic. On her 1995 album, Alaturka, she sang the adhan as part of the piece, "Aziz İstanbul," an act which, because of her transsexual status, angered many Muslim clerics. In 1998, a further storm of controversy was created when Bülent married her companion, Cem Adler. Interestingly, the public outrage that resulted had nothing to do with Ersoy's transsexual status but rather that her husband was over twenty years younger than she was.

Bülent Ersoy was badly injured in January 1999 while driving with her husband, but recovered after surgery. Later that year, she divorced Adler after learning of his tryst with a call girl. She continued to perform in many TV shows and served as jury member on one of Turkey's most popular television shows, "Popstar Alaturka".

Ersoy married "Popstar Alaturka" contestant Armağan Uzun in July 2007, however filed for divorce in January 2008.

Ersoy sparked major controversy in February 2008 when she publicly criticised Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq and said she "would not send her sons to war" if she were a mother.^[1] An Istanbul public prosecutor has subsequently filed charges against her for "turning Turks against compulsory military service", an article which also brought prominent Turkish intellectual Perihan Mağden to trial in recent past. The Turkish Human Right Foundation (IHD) have stood up to Ersoy's defence. On 19 December 2008, Ersoy was pronounced not guilty of charges by a Turkish court.

In the show 'Popstar Alaturka', Bülent Ersoy has announced that she will be beginning a new album project very soon and the album is expected to be ready by the end of 2010.

2011–present: Aşktan Sabıkalı[link]

In late 2010, Ersoy announced that she had listened to nearly 1,500 songs in the last 2 years and found it difficult to choose the best songs for the album. Her new album Aşktan Sabıkalı, 'On Bail From Love', was released on the 3rd of October 2011. The album includes a song written by Can Tanrıyar called 'Alışmak İstemiyorum' - 'I don't want to get used to it', and a classic by Orhan Gencebay: 'Bir Teselli Ver' - 'Give Me Support'. There also is a song by Gülşen; a pop music singer, 'Aşktan Sabıkalı'. One surprising addition to the album is a duet sung with Tarkan which was popular as it was performed by two of Turkey's leading artists. On the 22nd December Bülent released a music video, nearly three months after the song was first played on the radio.

Discography[link]

• Konser 1 (1976)
• Konser 2 (1977)
• Orkide 1 (1978)
• Orkide 2 (1979)
• Beddua (1980)
• Yüz Karası (1981)
• Mahşeri Yaşıyorum (1982)
• Ak Güvercin (1983)
• Düşkünüm Sana (1984)
• Yaşamak İstiyorum (1985)
• Suskun Dünyam (1987)
• Biz Ayrılamayız (1988)
• Anılardan Bir Demet (1988)
• İstiyorum (1989)
• Öptüm (1990)
• Bir Sen, Bir De Ben (1991)
• Ablan Kurban Olsun Sana (1992)
• Sefam Olsun (1993)
• Akıllı Ol (1994)
• Benim Dünya Güzellerim (1996)
• Alaturka 95 (1995)
• Maazallah (1997)
• Alaturka 2000 (2000)
• Canımsın (2002)
• Aşktan Sabıkalı (2011)

Filmography[link]

• Sıralardaki Heyecan (1976)
• Ölmeyen Şarkı (1977)
• İşte Bizim Hikayemiz (1978)
• Beddua (1980)
• Yüz Karası (1980)
• Acı Ekmek (1984)
• Asrın Kadını (1985)
• Tövbekar Kadın (1985)
• Benim Gibi Sev (1985)
• Efkarlıyım Abiler (1986)
• Yaşamak İstiyorum 1 (1986)
• Yaşamak İstiyorum 2 (1986)
• Kara Günlerim (1987)
• Biz Ayrılamayız (1988)
• İstiyorum (1989)

See also[link]

• List of Turkish musicians
• Music of Turkey

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Bülent Ersoy at the Internet Movie Database
• Bülent Ersoy at the SinemaTürk
• Bülent Ersoy Fan Site, Archived July 8, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• YouTube page

Gülben Ergen (pronounced [ˈɟylben ˈeɾɡen]; born August 25, 1972) is a Turkish singer and occasional actress. She was born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey, and has acted in films and on television. Her most famous role is probably that of Melek in Dadı, the Turkish version of The Nanny. She was named Miss Cinema 1987 and later by the help of her famous friends such as Seren Serengil and Ibrahim Tatlises she started her singing career . During her career, Ergen has released six successful albums and became a top singer. Throughout her career, many of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including "Abayı Yaktım", "Sade ve Sadece", "Arka Sokaklar", "Uçacaksın", "Kandıramazsın Beni", "Küt Küt", "Yalnızlık", "Lay La Lay Lalay", "Sürpriz" and "Giden Günlerim Oldu". Her nicknames include the "Queen of Arabesque-pop music".

She married Mustafa Erdoğan, the founder of Fire of Anatolia dance group, on September 5, 2004, and has had a son named Atlas Erdoğan, on January 18, 2007. She then had twin boys named Ares and Güney in 2009. Since marriage, she sometimes goes by Gülben Ergen Erdoğan.

She is one of the Turkish celebrities who is part of the social networking site Twitter. She communicates with her fans daily through her tweets.

Discography[link]

• Merhaba (Hello) - January 13, 1997
• Kör Âşık (Blind Lover) - January 4, 2000
• Sade ve Sadece (Simple and Only) - June 2, 2002
• Uçacaksın (You're Gonna Fly) - December 15, 2003
• 9 + 1 Fıkır Fıkır (9+1 Ebullient) - June 5, 2005
• Gülben Ergen - June 3, 2006
• Aşk Hiç Bitmez (Love Never Ends) - March 2, 2008
• Uzun Yol Şarkıları (Long Road Songs) - March 23, 2009
• Hayat Bi Gün - August 22, 2011

Television series[link]

• Biz Ayrılamayız (1988)
• Deniz Yıldızı (1988)
• Av (1989)
• Hanımın Çiftliği (1990)
• Kanun Savaşçıları (1991)
• Yolpalas Cinayeti (1991)
• İşgal Altında (1992)
• İki Kız Kardeş (1994–1995)
• Fırat (1994)
• Marziye (1998–2000)
• Dadı (2001–2003)
• Hürrem Sultan (2002–2003)
• Gönül (2006)
• Gülben Ergen ile Sürpriz (2008)
• Gülben Ergen / song: Süpriz (song: Surprise) (2008)

Video Clips[link]

• Yaramaz: 20 January 1997
• Sana Sana: 27 January 1997
• Aşkta Kural Tanımam: 17 January 1998
• Boşvere Boşvere: 26 March 1998
• Sensiz Mutlu Olamam: 3 June 1998
• Kim Ne Derse Desin: 18 January 2000
• Kör Aşık: 13 April 2000
• Kanıma Dokunuyor: 27 August 2000
• Kurşuni: 27 December 2000
• Senin İçin: 25 December 2001
• Abayı Yaktım: 20 June 2002
• Sadece Elveda: 27 August 2002
• Sandık Lekesi: 25 December 2002
• Arka Sokaklar: 14 March 2003
• Teşekkür Ederim: 29 July 2003
• Uçacaksın: 12 January 2004
• Kandıramazsın Beni: 27 April 2004
• Küt Küt: 20 July 2004
• Gencecik Delikanlı: 31 October 2004
• Ayrılmam: 25 February 2005
• Fıkır Fıkır: 7 June 2005
• Yalnızlık: 15 June 2006
• Lay La Lay Lalay: 10 August 2006
• Yani: 5 January 2007
• Aşksın Sen: 5 April 2007
• Sürpriz: 13 March 2008
• Avrupa / Milli Takım: 15 May 2008
• Bay Doğru: 7 August 2008
• Ya Ölümsün Ya Düğün: 11 December 2008
• Giden Günlerim oldu: 27 March 2009
• Çilekli: 14 November 2009
• Üzgünüm: 17 January 2010
• Bir Şans Daha: 20 July 2010

External links[link]

• Official Site

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Özlem Tekin
Background information
Born	(1971-11-18) November 18, 1971 (age 40) California, U.S.
Origin	Ankara, Turkey
Genres	Acoustic rock, Hard rock, Punk, Pop
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, actress
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Peker Müzik, İstanbul Plak Sony Music
Associated acts	Volvox

Özlem Tekin (born November 18, 1971) is a Turkish singer, TV show host^{[citation needed]} and occasional actress, primarily known for her music. Though she started out in the hard rock genre, her music has progressed to incorporate different styles such as house, punk, pop and Turkish folk music.

Life and career[link]

Özlem Tekin was born in California, United States into a Turkish-American family. Her father Talat Tekin was a prominent Turkologist at UC Berkeley. The Tekins moved to Turkey when she was four years old. Özlem grew up in Ankara, where she studied classical western music at the Hacettepe University Music Conservatory in Ankara, specializing in the clarinet.

She started out as the vocalist in The Bad. The Bad was an underground rock band like most other rock bands and they would perform gigs at clubs, often playing covers of other popular bands. In 1993, she met Şebnem Ferah, who has now also become another recognized rock musician in Turkey, and became the keyboard player of the successful all-female rock band Volvox. Özlem occasionally performed as the lead singer as well.

While still in Volvox, she met Hakan Peker and they started working on her debut solo album in 1994. This album, Kime Ne (who cares?), was eventually released in January 1996 to widespread critical acclaim. The first single Aşk Herşeyi Affeder Mi? (Does love forgive everything?), written by Barlas Erinç shot to the top of the charts. Other hit tracks include Duvaksız Gelin (Bride without a veil) and Herkes Şanslı Doğmuyor (Not everyone is born lucky).

Then, Özlem Tekin left Hakan Peker's record label and went to İstanbul Plak which also had acquired other popular singers such as Tarkan. Her second album Öz was released in February 1998. This spawned Yol which became an enormous hit.

Laubali came out a year later to great acclaim.

Özlem started up her own TV show on Kanal D called Yaz Rüzgarı (Summer Wind) in 2000. This aired for 1 hour, 5 days a week and received high ratings. In 2003 she started acting in the TV series "Sil Baştan" (From the Beginning). This show aired for 2 years, also with high ratings.

In 2005, she starred in the stage musical "Mucizeler Komedisi" (The Comedy of Miracles). That same year, her new album "10987654321" was released, which presented a much harder sound than her previous efforts.

In 2006 she played in the Cem Yılmaz movie "Hokkabaz" (The Trickster). In the same year, she played in the TV movie "Maçolar".

After this experiment, she met with a nice surprise—is a plantation of trees for her—to celebrate her tenth year in music. After a long preparation, the plantation was completed and named as "Özlem Tekin-Bahar Ormanı (Özlem Tekin-Spring Forest)" by her fans.

In 2007, she played in another TV movie "Fesupanallah". Currently she is preparing for a new project, which is a theatre play "Kim O". Özlem Tekin will share the roles with a famous Turkish thespian, Metin Serezli. She also supported some musician friends with her duets during the year. One was Turkish rock musician Ozturk's "Ben Uyurken". At the end of the year, she appeared in the famous Turkish rock band Badem's "Kalpsiz" song and its video clip. This song has become very populer and one of the most listened to tracks of recent years.

In 2008, she started a new TV programme on one of the most famous national music channels in Turkey, Kral TV. The programme's name is "Hiperaktif" (hyperactive) after Özlem's character. The programme format suits Özlem in her second TV announcer role, after "Yaz Rüzgarı". At the end of this year, she supported her friend, a Turkish singer Mişa, in his song "Dost Kalamam" in a duet. She also performed in this song's video clip. This work was mostly shown on TV in 2009.

In 2010, after a long break in her album work, she released her sixth studio album, "Bana Bi'şey Olmaz". One of the old tracks, "Sil Baştan", which she wrote for the TV series with the same name, is in this album. She also recorded "Sen Anla" which was written by her and vocalized, and used by a famous Turkish singer, Levent Yüksel, in his earlier album. One of the interesting things about new album is that she interpreted a famous Anatolian folk song "Hey Onbeşli" as "Aslan Yarim", in her own musical style. The first video clip from this album was "Yatağım Boş". After a while, second video clip "Kimse Bilmez" started to appear on TV channels. Third video clip "Sen Anla" was released and had a better popularity than the previous singles.

Discography[link]

1. Bana Bi'şey Olmaz
2. Kimse Bilmez
3. Yatağım Boş
4. Şikayetim Var
5. Sen Anla
6. Yüzde Seksen
7. Erkekliğime Ver
8. Vur Beni
9. Aslan Yarim
10. Sil Baştan
11. Kimse Bilmez (Acoustic)

1. Değmez
2. Gezegen X
3. Cinayet
4. Belki
5. Dene
6. Kaf Dağı
7. Aşk Yangın
8. A) Şık
9. Aşinayım Firara
10. Adımı Söyle

1. Kimbilir
2. Dağları Deldim
3. Hep Yek
4. Oof
5. Kırıldım
6. Deli Gibi
7. Onun İçin
8. Aşka Dair
9. İki Adım
10. Daa

1. Laubali
2. Vurma
3. Biri Var
4. Biberi Bol
5. Bu Kalp
6. Kumdan Kaleler
7. Yazmamışlar
8. Ve Olamadı Aşk
9. Sorma
10. Beni Yakan Aşkın
11. Bir yaz Günü

1. Bahar
2. Öz
3. Yol
4. Saat
5. Paparazzi
6. Tarlalar
7. Duvar
8. Dünya
9. Çok
10. Hiç

1. Aşk Her Şeyi Affeder mi
2. Sebepsiz Savaş
3. Duvaksız Gelin
4. Yar Bana Varmadı
5. Kime Ne
6. Herkes Şanslı Doğmuyor
7. Niye Bana Bu Ceza
8. Adresler Karıştı
9. Var mı Yan Bakan
10. Gel Bu Yaz

External links[link]

• Özlem Tekin at the Internet Movie Database
• (Turkish) Özlem Tekin