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New York'ta Beş Minare
''Five Minarets in New York'', released as ''Act of Vengeance'' in the U.S. and as ''The Terrorist'' in Australia, is a 2010 American action film written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which follows two Turkish police officers sent to New York City to bring back a terrorist suspect. The film went on nationwide general release across the United States on 5 November 2010. The title comes from the popular Turkish folk song, "Bitlis'te Beş Minare" (meaning Five Minarets in Bitlis). Production The film, which director Mahsun Kırmızıgül wrote the story and the screenplay for around 11 years before production commenced, was shot from April to June 2010 on location in New York City, United States and Istanbul, Turkey with an estimated budget of US$20 million. Cinematographer Jim Gucciardo shot the film in Anamorphic 35mm using an Arricam LT with Hawk Anamorphic V series lenses as the main “A” camera as well as a 1-Arri 435 for high speed sequences and a 1-Arri 235 for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
Mahsun Kırmızıgül (born Abdullah Bazencir, 26 March 1969) is a Turkish singer-songwriter, actor and director, scriptwriter, music composer, and producer of Zaza Kurd descent. Mahsun Kırmızıgül is also known as a businessman for his partnership in one of the leading music production companies, Prestij Müzik, in Turkey until 2002. Life Mahsun Kırmızıgül was born on 26 March 1969 in Hani, Turkey. His birth name is Abdullah Bazencir and his family is of Zaza Kurd origin. He is one of the 22 children of his father Çerkes Bezencir and mother Faika Bezencir. He studied at primary and secondary schools in Diyarbakır. He worked to contribute to his family from an early age. He sang for weddings to earn money. In 1984, he was invited to Istanbul to make an album for Güneş Plak. He started to study in the Voice Department of Istanbul University-Turkish Music Conservatory. Kırmızıgül started his music studies in 1980 and made eight amateur albums. His professional d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dajjal
Al-Masih ad-Dajjal (), otherwise referred to simply as the Dajjal, is an evil figure in Islamic eschatology who will pretend to be the promised Messiah and later claim to be God, appearing before the Day of Judgment according to the Islamic eschatological narrative. The Dajjal is not mentioned in the Quran, but he is mentioned and described in the Hadith. Corresponding to the Antichrist in Christianity, the Dajjal is said to emerge out in the East, although the specific location varies among the various sources. The Dajjal will imitate the miracles performed by Jesus, such as healing the sick and raising the dead, the latter done with the aid of demons. He will deceive many people such as weavers, magicians and children of fornication. Etymology ' () is the superlative form of the root word ' meaning "lie" or "deception". It means "deceiver" and also appears in Syriac ( , "false, deceitful; spurious"). The compound ', with the definite article '' al-'' ("the"), refers to " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. Obama previously served as a U.S. senator representing Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama graduated from Columbia University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and later worked as a community organizer in Chicago. In 1988, Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he was the first black president of the ''Harvard Law Review''. He became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004. In 1996, Obama was elected to represent the 13th district in the Illinois Senate, a position he held until 2004, when he successfully ran for the U.S. Senate. In the 2008 pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emrah Yücel
Emrah Yucel (born May 24, 1968), is a Turkish advertising and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, United States, 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 where he quickly established himself as a talented designer of corporate brands, posters for Broadway pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murat Ünalmış
Murat Ünalmış is a Turkish actor. Life and career Ünalmış spent his childhood in Kayseri before moving to Istanbul to attend secondary school. During his high school years, he played for the basketball team of Fenerbahçe S.K. After graduating from Marmara University with a degree in communication studies, Ünalmış studied acting at Academy Istanbul. Shortly after finishing his studies, he appeared in a number of TV series, including ''Hayat Bağları'', ''Sınırlı Aşk'', and ''Kurşun Yarası'' as well as movies such as ''Üç Kadın'', ''Deli Duran'', and ''Sen Ne Dilersen''. Her breakthrough came with a role in Mahsun Kırmızıgül's ''Güneşi Gördüm''. He later appeared in another film directed by Kırmızıgül, titled ''New York'ta Beş Minare''. Ünalmış also had a leading role in the series ''Yer Gök Aşk''. He was then cast in TRT 1's ''Sevda Kuşun Kanadında''. With Uğur Güneş (actor), Uğur Güneş, İbrahim Çelikkol, he played in the mini his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salih Kalyon
Saleh or Salih () is a prophet mentioned in the Qur'an who prophesied to the tribe of Thamud in ancient Arabia, before the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The story of Salih is linked to the story of the She-Camel of God, which was the gift given by God to the people of Thamud when they desired a miracle to confirm that Salih was truly a prophet. Historical context The Thamud were a tribal confederation in the northwestern region of the Arabian Peninsula, mentioned in Assyrian sources in the time of Sargon II. The tribe's name continues to appear in documents into the fourth century CE, but by the sixth century they were regarded as a group that had vanished long ago. According to the Quran, the city that Saleh was sent to was called ''Al-Ḥijr'' (), which corresponds to the Nabataean city of Hegra. The city rose to prominence around the 1st century AD as an important site in the regional caravan trade. Adjacent to the city were large, decorated rock-cut tombs u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüseyin Avni Danyal
Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (; ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-N (), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan (given name), Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful". It is commonly given as a male given name, particularly among Islam, Muslims. In Persian language contexts, the Persian transliteration, transliterations ''Ḥosayn, Hosayn'', or ''Hossein'' are sometimes used. In the transliteration of Indo-Aryan languages, the forms "Hussain" or "Hossain" may be used. Other variants include ''Husên'', ''Husejin'', ''Husejn'', ''Husain'', ''Hisên'', ''Hussain'', ''Husayin'', ''Hussayin'', ''Hüseyin'', ''Hüseyn'', ''Husseyin'', ''Huseyn'', ''Hossain'', ''Hosein'', ''Houssein'', ''Husseyn'', ''Usain'' (etc.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, which follows a standardized way for transliterating Arabic names, used the form "Ḥusain" in its first edition and "Ḥusayn" in its se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zafer Ergin
Zafer Ergin (born 30 August 1942) is a Turkish actor who plays in ''Arka Sokaklar''. Filmography * ''Sümela'nın Şifresi: Temel'' – 2011 * ''Akasya Durağı'' – 2008 (guest appearance) * ''Five Minarets in New York, New York'ta Beş Minare'' – 2010 * ''I Saw the Sun, Güneşi Gördüm'' – 2009 * ''Ankara Cinayeti'' – 2006 * ''Arka Sokaklar'' – 2006–2022 – Rıza Soylu * ''Büyük Buluşma'' – 2006 – Eren * ''Döngel Karhanesi'' – 2005 – Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey, TMSF President * ''Kanlı Düğün'' – 2005 – Cemal Bey * ''Zalim'' – 2003 – Şanlı Bey * ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' – 2003–2005 – Mehmet Karahanlı * ''Hırsız'' – 2001 * ''Deli Yürek: Bumerang Cehennemi'' – 2001 – Şeref * ''Sir Dosyasi'' – 1999 * ''Berlin in Berlin'' – 1993 * ''Bir Tren Yolculuğu'' – 1988 * ''Yaprak Dökümü'' – 1987 * ''Çalıkuşu'' – 1986 * ''Bağdat Hatun'' – 1981 References External links * * 1942 births Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Sürmeli
Ali Sürmeli (born 7 April 1959) is a Turkish theatre and cinema actor of Zaza origin. Filmography Film * 1983: '' Beyaz Ölüm'' * 1988: '' Dönüş'' * 1988: '' Gece Dansı Tutsakları'' * 1993: '' Hoş Memo'' * 1993: '' Mavi Sürgün'' * 1994: '' Babam Askerde'' * 1995: '' Düş, Gerçek, Bir de Sinema'' * 1995: '' Sokaktaki Adam'' * 1996: '' Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır'' * 1998: '' Kaçıklık Diploması'' * 1998: '' Karışık Pizza'' * 2000: '' Filler ve Çimen'' * 2001: '' Şellale'' * 2001: '' Son'' * 2006: '' Eve Giden Yol'' * 2006: '' Sınav'' * 2006: '' Umut Adası'' * 2007: '' Beyaz Melek'' * 2007: '' Fırtına'' * 2008: '' Girdap'' * 2008: '' Hoşçakal Güzin'' * 2009: '' Güneşi Gördüm'' * 2009: '' Kolpaçino'' * 2010: '' New York'ta Beş Minare'' * 2010: '' Takiye:Allah Yolunda'' * 2012: '' Açlığa Doymak'' * 2012: '' Birses Böler Geceyi'' * 2014: '' Mucize'' * 2016: '' Babaların Babası'' * 2017: '' Vezir Parmağı'' * 2019: '' Hep Yek 3'' * 2019: '' Mucize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engin Altan Düzyatan
Engin Altan Düzyatan (; born 26 July 1979) is a Turkish film and television actor. Born in Karşıyaka, İzmir Province, Turkey, Düzyatan studied theatre at the Dokuz Eylül University in his home province before making his acting debut with ''Ruhsar'' (2001). He then went on to act in various roles in film and television in Turkey. Düzyatan is known for his role as Ertuğrul Bey in '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul''. He has been listed by '' The Muslim 500'' since 2021. Early life Düzyatan was born on 26 July 1979, in Karşıyaka, İzmir, Turkey, to Mevlan and Gülşen Düzyatan. Düzyatan began acting during his high school days. His family is Turkish immigrants from Yugoslavia. He joined Dokuz Eylül University to study theatre. He completed his course and moved to Istanbul where he started his professional acting career. Career Early roles He made his screen debut with guest roles in the hit fantasy series ''Ruhsar'' and hit series ''Yeditepe İstanbul'', ''Alacakaranlık'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 11 Attacks
The September 11 attacks, also known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the third into the Pentagon (headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in a rural Pennsylvania field during a passenger revolt. The attacks killed 2,977 people, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in history. In response to the attacks, the United States waged the global war on terror over multiple decades to eliminate hostile groups deemed terrorist organizations, as well as the foreign governments purported to support them. Ringleader Mohamed Atta flew American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center complex at 8:46 a.m. Seventeen minutes later at 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamophobia
Islamophobia is the irrational fear of, hostility towards, or hatred against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general. Islamophobia is primarily a form of religious or cultural bigotry; and people who harbour such sentiments often stereotype Muslims as a geopolitical threat or a source of Islamic terrorism, terrorism. Muslims, with diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, are often inaccurately portrayed by Islamophobes as a single homogeneous racial group. The causes of increase in Islamophobia across the world since the end of the Cold War are many. These include the quasi-racialist stereotypes against Muslims that proliferated through the Western media since the 1990s, the "war on terror" campaign launched by the United States after the September 11 attacks, the rise of the Islamic State in the aftermath of the Iraq War, terrorist attacks carried out by Islamist militants in the United States and Europe, anti-Muslim rhetoric disseminated by White nationalism, white nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
