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Peace at home, peace in the world.
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

Why does this page begin with a quotation from Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK? And why is it especially this one?

It is not easy to explain what Atatürk means to the most of Turks. Just bear in mind that his surname, Atatürk, means "The Father of Turks".

This is the quotation upon which the basic principles of Turkish Republic's foreign policy is build.

Have a quick look at the UNESCO Resolution on ATATÜRK CENTENNIAL.

Knowing that words are no good unless they are supported with facts and documentation, excuse me for the time being for not having relevant documentation, please try to reach some more information about Atatürk via this page.

To the Turkish visitors of this page :

I humbly suggest you to read his address to the Turkish Youth and try to grasp the meaning of each word, eventhough you should have read it lots of times. Read once more and be aware of your responsibilities and feel the power you have. If you are away from home, think of your country and think of what you can do in favor abroad. Think of your nation that need you.

Here is another speech of Atatürk about "Greatness".(in Turkish)

To the non-Turkish visitors of this page :

I humbly suggest you to read his address to the Turkish Youth as well. The Turkish Youth is and will be keen on following his words keeping his promises forever. .

You can find a big collection of daily news about Turkey (some in English, some in Turkish) at trknws-l.

Here is a good pointer for acquiring daily news about Turkey in Turkish.

...PERSONAL...

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~ Background & Research ~

My academic background is computer engineering. I have received my B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Computer Science of Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. If you would like to have more information, here is another page about Turkey. How about some officially prepared information about Turkey?

I am currently doing research towards my PhD here at QMW Department of Computer Science under the supervision of Prof Yakup Paker and I contribute to a European collaborative project for the Parallel Systems research group called the MONA LISA and AMPA projects.

About my PhD study...

Some bits and pieces from my life...

Do you remember your primary school and your primary school teacher?

My primary school was Bahariye Ìlkokulu (58. Mektep) at Kadiköy-Ìstanbul.

My primary school teacher was Mrs. Müzeyyen Köksal who was old but energetic. A representative of the first generation of Atatürk's youth. Rest in peace.

My secondary education... I am graduated from Kadiköy Anadolu Lisesi - Maarif Koleji in 1984 (22nd Gull).

I am always proud of being an alumnus and also a member of Istanbul Technical University. You can get in touch with ITU Alumni spread world wide.

Here, in QMW College, we have established Turkish Society. It is founded in 1997, i.e. young and active. Check Turkish Society pages out.

Now, all of the Turkish Societies in the UK Universities are under a single umbrella. If you are a Turkish Student in the UK please do check The United Kingdom Council of Turkish Students' Societies (UKCTSS) - EXTERNAL LINK - site out.

UKCTSS is also affiliated to The Solidarity Platform of the Turkish Community in the United Kingdom -EXTERNAL LINK - since UKCTSS' establishment in 1997.

Arkadaslar, Filoi, Friends,
A group of people who believes in the friendship of the Aegean people and Agean societies who share the Aegean culture: Aegean Friends

In 1993 four computer engineers graduated from ITU have written a BBS server, Doruk-BBS to provide offline internet access, as the first product of Doruk Communication and Automation Limited which is one of the well-known ISPs in Turkey. Although I am not with Doruk anymore (since the end of 1999), check out the site of Doruk Ltd.

When bare words, sentences become insufficient to express feelings and thoughts, it comes to poems. Here is a wonderful collection of Turkish Poems. Have you ever come across Turkish Poems in English?

A bunch from my personal sellection of poems in Turkish and poems in English?

And a little game to find sonnets from Shakespeare. Somewhere on this page there are two identical gates to the wonderful world of Shakespeare's Sonnets.

When words meet music...

Turkish Traditional Classical Music (Sorry, only the lyrics and in Turkish)

Opera (in Turkish) and other opera related links...

Turks in Classical Music

A world-wide known Turkish soprano Leyla Gencer has her distinguished place in the international world of opera. Please do check out the page about Mrs Leyla Gencer in the Teatro Alla Scala (AKA La Scala) Archieves. Check out this local page for her discography.

A Turkish conductor works with El Paso Symphony Orchestra: Maestro Gürer Aykal.

Some other world-wide known Turkish piano players: Idil Biret, Süher-Güher Pekinel, Gülsin Onay, Mehves Emec, and Verda Erman.

By the way, there are number of young, talented composers and artists in the international classical music arena such as Fazil SAY, Kamran Ince, Hüseyin Sermet, Sefika Kutluer, Emre Araci and Tuncay Yilmaz .

A student member of IEEE

and ACM as well.

The founder chairman of IEEE-ITU Student Branch.

A fan of Galatasaray. (but not a fanatic supporter.)

A guest member of Galatasaray Lisesi Alumni - Only a guest.

The Rose

A mad of flowers; (Rose is my favourite.) Here is the garden of roses which is planted and has been taken care by a dear friend of mine, Nazlı Sanberk. She is a freelance photographer... Would you like to see some of her artworks ?

More?

There should be, but excuse me for the moment. As I mentioned before this page is under construction. Firstly, I will try to fulfil the contents of the above given titles to a reasonable stage. The forthcoming subtitles would be

"Ìstanbul : A lovely city who is surviving"
I think you will get quite detailed information about Ìstanbul if you click here. (Unfortunately this link is now outdated.-dta).
There are some mad people out there threathening lovely Istanbul by trying to set up a Caspain Oil route to Mediterranean Sea through Bosphorus. Check out SAVE ISTANBUL site for the facts. (Unfortunately this link is now outdated.-dta).

Cuisines : Different tastes, various countries and pleasure of eating (drinking, as well) Let's begin with Turkish Cuisine.

"Flowers : A silent, wonderful world. You may hear if you feel"

Thanks in advance for any comments you will send me.