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Kanlıca Cemetery

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Country
  
Turkey

Type
  
Public

Kanlıca Cemetery

Location
  
Kanlıca, Beykoz, Istanbul

Owned by
  
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Address
  
Kanlıca Mahallesi, 34810 Beykoz/İstanbul, Turkey

Similar
  
Ermeni Mezarlığı, Karacaah Cemetery, Aşiyan Asri Cemetery, Kanlica

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.

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.
  • Barış Manço (1943–1999), rock musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and television producer.
  • Yaşar Nuri Öztürk (1945–2016), university professor of Islamic theology, Quranist Muslim, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament.
  • Sedat Simavi (1896–1953), journalist, writer and film director.

    • References

    Kanlıca Cemetery Wikipedia
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