Çelebi (disambiguation)
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Çelebi is a traditional Turkish honorific, used in the Ottoman period after the given name of a male person and roughly meaning "gentleman", originally indicating nobility but later generalized to well-bred educated men.
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- Asaf Halet ÇelebiAsaf Halet ÇelebiAsaf Halet Çelebi was a Turkish poet.-Biography:Çelebi was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire in 1907, as the son of Mehmet Sait Halet Bey. He studied at Galatasaray High School and worked at Osmanlı Bankası and the state marine lines agency . In his youth he was influenced by Ottoman court literature...
(1907–1958), 20th century Turkish poet - Ahmed ChalabiAhmed ChalabiAhmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi is an Iraqi politician. He was interim oil minister in Iraq in April-May 2005 and December-January 2006 and deputy prime minister from May 2005 until May 2006. Chalabi failed to win a seat in parliament in the December 2005 elections, and when the new Iraqi cabinet was...
(born 1944), spelt differently as the pronunciation differs in Arabic; Al-Chalabi (الجلبي) - Evliya ÇelebiEvliya ÇelebiEvliya Çelebi was an Ottoman traveler who journeyed through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty years.- Life :...
(1611–1682), 17th century Ottoman traveller - Gazi Çelebi, pirate and 14th century ruler of Sinop
- Hasan ÇelebiHasan ÇelebiHasan Çelebi, , born 1937 in Erzurum, Turkey, is a world-renowned Turkish master of Arabic calligraphy.Çelebi has devoted his whole life to calligraphy, and has been described by Caryle Murphy of the Washington Post as one "of the most celebrated masters of classical Ottoman calligraphy style"...
(born 1937), Turkish master of Arabic calligraphy - Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, 17th century Ottoman aviator
- Hoca Çelebi, 15th century Ottoman Grand Mufti
- Katip ÇelebiKatip ÇelebiKâtip Çelebi, Mustafa bin Abdullah, Haji Khalifa or Kalfa, was an Ottoman scholar. A historian and geographer, he is regarded as one of the most productive authors of non-religious scientific literature in the 17th century Ottoman Empire...
(1609–1657), 17th century Ottoman scholar - Lagâri Hasan ÇelebiLagari Hasan ÇelebiLagari Hasan Çelebi was a legendary Ottoman aviator who, according to an account written by Evliya Çelebi, made a successful manned rocket flight.-Account:...
(died 17th-century), brother of Hezarfen, 17th century Ottoman aviator - Sons of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I (see Ottoman InterregnumOttoman InterregnumThe Ottoman Interregnum began in 20 July 1402, when chaos reigned in the Ottoman Empire following the defeat of Sultan Bayezid I by the Turco-Mongol warlord Timur...
)- Süleyman ÇelebiSüleyman ÇelebiSüleyman Çelebi was an Ottoman prince and a co-ruler of the empire for several years during the Ottoman Interregnum. - Back ground :...
(1377–1411) - İsa Çelebiİsa Çelebiİsa Çelebi was an Ottoman prince and a co-ruler of the empire during the Ottoman Interregnum. -Background:...
(died 1406) - Musa ÇelebiMusa ÇelebiMusa Çelebi was an Ottoman prince and a co-ruler of the empire for three years during Ottoman Interregnum. - Background :...
(died 1413) - Mehmed I Çelebi (later Sultan)
- Mustafa ÇelebiMustafa ÇelebiMustafa Çelebi, also called Düzmece Mustafa was an Ottoman prince who struggled for throne in the early years of the fifteenth century - Background :...
(died 1522)
- Süleyman Çelebi
- Süleyman Çelebi (poet), (?–1422), a poet, see Turkish folk literatureTurkish folk literatureTurkish folk literature is an oral tradition deeply rooted, in its form, in Central Asian nomadic traditions. However, in its themes, Turkish folk literature reflects the problems peculiar to a settling people who have abandoned the nomadic lifestyle...
- Mehmet F. CelebiMehmet F. CelebiMehmet Celebi is the former Turkish president of the Turkish American Cultural Association. He is a fellow with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and an expert on US Turkey Relations....
, former president of the Turkish American Cultural Association - Noman ÇelebicihanNoman ÇelebicihanNoman Çelebicihan was one of the most popular Crimean Tatar leaders of all time. He was the first President of the short-lived independent Crimean People's Republic, established on November 26 , 1917.In January 1918, just barely two months after he was elected to lead his nation at the historic...
(1885–1918), Crimean Tatar leaders - Salem ChalabiSalem ChalabiSalem Chalabi is an Iraq born, American educated, lawyer. He was appointed as the first General Director of the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up in 2003 to try Saddam Hussein and other members of his regime for crimes against humanity. His appointment, by an order signed by L...
(born 1963) - Selma ChalabiSelma ChalabiSelma Chalabi is a British filmmaker and journalist. She was born in the United Kingdom to an Iraqi father and English mother, and was raised in Winchester.-Career:...
- Yirmisekiz Mehmed ÇelebiYirmisekiz Mehmed ÇelebiYirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi Efendi, also Mehmed Efendi or Mehemet Effendi, was a Georgian Ottoman statesman who was delegated as ambassador by the Sultan Ahmed III to Louis XV's France in 1720. He is remembered for his account of his embassy mission .Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi was born in Edirne. His...
(died 1732)