Şaban, the

Turkish 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 mi ...

is a popular cinema character, portrayed by Turkish actor

Kemal Sunal Ali Kemal Sunal (11 November 1944 – 3 July 2000) was a Turkish actor and comedian. With ''Hababam Sınıfı'', ''Kapıcılar Kralı'' and '' Davaro'', Sunal gained large popularity amongst Turkish cinema goers and was famed for his charac ...

. Both figures rose to fame hand in hand, as the commoner clean-hearted looks of Şaban on the screen became very popular among Turkish citizens, and the two names had been used interchangeably, similar to the connection between

The Tramp The Tramp (''Charlot'' in several languages), also known as the Little Tramp, was English actor Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character and an icon in world cinema during the era of silent film. ''The Tramp'' is also the title of ...

and

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

. The character sometimes appeared as "İnek Şaban" (Şaban the Geek), most significantly in the popular film series

Hababam Sınıfı ''Hababam Sınıfı'' (The Chaos Class) is a 1975 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ertem Eğilmez based on a novel by Rıfat Ilgaz, featuring an ensemble cast including Kemal Sunal, Tarık Akan and Münir Özkul that tells the adventures of a pri ...

. Even if Sunal went on to play darker and more realistic characters in his later projects, Şaban became a trademark figure in the national filming history. One of the most popular films which features Şaban is

Tosun Paşa ''Tosun Paşa'' is a 1976 Turkish comedy film, directed by Kartal Tibet and written by Yavuz Turgul and starring Kemal Sunal, in his trademark character role of ''Şaban'', as a butler who poses as the governor-general of Ottoman-ruled Egypt ...

.he is very popular among the Turkish people.

Filmography

External links

Kemal Sunal Films pageKema Sunal Movies on the netKemal Sunal films on blogKem Sunal Fan Blog PageKem Sunal Movies
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