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Bennu Yıldırımlar
Bennu Yıldırımlar Yarar (born 22 November 1969) is a Turkish actress known for her performance in ''Yaprak Dökümü'' as Firket Tekin, ''Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'' as Nermin, ''Kadın'' as Hatice, and Süper Baba as Elif. Biography Her family is Turkish origin who immigrated from Macedonia and Cretan, Greece. Bennu Yıldırımlar studied at Erenköy Girls High School and graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1990. From 1990 to 1991, she gained experience at the Westminster Adult Education Institute in London. Yıldırımlar was chosen 'Most Promising new Actress' at the 6th Ankara Film Festival for her role in ''Ağrıya Dönüş'' in 1994. In 1999, she was given the 'Best Actress' Sadri Alışık award for her performance in the film ''Kaç Para Kaç''. She has been married to actor Bülent Emin Yarar Bülent Emin Yarar (born 1 January 1961) is a Turkish actor and theatre director. Life and career Yarar was born in Ankara. He became interested in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, cultural and historic hub. The city straddles the Bosporus strait, lying in both Europe and Asia, and has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is the list of European cities by population within city limits, most populous European city, and the world's List of largest cities, 15th-largest city. The city was founded as Byzantium ( grc-gre, Βυζάντιον, ) in the 7th century BCE by Ancient Greece, Greek settlers from Megara. In 330 CE, the Roman emperor Constantine the Great made it his imperial capital, renaming it first as New Rome ( grc-gre, Νέα Ῥώμη, ; la, Nova Roma) and then as Constantinople () after himself. The city grew in size and influence, eventually becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star TV (Turkey)
Star TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel. It has been owned by Ferit Şahenk's Doğuş Media Group since 2011. History Founded by Cem Uzan and Ahmet Özal in 1989 as Magic Box, Star TV is Turkey's first private TV channel. The channel started its test broadcasting on 5 May 1990. For a brief time in the early 1990s, it was called Star Magic Box because the name Star 1 was copyrighted by another media corporation. Its first logo was a blue S with a star on it before it turned to red in the early 2000s. Star TV aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey. Among them were ''The A-Team'', ''Magnum, P.I.'' ''Simon & Simon'', ''MacGyver'', ''Days of Our Lives'', ''M*A*S*H'', '' Lassie'', ''Murphy Brown'', '' Perfect Strangers'', '' Dragnet'', ''Charles in Charge'', ''The Jeffersons'', ''Twin Peaks'', '' Married... with Children'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', ''General Hospital'', ''All My Children'', '' Santa Barbara'', '' Another World'', ''Dallas'', ''21 Jump S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wild Pear Tree
''The Wild Pear Tree'' ( tr, Ahlat Ağacı) is a 2018 Turkish drama film directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Sinan is an aspiring young writer who has just finished college. Returning to his hometown of Çan, he sets about trying to find local funding to publish his debut manuscript, which he calls a "quirky auto-fiction meta-novel", but finds that the locals are uninterested. He also discovers that his eccentric father, Idris, has allowed his gambling addiction to disastrously reduce the family's fortune and stature. Worried about his career prospects and finding himself socially isolated in his rural hometown, Sinan wanders the countryside and engages in a series of testy conversations with various relatives and locals, including an established writer and two Imams who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run For Money
''Run for Money'' ( tr, Kaç para kaç) is a 1999 Turkish film directed by Reha Erdem. It was Turkey's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Premise Selim, a down-on-his-luck owner of a clothing store in Istanbul, boards a taxi one evening that contains a suitcase left behind by a previous passenger. The briefcase contains stacks of American $100 bills. Selim attempts to locate the owner of the briefcase, but the owner cannot be found. However, Selim learns the owner was a bank clerk who stole the money (totaling $450,000) from his place of employment. In the meantime, Selim stores the money in his shop. One day his store's cash register is robbed (and not the suitcase money). Selim gives in to temptation and starts to spend the money, at first only buying necessities but then gradually indulging in lavish purchases. This leads him down a dangerous path as he searches for the robber and trie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veda Mektubu
upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the '' Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (, , ) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).Gavin Flood (1996), ''An Introduction to Hinduism'', Cambridge University Press, , pp. 35–39A Bhattacharya (2006), ''Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology'', , pp. 8–14; George M. Williams (2003), Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Oxford University Press, , p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exxen
Exxen is a Turkish subscription streaming service and production company. Owned by Acun Medya, Turkish TV production and rights acquisition company, Exxen was launched on 1 January 2021. Exxen produces its own content, as well as owning various streaming rights of foreign productions and sports events. History Exxen was established and commercially registered in Turkey, in 2017. The platform was first announced by Turkish media mogul Acun Ilıcalı through his Instagram account on 24 September 2020. The name of the platform was suggested by Ali Taran, Turkish marketing executive who held previously partnerships with Ilıcalı in various shows. In initial phase, the company hired around 1,500 employees to run its operations. Subsequently, it was revealed that the annual budget of the platform will be 900 million TRY. Launched in 1 January 2021, the number of user of the platform hit 500,000 users in three days after the launch, according to a statement from Ilıcalı via his so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadakatsiz
''Sadakatsız (''Unfaithful'')'' signed by Medyapım and Mednova, the first episode was published on October 7, 2020, directed by Neslihan Yeşilyurt, the script was written by Kemal Hamamcıoğlu and Dilara Pamuk in the first season, and since the second season, Arzu Daştan Mutlu, Mustafa Mutlu, Gamze Arslan and Nuriye Bilici quartet It is a Turkish-made television series in the drama and psychological thriller genre written by. It is adapted from the British TV series Doctor Foster. Cansu Dere, Caner Cindoruk and Melis Sezen share the lead roles. The series, which consisted of 2 seasons, ended with its 60th episode aired on May 25, 2022. Season 1 Doctor Asya (Cansu Dere) lives a peaceful and happy life in Tekirdağ with her husband Volkan (Caner Cindoruk) and their son Ali (Alp Akar). This situation changes when she learns that her husband has been having an affair with a young woman named Derin ( Melis Sezen) for two years. Asya must choose between saving her marriage or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox (Turkey)
Fox is one of the leading free to air TV networks broadcasting in Turkey. Since July 2012, Fox TV broadcasts in 16:9. History The channel was originally TGRT (acronym in turkish as: 'Türkiye Gazetesi Radyo Televizyonu'; ''Turkey Newspaper Radio Television'') and began broadcasting on April 23, 1993, under İhlas Holding. Between 2001 and 2004, TGRT was owned by Tasarruf Mevduatı Sigorta Fonu before being sold again to İhlas Holding. On July 23, 2006, News Corporation acquired TGRT from İhlas Holding, and was formed by Ahmet Ertegün. The channel was later relaunched as Fox on February 24, 2007. David Parker Reid was the General Manager of Fox Turkey between 2006 and 2009. David Parker Reid, Hakan Etus, Koray Altinsoy, Doğan Şentürk played crucial role as the most senior executives about the establishment of the Fox channel in Turkey. After David Parker Reid's leave, Pietro Vicari served as General Manager from 2009 to 2014. On November 26, 2014, Adam Theiler was appointe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanal D
Kanal D, also known as Channel D, is a nationwide television channel in Turkey and part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993. The network also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online, and had the first high definition channel in Turkey, Kanal D HD. The text 'KANAL D' is not displayed in its Turkish broadcast. Only the blue earth section of the logo is displayed throughout commercial sections.Turkish Radio Law requires TV broadcasters have distinct logos during regular content and commercials. These logos serve as call signs of the station. Public service clips can be shown with either logo. Kanal D is broadcast via satellite to 27 countries. Kanal D Romania On 18 February 2007, Kanal D launched a television channel in Romania under the same name. Currently airing programs Currently airing TV series * 2006-: ''Arka Sokaklar'' * 2008- 2010: '' Aşk-ı Memnu'' * 2021-: ''Yargı'' * 2022-: ''Aşk ve Umut'' * 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avrupa Yakası
''Avrupa Yakası'' (''European Side'') is a Turkish sitcom, produced by Sinan Çetin and written by Gülse Birsel. The series was shot at Plato Film studios and its first episode was broadcast on ATV (Turkey), ATV on 11 February 2004. Although the cast of ''Avrupa Yakası'' changed throughout different seasons, Gülse Birsel, Gazanfer Özcan, Levent Üzümcü, Şenay Gürler, Hale Caneroğlu, Yavuz Seçkin, Veysel Diker and Yıldırım Öcek were the permanent actors who portrayed members of the Sütçüoğlu family and the employees of the fictional ''Avrupa Yakası'' magazine, located in Nişantaşı. At the end of the first five seasons of the series, the company had a turnover of 40 million and it produced 4 million dollars for Sinan Çetin, the producer of the series. Plot Aslı (Gülse Birsel) works as an editor at a fashion magazine called ''Avrupa Yakası''. Her family owns a restaurant and Aslı's brother, Volkan (Ata Demirer) runs the restaurant. The episodes mostly con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
