Hagop Vartovyan (Armenian: Õ€Õ¡Õ¯Õ¸Õ¢ ÕŽÕ¡Ö€Õ¤Õ¸Õ¾ÕµÕ¡Õ¶), better
known as Güllü Agop (Armenian: Գյուլլու Հակոբ), (took
later the name Yakub because converted to Islam), (1840 in Istanbul
â€" 1902 in Istanbul) was an Ottoman Armenian theatre director as well
as an occasional actor. He is widely credited with having laid the
bases for Turkey's modern and nationally renowned performing arts
institution that became the Istanbul City Theatres (Turkish: Ä°stanbul
Şehir Tiyatroları). In his qualities of organizer, sponsor and
figure of support for writers and spectators, Güllü Agop is one of
the 19th century pioneers of the Turkish Theatre art as a whole. He
was accepted as the founder of the modern Turkish Theatre. As an
Ottoman Armenian, Güllü Agop was regularly showing Armenian shows in
his theatre; after 1868, he decided to provide regular Turkish
showsVartovyan was born in 1840 in Istanbul with the name Agop
Vartovyan to Armenian parents. "Güllü Agop" (literally Jacob the
Rosy) was the name under which he had come to be known in the world of
theatre. He converted to Islam in his forties and took the name
"Yakub". He is the father of Necip Yakup Aşkın, considered as one of
the most prominent violin masters Turkey produced and his grandson,
Yücel Aşkın, was the rector of Van's Yüzüncü Yıl University. He
works an academician in the university and is chairman of
Environmental Engineering.Güllü Agop had another son called İhsan
Aşkın. After retiring from the army where he served as colonel, he
became an actor and took part in around 50 movies.
known as Güllü Agop (Armenian: Գյուլլու Հակոբ), (took
later the name Yakub because converted to Islam), (1840 in Istanbul
â€" 1902 in Istanbul) was an Ottoman Armenian theatre director as well
as an occasional actor. He is widely credited with having laid the
bases for Turkey's modern and nationally renowned performing arts
institution that became the Istanbul City Theatres (Turkish: Ä°stanbul
Şehir Tiyatroları). In his qualities of organizer, sponsor and
figure of support for writers and spectators, Güllü Agop is one of
the 19th century pioneers of the Turkish Theatre art as a whole. He
was accepted as the founder of the modern Turkish Theatre. As an
Ottoman Armenian, Güllü Agop was regularly showing Armenian shows in
his theatre; after 1868, he decided to provide regular Turkish
showsVartovyan was born in 1840 in Istanbul with the name Agop
Vartovyan to Armenian parents. "Güllü Agop" (literally Jacob the
Rosy) was the name under which he had come to be known in the world of
theatre. He converted to Islam in his forties and took the name
"Yakub". He is the father of Necip Yakup Aşkın, considered as one of
the most prominent violin masters Turkey produced and his grandson,
Yücel Aşkın, was the rector of Van's Yüzüncü Yıl University. He
works an academician in the university and is chairman of
Environmental Engineering.Güllü Agop had another son called İhsan
Aşkın. After retiring from the army where he served as colonel, he
became an actor and took part in around 50 movies.
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