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Ece Dizdar
Ece Dizdar (born 23 November 1981) is a Turkish actress. Life and career Dizdar was born in Istanbul. During her childhood, her father went on missions as a submarine worker and she moved with him to different cities across Turkey and stayed in countries such as Pakistan, Belgium, and the UK. She usually studied at DoDDS American schools where she traveled. During her secondary school years, she studied musicals and dance in Belgium, and appeared on the stage by joining the children's conservatory for 2 years. After graduating from Marmara University Faculty of Communication, she moved to London, completed her acting education at the ARTSED acting academy with a scholarship and started her professional acting career. Ece Dizdar translated plays such as ''Shopping and F… ing'' and ''Festen'' for Dot Theatre. She later worked as a voice actress for professional commercials and promotional works. She then continued her stage career in Turkey and England, and soon appeared in tele ... [...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] |
Birds Without Wings
''Birds Without Wings'' is a novel by Louis de Bernières, written in 2004. Narrated by various characters, it tells the tragic love story of Philothei and Ibrahim. It also chronicles the rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the 'Father of the Turkish Nation'. The overarching theme of the story covers the impact of religious intolerance, overzealous nationalism, and the war that often results. The characters are unwittingly caught up in historical tides outside of their control. The book's title is taken from a saying by one of the characters, Iskander the Potter, "Man is a bird without wings, and a bird is a man without sorrows." The book includes a vivid and detailed description of the horrors of life in the trenches during World War I. Some of the characters are also present in the author's earlier novel ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin''. Plot summary The pace of the book is languid, even slow. The story is set in Eskibahçe, a small fictional village in southwestern coastal Anato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siyah Beyaz Aşk
''Siyah Beyaz Aşk'' (English title: ''Price of Passion'') is a Turkish romantic drama television series starring İbrahim Çelikkol, Birce Akalay, Muhammet Uzuner, Arzu Gamze Kılınç, Ece Dizdar and Deniz Celiloğlu. It premiered on Kanal D on October 16, 2017 and concluded on May 28, 2018. Synopsis When doctor Asli decides to help out someone and sees something she shouldn’t have seen, she learns two things. One, she accidentally helped a mafia leader. Two, he wants to kill her. That drastically changes as Farhat, the mafia leader finds out Asli has a brother in the police department. Not wanting to make the situation worse Farhat gives the doctor an ultimatum. Marry him and take his last name. Or die. Cast *İbrahim Çelikkol as Ferhat Aslan, Yeter and Namik's son, Asli's lover/husband. *Birce Akalay as Aslı Çınar Aslan, Cem’s younger sister, Ferhat's lover/wife. * Muhammet Uzuner as Namık Emirhan, Ferhat's father’s friend (who raised Ferhat and brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menajerimi Ara
''Menajerimi Ara'' () is a Turkish drama and comedy television series signed by Ay Yapım, directed by Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş, script written by Uğraş Güneş and Volkan Yazıcı, first episode aired on 25 August 2020. Blending drama and comedy, the series centers around the lives of four managers with their assistants at a prestigious talent agency. With each episode, actors from the cinema and television industry participate in the series as guests and portray themselves. Adapted from the French TV series '' Dix pour cent''. The series ended with its 45th episode, which was broadcast on July 11, 2021. Plot Four managers of talent agency Ego, namely Kıraç ( Barış Falay), Feris (Canan Ergüder), Çınar ( Fatih Artman) and Peride ( Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu), deal with difficult situations every day and defend their business visions. They skillfully combine art and business, but their private and professional lives sometimes come into conflict. Managers and their assistants t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasak Elma
''Yasak Elma'' (English title: ''Forbidden Apple'') is a Turkish television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ... created by Medyapım, starring Şevval Sam and Eda Ece and others. It was written by Melis Civelek and Zeynep Gür, and directed by Neslihan Yeşilyurt for three seasons, by Murat Öztürk in the fourth season and by Ece Erdek Koçoğlu from the fifth and sixth seasons. Plot Season 1 Ender, a woman from the high society and wife of successful businessman Halit Argun, hires Yildiz Yilmaz as her husband's personal waitress. The latter is asked to seduce Halit so Ender can get finances after their divorce but Yildiz betrays Ender and exposes her plan. Halit divorces Ender upon learning the truth. She is left without money and begins her struggle to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küçük Şeyler (film)
Küçük means "small" in Turkish and may refer to: People Epithet * Küçük Ali (died 1804), also known as ''Ali Đevrlić'', Ottoman janissary and civil servant * Kuchuk Hanem (fl. 1850–1870), Ghawazi famed beauty and dancer * Küçük Mehmet Sait Pasha (1830–1914), Ottoman statesman * Küçük Mustafa (died 1422), Ottoman prince Surname * Fazıl Küçük (1906–1984), Turkish Cypriot politician * İrsen Küçük (1940–2019), Turkish Cypriot politician * Veli Küçük (born 1944), Turkish retired general * Yalçın Küçük (born 1938), Turkish socialist writer, philosopher, economist, and historian Places * Küçük Mecidiye Mosque, Ottoman-era mosque in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey * Küçüklü (other), various places in Turkey * Küçükmenderes River, in Turkey * Küçük Tavşan Adası, pair of adjacent Turkish islands located in the Aegean Sea north of Gölköy, in Bodrum * Küçük Tiyatro, theatre in Ankara, Turkey Media * ''Kü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ümit Ünal
Ümit Ünal (born 14 April 1965 in Tire, İzmir), is a film director, screenwriter and author. He is the scriptwriter for eight Turkish feature films including ''Teyzem (My Aunt)'' (1986), ''Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen (My Dreams, My Love and You)'' (1987). His first feature film as a director is '' 9'' which won many awards in various film festivals and was the Official Turkish Entry for the 2003 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He wrote and directed seven feature films including Istanbul Tales (Anlat İstanbul), Ara, Gölgesizler (Shadowless), Ses (The Voice) and Nar (The Pomegranate). He has published four books. He currently works as a freelance director/writer, living in Istanbul. Filmography As director *''9 (2002 film)'' (2001) **2002 Istanbul International Film Festival - Best Turkish Film of the Year, Best Actress (Serra Yılmaz) **2002 Ankara Film Festival - Best Screenplay, Best Actor - Fikret Kuşkan **2002 14. Ankara Film Festival - Onat Kutlar Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love, Spells And All That
''Love, Spells and All That'' ( tr, Aşk, Büyü vs.) is a Turkish drama film, written and directed by Ümit Ünal and released in 2019. The film stars Selen Uçer as Reyhan and Ece Dizdar as Eren, two women in a small Turkish town who had a love affair as teenagers but were separated when Eren went away to university in Paris; now, 20 years later, Eren returns wanting to rekindle their relationship, but Reyhan is uncertain even though she had once cast a love spell to make Eren love her forever. The film's cast also includes Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu, Uygar Özçelik, Emrah Kolukisa, Damla Ersan, Tonguç Rador, Murat Toprak, Sirzat Bilallar, Melisa Demir, Gizem Katmer, Rohat Culum, Ramazan Alkan, Serhat Gonen, Eyüp Kelen, Onur Alkan, Alaattin Ekin, Muharrem Dursun, Kasim Arli, Yilmaz Arli, Melik Alkan, Kerim Ünal, Ilhan Alkan and Görkem Mertsöz. The film premiered at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2019. It was picked up for international distribution by TLA Releasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
