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The Exam (2006 Film)
''The Exam'' ( tr, Sınav) is a 2006 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, about five Turkish highschool students preparing to sit for the university entry exam, who enlist the services of a professional thief, played by Jean-Claude Van Damme, to steal the papers. The film went on nationwide general release across Turkey on . Plot Five friends (Mert, Sinan, Gamze, Kaan and Uluç) are set to sit for the daunting nationwide university entry exam. Desperate to get a passing grade, they try to pool their resources together and enlist the services of a professional thief/assassin (Charles) for hire to steal the papers. All five of them have good reasons to do so. For Mert, it is essential to get into university, as he promised to his mother dying of cancer. He is the head of the family, working hard to make a living, even stopped attending school. Because of that, Mert surely cannot pass the entrance exam, so he needs to find other ways. He is in love with Gamze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yağmur Atacan
Yağmur () is a unisex Turkish given name and surname. In Turkish, "yağmur" means "rain." Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ece Yağmur Yavuz (born 2004), Turkish artistic gymnast * Yağmur Arzu Elma (born 1996), Turkish water polo player * Yağmur Koçyiğit (born 1988), Turkish female volleyball player * Yağmur Sarıgül (born 1979), Turkish songwriter *Yağmur Şengül (born 1994), Turkish para-archer * Yağmur Uraz (born 1990), Turkish female football player Surname * Eser Yağmur, Turkish football player * Mehmet Yağmur Mehmet Yağmur (born July 1, 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He plays at the point guard position. Professional career Yagmur averaged 6.7 points, 4.4 assists and 1 ..., Turkish basketball player {{DEFAULTSORT:Yagmur Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dostoyevski
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 February 1881), sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include ''Crime and Punishment'' (1866), ''The Idiot'' (1869), ''Demons'' (1872), and ''The Brothers Karamazov'' (1880). His 1864 novella, ''Notes from Underground'', is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkish Teen Films
Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and minorities in the former Ottoman Empire * Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkey), 1299–1922, previously sometimes known as the Turkish Empire ** Ottoman Turkish, the Turkish language used in the Ottoman Empire * Turkish Airlines, an airline * Turkish music (style), a musical style of European composers of the Classical music era See also * * * Turk (other) * Turki (other) * Turkic (other) * Turkey (other) * Turkiye (other) * Turkish Bath (other) * Turkish population, the number of ethnic Turkish people in the world * Culture of Turkey * History of Turkey ** History of the Republic of Turkey The Republic of Turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI Vahdettin by the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Turkey
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Comedy-drama Films
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second smallest composite number, behind 4; its proper divisors are , and . Since 6 equals the sum of its proper divisors, it is a perfect number; 6 is the smallest of the perfect numbers. It is also the smallest Granville number, or \mathcal-perfect number. As a perfect number: *6 is related to the Mersenne prime 3, since . (The next perfect number is 28.) *6 is the only even perfect number that is not the sum of successive odd cubes. *6 is the root of the 6-aliquot tree, and is itself the aliquot sum of only one other number; the square number, . Six is the only number that is both the sum and the product of three consecutive positive numbers. Unrelated to 6's being a perfect number, a Golomb ruler of length 6 is a "perfect ruler". Six is a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Turkish-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hümeyra
Fatma Hümeyra Akbay (; born 15 October 1947) is a Turkish actress, singer, composer, and lyricist. In the 1970s she was a noted singer and actress. Her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the hit sitcom ''Avrupa Yakası'', Yalan Dünya by Gülse Birsel and the feature drama '' Babam ve Oğlum'' directed by Çağan Irmak. Musical fame In the 1970s, her songs "Kördüğüm", "Sessiz Gemi", "Otuz Beş Yaş" were very successful. Her later albums ''Tutkulardan İntihar'', ''Beyhude'' were outside the mainstream. "Tutkulardan İntihar" was one of the first examples of Turkish rap songs. Acting She debuted in theater. Her debut acting in a feature film was ''Talihli Amele''. In 1985, with Ferhan Şensoy's "Ortaoyuncular" troupe, she took part in the stage play ''İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı''. In 1986, she won the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actress Award with her performance in ''Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur?'' at Antalya Film Festival. She was also awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okan Bayülgen
Kaan Okan Bayülgen (born 23 March 1964) is a Turkish actor, variety and talk show host, comedian and photographer. Biography Bayülgen was born on 23 March 1964 in Istanbul, Turkey, to a lawyer father and a painter mother. He spent six years at the Galatasaray High School which he calls emotionally harsh years before transferring to Bodrum High School, he eventually graduated from Şişli High School in 1984. Bayülgen attended the Faculty of Law in France and transferred to the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. After a year, he returned to Turkey and graduated from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory in 1989 with a master's degree. Bayülgen started his career as a director at State Theaters in 1989 and also worked as an actor there. In 1991, he began his broadcasting career and hosted his own radio show at Kent FM. He took part in the American TV series "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (1992), filming in Istanbul. In 1994, he worked at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itır Esen
Itır Esen (born 17 December 1956) is a Turkish film actress. She is the daughter of film actor Hayri Esen. Her niece, also named Itır Esen, is a model. Biography Itır Esen was born in Istanbul on 17 December 1956 and started out as a fashion model for the newspaper ''Milliyet''. She acted in a popular TV series called "Aşk-ı Memnu" and made her film debut in "Bizim Aile" opposite Tarık Akan. She is also known for Aile Şerefi, Gülen Gözler. She married Turkish film director Yavuz Turgul and retired from acting. In the 2000s (decade) she came out of retirement to occasionally act in supporting roles. She has two children. Esen is an avid fan of Beşiktaş J.K. and currently contributes as an online columnist to an online news website affiliated with the fans of the club. Filmography * '' Aşk-ı Memnu'' (1975) * '' Bizim Aile'' (1975) * '' Gençlik Köprüsü'' (1975) * '' Aile Şerefi'' (1976) * '' Gülen Gözler'' (1977) * '' Benim Gibi Sevenler'' (1977) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altan Erkekli
Reşit Altan Erkekli (born 18 January 1955) is a Turkish theatre, film and television actor. Filmography Films: * 1982 ''Dolap Beyiri'' * 1989 ''Can Şenliği'' * 1991 ''Deniz Gurbetçileri'' * 1993 ''Mavi Sürgün'' * 1996 ''80. Adım'' * 2000 ''Merdiven'' * 2001 ''Vizontele'' - (as Nazmi Doğan) * 2004 ''Hızlı Adımlar'' - Lütfü * 2004 ''Vizontele Tuuba'' - (as Nazmi Doğan) * 2005 ''Istanbul Tales (Anlat İstanbul)'' - Hilmi * 2005 ''Organize İşler'' - (as Yusuf Ziya Ocak) * 2006 '' The Exam'' - (as Almancı Sedat) * 2006 ''Eve Dönüş'' - (as Hoca) * 2006 ''Unutulmayanlar'' - (as Aziz) * 2006 ''Cenneti Beklerken'' - (as Çoban) * 2008 '' O... Çocuklari'' * 2009 '' I Saw the Sun'' * 2011 '' Love Likes Coincidences'' * 2012 ''Uzun Hikâye'' * 2013 '' Umut Üzümleri'' * 2014 '' Yağmur: Kıyamet Çiçeği'' * 2017 '' Ayla: The Daughter of War'' * 2018 ''Bizi Hatırla'' * 2019 ''Çiçero'' * 2019 ''Hababam Sınıfı Yeniden'' * 2019 ''Enes Batur Gerçek Kahraman'' * 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Güven Kıraç
Güven Kıraç (born 5 April 1960) is a Turkish actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 41st International Film Festival of India. Biography Kıraç was born on 5 April 1960 in Istanbul, Turkey. He studied theater at the conservatory of Mimar Sinan University. He is of Abkhaz descent. Filmography * Kavşak * Zor Adam * Tövbe * Sünnet Davası * Babba * Masumiyet - Yusuf * Salkım Hanımın Taneleri - Bekir * Lalelide Bir Azize - Aziz * Duruşma - Cavit * Abdülhamit Düşerken * Duvara Karşı - Şeref * Gönül Yarası - Memet * Anlat İstanbul - Mimi * Takva - Rauf * Kebab Connection - Mehmet - İbo's father * Sınav * Yaşamın Kıyısında * The Net 2.0 * Kirpi The kirpi is a small traditional hand weeding tool. It evolved in India as a multi-purpose gardening implement. The tool has a wooden handle and a curved blade. The cutting edge on the outside curve of the blade can be used for hand hoeing, whil ... - Tahir Yaman * Gemide - 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
