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Born in 1944 Istanbul, Turkey. Graduated from Vefa High School, Fatih, Istanbul. Sunal acted in many popular films, although he began his artistic career in the theater. His first play was called, "Unwilling Doctor" and he later worked at the Devekusu Kabare Theatre with Ulvi Uraz. Although Sunal had minor roles at first, after 1973 he was highly acclaimed for his roles in movies with large casts. He won the Antalya Film Festival's Golden Orange Award in 1977. He contributed greatly to Turkish cinema with his successful acting, including his roles in such movies as "Hababam Sinifi" (Outrageous Class), "Kapicilar Krali" (King of Janitors), "Salako" (Moron), "Inek Saban" (Shaban the Cow) and "Davaro". Sunal's latest role was in Sinan Cetin's border comedy "Propaganda"(1999). He also made a TV commercial.
Kemal Sunal died suddenly of a heart attack on July 3 at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport. he had just boarded the plane for Trabzon, where he was to take part in the filming of director Ali Ozgenturk's "Balalaika" (2000).
His death caused a wave of sorrow across Turkey. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and Minister of Culture Istemihan Talay and other politicians sent messages of condolence expressing their sorrow.- Actor
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Fahrettin Cüreklibatir, better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkin, is a Turkish film actor, director, and producer. Having starred in somewhere around 250 movies and also TV series, he is widely considered as one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films shown abroad credited him as George Arkin. Arkin's films have ranged from well-received dramas to mockbusters throughout his career spanning four decades.
Early in his career, Arkin became known for starring in historical dramas taking place during the first centuries of the Ottoman Empire and Anatolian Seljuks, such as Malkoçoglu Cem Sultan and Battal Gazi. While gaining success with such action-based films, he also took part in political films in the late 1970s, the most famous of those being The Adam Trilogy directed by Remzi Aydin Jöntürk. Arkin and Jöntürk continued their collaboration on many other films.
In the 1980s, Arkin became known abroad for the film Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves The World, also known as Turkish Star Wars), an extremely low-budget science fiction tentatively famous for featuring bootlegged scenes from Star Wars. Today the B movie has a cult following.
Fahrettin Cüreklibatur was born in the village of Gökçeoglu in the Alpu district of Eskisehir Province, Turkey to a family of Crimean Tatar and Nogai origin.
After graduation from the university as a physician, Cüreklibatir married his classmate Güler Mocan in 1965. In 1966, their daughter Filiz was born. The marriage did not last long due to Cüreklibatir's newly flourishing career as a film actor.
In 1968, he took the stage name Cüneyt Arkin, and met Betül Isil, the daughter of a wealthy family that owned a tile manufacturing company. Isil, a graduate of a university in Switzerland was working as a flight attendant at the time. They were engaged in 1969, married in 1970, and divorced in 1971. Soon afterwards, they remarried and Betül gave birth to two sons, Murat and Kaan Polat. Arkin's wife and sons have starred in several of his films.- Actress
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Fatma Girik was born on 12 December 1942 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress and producer, known for Ezo Gelin (1968), Sürtügün Kizi (1967) and Bos Besik (1969). She died on 24 January 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Bülent Kayabas was born on 18 June 1945 in Eskisehir, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kirmizi Gece (1988), Karate Girl (1973) and Bir Baba Hindu (2016). He was married to Selma Kepekli and Nur Sürer. He died on 19 April 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Tarik Akan's real name is Tarik Üregül and he was born in Istanbul in 1949 and grew up in the other parts of Turkey because of his father's job. His father was a colonel. Before he started his acting career he worked as a lifeguard on the beaches, rented boats to people... He also went on going to the university (Yildiz Teknik) at nights studying mechanical engineering.
He entered a contest of a famous magazine called "Voice(Ses)" back then to earn some money and he won the contest as a first runner up... He acted in his first film in 1970, at the age of 21... He left the university and joined the journalism faculty. He learnt film grammar from the famous Turkish film director 'Ertem Eilmez'. In 1974 the famous Turkish theatre director and writer 'Vasif Öngören' was his teacher. Back in the 70s, he took the young handsome lad roles in romantic comedies. Then going parallel with his age; he took roles in political strong dramas and he made it today. He has acted in 110 films and he took place in many unforgettable movies in the Turkish film history, won lots of awards from various festivals including Cannes, Berlin.
He directed several productions such as documentaries and serials for TV. He's been considered as the most handsome actor in Turkey also one of the best... He's been an educator for 11 years now and he wrote his first book "Anne Kafamda Bit Var" (biographical) in 2002. He's still going on with his acting career and keep enchanting his fans.- Tarik Ünlüoglu was born on 9 August 1951 in Izmir, Turkey. He was an actor, known for The Valley of the Wolves (2003), Kabadayi (2007) and Telling Tales (2015). He was married to Gülenay Kalkan. He died on 1 October 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Tuncel Kurtiz was born in 1936, Izmit-Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul University, English Language and Literature and started acting in 1956 with Dormen Theatre. With the movie 'Suru', he reached the peak of his acting career. Kurtiz received many awards in Turkey and also abroad. He also known as director, producer and scenarist.- Actor
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Müslüm Gürses was born on 7 May 1953 in Sanliurfa, Turkey. He was an actor and composer, known for For My Son (2015), Love Likes Coincidences (2011) and Kolpaçino (2009). He was married to Muhterem Nur. He died on 3 March 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Kadir Savun was born on 15 August 1926 in Ergani, Diyarbakir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Yedi günlük ask (1962), Zübük (1980) and Seyh Ahmedin torunu (1962). He died on 10 October 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Sevda Ferdag was born on 15 August 1942 in Balikesir, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Agir Roman (1997), Anjelik ve Deli Ibrahim (1968) and Anjelik Osmanli saraylarinda (1967). She died on 17 February 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Ekrem Bora was born on 4 March 1932 in Ankara, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Sürtük (1965), Kadin Düsmani (1967) and Zehirli hayat (1966). He died on 1 April 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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He was born and grew up in Istanbul. He started his career at Bakirkoy Community Center Theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State Theatre, Istanbul State Theatre and Istanbul City Theatre. He also worked in small play houses with today's famous actors and actresses. He made his place in the theatre stronger with the play Fareler ve Insanlar (Mice and Men). Although he was a known stage actor he became famous nationwide with his movies, after 1950's.
In 1970's, he took part in many Ertem Egilmez movies which contained other famous names of the time. In those movies he mostly played with actress Adile Nasit as a duo and they became a memorable couple in the minds of the audience. His most known role is Kel Mahmut (Mahmut the Bald), who is the idealist principal of a high school with troubled students in Hababam Sinifi; movie series. Kel Mahmut (a.k.a. Mahmut Hoca) tries to help those students and guide them to a better life.
Ozkul, secluded himself from public when the TV started to become popular. Yet, he appeared in some TV shows as a guest star or in small parts.
Turkish Ministry of Culture awarded him with the title State Artist, in 1998.
In his youth he had some problems with his drinking habit. After that he spent the most of his life fighting against alcohol and by the 1990s he quit drinking, completely.
Ozkul's been married for 4 times and he has 3 children from those marriages. His first wife was Sadan, the second one was a famous actress Suna Selen, the third one was Yasar and the fourth and current one is Umman Ozkul with whom he's been married for 27 years now. One of his children, Guner Ozkul, is an actress and a TV presenter.
He's been suffering from Dementia since the early 2000s and, as a result of this disease, he almost never leaves home.
He's been battling with dementia and COPD for almost two decades and on January 5th, 2018 he lost that battle. He died at his home in Istanbul, where he lived the rest of his days with his family, at the age of 93.- Director
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Ömer Kavur was born on 18 June 1944 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a director and producer, known for Akrebin Yolculugu (1997), Karsilasma (2003) and Motherland Hotel (1987). He was married to Hümeyra. He died on 12 May 2005 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Sadri Alisik, born Mehmet Sadrettin Alisik, was a stage and movie actor. Also, he was one of the best comedians in Turkey. He was the husband of Çolpan Ilhan.
He was a prolific actor. His movies that depicted poor, uneducated people of the society, who were happy and believed in love, the most were very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. His classical fun movies titled "Turist Ömer" were also great hits. He also had a leading role in the popular Turkish television series, "Kartallar Yüksek Uçar".
Alisik was also very interested in poetry and published his poems in a book called "Bir Ömürlük Istanbul" or Istanbul of a Lifetime.
He died on 18 March 1995. Alisik was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery in Istanbul.
A cultural center was established in Istanbul by his wife, Çolpan Ilhan, after his death, under the name Sadri Alisik Kültür Merkezi (Sadri Alisik Culture Center).- Actor
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Kazim Kartal was born on 28 April 1936 in Nigde, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kral Benim (1975). He died on 13 August 2003 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Director
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Atif Yilmaz Batibeki was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. After finishing high school in Mersin, he attended the Law School of Istanbul University. Because of his interest in arts, he dropped out of Law School and entered the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. After graduating from the Academy, he did some painting works in workshops. His education in painting helped him when he was directing his movies, as he once remarked. In the beginning, he worked as a film critic, made paintings and wrote film scripts to earn a living. After co-directing two movies as an assistant director to Semih Evin in 1950, his directing career began with the film Kanli Feryat (The Bloody Cry). In 1960, he established his film company "Yerli Film" with the actor Orhan Günsiray.
The most important movies in his filmography were: Hickirik (The Sob), Alageyik (The Fallow Deer), Suclu (The Guilty One), Seni Kaybedersem (If I Lose You), Yaban Gülü (The Wild Rose), Kesanli Ali Destani (Kesanli Ali's Epic), Tacsiz Kral (The Crownless King), Topragin Kani (Blood of the Earth), Olum Tarlasi (Death Field), Utanc (The Shame), Zavallilar (The Poor People), Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalim (My Girl with the Red Scarf), Baskin (The Raid), Adak (The Sacrifice), Bir Yudum Sevgi (A Sip of Love), Adi Vasfiye (Her Name is Vasfiye), Berdel, Düs Gezginleri (Walking After Midnight), Eylül Firtinasi (After the Fall) and Mine.
He made movies that were both fluent and had mainly social messages. Most of the themes of his movies were taboo when they were produced. Particularly "Mine" and "Her Name is Vasfiye" were both revolutionary at the time of their release with themes regarding sexuality and the reaction of society.
He never gave up making movies throughout his life and even in the time when the industry stopped filmmaking due to economic reasons.
Atif Yilmaz played an important role in the professional career of notable Turkish film directors like Halit Refig, Yilmaz Güney, Serif Gören, Zeki Ökten and Ali Özgentürk.
During the Antalya Film Festival in September 2005, he was admitted to hospital with gastro-intestinal complaints. He died on 5 May 2006 in Istanbul.- Director
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Born in 1929, Metin Erksan is one of the first Turkish filmmakers who saw cinema as an art form apart from a mass entertaining medium. Having studied art history in Istanbul University and being the brother of a little known director named Cetin Karamanbey, Erksan found himself at a very early age in a favourable position to combine film practice with aesthetic concerns. He worked as his elder brother's assistant for a short while and made his first debut with the script of "Binnaz" (1950) shot for Atlas Film Production Company. As many other filmmakers of the era who took the seventh art seriously, Erksan worked as a columnist in papers and film periodicals before engaging in active filmmaking. Metin Erksan's first film as a director that also heralded the unique and controversial place he would later occupy in the history of Turkish cinema was 'Asik Veysel' in "Hayati" (1952). Telling the dramatic life of the famous blind poet and song writer Asik Veysel, the film was later prohibited by the censure committe for showing the Turkish land as "infertile". With the advent of the social realist movement following the 1960 Coup d'Etat in Turkey, Erksan established himself as the "enfant prodige" of the post 60 era. Among the best films made during this period (including the Golden Bear Awarded Susuz Yaz (Dry Summer)) Erksan's work occupy a central place. His films are the fruits of an eclectic mixture of modernist themes (i.e. individual loneliness), metaphysics (the fight of good vs evil), and notions of Marxism. As other "engagé" directors of the era who did not only saw them as artists but also as "social engineers", Erksan played a major role in the foundation of the Union of Turkish Film Workers and the Association of Turkish Filmmakers. He was also Turkish Labour Party's candidate of Istanbul in the General Elections of 1965. But it is important to stress that Erksan's films are primarily praised for their aesthetic maturity which coexisted (until 1965) with a firm social commitment. Like other filmmakers who had to work within the narrow confines of the Turkish film industry, Erksan also shot commercial films to survive within the liberal minded Pine Tree (Yesilcam) system. After 1965, he gradually abandoned his social outlook and made either market oriented popular films or violent personal phantasies focusing on themes of loneliness and obsessive love. After shooting short films and serials for the Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) in the 70s, Erksan completely gave up filmmaking after 1983. He started to teach at Istanbul Mimar Sinan University and is still working there, mostly isolated from the current discussions on modern Turkish cinema.- Director
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Kartal Tibet was born on 27 March 1939 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a director and actor, known for Sabaniye (1984), Tarkan (1969) and Turks in Space (2006). He died on 1 July 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Sound Department
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Kunt Tulgar was born in 1948 in Izmit, Turkey. He was a director and actor, known for Ejderin Intikami (1984), Tarzan the Mighty Man (1974) and Supermen Dönüyor (1979). He died on 16 March 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Ceyhan Cem was born on 4 July 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Yalniz Adam (1974), Yarasa Adam Betmen (1973) and Görevimiz Tehlike (1972). She died on 19 March 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Adile Nasit was born on 17 June 1930 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Iste Hayat (1975), Kibar Feyzo (1978) and Ne Olacak Simdi (1979). She was married to Cemal Ince and Ziya Keskiner. She died on 11 December 1987 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Yilmaz Gruda was born on 14 July 1930 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Love Likes Coincidences (2011), Çalikusu (1966) and Istanbul'da ask baskadir (1961). He was married to Turkan Gruda, Aysen Gruda and Tolga Tigin. He died on 25 July 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha.
Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked at Arena, Gen-Ar and Ulvi Uraz Theatre. With some friends, he founded the Devekusu Kabare Theatre (Ostrich Cabaret Theatre).
From 1973, he started acting in films and gained fame as a comedian paired with Metin Akpinar like Salak Milyoner, Bes Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin, Köyden Indim Sehire, Güler misin Aglar misin, Nerden Çikti Bu Velet, Nereye Bakiyor Bu Adamlar, Hasip ile Nasip and Güle Güle. In 1977, he also took up directing and went on to direct films such as Aslan Bacanak, Sivri Akillilar, Caferin Çilesi, Petrol Krallari, Doktor, Köse Kapmaca, Vay Basimiza Gelenler and Elveda Dostum.
Alasya died on 8 May 2015 in the hospital, where he had been receiving treatment for liver disease. He was 72. He was laid to rest in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at Levent Mosque.- Actor
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Born in Balikesir in 1934, Fikret Hakan began his artistic career in 1950 as an actor for the Ses Theatre and a regular contributor to literary magazines. He performed his first screen role in 1953 in the film Köprüalti Çocuklari (Kids Under the Bridge), and quickly progressed to become one of the most sought-after actors of the 1960s and 1970s. He ranks today among the leading actors of Turkish cinema, having starred in close to 200 films, among them a handful of Italian productions. Hakan has also directed four films, three of which he wrote himself. Cinema aside, he has remained actively involved with the theatre and in the last five years has starred in several television series.- Actor
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Ferhan Sensoy was born on 26 February 1951 in Çarsamba, Samsun, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kösedönücü (1985), Su an mutfaktayim: Tek kisilik güldürü (2001) and 40AMbar (1994). He was married to Elif Durdu and Derya Baykal. He died on 31 August 2021 in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.- Çolpan Ilhan was born on 8 August 1936 in Izmir, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (1982), Ver elini Istanbul (1962) and Sonbahar yapraklari (1962). She was married to Sadri Alisik. She died on 25 July 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Mustafa was born in 1881 in Salonica, then an Ottoman Turkish city, in modern day Greece. His father, Ali Riza, a customs official-turned-lumber merchant, died when Mustafa was still a boy. His mother, Zubeyde, a devout and strong-willed woman, raised him and his younger sister by herself. First enrolled in a traditional Islamic religious school, he soon switched to a modern school. In 1893, he entered a military high school where his mathematics teacher gave him the second name Kemal (meaning perfection in Turkish) in recognition of young Mustafa's superior achievement. He was thereafter known as Mustafa Kemal.
In 1905, Mustafa Kemal graduated from the War Academy in Istanbul with the rank of Staff Captain. Posted in Damascus, Syria, then a part of the Ottoman Empire, he started with several colleagues a clandestine society called "Homeland and Freedom" to fight against the Sultan's despotism. In 1908, he helped the group of officers who toppled the Sultan. Mustafa Kemal's career flourished as he won his heroism in the far corners of the Ottoman Empire during the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12 as well as the Balakan Wars of 1913 in which he saw action in Albania and Tripoli, Libya. He also briefly served as a staff officer in Salonica and Istanbul and as a military attache in Sofia, Bulgaria.
In October, 1914, the Ottoman Empire offically entered World War I alongside Germany and Austria as part of the Central Powers fighting the Allies of Great Britian, France, Italy and Russia. In 1915, when the Dardanelles/Galipoli campaign was launched, Mustafa Kemal, recently premoted to Colonel, became a national hero by winning successive victories against the landing British French and ANZAC armies, pinning them down at their beacheads, which finally forced the invaders to evacuate Galipoli in January 1916. Promoted to General later that year, at age 35, he liberated two major provinces in eastern Turkey against the Russian armies. In the next two years, from 1917 to 1918, he served as commander of several Ottoman armies in Palestine, Aleppo, and elsewhere, achieving another major victory by stopping the British advance at Aleppo just before the war-weary Turkish armies agreed to an armistice with the British on October 31, 1918 which ended World War I in the Middle East. As a result of the Ottoman Empire's defeat, the Turks lost all of their Middle East territories with the exception of the traditional Turkish area around the region of Asia Minor.
On May 19, 1919, Mustafa Kemal Pasha landed in the Black Sea port of Samsun to start the Greco-Turkish War, (known to the Turks as the War of Independence.) In defiance of the Sultan's government, he rallied a liberation army in Anatolia and convened the Congress of Erzurum and Sivas which established the basis for the new national effort under his leadership. On April 23, 1920, the Grand National Assembly was inaugurated. Mustafa Kemal Pasha was elected as its President. Fighting on many fronts, he led his forces to victory against rebels and the invading Greek armies. Following the Turkish triumph at the two major battles at Izunu in Western Turkey, the Grand National Assembly conferred on Mustafa Kemal Pasha the title of Commander-in-Chief with the rank of Marshal. At the end of August 1922, the Turkish armies won their ultimate victory. Within a few weeks, the Turkish mainland was completely liberated, an armistice with Greece was signed, and the rule of the Ottoman dynasty was abolished.
In July 1923, the national government signed the Lausanne Treaty with Great Britain, France, Greece, Italy, and others countries which regonized the new country of Turkey. In mid-October, Ankara became the capital of the new Turkish State. On October 29, the Republic was proclaimed and Mustafa Kemal Pasha was unanimously elected President of the Republic. Kemal married Latife Usakligil in early 1923. The marriage ended in divorce in 1925.
The account of Kemal Atatürk's fifteen year Presidency (1923-1938) is a saga of dramatic modernization. With indefatigable determination, he created a new political and legal system based on a Swiss Civil Code, abolished the Islamic Caliphate and made both government and education secular, gave equal rights to women, changed the Turkish language by transfering the written language from the Arabic script to the Roman alphabet, and the attire from Islamic to Western, and advanced the arts and the sciences, agriculture and industry.
In 1934, when the surname law was adopted, the national parliament gave him the name "Atatürk" (Turkish for Father of the Turks). A heavy drinker most of his life, Atatürk developed liver and kidney problems durng the last year of his life. He died on November 10, 1938, at age 57. The "national liberator" and the "Father of modern Turkey" was dead. But his legacy to his people and to the world endures to this very day. - Director
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Ertem Egilmez was born on 18 February 1929 in Trabzon, Turkey. He was a director and producer, known for My Dear Brother (1973), Kalbimin Efendisi (1970) and Bir Millet Uyaniyor (1966). He died on 21 September 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Dilber Ay was born on 12 July 1958 in Kayseri, Turkey. She was an actress. She died on 1 January 1995 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Civan Canova was born on 28 June 1955 in Ankara, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Eve Dönüs (2006), What Is Fatmagul's Fault? (2010) and The Gift (2019). He was married to Açelya Akkoyun. He died on 20 August 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Gazanfer Özcan was born on 27 January 1931 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Beyaz Melek (2007), Atini Seven Kovboy: Red Kit Daltonlara Karsi (1974) and Berdus (1957). He was married to Gönül Ülkü. He died on 17 February 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Hakan Balamir was born in 1945 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for 14 Numara (1985), Yunus Emre (1974) and Göl (1982). He died on 4 July 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Köksal Engür was born on 5 March 1946 in Kars, Turkey. He was an actor, known for Vizontele (2001), Sen Kimsin? (2012) and Korkuyorum Anne (2004). He died on 26 March 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Neriman Köksal was born on 17 March 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Cevriyem (1978), Fosforlu Cevriye (1959) and Kitipiyoza tuzak (1959). She was married to Feridun Kete. She died on 22 October 1999 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Producer
- Production Manager
Reha Yurdakul was born on 1 April 1926 in Balikesir, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Supermen Dönüyor (1979), Kanli sevda (1960) and Murada erecegiz (1958). He died on 27 December 1988 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Halit Akcatepe was a Turkish actor. Akcatepe was born in Üsküdar in 1938, the son of Sitki Akcatepe. In 1943, he made his debut in the film "Dertli Pinar" at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other films in some child roles. Akcatepe completed his studies in Saint Benoit French High School. In 1956. he joined the army and stayed there for 1,5 years before returning to acting. Akcatepe became a household name for his parts in "Ah Nerede Vah Nerede" in 1960 and the films "Yasak", "Gundogarken" and "Semaya baktim Seni Gordum" in 1963. In 1975, he acted in "Hababam Sinifi" and then later its sequels "Hababam Sinifi Sinifta Kaldi", "Hababam Sinifi Dokuz Doguruyor" and "Hababam Sinifi Tatilde".- Director
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Natuk Baytan was born on 5 July 1925 in Manisa, Turkey. He was a director and actor, known for Zaloglu Rüstem (1973), Ölüme Kosanlar (1973) and Soysuzlar (1975). He died in November 1986 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Actor
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Öztürk Serengil was born on 2 May 1930 in Artvin, Turkey. He was an actor and producer, known for Keloglan (1965), Cengiz Han'in hazineleri (1962) and Bir garip adam (1965). He died on 11 January 1999 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Rasim Öztekin was born on 14 January 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for G.O.R.A. (2004), Genis Aile (2009) and Kabadayi (2007). He was married to Esra Kazancibasi. He died on 8 March 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Aliye Rona was born on 20 November 1921 in Der'a, Syria. She was an actress, known for Kader böyle istedi (1968), Kuyu (1968) and Son gece (1967). She was married to Zihni Rona. She died on 27 August 1996 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Actress
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Aysen Gruda (born 22 August 1944 in Istanbul) is a Turkish actress and comedian. Aysen Gruda was born in Istanbul. Her sisters Ayben and Ayten would also go on to become actors. Aysen Gruda appeared in several musicals such as "Mum Söndü", "Deve Kusu Kabare", "Hababam Sinifi Müzikali", "Yedi Kocali Hürmüz". Her role in the sketch Her Domates Güzeli Nahide Serbet on television, gained her the nickname "Domates Güzeli". She appeared in over 100 films including classics such as Tosun Pasa (1976), Süt Kardesler (1976), Gülen Gözler, Saban, Son of Saban (1977), The Chaos Class Is on Vacation (1978), The Chaos Class: Bye Bye (1981) and Neseli Günler (1978).- Hulusi Kentmen was born on 20 January 1912 in Tirnovo, Bulgaria. He was an actor, known for Oyun Bitti (1972), Dad, Make Me Marry (1975) and Ali Baba ve Kirk Haramiler (1971). He died on 20 December 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Efe Deprem was born on 12 May 1982. He was an actor, known for Evim Sensin (2012), Veda (2010) and Ask Oyunu (2014). He died on 5 March 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Turgut Ozatay, who had a renowned 'tough & bad' guy image in the recent history of Turkish Cinema, was born in Alasehir,Izmir in 1927. After working in a transportation company for a short time, he started his career in Turkish cinema with the movie Kahraman denizciler (1953). In the first years of his career, he played mainly in leading roles, but later, he played mostly in supporting roles. Throughout his career, Ozatay played in 350 films in most of which he performed a 'tough bad guy' character. This number could be considered as a record for Turkish Cinema. He died in June, 2002, of lung cancer.
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Tolgahan Salim Urfali was born in 1984 in Istanbul, Turkey. Tolgahan Salim is known for Mustang (2015), The Gift (2019) and Consequences (2014). Tolgahan Salim died on 11 May 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Müsfik Kenter was born on 8 September 1932 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for My Dreams, My Love and You (1987), Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (1982) and Bozuk düzen (1966). He was married to Gülsün Kamu and Kadriye Kenter. He died on 15 August 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Singer, composer, movie actor, TV producer, TV celebrity. Born in Istanbul on January 2nd, 1943. Married to Lale, and father of two sons: Dogukan and Batikan.
After high school education in Galatasaray Lisesi, Turkey, he graduated from "L'Académie Royale des Beaux Arts de Liège" in Belgium in 1969.
He wrote, composed and performed more than 200 songs. A large number of these songs were translated into Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian, Arabic, Persian, Kurdish and re-recorded by local artists. 12 of his albums were crowned gold and 1 platinum.
In 1988, after 30 years of brilliant singer career, with a young and dynamic team, he created a new "family and children oriented" TV show for TRT 1 (Turkish State TV, 1st. Channel). The basic idea was, to travel around the world, to meet remote people (mainly children) and to try to build new cultural bridges between countries in a unique blend of an educational, entertaining but musical atmosphere. "From 7 to 77 with Baris Manco", completed it's eight successful year, and reached its 300th. week (an anniversary that has never celebrated before by any TV show in Turkey) is still one of the nation's most favorite Sunday TV shows and is retransmitted the same day, by satellite to Europe, to the Mediterranean area, to the Central Asia and to the Middle East. Baris Manco and his TV crew traveled "From the Polar Circle to Equator", via Patagonia and Himalayas, and covered more than 150 countries. In other words, they toured some twelve times and a half, around the world. The presidents, philosophers, writers, members of the royal families, superstars, astronauts... are among those whom Baris Manco has already hosted in his show. As a token of appreciation for such an international cultural effort, Baris Manco received some 300 Grand Prix awards, trophies, prizes and nominations in his career. Such as: Doctor Honoris Causa Es Art of the Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey (1991), Turkish State Artist of the Republic of Turkey (1991), International Culture and Peace Award of the Soka University, Tokyo, Japan (1991), Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of the Republic of France, Paris (1992), Chevalier de l'Ordre de Léopold II of the Kingdom of Belgium, Brussels (1992), Honorific Citizen of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat (1995), Doctor Honoris Causa of the Pamukkale University, Turkey (1995), Highest Honor Award of Art of Min-On foundation, Tokyo, Japan (1995).
Baris also had political ambitions and in 1995 he was candidate for mayor of the Istanbul district of Kadikoy by the conservative True Path Party (DYP), but heart problems forced him to withdraw from the race.
He was fond of Victorian and Art Deco furniture. He owned two of the largest collections of Art Nouveau Glass and 18th. century Japanese "Imari" porcelain in Turkey.
He died unexpectedly on 31st January 1999, from a heart attack. His funeral service was held on the 3rd of February 1999 at the Ataturk State Theater in Istanbul and huge masses of people gathered along his last trip to the mosque of Levent, after which Baris Manco was Laid to rest.- Actress
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Muhterem Nur was born on 31 December 1932 in Bitolj, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Kara Gün (1971), Askin acilari (1959) and Son sarki (1954). She was married to Müslüm Gürses, Müslim Gürses and Isin Kaan. She died on 20 March 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.- Yildiz Kenter was born on 11 October 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Agaçlar Ayakta Ölür (1964), Hanim (1989) and Kizim Ayse (1974). She was married to Sükran Güngör and Nihat Akçan. She died on 17 November 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Darío Moreno was born on 3 April 1921 in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]. He was an actor, known for The Wages of Fear (1953), Kill Me Gently (1967) and Le Bal (1983). He died on 1 December 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey.