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Eşkıya
''The Bandit'' () is a 1996 Turkish film written and directed by Yavuz Turgul and starring Şener Şen and Uğur Yücel. According to the director the film, which is about a bandit who comes to Istanbul after serving a 35-year jail sentence, "blends fairy tale elements while carrying the notion of reality within a fictional story." The film is highly popular in Turkey, where it drew in 2½ million viewers and in Germany where it won a Bogey Award. The film is exclusively regarded as the savior and the turning point of Turkish cinema which was desperately struggling against foreign films since the 1980s and having difficulty attracting domestic audiences. It was Turkey's official entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Plot After serving a 35-year jail sentence, Baran (played by Şener Şen), an ''eşkıya'' (a bandit, a haydut in Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uğur Yücel
Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several plays between 1975 and 1984 in Kenter Tiyatrosu (Kenter Theatre), Tef Kabare Theatre, Dormen Theatre, and Şan Müzikholü. He was noticed for his roles in ''Selamsız Bandosu'' (1987) and '' Muhsin Bey'' (1987), then gained mainstream success when he took part in '' Eşkıya'' (1996). Filmography Actor * 1984 – ''Fahriye Abla'' * 1985 – ''Aşık Oldum'' * 1986 – ''Teyzem'' * 1986 – ''Milyarder'' * 1987 – ''Selamsız Bandosu'' * 1987 – '' Muhsin Bey'' * 1988 – '' Arabesk'' * 1994 – ''Aziz Ahmet'' * 1996 – '' Eşkıya'' * 2000 – '' Balalayka'' * 2001 – ''Karanlıkta Koşanlar'' * 2003 – ''Alacakaranlık'' * 2005 – ''Hırsız Polis'' * 2008 – ''New York, I Love You'' * 2008 – ''Canım Ailem'' * 2009 – '' Soul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yavuz Turgul
Yavuz Turgul is a Turkish film director and screenwriter, known for classic films of Şener Şen. Early life and education Yavuz Turgul graduated from the Istanbul University Institute of Journalism and worked as a journalist for six years for ''Ses'' magazine before he began to write scripts. Film career Turgul achieved early success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with scripts for a series of popular comedy productions from producer-director Ertem Eğilmez and famous actor-director Kartal Tibet including ''Tosun Paşa'' (1976), ''Sultan'' (1978) and '' Hababam Sınıfı: Güle Güle'' (1981). He went on to greater success in the 1980s by winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay for '' Çiçek Abbas'' (1982), directed by Sinan Çetin, making his directorial debut with '' Fahriye Abla'' (1984) and winning the Golden Orange for Best Screenplay a second time for '' Züğürt Ağa'' (1985), directed by Nesli Çölgeçen before cementing his success by winning Golden Ora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Güven Hokna
Güven Hokna (born January 24, 1946) is a Turkish actress. Hokna graduated from the Ankara State Conservatory in 1967. In 1990, she presented a program for children, titled ''Susam Sokağı'' (Sesam Street), and worked in theater, film, and provided jobs for 35 years at the State Theater, and participated in many of the television business task. In 2002, she presented four works at the same time is: ''Ferhunde Hanımlar'', ''İkinci Bahar'', ''Zerda'', ''Havada Bulut'', ''Kumsaldaki İzler'', ''Güz Sancısı'', and portrayed one of the most famous roles in the series ''Valley of the Wolves ''Valley of the Wolves'' () is a Turkish media franchise created by Osman Sınav. The franchise includes television series, films, and books. It became popular in Turkey, with high ratings for the television series and box-office success for th ...'' in 2004. From 2006 to 2010, she appeared in the series '' Yaprak Dökümü''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkan Oğur
Erkan Oğur (pronounced ) (born 17 April 1954) is a Turkish musician. As pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976.Martinelli, op. cit.Unfretted, op. cit. As composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the ''kopuz'' and ''bağlama'' lutes. Biography Erkan Oğur was born on 17 April 1954, in Ankara, Turkey. He spent his childhood in Elazığ, eastern Turkey, where he became interested in violin and the Turkish ''bağlama'' lute, and started to practice them frequently. He graduated from high school in Elazığ, then moved to study physics at the Ankara University Faculty of Science from 1970 to 1973. As a result of encouragement to be a scientist by his father, he started to study physics engineering and in 1974 continued his education in The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 '' Muhsin Bey'' (1985) and '' Gönül Yarası'' (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for '' Çöpçüler Kralı'' (1977) and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award. A prominent actor of classic films in the Turkish cinema, he has played a wide range of iconic characters in various genres, including drama, comedy. He received the distinction of "Turkish state artist" in 1998. Biography Şener Şen is the son of actor Ali Şen and the brother of actress İnci Şen. Şener Şen began acting in 1958 at the age of 17 as an amateur at the Yeşil Sahne Theater in Cağaloğlu. From 1964 to 1966 he taught in elementary schools in the villages of eastern Anatolia. In 1966 he returned to the stage at the City Theater in Istanbul. He made his film debut with a small role in the drama film ''So-Called Girls'' (1967), directed by Neja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necdet Mahfi Ayral
Necdet Mahfi Ayral (August 6, 1908, in Istanbul – June 6, 2004, in Istanbul) was a well-known Turkish stage and cinema actor, as well as theatre director. '' Hürriyet
''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is a major List of newspapers in Turkey, Turkish newspaper, founded in 1948. it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' combines entertainment with news coverage and ... '', 5 June 2004. While alive, he held the record for being the oldest Turkish actor who was still active. He is father of actress and well-known voice-over artist [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ülkü Duru
Ülkü (literally: "ideal") is a Turkish surname and a unisex given name. People with the name include: Given name * Ülkü Adatepe (1932–2012), youngest adopted daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk * Ülkü Azrak (1933–2020), Turkish lawyer * Ülkü Tamer (1937-2018), Turkish poet * Ülkü Uludoğan (born 1940), Turkish artist Surname * Mehmet Ülkü (1877–1946), Turkish businessman and politician * Semra Ülkü, Turkish educator See also * ''Ülkü (magazine) ''Ülkü'' () was a magazine existed between 1933 and 1950. It was one of seventy-five official media outlets of the People's Houses, cultural institutions started in 1932 as an enlightenment project. The title of the magazine was given by Musta ...'' References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ulku Turkish-language surnames Turkish unisex given names Surnames from nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamran Usluer
Kamran Usluer (1937 – 26 July 2004) was a Turkish film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1966 to 2004. Selected filmography References External links * 1937 births 2004 deaths Male actors from İzmir Turkish male film actors 20th-century Turkish male actors Deaths from lung cancer in Turkey {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dishonoured Cheque
A dishonoured cheque (US spelling: dishonored check) is a cheque that the bank on which it is drawn declines to pay ("honour"). There are a number of reasons why a bank might refuse to honour a cheque, with non-sufficient funds (NSF) being the most common, indicating that there are insufficient cleared funds in the account on which the cheque was drawn. An NSF cheque may be referred to as a bad cheque, dishonoured cheque, bounced cheque, cold cheque, rubber cheque, returned item, or hot cheque. Lost or bounced cheques result in late payments and affect the relationship with customers. In England and Wales and Australia, such cheques are typically returned endorsed "Refer to drawer", an instruction to contact the person issuing the cheque for an explanation as to why it was not paid. If there are funds in an account, but insufficient cleared funds, the cheque is normally endorsed "Present again", by which time the funds should have cleared. When more than one cheque is presented fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haydut
A hajduk (, plural of ) is a type of irregular infantry found in Central, Eastern, and parts of Southeast Europe from the late 16th to mid 19th centuries, especially from Hajdú-Bihar county. They have reputations ranging from bandits to freedom fighters depending on time, place, and their enemies. In the European lands of the Ottoman Empire, the term ''hajduk'' was used to describe bandits and brigands of the Balkans, while in Central Europe for the West Slavs, Hungarians, and Germans, and Eastern Europe for the Ukrainians, it was used to refer to outlaws who protected Christians against provocative actions by the Ottomans. By the 17th century they were firmly established in the Ottoman Balkans, owing to increased taxes, Christian victories against the Ottomans, and a general decline in security. Hajduk bands predominantly numbered one hundred men each, with a firm hierarchy under one leader. They targeted Ottoman representatives and rich people, mainly rich Turks, for pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özkan Uğur
Raif Özkan Uğur (17 October 1953 – 8 July 2023) was a Turkish pop and rock musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and actor. After starting his career in 1970, he became a founding member of Kurtalan Ekspres in 1972, which included Barış Manço. After switching several bands for the next few years, Uğur formed MFÖ together with Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in 1980. Uğur started acting in 1983 in theatrical plays of Ferhan Şensoy, later acting in movies and TV series as well, most notably in ''Cennet Mahallesi'', '' Poyraz Karayel'' and films of Cem Yılmaz. Uğur died in 2023 of complications of lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with in 2013. Early life Raif Özkan Uğur was born on 17 October 1953 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was the fifth child of the family. Uğur started playing the mandolin in primary school. While attending the , he founded an amateur band named Atomikler. Music career Early years Özkan Uğur started his professional career in 1970 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyoğlu
Beyoğlu (; ) is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km2, and its population is 225,920 (2022). It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meaning "Beyond" in Greek language, Greek) surrounding the ancient coastal town Galata which faced Constantinople across the Horn. As the Ottoman capital of Constantinople grew during the 19th century, Pera/Beyoğlu became the Modernism, modern Western influenced quarter of the city, across from the old town, Fatih. It was the center of the empire's politics, finance, diplomacy, culture, and commerce. Centered on the Grande Rue de Péra (today İstiklâl Avenue), it was a predominantly Christianity in Turkey, Christian (Armenians in Istanbul, Armenians, Greeks in Turkey, Greeks, Turkish Levantine, Levantine, and Expatriate, Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
