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46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The 46th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival () was a film festival held in Antalya, Turkey which ran from 19 to 17 October 2009. This edition of the International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival was the first to be organised solely by the Antalya Foundation for Culture and Arts (AKSAV), a cultural body affiliated with the Antalya Greater Municipality, and the first to have an international section within the main body of the festival. Awards National Feature Competition * Best Film: ''Bornova Bornova'' directed by İnan Temelkuran and ''Cosmos'' () directed by Reha Erdem * Best First Film: ''On the Way to School'' () directed by Orhan Eskiköy and Özgür Doğan * Best Director: Reha Erdem for ''Cosmos'' () * Best Screenplay: Onur Ünlü for ''Five Cities'' () * Best Actress: Nergis Öztürk for ''Envy (2009 film), Envy'' () * Best Actor: Öner Erkan for ''Bornova Bornova'' * Best Cinematographer: Florent Herry for ''Cosmos'' () * Best Music Score: Mehme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Emrah Yucel
Emrah Yucel (born May 24, 1968), is a Turkish advertising and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, USA. He specialized in motion picture advertising as well as country and city branding. Yucel was born as the son of a screenwriter mother and a film director father. While his father was working for the BBC at the time, he began elementary school in London. Those years influenced him to follow the path of a designer. After returning to Turkey, he continued his education and graduated from Hacettepe University. He subsequently received a master's degree in Art, Design and Architecture from Bilkent University. He also began his professional career during those formative years, representing his country in international exhibitions, poster biennials, following with two "Designer of the Year" awards in the field of graphic design. In 1996, he moved to New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Envy (2009 Film)
''Envy'' () is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Zeki Demirkubuz based on the novel of the same name by Nahit Sirri Orik, about a married woman who has an affair with the son of a rich man. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has been screened at International film festivals in Adana and Istanbul. Plot Seniha and Halit are two siblings who have lost their parents. Both are in their 40s. Seniha is an ugly woman, never married. His family prioritized his brother's needs and taught him abroad; He neglected Seniha and even rejected the marriage proposals that came to her, thinking "dowry costs will come". Seniha is forced to live with her older brother Halit, who returned to Istanbul after her parents died. When Halit got a job there, he went to Ankara with him. Halit then marries a young girl named Mükerrem. Mükerrem in her 30s, who is younger than her. While three of them live in Istanbul, they go to Zonguldak on a business occasio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Evrim Alataş
Evrim Alataş (born 15 April 1976; Gölpınar, Akçadağ – 12 April 2010; Diyarbakır) was a Kurdish writer, journalist, screenwriter and human rights activist. Alataş is described as the first female Kurdish writer of Turkey. Her works include the film Min Dît: The Children of Diyarbakır from 2009, which won the grand jury prize at the 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Born in the village of Gölpınar in Malatya in 1976 to a Kurdish family, Alataş started her journalism career in 1994 by working as a reporter and editor at various left-wing newspapers such as Yeni Politika, Özgür Bakış, Ülkede Özgür Gündem and later as a columnist for Evrensel and BirGün. Many of her writings for these newspapers were about Kurds in Turkey. Alataş died in 2010 from cancer in her home in Diyarbakır and was buried in her home village of Gölpınar. Literature * * See also *Human rights in Turkey Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bahadır Karataş
Bahadır is a common masculine Turkish name, Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Bahadır" means "brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", and/or "gallant". This name is written with a dotless ı. It appears as BAHADIR in uppercase and bahadır in lowercase. Related names Bahadır is the modern version of "Baghatur". On the other hand, Mete is a deformed version of "Mo - du" and is also used as a masculine given name by Turkish people. Moreover, Baghatur is also used as a masculine given name by Turkish people as Batur, and as in other cognate forms. Equivalents * Arabic: Bahadur (بهادر) * Georgian: Baadur (ბაადურ) * Persian: Bahadur (بهادر) * Urdu: Bahadur (بہادر) * Turkmen: Batyr Other Relations * History: Modu (Possibly a Middle Chinese form (冒頓) of the old Turkic honorific title "bagatur".) * Turkish: Mete (Turkish form of Modu.) * Caucasian Mythology: Batraz (Possibly from Turkic "bagatur". This is the name of the leader of the superhuman Narts in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Master (2009 Film)
''The Master'' () is a 2009 Turkish drama film, directed by Bahadır Karataş, starring Yetkin Dikinciler as a small town car mechanic in who builds a small biplane in his backyard. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Hasibe Eren at the 3rd Yeşilçam Awards. Plot Dogan, a car mechanic in a small town, is obsessed with flying. He has been building a small biplane in his back yard for years. His wife Emine does not share his affinity for aviation and feels neglected in their marriage. When Dogan's plane crashes during an aeronautics fair, she gives him an ultimatum: he can either pursue his passion for flying or live a humble life with her, solely as a car mechanic. Production The film was shot on location in Eskişehir, Turkey. See also * 2009 in film * Turkish films of 2009 References External links * * 2009 films 2009 drama films Turkish aviation films Films set in Turkey Turkish dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zeynep Koloğlu
Zeynep is the Turkish form of the Arabic female given name Zaynab. Zeynep means "precious rock, precious gem" and may refer to: People * Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), Turkish scholar of antiquities * Zeynep Akata, Turkish computer scientist *Zeynep Sibel Algan (born 1955), Turkish diplomat * Zeynep Çelik (judoka) (born 1996), Turkish para judoka * Zeynep Çelik (scholar), Turkish architect and academic *Zeynep Çelik-Butler, Turkish-American Professor of Electrical Engineering * Zeynep Ergun (1953–2022), Turkish academic * Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu (born 1955), Turkish architect * Zeynep Karahan Uslu, Turkish politician and activist * Zeynep Kınacı (1972–1996), Kurdish militant and first ever suicide bomber * Zeynep Korkmaz (1921–2025), Turkish scholar *Zeynep Kuray (born 1978), Turkish journalist * Zeynep Oduncu (born 1987), Turkish journalist * Zeynep Oral (born 1946), Turkish journalist * Zeynep Sevde Paksu (born 1983), Turkish writer and publisher *Zeynep Sönmez (born 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Erkan Tekemen
Erkan is a common Turkish given name. It is composed of "Er" and "Kan". In Turkish "Er" means "Male", "Brave", "Valiant" and "Kan" means "Blood", "Lineage". Thus, "Erkan" means "a brave male with valiant lineage". *Erkan Can (born 1958), Turkish actor *Erkan Mumcu (born 1963), Turkish politician * Erkan Zengin (born 1985), Turkish-Swedish footballer * (1935–2024), Turkish TV host and presenter * Erkan Petekkaya (born 1970), Turkish actor *Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (born 1983), Turkish actor * Erkan Oğur (born 1954), Turkish musician * Erkan Mustafa (born 1970), British-Turkish actor * Erkan Özbey (born 1978), Turkish footballer * Erkan Öztürk (born 1983), German-Turkish footballer *Erkan Sağlık (born 1985), Turkish footballer *Erkan Taşkıran (born 1985), Turkish footballer *Erkan Veyseloğlu (born 1983), Turkish basketball player *Erkan Kaş (born 1991), Turkish footballer *Erkan Sulejmani (born 1981), Kosovo-Albanian footballer Surname *Enes Erkan (born 1987), Turkish kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Black Dogs Barking
''Black Dogs Barking'' () is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written, produced and directed by Mehmet Bahadır Er with co-director Maryna Er Gorbach, starring Cemal Toktaş as a naive young parking attendant who gets mixed up with the mob in pursuit of his dream of running his own car park. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Ankara and its newcomer directors have been hailed as Turkey's answer to Martin Scorsese, for their inventive shooting style and authentic ear for the city's underground slang demonstrated in this their debut film. Production The film was shot on location in Istanbul, Turkey. Plot Selim's family has migrated from Anatolia to İstanbul. A naive young man without any special training or expertise, he likes to feed pigeons on the rooftop of the building he lives in. Selim's best friend, Çaça Celal, is a local tough guy. Selim and Çaça work for a man they refer to as Usta, running car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Volga Sorgu
The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment area of .«Река Волга» , Russian State Water Registry It is also Europe's largest river in terms of average discharge at delta – between and – and of . It is widely regarded as the national river of |
Damla Sönmez
Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies '' Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in ''Güllerin Savaşı'', and Efsun in ''Çukur''. Early life and education Damla Sönmez is an only child. Her maternal family is Abkhazian immigrants. Her paternal grandparent is of Circassian descent who immigrated to Diyarbakır from Syria. Her father is an engineer and programmer, and her mother works as an architect. Her biggest passion as a child was theater and cinema. She began to study at theater studios early on. During school years, Damla constantly played on stage, and began to appear in commercials on television. In those years she was promised a great future already. After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris in the Theatre department. She studied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Piano Girl
''Piano Girl'' () is a 2009 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Murat Saraçoğlu, starring Tarık Akan and Şerif Sezer as two elderly people forced to question their histories and reveal their big secrets. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was the opening film at the Sinema Burada Film Festival in İzmir, Turkey, and has since been screened in competition at a number of other film festivals, including the 46th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, where, according to Terry Richardson, writing for Today's Zaman, ''the rapt audience gave it a standing ovation.'' The defunct ''Today's Zaman'' mistakenly stated that both Mishka and Popuch were Molokans, "Molokan". Mihska was the last Russian and ''Malakan'', and Popuch was Turkish Muslim. Plot After the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, Russia acquired part of eastern Anatolia, including Kars Oblast. To quickly populate the area with Russians, undesirable heretics, Spiritual Christians from R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Özgür Akgül
Özgür () is a unisex Turkish given name and a surname meaning "free" and ''independent''. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Baran Aksaka, Özgür Baran Aksaka (born 2003), Turkish-Bulgarian footballer *Özgür Aktaş (born 1997), Dutch footballer *Özgür Bayer (born 1979), Turkish football player *Özgür Buldum (born 1976), Turkish music producer *Özgür Can Özcan (born 1988), Turkish footballer *Özgür Çek (born 1991), Turkish professional footballer *Özgür Çevik (born 1981), Turkish singer and actor *Özgür Demirtaş (born 1975), Turkish economist *Özgür Dengiz (born 1980), Turkish serial killer and cannibal *Özgür Doğan (born 1978), Kurdish director *Ozgur Ferhat (born 1985), Greek dentist and politician *Özgür Gürbulak (born 1981), Turkish wheelchair basketballer *Özgür İleri (born 1989), Turkish professional footballer *Özgür Işıtan Gün (born 1975), Turkish businessman *Özgür Kart (born 1982), Turkish football player *Özgür Mum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
