Do both Gary Braver and Granger K. Costikyan have Turkish roots?
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Gary Braver Gary Goshgarian known by his pen name Gary Braver is an English professor at Northeastern University (Boston), United States, where he teaches courses in science fiction, modern bestsellers, horror fiction, and fiction writing.
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Granger K. Costikyan Granger Kent Costikyan (29 March 1907 – 10 March 1998) was an Armenian-American banker. His father who was from Merzifon in the Sivas Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire (present-day Turkey) had immigrated from Constantinople in 1884, and organised the successful import firm, Costikyan Freres (later known as Kent-Costikyan, Inc.) which still exists and specializes in oriental carpets. Granger was educated at Hotchkiss School, graduating in 1925, and Yale University, graduating in 1929. He was a member of the Skull and Bones secret society.
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Tamer Karadağlı Tamer Karadağlı (born 24 May 1967 in Ankara) is a Turkish actor.
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Feridun Sinirlioğlu Feridun Hadi Sinirlioğlu (born January 30, 1956) is a Turkish diplomat and civil servant who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 24 November 2015. He also serves as the Undersecretary to the Foreign Ministry since 2009.
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Gary Sinyor Gary Sinyor (born Manchester, England, 1962) is an award-winning film director, producer, and writer.
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Georgians in Turkey Georgians in Turkey (Georgian: ქართველები თურქეთში ) refers to citizens and denizens of Turkey who are, or descend from, ethnic Georgians who originate in Georgia.
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Cenk İşler Cenk Işler (born 25 February 1974 in Köln, Germany) is a retired Turkish international footballer who played as a forward.
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Oytun Ersan Oytun Ersan (born June 22, 1978) is a Turkish Cypriot electric bass and upright bass player, composer and recording artist. He has collaborated with a wide variety of artists including Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal, Gary Husband, Gerry Etkins, Mike Miller, Brett Garsed, Dean Brown, Okan Ersan, Karen Briggs, Prof. Rex Richardson, Wycliffe Gordon, Çağrı Sertel, Thomas Wolff, Savvas Savva, Tony Jones, Ola Onabule, Lloyd Chisholm, Paul Roos and Andrey Alpatov. He is an official artist endorser for some top profile companies like Fodera Guitars (USA), MarkBass (IT) and Gruv Gear (USA). In May 2015, he released his first Jazz Fusion album entitled "East Meets West" as seen in "Bass Musician Magazine" and "All About Jazz". His second Jazz Fusion album <nowiki>"Fusiolicious"</nowiki> will be released in early 2017 which gathers some of the most influential Jazz musicians in the world including Dave Weckl, Eric Marienthal, Gary Husband, Gerry Etkins, Dean Brown, Mike Miller, Brett Garsed, Karen Briggs and Okan Ersan. In addition to his production support, Mixing and Mastering of the album is carried out by Ric Fierabracci. Oytun Ersan has performed at various international festivals and venues till date.
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Akar Akar is a Turkish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ferdi Taygan Ferdi Taygan (born December 5, 1956), is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is of Turkish descent.
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Erol Mütercimler Erol Mütercimler (born 1954 in Kars, Turkey) is a Turkish journalist, columnist and academic. He is the author of various books, including on the Armenian Genocide (1915) and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (1974). He is a retired naval officer. In 2009 he was charged in the second indictment of the Ergenekon trials.
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Hulusi Akar Hulusi Akar (born 17 January 1952) is a four-star Turkish Armed Forces general. He is currently serving as the 29th Chief of the General Staff. Akar is the highest-ranking military officer in the Turkish Armed Forces. After the President and the Ministry of National Defence, he has the highest command on all service branches of the Turkish Armed Forces including the Land Forces, Air Force and Navy. Akar has experience as a brigade commander in various NATO engagements including ISAF, Operation Deliberate Force during the Bosnian War and the Kosovo Force during the Kosovo War.
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Scotty Granger Scotty Granger (born July 19, 1987) also known as Scotty Grand and Scotty G, is an American pop, R&B and dance music singer/producer/songwriter. He plays piano, guitar, flute, sax, and piccolo, among others.
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Gökhan Erdoğan Gökhan Erdogan (born 4 April 1991) is a Turkish professional football player who plays for Darıca Gençlerbirliği.
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Tigran Petrosian Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (Russian: Тигра́н Варта́нович Петрося́н ; Armenian: Տիգրան Պետրոսյան ; June 17, 1929 – August 13, 1984) was a Soviet Armenian Grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his almost impenetrable defensive playing style, which emphasised safety above all else.
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Faruk Süren Faruk Süren (born 1945) is a Turkish businessman and former chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray.
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Garbis İstanbulluoğlu Of Armenian origin, he was born in Kadırga, Fatih, Istanbul. His father was a tinsmith and Garbis was called "Tenekeci Garbis", by fans and the press, because of his father's profession ("Tenekeci" is Turkish for tinsmith).
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Ali Ağaoğlu Ali Ağaoğlu (born 3 March 1954) is a Turkish businessman.
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İdris Nebi Taşkan İdris Nebi Taşkan is a Turkish actor and basketball player.
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Garo Hamamcıoğlu Karabet "Garo" Hamamcıoğlu (born April 27, 1945 in Istanbul) is a former Turkish football player of Armenian descent and current chairman of the sports club Taksim SK in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Barış Akarsu Barış Akarsu (June 29, 1979 – July 4, 2007) was a Turkish rock musician and actor who rose to fame after winning the television series "Akademi Türkiye" (Academy Turkey) in July 2004. He released two studio albums in three years and was also acting in television series "Yalancı Yarim" (My Lying Lover) which aired on Star TV.
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Servet Çetin Servet Çetin (born 17 March 1981) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin Idmanyurdu in the Süper Lig. He received the nickname "Ayıboğan" which literally means; "a man who could choke a bear", due to his height and strength. He also has the nickname "Türkü Baba" due to a large number of Turkish folk songs on his iPod.