2. 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

3. CONSTANTIN BRANCOVEANU WITH HIS SONS AND ENACHE(MARTYRS AND SAINTS)

4. ‘’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.

5. 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).

7. 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

9.  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.

10. 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