
Amin Maalouf is a author and journalist elected to the Académie Française. His works focus on intercultural relations identity issues and social analysis. Maalouf has gained international recognition and won numerous awards for his works translated into many languages.YOUTH AND EDUCATIONMaalouf was born in 1949 in Beirut the capital of Lebanon. Raised in a Christian family he received his education at French Jesuit schools. His family’s interest in journalism steered him toward a career in this
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Sümeyra Uzun

Hüseyin Avni Lifij, born in 1886 in Samsun, was a Turkish painter and art educator. He continued his education in Istanbul and pursued studies at various institutions to develop his artistic skills, eventually traveling to Paris in 1909 to study painting at the École des Beaux-Arts. During his years in Paris, he was influenced by different artistic movements and, upon returning to Istanbul, continued his activities as both a teacher and an artist. Known for his figurative and decorative works, L
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Neriman Çalışkan

The Mevlana Museum is a historical, cultural, and faith-based museum established during the Republican era by converting the former Mevlana Dergâhı complex, centered around the tomb of the great Sufi mystic Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi. The museum houses architectural elements related to the Mevlevi tradition, spaces reflecting the life of the order, and a large number of valuable manuscripts and artistic works, serving as a center documenting Sufi culture from the Seljuk, Karamanid, and Ottoman peri
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Sümeyra Uzun

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Kerem Akıl

Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on September 5, 1890, in Torquay, England. She grew up immersed in the arts from an early age. Encouraged by her mother, she turned to writing. After her father’s early death, she was sent to Paris at the age of sixteen to study singing and piano. However, she lost interest in music and shifted her focus to literature.Personal LifeIn 1914, she married Major Archibald Christie of the Royal Air Force. The couple had a daughter named Rosalind. After their divorc
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