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Nurgül Yeşilçay
Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress. Biography Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, in 1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Since her graduation, she has performed several major roles for the stage, including Ophelia in ''Hamlet'' and Blanche DuBois in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Theatre aside, she shot to prominence as the lead in, among others, three record-breaking Turkish television dramas. Her film ''Edge of Heaven'' won the prize for best screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007. She reported "big projects were offered to me by well-known producers in Cannes. But my son is a baby. I need begin new life. I can't." She made her screen debut in 2001 in Semir Arslanyürek's feature '' Şellale'' (''The Waterfall''). She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with the film ''Vicdan''. Filmography }, fa, جن زیبا) , Dilaram / Jinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kösem Sultan
Kösem Sultan ( ota, كوسم سلطان, translit=;, 1589Baysun, M. Cavid, s.v. "Kösem Walide or Kösem Sultan" in ''The Encyclopaedia of Islam'' vol. V (1986), Brill, p. 272 " – 2 September 1651), also known as Mahpeyker SultanDouglas Arthur Howard, The official History of Turkey, Greenwood Press, , p. 195 ( fa, ماه پيكر;, ), was the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I, valide sultan as the mother of sultans Murad IV and Ibrahim, and ''büyük'' ("elder") valide sultan as the grandmother of Sultan Mehmed IV. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history, as well as a prominent and controversial figure during the period known as the Sultanate of Women. Born in Tinos, then part of the Republic of Venice, to a Greek Orthodox priest, she was kidnapped and sold as a slave in Bosnia before being sent to the imperial harem in Constantinople, the Ottoman capital. There she rose to prominence, becoming the favourite o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Streetcar Named Desire (play)
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a play written by Tennessee Williams and first performed on Broadway on December 3, 1947. The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister and brother-in-law. Williams' most popular work, ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is one of the most critically acclaimed plays of the twentieth century.Williams, Tennessee (1995). ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Introduction and text. Oxford: Heinemann Educational Publishers. It still ranks among his most performed plays, and has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably a critically acclaimed film that was released in 1951.Production notesDecember 3, 1947—December 17, 1949IBDb.com Plot After the loss of her family home to creditors, Blanche DuBois travels from Laurel, Mississippi, to the New Orleans French Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çınar Ağacı (film)
''The Plane Tree'' ( tr, Çınar Ağacı) is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Handan İpekçi, featuring Celile Toyon as a retired teacher who is the catalyst for the bi-monthly reunion of her extended family under the titular plane tree. The film, which opened on March 18, 2011 at number 2 in the Turkish box office, is one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2011. Release The film opened on nationwide general release in 218 screens across Turkey on at number 2 in the national box office with a first weekend gross of US$340,424. Reception The film remained in the Turkish box-office charts for 20 weeks and made a total gross of US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...1,562,977. See also * Turkish films off 2011 * 2011 on film Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Kocalı Hürmüz (2009 Film)
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed the digit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edge Of Heaven (film)
''The Edge of Heaven'' (german: Auf der anderen Seite, literally ''On the Other Side'', tr, Yaşamın Kıyısında) is a 2007 Turkish-German drama written and directed by Fatih Akın. The film won the Prix du scénario at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, was Germany's entry in the category Best Foreign Language Film at the 2007 Oscars, but was not nominated. After making its worldwide debut at the Cannes Film Festival in France, the film was shown at several international film festivals. It was released in Germany on 27 September 2007. Plot ;Yeter's Death Retired widower Ali Aksu (Tuncel Kurtiz), a Turkish immigrant living in the German city of Bremen, believes he has found a solution to his loneliness when he meets Yeter Öztürk (Nursel Köse). He offers her a monthly payment to stop working as a prostitute and move in with him. After receiving threats from two Turkish Muslims for the work she does, she decides to accept his offer. Ali's son, Nejat Aksu (Baki Davrak), a prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adem'in Trenleri
''Adam and the Devil'' ( tr, Adem'in Trenleri) is a 2007 Turkish drama film directed by Barış Pirhasan. Cast * Nurgül Yeşilçay - Hacer * Cem Özer - Hasan Hoca * Derya Alabora Derya Alabora (born Derya Harupçu, August 19, 1959) is a Turkish actress. She was born in Istanbul. She graduated from the theater department at the conservatory of Mimar Sinan University in 1982. She has won two Golden Orange awards for her ro ... - Sükran * Asuman Dabak - Münevver * - Resat * - Musa References External links * 2007 drama films 2007 films Turkish drama films {{Turkey-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borrowed Bride
''Borrowed'' is a 2022 drama film directed by Carlos Rafael Betancourt and Oscar Ernesto Ortega. The film explores the relationship between two men living in South Florida. ''Borrowed'' stars Jonathan Del Arco and Héctor Medina, and had its world premiere at the 2022 Miami International Film Festival. Synopsis The story centers around the relationship of David, a painter living an isolated life in the Florida Keys with sophisticated and openly gay Justin, from Miami. What starts as a date and possibly posing for a painting unravels into a physiological struggle for power and freedom when David decides to “borrow” Justin against his will. Cast * Jonathan Del Arco Jonathan Del Arco (born March 7, 1966) is an Uruguayan American actor and gay rights and political activist. He is best known for his role as Hugh the Borg in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and '' Star Trek: Picard'', and for his series r ... – David * Hector Médina – Justin Release The film prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anlat İstanbul
''Istanbul Tales'' ( tr, Anlat İstanbul) is a 2005 Turkish drama-anthology film, directed by Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ümit Ünal, Yücel Yolcu and Ömür Atay, which tells five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales ''Snow White'', ''Cinderella'', ''Pied Piper'', ''Sleeping Beauty'' and ''Little Red Riding Hood''. The film, which went on nationwide general release on 11 March 2005, won several awards including Best Film at the 24th International Istanbul Film Festival. Awards The film won the Best Film of the Year and Best Actress awards at the 2005 Istanbul International Film Festival, Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival and Jury Prize of "Artistic Expression" (Original Idea) at the 2005 MedFilm Festival in Rome. Cast *Altan Erkekli as Hilmi, the Clarinetist *Özgü Namal as Senay, his Wife *Mehmet Günsür as Rifki, her Lover *Erkan Can as Erkan, the Drummer *Azra Akın as Idil * Çetin Tekindor as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayat
Hayat or Hayet is an Arabic word which means "life". People * Hayat Boumeddiene, common law wife of Amedy Coulibaly, who perpetrated the Montrouge shooting in France in 2015 * Hayat Kabasakal, Turkish management academic * Malik Asif Hayat, chairman of the Federal Public Service Commission of Pakistan *Hayat Mahmud, Bengali feudal lord and military commander *Heyat Mahmud, medieval Bengali poet Places * Hayat, Algeria, a city in Algeria * Həyat, a village in Kalbajar Rayon, Azerbaijan * Menzel Hayet, a town and commune in the Monastir Governorate, Tunisia * Seyyed Ramazan, also known as Hāyeţ, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran Arts and media Television * Hayat TV (Bosnia and Herzegovina), a Bosnian TV network and TV channel founded in 1992 * Hayat TV (Turkey), a Turkish TV channel * Hayat Folk, a Bosnian music TV channel dedicated to traditional "Sevdalinka" songs (founded in 2012) * Hayat Music, a Bosnian music TV channel dedicated to world and Bosnian popular m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak
''Everything's Gonna Be Great'' ( tr, Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak) is a 1998 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Vargı, starring Cem Yılmaz a small-time crook who steals from his brother's pharmaceutical warehouse. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was a major box-office success. Plot After a series of unsuccessful business ventures, Altan spends his time doing nothing until his wife Ayla leaves him. He plans to win her back with a new business venture - a bar. One night he bumps into his brother Nuri whom he hasn't seen for years and who works in a pharmaceutical warehouse. Altan sees a way to make some money and before long the brothers are involved in a dangerous game. Altan remains optimistic in spite of everything that happens to them, but Nuri is a fatalist. Together, they struggle for survival, hoping that everything will be great, or better still, superb. Cast * Cem Yılmaz as Altan Çamlı * Mazhar Alanson Mahmut Mazhar Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
