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Erdal Tosun
Erdal Tosun (April 9, 1963 – November 30, 2016) was a Turkish actor. Biography Born in Istanbul to actor Necdet Tosun and the older brother of actor Gürdal Tosun, he graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1982 and began his career mainly as a stage actor. During that time, Tosun worked alongside noted playwrights and directors such as Murathan Mungan, Yılmaz Erdoğan and he was even featured in adaptations of plays written by American actor Woody Allen. He also appeared in over 40 films and 13 television shows during his lifetime. On screen, Tosun made his debut film appearance in the 1983 film ''Mine'', directed by Atıf Yılmaz and among his most renowned appearances was the 2010 film ''Rina''. As for television, Tosun appeared on the television series '' Kardeş Payı''. This was one of his later performances before his death. As a voice artist, he provided a voice dubbing role for the video game ''League of Legends''. Personal life In 1995, Tosun married İl ... [...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] |
My Father And My Son
''My Father and My Son'' ( tr, Babam ve Oğlum) is a 2005 Turkish drama film written and directed by Çağan Irmak about a family torn apart by the 1980 Turkish coup d'état. The film which went on nationwide release on became one of the highest-grossing Turkish films in history. Plot In order to study journalism at Istanbul University, Sadık leaves his village on the Aegean coast. This angers his father, Hüseyin, who wants him to study Agricultural Engineering so he can manage the family farm. During his years at university Sadık becomes a militant in left wing politics. Upon learning about Sadık's behavior, Hüseyin disowns him. However worse days are ahead for Sadık. In the early hours of the morning on 12 September 1980 Sadık's pregnant wife starts having contractions. The couple runs outside, but they can't find anyone to take them to the hospital, due to a curfew. The country has been taken over in a military coup. Sadık's wife gives birth in a park and dies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Ghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sünnet
Khitan ( ar, ختان) or Khatna ( ar, ختنة) is the Arabic term for circumcision, and the Islamic term for the recommended practice of male circumcision in Islamic culture. Male circumcision is widespread in the Muslim world, and accepted as an established practice by all Islamic schools of jurisprudence.; It is considered a sign of belonging to the wider Muslim community (''Ummah''). Islamic male circumcision is analogous but not identical to Jewish circumcision. Muslims are currently the largest single religious group in which the practice is widespread, although circumcision is never mentioned in the Quran itself but is mentioned in the ''ḥadīth'' literature and ''sunnah'' (accounts of the sayings and living habits attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his lifetime). Whether or not it should be carried out after converting to Islam is debated among Muslim legal scholars (''Ulama''). Religious sources The Quran itself does not mention circumcision exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouble On Wheels
''Trouble on Wheels'' ( tr, Kara Bela) is a 2015 Turkish action film directed by Burak Aksak. Cast * Cengiz Bozkurt - Kudret * Seda Bakan - Burcu * Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (born 16 January 1983) is a Turkish actor and director. He started his career with roles in theater plays, films, and TV series, however, he eventually became known with his role in '' Ulan Istanbul'' and later in ''Çukur ... - Güven * - Efkan * - Zabita Amiri * - Atilgan References External links * 2015 comedy films Turkish comedy films {{Turkey-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telling Tales (film)
''Telling Tales'' ( tr, Bana Masal Anlatma) is a 2015 Turkish comedy film directed by Burak Aksak. Cast * Hande Doğandemir - Ayperi * Fatih Artman - Riza * Devrim Yakut - Selma * Erdal Tosun - Cemal * - Timur * Gürkan Uygun - Jilet Ali * Cengiz Bozkurt - Nafi * Burcu Biricik Burcu Biricik Yetkin (born 4 May 1989) is a Turkish people, Turkish actress. Early life Biricik was born on 4 May 1988 in Elmalı, Antalya Province. She is of Yörük descent, which is a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic subgroup. In 2006, at the be ... - Ezgi * Çağlar Ertuğrul - Erdil References External links *{{IMDb title, 4195278 2015 comedy films Turkish comedy films Films with live action and animation 2010s Turkish-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vay Arkadaş
''Vay Arkadaş'' () is a 2010 Turkish comedy film directed by Kemal Uzun. Cast * Ali Atay as Manik * Mete Horozoğlu as Dildo * Fırat Tanış as Tik * Demet Evgar as Nil * Rasim Öztekin as Efendi Baba * Mustafa Üstündağ as Sadık * Erdal Tosun Erdal Tosun (April 9, 1963 – November 30, 2016) was a Turkish actor. Biography Born in Istanbul to actor Necdet Tosun and the older brother of actor Gürdal Tosun, he graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1982 and began his career ... as Halit Aga * as Sezai References External links * 2010 action comedy films 2010 films Turkish action comedy films 2010 comedy films {{Turkey-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolly Life
''Jolly Life'' ( tr, Neşeli Hayat) is a 2009 Turkish comedy film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan, about a working class Turkish man who accepts a job as a Mall Santa. It was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2009. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was screened in competition at the 29th International Istanbul Film Festival and was nominated in several categories at the 3rd Yeşilçam Awards. The cast are actors of Çok Güzel Hareketler Bunlar. Due to filming was done simultaneously for two productions, The actors have minor roles. Writer, director and star Erdoğan says that the main character is between the worlds of the Westernized upper class Turks and the working class Turks in the east of the country. See also * 2009 in film * Turkish films of 2009 A list of films produced by the Turkish film industry in Turkey in 2009. Highest-grossing films Released films January – June July – December S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, north of the Sinai Peninsula, south of the Anatolian Peninsula, and west of the Levant. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is east of Greece, north of Egypt, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world. Cyprus was settled by Mycenaean Greeks in two waves in the 2nd millennium BC. As a strategic location in the Eastern Mediterranean, it was subsequently occupied by several major powers, including the empires of the Assyrians, Egyptians and Persi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutsal Damacana
''Kutsal Damacana'' is a 2007 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kamil Aydın, starring Şafak Sezer as a man who disguises himself as a priest to help remove a spell. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of the highest-grossing Turkish films of 2007 and was followed by the sequels '' Kutsal Damacana 2: İtmen'' (2010) and '' Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola'' (2011). Production The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey. Synopsis Former sailor Fikret is having trouble settling into his new life in Istanbul and has begun to make use the local church’s facilities. When the priest Artin goes on a trip to Vatican, Fikret starts selling off the church's cellar of expensive wines and stays in priest's room at night. Fikret spends most of his remaining time gambling on horse races and lecturing Asim, a naïve young boy working at the car wash located next door to the church who perceives him as a surrogate as a father figure. Fikret and Asim l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
