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The Whole Earth Catalog of Turkish Movies/Films Short Subjects, Documentaries, TV and Radio for English Speakers -- 'B' -- Also: The Top Ten Turkish Movies of All Time 'Turkish Movies, etc. Catalog' Index of pages Turkish Personal Names - Male Turkish Personal Names - Female Turkish Personal Names - in general To 'Sekreter'... and 'erotik' movie clips of young Hülya Avşar For English-speakers who've always wanted to know more about Turkish Movies/Films, Short Subjects, Documentaries, TV and Radio -- but didn't know where to look. Movie/Film names and TV Program names (in both English and Turkish), stars of the Turkish cinema and TV (past and present), movie directors, producers, cameramen, screen writers, musicians, singers, dancers, et al -- not to mention plot summaries, movie trivia, and memorable on-screen dialogue all translated into English, of course... With full multimedia features including illustrations, voice recordings and video clips... If you don't find the names, terms, or phrases you need here... click to let us know and we'll add them. Site visitors may navigate the Turkish Movie catalog using the 'Turkish Movies, etc. Catalog' Index Page. Abbreviations: LMA - Lead Male Actor/Player, LFA - Lead Female Actor/Player, MA - Male Actor/Player, FA - Female Actor/Player, MD - Main Director, P - Producer(s), C - Cinematographer, W - Screenplay Writer, Dan - Dancer, M- Music by, AD - Art Director, PC - Production Company Name of Person, Place, Thing Details About Descriptions, examples, supplements, and explanations B     Kamer Baba Kamer Baba's eyes pop when Zerrin Egeliler displays her assets for him on their wedding night -- in the 'erotik' comedy-hit Yedi Kocalı (The Woman With Seven Husbands) in 1979. Click! An actor who played 'old codger' roles in numerous 'erotik' Turkish movies. Real name: Kamer Sadık Kamer Baba wears his heart on his sleeve in the raucous and 'erotik' Turkish movie Yedi Kocalı (The Woman With Seven Husbands) 1979 Click! Click! Click! Click! See his movie roles in: Yedi Kocalı (The Woman With Seven Husbands) Oooh Oh! (Oooh Oh!) Öttür Kuşu Ömer (Make the Bird Sing, Homer) Also see the movie commentaries at the entry for Aylin Berkay, further below on this page. Çetin Başaran Nickname in cinema circles: Tarzan Çetin ('Tarzan'...due to his wide manly chest). Click large! Thanks to sinematurk.com Actor (74 films between 1958-2002). Film Genres: Adventure, Murder Mystery, and 'Erotik' movies. Most always played a 'villain' in his movie roles... Movie Trivia: Çetin Bey plays the serial-killer role in a Çetin Başaran woos Dilber Ay, his third and final victim... Click large! 'gloves-off erotik' psycho-horror film (probably titled Doyumsuzlar, circa 1979) that we stumbled upon recently -- with none other than Dilber Ay as Çetin Bey's third (and final) murder victim. [Note: Our poor copy of this old 16mm film is without any titles at all -- they've disappeared over time, cut out somewhere along the way... We come to the 'Doyumsuzlar' title-name by the process of elimination -- because only a few 'erotik' films were made (5 by our count) in which Dilber Ay and Çetin Başaran are even listed in the same cast. And, of those 5, only this horror-movie lists Çetin Bey in the leading-role. On a point also related to our poor movie-copy...either the first or second of Çetin Bey's murder-after-seks victims is probably Sabahan -- but the film is so scratchy that we aren't 100% sure.] Çetin Başaran with Dilber Ay, his third victim... Click large! The film's [unnamed] Turkish director may have gotten the idea for his movie after hearing about (or actually viewing) the American movie Snuff made in 1976 (and directed by the Horror and Sex-Ploitation film maker Michael Findlay, who was decapitated by a helicopter on the roof of the Pan Am Building in New York City, the following year). Dilber Ay, Çetin Başaran's final victim... Click large! This 16mm Turkish movie-loop leaves nothing to the imagination insofar as the whoopie is concerned, but, we are pleased to report that your pussycat could survive Çetin Bey's murders (by strangulation) -- which are as fake as fake can be. How Çetin Bey was discovered -- in his own words: "I was 13 years old and working as a street-vendor in Eminönü (İstanbul). But because I didn't comply with municipal vendoring rules, the police confiscated my display-stand. They weren't able to nab me though, I was too elusive. They followed me around for a month, but I always managed to dodge them. Finally, they established a special municipal investigative team to deal with renegade vendors (like me). At that time I was selling jersey-cloth shirts for 5 lira a piece. One morning... I saw the police approaching, and I started running, but this time they were ready and they grabbed me -- by both my arms. Terrified at what they'd do to me, I threw myself off the Galata Bridge. Lucky for me, I fell into a truck full of soft mown wheat stalks. Yeşilcam Director Osman Seden happened to be passing-by at that very moment, and (amazed by my bravery) he made me an offer on the spot -- and he left me his friend's business card. I didn't give movie-making much thought at first, until the economy began to fail -- so I went to Yeşilcam to visit him. We stuck a deal the same day and my first film was Iftira (Slander) which starred Sadri Alişik in the leading-male role."151 Çetin Bey has done TV commercials since 2000 (eg. Tofita Candy for Kent Gıda). Click large! Thanks to Milliyet Gazetesi Çetin Başaran in The Turkish Who's Who Dilber Ay in the Turkish Movies, TV, etc. Catalog Dilber Ay in The Turkish Who's Who Dilber Ay in Enişte Benimle Sevişir Misin? (Will you make love with me?) An Erotic, Murder Mystery Movie/Film, made in 1972. Approximate length: 68 minutes Salih Güney and Sayyal Taner in the classic kissing scene from Benimle Sevişir Misin? Click for enlargement! LMA - Salih Güney (as Erol, handsome ne'er-do-well who turns good at film end), LFA - Feri Cansel (as Elif, daughter of Erol's Uncle [the murder victim]), LFA -- Seyyal Taner (as Sibel, Erol's jealous lover, a devil woman who arranges the murder of Erol's uncle. Later after Erol falls for Elif, Sibel tries to frame Erol for his own uncle's killing), Dan - Anuşka (as a nude non-speaking belly-dancer) - born 1953 in Russia, MD - Nazmi Özer, PC - Star Film, Burç Film A non-speaking Anuşka can still generate heat Click for enlargement! Plot summary: Erol's lover Sibel wants Erol to seduce his own uncle's daughter, Elif, in order to wangle inheritance money from his uncle's estate. Erol agrees, and Sibel promptly has Erol's uncle murdered by a professional assassin -- which causes the estate to pass to the distraught daughter. Erol begins wooing Elif... In this movie-clip (a 900KB Windows Media Video [.WMV] file) the false-hearted Erol and the moony-eyed Elif romp revealing on the beach. Then, after some complicated goings-on (including Elif's temporary blindness due to a car crash), Erol realizes he loves Elif. Erol takes Elif to a country home to recover from her blindness. Sibel silently accompanies them, but stays noiselessly in the background -- constantly tempting Erol with her silent sexy gestures. At one point Sibel tiptoes into the bedroom where Erol has just bedded Elif and she makes a 'love sandwich' -- of Erol between the two women. In this movie-clip (a 1.4MB Windows Media Video [.WMV] file), the now ambivalent Erol, is reluctant at first but can't resist temptation -- as he 'caters to' both women on the same bed, unbeknownst to the unseeing Elif. But when Sibel finally can't stand Erol's attention to Elif any longer, she pushes Elif down the stairs (while Erol is away) -- which restores Elif's sight, though Elif keeps the fact to herself. When Erol returns, she sees Erol and Sibel together arguing -- and, in the process, details of their original dirty inheritance 'con' (which Erol now wants to abandon) are disclosed. Elif confronts the pair, Erol tries to apologize and to explain his love for her, but Elif is too upset to accept his apology -- though she admits to herself that she loves him. Then, a wristwatch found at the scene of his Uncle's murder is traced to Erol by the Police - and Erol is arrested. It's a wristwatch that Erol had bought and lost the same day. By pure bad luck, the watch had come into the hands of Sibel's 'hired' murderer via a pawnbroker. Thankfully, the whole truth comes out at the trial, when the murderer confesses all. Elif runs out of the courthouse in tears. Erol follows her to the beach where they once made love. Erol confesses his true love -- this time persuasively. The lovers embrace, and it's THE END. But, the movie-viewing audience is left to ponder the unspoken question... Should two first-cousins make babies? Aylin Berkay Aylin Berkay exhibits her long golden tresses in this scene with Kudret Şandra from Fırçana Bayıldım Boyacı aka Erkeklik Öldü Mü Abiler? 1978 Click for enlargement! Aylin Berkay is 'Astonished Innocence' personified in Oooh oh! 1978 Click for enlargement! 'Erotik' Turkish Movie Star 1978-1979. Aylin Berkay exhibited three distinguishing physical characteristics in each of the 12 films she made -- no matter whether she was acting in a comedic role (as in Oooh Oh! opposite Aydemir Akbaş and Kamer Baba [See his entry on this page, further above]) or in a more serious role (as in Esmerin Adı Sarışının Tadı with Tarik Şimşek and Zerrin Doğan). The first thing to strike your eye when Aylin Hanım appears on screen is her great long mane of bright blond hair -- which (as a budding poet once wrote) was "not to match what mats there down." Aylin Berkay displays her boyish upper body in this comedic scene with Aydemir Akbaş from Oooh Oh! 1978 Click for enlargement! Later, when the plot requires a less fully clothed Aylin, you notice her second physical characteristic -- a boyish upper torso. Aylin Berkay astonished again in this comedic scene with Kamer Baba (Kamer Sadık) from Ooo Oh! 1978 Click large! And when Aylin Hanım flashes her trademark look of "Astonished Innocence" on-screen, thereby exhibiting her third physical characteristic, you might think you were in the presence of the original Dumb Blonde female. But you'd be wrong. Because Aylin was originally a man, named Ali -- who served his mandatory military duty honorably, as a member in good standing of the Turkish Army's Military Marching Band. Exactly when Ali Berkay (or possibly Ali Saraç) had 'the op' and changed to Aylin Berkay is not recorded. Aylin Berkay's boyish figure in this serious scene from Esmerin Adı Sarışının Tadı 1979 Click for enlargement! But after making films like Oooh Oh! and Beyoğlu Piliçleri as a woman, she quit making movies entirely after 1979 -- and reinvented herself Serbülent Sultan made music after 1979 Click large! Thanks to snaeco at gittigidiyor.com as a stage singer and recording artist, under the name Serbülent Sultan. And here you thought, dear reader, that Bülent Ersoy 'wrote the book' on transsexual Turkish performers... Comedic Movie/Film Clip from Oooh oh! (a 1 MB Windows Media Video .WMV file): In the previous scene to this movie clip, senior citizen Kamer Baba (Kamer Sadık) was injected with a love potion (to good effect) by a wandering Mad Scientist. Aylin Berkay makes reference to the potion as she begins her Arousal Dance for the old codger, saying, "Watch me, my man. I'm better than that medicine/potion, aren't I?" Aylin Berkay's Filmography (12 Movies) Ahlaksız (Immoral) aka Utanç (Shame) - 1979 Aşkımla Oynama (Playing with Love) - 1979 Kaldırım Dilberi (I'll Do Away with Beauty) - 1979 Bacanak (Brother in Law) - 1979 Binlik Nail (Someone Gains Big Money) - 1979 Esmerin Adı Sarışının Tadı (A Reputation for Brunettes, A Taste for Blondes) - 1979 Handan aka Beyoğlu Piliçleri (The Chicks from Beyoğlu) - 1979 Kenarın Kızları (Girls on the Borderline) - 1979 Yaz Deftere (Write it down, in a Notebook) - 1979 Fırçana Bayıldım Boyacı (I'm Crazy about your Brush, Shoeshine Man) aka Erkeklik Öldü Mü Abiler (Has Manhood Died, Guys?) - 1978 Oooh Oh! (1978) Kadınlar Hamamı (The Women's Turkish Bath) - 1978 - Movie Poster - Aylin Berkay (at right) abed wth Kamer Baba in a movie scene from 'Oooh oh!' 1978 Click for enlargement! Other notable Transsexual Turkish Performers of stage and screen include: Bülent Ersoy, Emel Aydan (whose male name was Erdoğan Kaşif -- and who once had a nightclub striptease act in Milan, performing under the name of Rita Santiago), Tijen Erman (aka Christian Carol), Derya Sonay, and Ahenk Dalgalıdeniz. See Also: Notable Transvestite Turkish Performers/Performances of Turkish Stage and Screen Also: The Top Ten Turkish Movies of All Time 'Turkish Movies, etc. Catalog' Index of pages Turkish Personal Names - Male Turkish Personal Names - Female Turkish Personal Names - in general Öyle Bir Kadın Ki -- The Plot, Illustrated To 'Arzu'... and 'seksi' movie clips of young Banu Alkan & Songül Gündüz Related: Still The Best Little Game Show In Turkey TV Bloopers -- Mehmet Ali Erbil Two Turkish Guys who rack up the TV Ratings Alev Altın -- The Turkish Traci Lords? The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu 'Öyle Bir Kadın Ki' -- What led up to it? The Rise of Turkey's Erotic Films Industry The Birth and Growth of the Turkish Films Industry Language-learning pages: Translating Turkish, the basics Essential Turkish Vocabulary Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Numbers in Turkish NewsReaders' Dictionary, Index Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language My First Time Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Belly Dancers Turkish Terms Of Endearment Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Off-Color Turkish Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Kinsey Report #1 - Turkey opens up about its seks Turkish Kinsey Report #2 - Did they hear it through the grapevine? Turkish Kinsey Report #3 - Was it good for you? Turkish Kinsey Report #4 - The first time, by age group... Turkish Kinsey Report #5 - Who's gotta have it? He? Or she? Hülya Avşar (and friends) give frikik Translating Danielle Steele We are extremely grateful to the following people for their Turkish-language source material on which much in the cinema sections of the 'Turkish Movies, etc. Catalog' is based: Cihan Demirci, Metin Demirhan, Giovanni Scognamillo, and Ağah Özgüç. We also extend special thanks to the content providers and webmasters at the following Turkish websites: Sinematurk.com, Telifhaklari.gov.tr, Turksinemasi.net, FotoAjans.com, Superresim.com, and Kimkimdir.gen.tr

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