Hümeyra
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia Hümeyra Akbay (Turkish pronunciation: [hymejˈɾaː akˈbaj]) (born 15 October 1947) is a Turkish actress, singer, composer, and lyricist. In the 1970s she was a noted singer and actress. Her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the sitcom Avrupa Yakası and the feature drama My Father and My Son directed by Çağan Irmak. In the 1970s, her songs "Kördüğüm", "Sessiz Gemi", "Otuz Beş Yaş" were very successful. Her later albums Tutkulardan İntihar, Beyhude were outside the mainstream. "Tutkulardan İntihar" was one of the first examples of Turkish rap songs. She debuted in theater. Her debut acting in a feature film was Talihli Amele. In 1985, with Ferhan Şensoy's "Ortaoyuncular" troupe, she took part in the stage play İçinden Tramvay Geçen Şarkı. In 1986, she won the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actress Award with her performance in Asiye Nasıl Kurtulur? at Antalya Film Festival. She was also awarded the honorary "Illuminating Apollo" award at the 10th İstanbul International Meeting of Cinema-History in 2007.
Known For
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
The Magnificent Century
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.
The European Side
A young woman's forced marriage to the agha of a tribe in Southeastern Turkey leads to tragedy and social change.
Sila
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a retired judicial officer decides to commit a murder that he had been planning for years.
Persona
Yalan Dünya produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey at 2012.
Yalan Dünya
Girl decides to move to another city to chase her dreams without her mother's knowing.
Guardian Angels
Ali Tahir was a brave commander who fought in the Battle of Sakarya in 1921. During the battle, he made a costly mistake that led to the death of many of his soldiers. However, he managed to turn the tide of the battle and was shot in the process. Miraculously, he was resurrected by the “Water of Life” and never aged again. In the following years, he became an agricultural educator and married a woman named Leyla. However, Leyla couldn’t handle the fact that he never aged and committed suicide. In 1968, he changed his name to Esref and became a school inspector. He fell in love with a teacher named Süreyya and they got married, but their marriage ended after Süreyya discovered hints from his past. In 2023, he changed his name again to Kemal and met Harika, a young and beautiful writer who entered his life unexpectedly. Will Harika be able to help Kemal find the answers he has been searching for over a decade?
Miracle of Love
The story of Leyla, who starts a new life with her daughter after her husband cheats on her.
Üzgünüm Leyla
A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.
My Father and My Son
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets.
Heist School
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Yerim Seni
Mine is a gorgeous woman who gets the attention of all the men in town as well as the jealous glances of the ladies around her. She is married to an old station chief. She is lonely and miserable in her marital life. İlhan, the brother of her only friend Perihan, arrives in town, and everything changes. Ilhan and Mine, who quickly become friends, begin to be gossiped about around town.
Mine
Several directors from countries of the region were invited to create stories taking place in and around the beautiful city of Istanbul, in the vein of “Paris, je t’aime” and “New York, I love you”. They come together to remind viewers that Istanbul’s history does not belong only to the people of Turkey.
Do Not Forget Me Istanbul
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Kelebek Çıkmazı
An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.
Whisper If I Forget
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Yeşilçam Denizi
A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.
My Grandfather's People
A girl tries to manage the demands of her traditional family's wishes and her own as she embarks on a journey to marry the love of her life.
Husband Factor: Resurrection
In a place where there is no time, a traveler comes to an unnamed village where we do not know where on the map. The weary traveler is a messenger. They have stories to tell, words to say.
The Messenger
A group of old friends get together to be with their beloved aunt/grandmother who took care of them when they were kids for her last days. And things get complicated.