İlyas Salman (born 14 January 1949) is a Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician.
He shared the
Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with
Engin Günaydın
Engin Günaydın (born 23 January 1972) is a Turkish actor and comedian.
Biography
Günaydın was born in Erbaa, Tokat Province. He began his university studies at Hacettepe University Conservatory, but in his second year he switched to Mimar ...
.
Personal life
Salman was born on 14 January 1949 in
Arguvan
Arguvan () is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,096 km2, and its population is 6,869 (2022). The mayor is Ersoy Eren ( CHP).
Composition
There are 49 neighbourhoods in Arguvan District:
* Akören
* Alhasu ...
,
Malatya
Malatya (; ; Syriac language, Syriac ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city has been a human settlement for thousands of y ...
. His family originate from the Asar neighborhood in Arguvan. He was accepted as a
Kurd
Kurds (), or the Kurdish people, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group from West Asia. They are indigenous to Kurdistan, which is a geographic region spanning southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syri ...
because of the Kurdish typologies he had played for many years. In 2007, in an article written by himself and later in a book he revealed that he was an
Alevi
Alevism (; ; ) is a syncretic heterodox Islamic tradition, whose adherents follow the mystical Islamic teachings of Haji Bektash Veli, who taught the teachings of the Twelve Imams, whilst incorporating some traditions from shamanism. Differing ...
Turkmen.
He is a supporter of the left-wing. He participated at
Communist Party of Turkey's rally in
Kartal
Kartal () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 38 km2, and its population is 483,418 (2022). It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik.
De ...
on 1 May 2006. He is one of the contributors to ''
Turkish Left'' magazine.
''Karanfil Kokuyor Cıgaram''
As of 1 October 2009, he wanted to start performing a show called "Karanfil Kokuyor Cıgaram" where he would read the poems from the book "Hasretinden Prangalar Eskittim" by
Ahmed Arif
Ahmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Siverek – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish- Kurdish poet.
His father, Arif Hikmet, is an ethnic Turkmen from Kirkuk, and his mother Sayre is Kurdish. Ahmed Arif studied philosophy at Ankara University. Ar ...
in Bakırköy Art Center. The visual director of the show would be his son Temmuz Salman. His daughter Devrim Salman would be the soloist on the show. However, due to some temporary health problems of İlyas Salman, the program was postponed for a while.
Bakırköy Sanat Merkezi internet site
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Filmography
Actor
Films
TV shows
Director and screenwriter
References
External links
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1949 births
Living people
Film people from Istanbul
Turkish male film actors
Best Actor Golden Boll Award winners
Turkish film directors
Ankara State Conservatory alumni
Turkish male television actors
Turkish former Muslims
Turkish atheists