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Zeynep Günay Tan
Zeynep Günay Tan (born 1975) is a Turkish director. She noticed her interest in cinema and television during her high school years. She began her theatre training in Italy but returned to Turkey without completing her education. She eventually majored in the Italian Language and Literature. She started working in television sets since her early years at the university. She worked as an assistant for Kartal Tibet, and later became an assistant director to Ziya Öztan, Ömer Kavur and Çağan Irmak. In 2005, she directed her first TV series ''Güz Yangını'', followed by ''Eşref Saati'' in 2007. In 2009, due to her contract with a production company, she directed ten episodes of ''Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu''. In 2010, she began directing her first long-term drama series '' Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki''. The series, which lasted for three seasons, won the Best TV Series award at the 38th Golden Butterfly Awards in 2011. It also won the Best Drama Series Award at the 2nd Antalya Televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gönen
Gönen is a district of Balıkesir Province of Turkey, in the southern part of Marmara Sea. The town is mostly known for its therapeutic hot springs, leather processing and rice production. Location The town is surrounded by Bandırma in the northeast, Biga and Yenice in the west, Marmara Sea and Gulf of Erdek and Balya in the south. Elevation is above sea level. Names and etymology The oldest known name of the town is Asepsus (Ασεψούς in Ancient greek). This was also the name of the brook, that flows next to the city center and was crossed by the Roman Aesepus Bridge. Research shows that the subsequent name was Artemea (Αρτεμέα), a derivation of the Greek goddess Artemis. After the Ottoman conquest the name Gönen was used. The etymological source of that name is still disputed. Widely accepted possibilities are: * Non-Turkish possibilities: ** Ka-wana : A word meaning "Sheepland/Sheep Country" in Luwian ** Germenon : A word meaning "Hot Spring" ** Giun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismaël Ferroukhi
Ismaël Ferroukhi (born 26 June 1962) is a French- Moroccan film director and screenwriter. Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film ''L'Exposé'', which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Following, Ferroukhi co-wrote the Cédric Kahn film '' Trop de bonheur'' (1994). His directorial debut '' Le Grand Voyage'', produced by Humbert Balsan and Ognon Pictures, won the Lion of the Future "Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature Film at the 61st Venice Film Festival in 2004. Filmography Awards and nominations *''L'Exposé'' (1993) (Kodak Short Film Award, 1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and ''The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with ''My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and cl ...) *'' Le Grand Voyage'' (2004) (Nomination: Golden Star, Marrakech International Film Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilma Elles
Wilma Elles (born 18 October 1986) is a German actress, model and fashion designer. Biography Elles is the second of a family of five children. Her father and mother are in the engineering distribution business. She graduated from school with ''Abitur'' at the French-German bilingual Burgau-Gymnasium in Düren with a 1,8 grade. Since the age of ten, she engaged in school theatre plays, took acting, guitar and dance classes. She also studies at the University of Cologne. One of her first roles Elles played in the majeure German TV production ' of Joseph Vilsmaier. Then she got her first lead roles as Kika in the cinema movie ''Das Weinen davor'' by Gökhan Sayim, which was screened at German cinema in summer 2010, Maria in ''Turk Usulu'' of Mehmet Günes and Lilly in the production ''The End'' by Joachim Mais with Christine Kaufmann and Martin Semmelrogge. On stage she performed e.g. in the theatre ''Theater im Hof'' in Cologne. In 2010 she got an offer for one of the lead cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erkan Petekkaya
Erkan Petekkaya (; born 11 December 1971) is a Turkish actors religion mouslim . He has starred in several television drama series including ''Beyaz Gelincik'' (White Poppies) (2005–07), ''Sessiz Fırtına'' (Silent Storm) (2007–08) ''Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki'' ("As Time Goes By") (2010–12), ''Dila Hanım'' (2012–14) and '' Paramparça'' (Broken Pieces) (2014–17). In 2017 with the help of Fox TV The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations a ..., Petekkaya signed a contract with "Karga Seven Pictures", a production company affiliated with Red Arrow. He remained in Los Angeles in order to learn the culture of Hollywood. Filmography References External links * Turkish male television actors Turkish male film actors 1970 births Living people Golden Butter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eros
In Greek mythology, Eros (, ; grc, Ἔρως, Érōs, Love, Desire) is the Greek god of love and sex. His Roman counterpart was Cupid ("desire").''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. In the earliest account, he is a primordial god, while in later accounts he is described as one of the children of Aphrodite and Ares and, with some of his siblings, was one of the Erotes, a group of winged love gods. Etymology The Greek , meaning 'desire', comes from 'to desire, love', of uncertain etymology. R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. Cult and depiction Eros appears in ancient Greek sources under several different guises. In the earliest sources (the cosmogonies, the earliest philosophers, and texts referring to the mystery religions), he is one of the primordial gods involved in the coming into being of the cosmos. In later sources, however, Eros is represented as the son of Aphrodite, whose mischievous interven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yavuz Bingöl
Yavuz Bingöl (born 7 October 1964) is a Turkish folk music singer and actor. Early life Bingöl was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964 to teacher Yılmaz Bingöl and folk singer Senem Akkaş (better known with her stage name Şahsenem Bacı), both hailing from Sarıkamış district. Music career Bingöl enrolled at the Ankara State Conservatory in 1977 under influence from his mother but following his parents' divorce, he left the Conservatory in 1979 and moved to İzmir where his mother settled and started to work in menial jobs to support his family. He could return to music only by 1983 and founded with his friend Nihat Aydın the protest music band Atmacalar in 1989. The band changed its name to Umuda Ezgi in 1991. Bingöl left the band in 1995 and released his first solo album ''Sen Türkülerini Söyle'' the same year. Acting career Bingöl was in several miniseries on Turkish TV, including ''Bayanlar Baylar'', ''Ah Be İstanbul'' and ''Yanık Koza''. He also did the romance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yetkin Dikinciler
Yetkin Dikinciler (born 15 August 1969) is a Turkish actor. Biography Yetkin Dikinciler graduated in Theatre from the State Conservatory of Mimar Sinan University. He was awarded "Best Actor" for his role as Nazım Hikmet in ''Mavi Gözlü Dev'' at the 19th Ankara Film Festival, 13th ÇASOD Awards and 13th Sadri Alışık Awards. Filmography * ''Hot Skull'' (2022) * '' Barbaroslar: Akdeniz'in Kılıcı'' (2021) - İshak Reis * '' Yeşilçam'' (2021) - Reha * ''Menajerimi Ara'' (2020) - Himself * ''Merhaba Güzel Vatanım'' (Batı İstanbul Vakfı) (2019) * '' Cep Herkülü: Naim Süleymanoğlu'' (Dijital Yapım Evi) (2019) * ''Bahtiyar Ölmez'' (2017-2018) - Rıfat Çakar/Bahtiyar Ölmez * ''Her Şey Mümkün'' (2017) - İbrahim/Selim * '' Nadide Hayat'' (2015) - Kaptan Yusuf * ''Kızım İçin'' (2013) - Tuncer * ''Muhteşem Yüzyıl'' (2014) - Kara Ahmed Pasha * '' Umut Üzümleri'' (Rönesans Film) (2013) - Ozan * ''Merhaba Hayat'' (2012) - Sinan * ''Çıplak Gerçek'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeşim Büber
Yeşim Büber (born 10 August 1977) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for series ''Kaybolan Yıllar''. Biography Yeşim Büber was born in Aydın on 10 August 1977. Her mother was a dressmaker, and her father was a freelancer. After her primary schooling, her family moved to İzmir, where they stayed for a year and a half, after which they moved to Istanbul. She signed on with the Neşe Erberk agency and appeared in a number of commercials. She studied acting at Can Gürzap's acting school. Büber played the title role in the series ''Zeynep'' (1998). Subsequent notable roles have included ''Aynalı Tahir'' (1998), ''Yer Altında Dünya Var'' (2001), ''Nasıl Evde Kaldım'' (2001), ''Çaylak'' (2003). With Burak Hakkı, she starred in ''Kaybolan Yıllar'' and ''Kırık Ayna''. She acted in the comedy film ''İnşaat'' (Under Construction) (2003 in film, 2003), directed by Ömer Vargı, for which she won a Sadri Alışık award. She had guest role in hit series ''Bıça ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burak Hakkı
Burak Hakkı (; born 23 May 1972) is a Turkish actor and model. Biography After Ottoman Empire collapsed, his paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Komotini and Thessaloniki. He won the Best Model of Turkey in 1994. He was a basketball player in Nasaş Basketball Club. Hakkı is best known for his roles as Hüseyin Kenan in '' Dudaktan Kalbe'' based on the classic novel by Reşat Nuri Güntekin and as Kayqubad I Alā ad-Dīn Kayqubād ibn Kaykhusraw ( fa, علاء الدين كيقباد بن كيخسرو; tr, I. Alâeddin Keykûbad, 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded th ... the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm in '' Diriliş: Ertuğrul'' and as Ali in Kaybolan Yıllar. Hakkı acted in "Bir Günah Gibi" series which not a direct adaptation of second novel "Kurt Seyt ve Murka" by Nermin Bezmen. It cancelled due to low ratings series. He played in series ''Yeniden Çalıkuşu'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star TV (Turkey)
Star TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel. It has been owned by Ferit Şahenk's Doğuş Media Group since 2011. History Founded by Cem Uzan and Ahmet Özal in 1989 as Magic Box, Star TV is Turkey's first private TV channel. The channel started its test broadcasting on 5 May 1990. For a brief time in the early 1990s, it was called Star Magic Box because the name Star 1 was copyrighted by another media corporation. Its first logo was a blue S with a star on it before it turned to red in the early 2000s. Star TV aired many world-known series for the first time in Turkey. Among them were '' The A-Team'', '' Magnum, P.I.'' '' Simon & Simon'', '' MacGyver'', ''Days of Our Lives'', ''M*A*S*H'', '' Lassie'', '' Murphy Brown'', '' Perfect Strangers'', '' Dragnet'', '' Charles in Charge'', '' The Jeffersons'', '' Twin Peaks'', '' Married... with Children'', ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', '' General Hospital'', ''All My Children'', '' Santa Barbara'', '' Another World'', ''Dallas'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show TV
Show TV is a nationwide television channel in Turkey owned by Albayrak Holding since 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which in turn seized from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts. The channel replaces Cine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was originally established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi, although it were originally launched on March 1, 1991, when it commences its test transmissions. A year later, the channel moved its headquarters to Istanbul, Turkey, and were at the same time starting its official broadcasts. Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Max and Show Turk to its group. The channel's personalities include Ece Erken, Defne Samyeli, Gülben Ergen, Bülent Ersoy, Ferhat Göçer, Ece Üner, Reha Muhtar, Serdar Ortaç, Demet Akbağ, Mehmet Ali Erbil, Volkan Konak, Alişan, Hülya Avşar, Acun Ilıcalı, Seda Sayan and Çağla Şıkel. The channel also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model and former Miss Turkey. Biography Her mother is originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, while her father is originally from the Bulgaria. She completed her primary and secondary education in İzmir. In 2000, she was due to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe pageant but, Cansu withdrew due to political issues between Turkey and Cyprus (Host country of the Miss Universe in 2000); Turkey had no relations with the Republic of Cyprus. She was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus unless she could pass through Northern Cyprus, which was then forbidden for any visitor to the Republic of Cyprus. The competition committee in Turkey made arrangements for her to travel through Athens, but the day before her departure the government refused to let her go, "for political reasons". This was the second delegate that was not allowed to represent Turkey that year. Shortly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
