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The Whole Earth Catalog of Turkish Movies/Films Short Subjects, Documentaries, TV and Radio for English Speakers -- 'M' -- Zeki Müren is the archetypical poor boy who seeks musical fame and fortune in Istanbul in Berduş (Vagabond) -- a semi-autobiographical story directed by Osman F. Seden in 1957. Ads by HepsiBurada Let us know if you enjoy our 'Movies Database' pages and film clips. We'll add more of them if you do... Also: Turkish Movies Catalog Index Sibel Kekilli -- Minor porn star or cinematic Joan of Arc? Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Best and Worst Turkish Movies - with a religious theme (Dini Motifli Filmler) A troubling political cartoon of Turkey 'Burkini' swimwear for conservative Muslim women in Turkey Teetotaling Turkish Flight Attendants want a passenger alcohol-ban Is the Drinking of Alcohol Forbidden by Koranic Decree? Turkish Airlines (THY) and the Non-Alcoholic Tissue-Towels Sultry Aynur Aydan - The Woman Who Brought Down The Minister Seda Sayan, of the appealingly 'sensitive' overbite Erotik Yasemin Ünlü, Motherless Child Spunky Karaca Kaan -- What made her so damn mad?! Karaca Kaan, True Confessions Karaca Kaan Center Fatma Girik, Seksi Tomboy filmstar-center Müjde Ar's steamy film-career... achievement and controversy The Gossipy Who's Who of Turkey, index Turkish Belly Dancing Stars Movie Superhero Tarkan, historic and erotik Mature Dutch Bride in Turkey Mature British Bride in Turkey Mature Swedish Bride in Turkey Turkish Male/Female Personal Names The Top Ten Turkish Movies of All Time Seda Sayan Sings Up A Storm -- and pleases the eye 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 M     Mine Mutlu Mine Mutlu (upper right) and Arzu Okay (lower left) co-starred in the 'erotik' comedy classic Ah Deme, Oh De! in 1974 Thanks to 'Erotik Türk Sineması'150 See: The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu 1/4 The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu 2/4 The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu 3/4 The Short Unhappy Life of Mine Mutlu 4/4   Muz Sever Misin? (Do you like Bananas?) A sex-farce comedy movie, made in 1975. Bird-brained or not? Mete İnselel (with false teeth) in Muz Sever Misin? (Do You Like Bananas?) 1975 Click for enlargement! Bedroom-Eyed Seher Şeniz in 'Muz Sever Misin?' (1975) Click for enlargement! LFA - Seher Şeniz, LMA - Mete İnselel (The Lowly Apprentice), FA - Gönül Tansel (The Foreign Woman), MA - İlhan Daner (The Sycophant), FA - Anuşka (The Vamp), MD-W- Oksal Pekmezoğlu, C - Dinçer Önal, PC - Gaye Film Plot summary: An 'erotik' comedy movie starring Seher Şeniz -- about a lowly food-market apprentice (Mete İnselel) who is duped into marrying a foreign woman (Gönül Tansel), just so she can remain living in Turkey legally. But he's not quite as dumb as he looks and acts... Movie Cover Seher Şeniz (right) and Mete İnselel in Muz Sever Misin? (Do You Like Bananas?) 1975 Zeki Müren Zeki Müren in New York City 1963. From his gloves and overcoat you can tell there's a nip in the air. Müren was taking a tour of 5th Avenue and because he wasn't well known in the States, there isn't a crowd around him. A few minutes later, he was to enter the movie theater in the background, to watch Cleopatra -- which starred the then-world famous lovers Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. Before entering the theater, Müren posed for this nostalgic photo in front of the marquee. Click! Thanks to galeri.internethaber.com Zeki Müren played the title role in Katıp -- Üsküdara Giderken (Katıp, While On The Way To Üsküdar) directed by Ülkü Erakalın in 1968. A dramatic story of love between a music teacher (Zeki Müren as Katıp) and his female student (Sezer Güvenirgil as Nazlı) seen dancing here. Click! Also see the movie's poster at page-top left... Besides singing and composing music, Turkey's quintessential Sanat Müzik (Artistic Music) Icon was also an actor. His conventional movies... 30 of them, to be exact -- included 7 that are considered strictly Musicals. And, in his other 23 films, Müren often broke into song as part of the 'dramatic' plot. Special Tribute to Zeki Müren Zeki Müren in the Turkish Who's Who In April 2006, DigiTurk/SinemaTurk showcased 4 of Zeki Müren's most popular films, all of them directed by Osman F. Seden: Berduş (Vagabond) 1957 -- Zeki Müren Showcased in 2006 with vocals by Müren (who plays Bedri opposite Deniz Tanyeli as Filiz). The quasi-autobiographical story of a poor boy who seeks musical fame and fortune in Istanbul. Altın Kafes (Golden Cage) 1958 -- Müren sings opposite Nilüfer Aydan in this love story about a chauffeur who becomes a famous singer, but who must then choose between the poor girl he loves and a rich society woman. Kırık Plak (Broken Record) 1959 -- Müren warbles distinctively opposite Belgin Doruk, in the story of a evil woman who tries to undermine the relationship between a famous vocalist and his fiance. Gurbet (Far From Home) 1959 -- Mualla Kaynak is the object of Müren's love songs. Zeki Müren was born in Bursa, 9 December 1931. Educated at: Devlet Güzel Sanatlar Akademisi (The State Academy for the Beautiful Arts) in the Yüksek Süsleme Bölümü (Lofty Decorative Department) of the Sabih Gözen Atölyesi (The studio directed by Sabih Gözen). Ill with diabetes, Zeki Müren passed away on 24 September 1996 in Izmir -- at an awards ceremony in his honor. Zeki Müren Another (unabashed gay) side of the same man... More coming... Ads by HepsiBurada Let us know if you enjoy our 'Movies Database' pages and film clips. We'll add more of them if you do... Also: Turkish Movies Catalog Index Sibel Kekilli -- Minor porn star or cinematic Joan of Arc? Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Best and Worst Turkish Movies - with a religious theme (Dini Motifli Filmler) A troubling political cartoon of Turkey 'Burkini' swimwear for conservative Muslim women in Turkey Teetotaling Turkish Flight Attendants want a passenger alcohol-ban Is the Drinking of Alcohol Forbidden by Koranic Decree? Turkish Airlines (THY) and the Non-Alcoholic Tissue-Towels Sultry Aynur Aydan - The Woman Who Brought Down The Minister Seda Sayan, of the appealingly 'sensitive' overbite Erotik Yasemin Ünlü, Motherless Child Spunky Karaca Kaan -- What made her so damn mad?! Karaca Kaan, True Confessions Karaca Kaan Center Fatma Girik, Seksi Tomboy filmstar-center Müjde Ar's steamy film-career... achievement and controversy The Gossipy Who's Who of Turkey, index Turkish Belly Dancing Stars Movie Superhero Tarkan, historic and erotik Mature Dutch Bride in Turkey Mature British Bride in Turkey Mature Swedish Bride in Turkey Turkish Male/Female Personal Names The Top Ten Turkish Movies of All Time Seda Sayan Sings Up A Storm -- and pleases the eye 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: How To Learn Basic Turkish -- A Practical Philosophy for beginners (Found in the 'Introduction to The Whole Earth Catalog of Turkish Movies'.) Why Off-color language is important too... Translating Turkish, the basics Essential Turkish Vocabulary Pretty Good Pronoun Charts Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Turkish Numbers Revealed Turkish Adjective Heaven -- or hell? Other Turkish Language Difficulties Unrelated fun: The 10 Basic Varieties of Unfaithful Turkish Lovers Name that dog! Bizarre Turkish Divorce Proceedings American Girls My First Time Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Terms Of Endearment Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Turkish Kinsey Report #6 - Turkish Turn-Ons 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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