Adana Cinema Museum ( tr, Adana Sinema Müzesi) is a museum in

Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...

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dedicated to the

cinema of Turkey Cinema of Turkey or Turkish cinema (also old known as ''Yeşilçam'' literally means ''The Green Pine'' in Turkish language), () or Türk sineması is the sobriquet that refers to the Turkish film art and industry. It is an important part of ...

, in particular in relation with directors, actors and producers native to the city. Established in 2011 in a renewed old Adana house, the museum is situated on the west side of

Seyhan River The Seyhan River (formerly written ''Seihan'', ''Sihun''; ancient name: grc, Σάρος, ''Sáros''), alternatively known as ''Sarus'' (or in Turkish as ''Sarus Su''),John Garstang and O.R. Gurney is the longest river of Cilicia and the lon ...

. The ground floor of the museum is reserved for the movie posters. At least one name in each poster (director, actor, scriptwriter etc.) belongs to a citizen of Adana. In the first floor, there is a room exhibiting the photos, movie posters and belongings of the renowned Turkish actor

Yılmaz Güney Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Kurdish film director, screenwriter, novelist, and actor. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary wor ...

(1937-1984). There are life-size figures of Yılmaz Güney, painter

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and author

Orhan Kemal Orhan Kemal (15 September 1914 – 2 June 1970) is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that describe the life of the poor in Turkey. Biography Orhan Kemal was born in Ceyhan, Adana, ...

(1914-1970). Photos and artifacts on display of other well-known people from Adana associated with cinema are writer

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(born 1923), actor

Şener Şen Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in '' Mr. Muhsin'' (1985) and '' Lovelorn'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for '' Çö ...

(born 1941) and his father actor

Ali Şen Ali Şen (26 December 1918 in Adana, Ottoman Empire – 15 December 1989 in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish actor, father of the actor Şener Şen Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golde ...

(1918-1989),

Muzaffer İzgü Muzaffer İzgü (; 29 October 1933 – 26 August 2017) was a Turkish writer and teacher. He was known for his children's books and works of humour, and had authored 154 books, 98 of which were for children. Life İzgü was born in Adana on 29 ...

(born 1933),

Ali Özgentürk Ali Özgentürk (born 4 November 1947) is a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was born on 4 November 1947 in Adana, Turkey. After studying philosophy and sociology at Istanbul University, he became involved in theater, as an a ...

(born 1947), Orhan Duru,

Aytaç Arman Aytaç Arman (born Veysel İnce; 22 June 1949 – 26 February 2019) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1971 and 2019. He starred in the 1979 film '' The Enemy'', which won an Honourable Mentio ...

(born 1949), Bilal İnci,

Meral Zeren Meral Zeren (born 1956) is a Turkish actress whose popularity started to flourish during the early 1970s and is known to have collaborated with some well-known actors of that era. Biography Meral Zeren's given birthname was Çiğdem Gümüş an ...

Menderes Samancılar Menderes Samancılar (born 1 May 1954) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Samancılar was born on 1 May 1954 in Adana and is of Kurdish descent. He won the first prize in a photonovel competition organized by a newspaper in 1974. He starred in ...

, Nurhan Tekerek and

Mahmut Hekimoğlu Mahmut Hekimoğlu (25 October 1955 – 10 September 2016) was a Turkish actor and film producer. Filmography As actor * ''Çakma Hayat'' (Film) 2013 * ''Sevgi Bağlayınca'' (TV series) - Cemil 2010 * ''Hür Adam'' (Film) - Doctor Tahir 2010 * ...

. There is also a library in the museum.

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