Alen Markaryan  Alen Markaryan, (born 30 June 1966, İstanbul) is a Turkish business entrepreneur, writer, sports columnist and activist. He is colloquially known of being a notable figure of Çarşı, supporters initiative of Beşiktaş J.K.  Markaryan was born on 30 June 1966 in Istanbul. He is of Armenian descent. He can understand Armenian language, however he cannot speak it. He runs a kebap restaurant named "Aleni Kebap" located in Pangaltı, İstanbul. Markaryan regularly attends Beşiktaş games since he is 12 years old. He orchestrates pre-game choreographies of football games. Markaryan worked at Turkish daily sports newspaper "Fotomaç" and Akşam as sports columnist.