Galatasaray put its rivalry with Besiktas aside to wish Gunes well in a message "in the spirit of
gentlemanship" and noted that it had waged a major struggle against "hooliganism and violence" in recent years.
As such scholars as Pierre Manent and Benjamin Storey have recently reminded us, Montaigne's ostensible self-portrayal indeed became a new model of
gentlemanship in the following century and beyond that of the frank, unpretentious bonnets homme.
Roberto Benigni's La Vita e Bella struck me in it's protection of a young boy's innocence over war, the captivation of a Lady's heart, and the melting of boundaries through
gentlemanship. Tasso's Bouzmetis Politiki Kouzina, and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut are also on my top list.
That is why
gentlemanship should be an uncompromisable gesture in this sector.
When I entered the Naval Academy in 1949, I took dancing as part of the training in
gentlemanship. Such endeavors are no longer required to fit the definition.