vote for the best turkish Old stars
by hepaistos | created - 05 Nov 2011 | updated - 04 Dec 2011 | Public
1. Sener Sen
Actor | Kabadayi
Early in his career, he mainly acted in comedy movies with Kemal Sunal such as "Hababam Sinifi", "Tosun Pasa", "Davaro" etc. Later, he had roles in movies criticizing Turkish society for its moral weaknesses as in "Milyarder", " Çiplak Vatandas" and the ones that reflected the contemporary social ...
2. Haluk Bilginer
Actor | Kis Uykusu
Haluk Bilginer is a Turkish actor. In addition to his acting career in Turkey, he has also worked in the United Kingdom and remains known for his role as Mehmet Osman in the television soap opera EastEnders (1985) during the 1980s. He has also starred in Hollywood movies as a minor actor. He played...
3. Çetin Tekindor
Actor | Babam ve Oglum
Çetin Tekindor is considered to be one of Turkey's best actors and most respected artists today. He was born in Sivas, Turkey in 1945. He graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1970, and his stage career started with the play "Murat IV". He is one of the most impressive performers in Turkish ...
4. Meral Çetinkaya
Actress | Karanliktakiler
Meral Çetinkaya was born on March 5, 1945 in Bursa, Turkey. She is an actress, known for Karanliktakiler (2009), Vizontele (2001) and Hazal (1979).
5. Hümeyra
Actress | Babam ve Oglum
Born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey, Humeyra has been a major recording artist there for the last 30 years. She's also known as a very accomplished actress and has done many films, and currently performs for the Metropolitan Theater Company in Istanbul. She has been in the U.S. for almost a year ...
6. Tuncel Kurtiz
Actor | Auf der anderen Seite
Tuncel Kurtiz was born in 1936, Izmit-Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul University, English Language and Literature and started acting in 1956 with Dormen Theatre. With the movie 'Suru', he reached the peak of his acting career. Kurtiz received many awards in Turkey and also abroad. He also known ...
7. Türkan Soray
Actress | Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen
Türkan Soray (her last name begins S-cedilla) is one of four big female stars of the old Turkish cinema.
Türkan was born to a railway-officer father and a housewife mother. She started in Turkish cinema at the age of 15, when she accompanied her friend, neighbor Emel Yildiz (also known as Panther ...
8. Kadir Inanir
Actor | Medcezir Manzaralari
Kadir Inanir was born on April 15, 1949 in Fatsa, Ordu, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Medcezir Manzaralari (1989), Yilanlarin Öcü (1985) and Ah Gardasim (1991).
9. Tarik Akan
Actor | Pehlivan
Tarik Akan's real name is Tarik Üregül and he was born in Istanbul in 1949 and grew up in the other parts of Turkey because of his father's job. His father was a colonel. Before he started his acting career he worked as a lifeguard on the beaches, rented boats to people... He also went on going to ...
10. Nebahat Çehre
Actress | Yayla kizi Gül Ayse
Hilal Nebahat Çehre is a Turkish actress, singer and model.
She was elected Miss Türkiye in 1960 and represented Turkey in the World Beauty Contest. He played very different characters in many films since 1961. Between 1964 and 1968, he starred opposite Yilmaz Güney in 13 films. He worked as a ...
11. Metin Akpinar
Director | Nese-i Muhabbet
Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's ...
12. Zeki Alasya
Actor | Sivri Akillilar
Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 - 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kibrisli Mehmed Kamil Pasha.
Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, he joined MTTB Theatre as an amateur actor. For a short time, he worked...
13. Sevket Altug
Actor | Süper Baba
Sevket Altug was born on March 13, 1943 in Balikesir, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Süper Baba (1993), Saban, Son of Saban (1977) and The Chaos Class Is Waking Up (1976).
14. Fatma Girik
Actress | Ezo Gelin
Fatma Girik was born on December 12, 1942 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress and producer, known for Ezo Gelin (1968), Sürtügün Kizi (1967) and Bos Besik (1969). She died on January 24, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey.
15. Cihan Ünal
Actor | Kalbimdeki Düsman
He graduated from Ankara National Conservatory, Theatre Arts in 1969. He started to work at Ankara National Theatre in 1983 where he also worked as a diction, scene studies and stage instructor. He continued his teaching career at Istanbul Mimar Sinan University between 1987 till 2000.
Since 1969 he...
16. Rutkay Aziz
Actor | Sis
Rutkay Aziz was born on May 16, 1947 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor, known for Sis (1989), Kurtulus (1994) and Yol Ayrimi (2017).
17. Ilyas Salman
Actor | Sis ve Gece
He shared the Adana Golden Boll International Film Festival's Best Actor Award in 2012 together with Engin Günaydin.
Salman was born in Arguvan, Malatya. His family originate from the Asar neighborhood in Arguvan. He was accepted as a Kurd because of the Kurdish typologies he had played for many ...
18. Altan Erkekli
Actor | Vizontele
Altan Erkekli is a Turkish actor. He is known for his roles in numerous stage productions, films, and television series.
Erkekli began his acting career in the early 1980s. He has since appeared in a wide range of roles, from comedic to dramatic. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films ...
19. Ferhan Sensoy
Actor | Kösedönücü
Ferhan Sensoy was born on February 26, 1951 in Çarsamba, Samsun, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Kösedönücü (1985), Su an mutfaktayim: Tek kisilik güldürü (2001) and 40AMbar (1994). He was married to Elif Durdu and Derya Baykal. He died on August 31,...
20. Erkan Can
Actor | Gemide
Erkan Can began acting in 1974 at the age of 16 with the local Bursa State Theater and took acting classes at the Industrial Vocational High School. From 1982 to 1984 he undertook his compulsory military service. In 1985 he entered the theatre department of the Istanbul State Conservatory and made ...
21. Güven Kiraç
Actor | Gegen die Wand
Güven Kiraç was born on March 16, 1968 in Istanbul, Turkey. He is an actor and producer, known for Head-On (2004), The Crossing (2010) and Lovelorn (2005).
22. Münir Özkul
Actor | Hababam Sinifi Dokuz Doguruyor
He was born and grew up in Istanbul. He started his career at Bakirkoy Community Center Theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State Theatre, Istanbul State Theatre and Istanbul City Theatre. He also worked in small play houses with today's famous actors and actresses. He made his place in the theatre ...
23. Kartal Tibet
Director | Sabaniye
Kartal Tibet was born on March 27, 1939 in Ankara, Turkey. He was a director and actor, known for Sabaniye (1984), Tarkan (1969) and Turks in Space (2006). He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey.
24. Cüneyt Arkin
Actor | Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam
Fahrettin Cüreklibatir, better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkin, is a Turkish film actor, director, and producer. Having starred in somewhere around 250 movies and also TV series, he is widely considered as one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films shown abroad credited ...
25. Halit Akçatepe
Actor | Süt Kardesler
Halit Akcatepe was a Turkish actor. Akcatepe was born in Üsküdar in 1938, the son of Sitki Akcatepe. In 1943, he made his debut in the film "Dertli Pinar" at the age of 5 and made more appearances in other films in some child roles. Akcatepe completed his studies in Saint Benoit French High School....
26. Erol Günaydin
Actor | Güzel Bir Gün Için
Erol Günaydin was born on April 16, 1933 in Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Güzel Bir Gün Için (1965), Yilmayan Seytan (1972) and Cennet Mahallesi (2004). He was married to Günes Günaydin. He died on October 15, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
27. Yildiz Kenter
Actress | Agaçlar Ayakta Ölür
Yildiz Kenter was born on October 11, 1928 in Istanbul, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Agaçlar Ayakta Ölür (1964), Hanim (1989) and Kizim Ayse (1974). She was married to Sükran Güngör and Nihat Akçan. She died on November 17, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.
28. Haldun Dormen
Director | Bozuk düzen
Haldun Dormen was born on April 5, 1928 in Mersin, Turkey. He is an actor and director, known for Bozuk düzen (1966), Güzel Bir Gün Için (1965) and Felekten Bir Gün (1987).
29. Müsfik Kenter
Actor | Hayallerim, Askim ve Sen
Müsfik Kenter was born on September 8, 1932 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor, known for My Dreams, My Love and You (1987), Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (1982) and Bozuk düzen (1966). He was married to Gülsün Kamu and Kadriye Kenter. He died on August 15, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
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