Constantin Brâncoveanu was Prince of Walllachia between 1688
and 1714.Saints Martyrs Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu with his four
sons Constantin, Stefan, Radu, Matei-royal advisor and Enache
Văcărescu were killed in Constantinople in the day of 15th August
1714, for countries that have remained in their Christian faith.
Brâncoveanu was deposed from his throne by Sultan Ahmed III, and
brought under arrest to Istanbul, where he was imprisoned in 1714 at
the fortress of Yedikule (the Seven Towers). There he was tortured by
the Ottomans, who hoped to locate the immense fortune he had
supposedly amassed. He and his four sons (Constantin, Ştefan,
Radu, Matei) were beheaded on the same day in August, together with
Prince Constantin's faithful friend, grand treasurer Enache Văcărescu
CONSTANTIN BRANCOVEANU WITH HIS
SONS AND ENACHE(MARTYRS AND
SAINTS)
‘’Your Highness. My wealth, as much as it was, you have taken it from me, but
my Christian faith is something I will not relinquish. I have been born in it and I
have lived in it, it is in my faith that I shall die. I have filled the land of my
country with Christian churches and now, you would have me worship in your
Turkish djamies? No, Your Highness. I have defended my land, I have watched
over my faith. It is always in my faith that I wish to close my eyes, me and my
sons.” Then he encouraged his sons thus: “My sons, be brave. We have lost
everything we had in this earthly world. All we have left is our souls. Let us not
lose them, too, but bring them pure before our Saviour Jesus Christ. Let’s wash
our sins with our blood." Constantin Brâncoveanu, August 15, 1714, Istanbul
Through his death, Constantin Brâncoveanu became the hero of a series
Romanian folk ballads, as well as being depicted on some of Romania's official
coinage. According to the Romanian Orthodox Church, the reason for his and his
sons' execution was their refusal to give up their Christian faith and convert to
Islam. In 1992 the Church declared him, his sons, and Enache saints and
martyrs .
DIMITRIE CANTEMIR
Dimitrie Cantemir was twicePrince of Moldavia (in March–
April 1693 and in 1710–1711). He was also a prolific man of
letters philosopher historian , composer , musicologist , linguist
etnographer and geographerhistorian ,.His name in Turkish
, Dimitri Kantemiroğlu .
His education began at home, where he
learned GREEK and Latin and acquired a profound knowledge
of the classics. Between 1687 and 1710 he lived in forced exile
in Istanbul, where he learned Turkish and studied the history of
the Ottoman Empire at the Patriarchate’s Greek Academy,
where he also composed music. In 1693, he succeeded his
father as Prince of Moldavia – in name only, as the Ottomans
appointed Constantin Duca favoured by Wallachian Prince and,
despite many shared goals, forever rival of the
Cantemirs Constantin Brâncoveanu his bid for the throne was
successful only in 1710, after two rules by his brother (whom he
represented as envoy in the Ottoman capital).
He had ruled only three weeks when he
joined Peter the Great in his campaign against the
Ottoman Empire and placed Moldavia
under Russian suzerainty , after a secret agreement
signed in Lutsk Defeated by the Turks in the battle
of Stănileşti (July 18–July 22, 1711), Cantemir
sought refuge in Russia,where he and his family
finally settled
 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 19 May 1881 – 10 November 1938)
was a Turkish army officer in the Ottoman military ,
revolutionary statesman and the first President of Turkey .He
is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey
His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was
granted to him in 1934 and forbidden to any other person by
theTurkish parliament.
GHEORGHE HAGI
Many Romanian footballers and coaches have contributed to
raising the level of Turkish football. A Romanian personality in Turkish
football is Gheorghe Hagi . Together with the Turkish team , Gheorghe
Hagi managed to win a match against Fenerbahce, their greatest rival.
In Turkey , he’s very loved for his performance