
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kızılırmak was born on 16 February 1925 in Pınarbaşı, Kayseri. He studied mathematics and astronomy at the Faculty of Science of Ankara University as a scholarship recipient of the Ministry of National Education and graduated in 1947.Early Professional AppointmentsFrom 1947 to 1952, he taught mathematics and astronomy at Antakya High School and Ankara Atatürk High School. On 20 August 1952, he was appointed as an assistant at the Institute of Astronomy of the Faculty of Scienc
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Takiyüddin was born in Damascus in 1526. While growing up there, he acquired religious knowledge and developed a keen interest in sciences such as mathematics and astronomy. He later received education in places like Cairo and Samarkand, which were centers of science and learning at the time. Takiyüddin was a highly diligent student and eventually moved to Istanbul.A Star House in Istanbul: The RasathaneWith the support of Sultan Murad III, Takiyüddin established an rasathane in Istanbul in 1577
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Elif Laçin

An observatory is a scientific research center established to study celestial bodies and phenomena. Observatories are equipped with telescopes, cameras, spectrographs, and other observational instruments. These facilities help us understand the structure of the universe, stars, planets, galaxies, and cosmic events through observations in the fields of astronomy and space science.Observatories are located in areas far from city lights, at high altitudes, and with clean atmospheric conditions to e
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