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Turkish Cinema: Movie Directors: Ömer Lütfi Akad

Turkish Cinema: Movie Directors: Atıf Yılmaz

Turkish Cinema Artists: Tuncel Kurtiz

Turkish Cinema Artists: Adile Naşit

Turkish Cinema Artists: Münir Özkul

Turkish Cinema Artists: Şener Şen

Internationally Awarded Turkish Theater Artists: Ferhan Şensoy

Theater, cinema, television actor; a novel, essay, diary, scriptwriter.  This very talented artist Ferhan Şensoy received the “Best Foreign Writer” award in Montreal in 1975 with the play “Ce Fou De Gogol”. He also played in the Theater de Quatre-Sous in Montreal, in the musical “Harem QuiRit”, directed by him. The “Güle Güle Godot” game was played in Russia with the translation of Huroman Nevruzova, “Ferhangi Şeyler” in Amsterdam and Brussels, “Felek Bir Gün Salakken” in Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Essen, Frankfurt, Sydney and Melbourne. Şensoy’s one book is translated into French by Nicole Gagnon and published in Montreal part by part. “Ferhangi Şeyler” was also staged in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, reaching 1.495 performances, while “Felek Bir Gün Salakken” reached 496 performances.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Theater Artists: Genco Erkal

Genco Erkal, a theater artist, is known not only in Turkey but also abroad. Between 1993 and 1998, Genco Erkal started to play in Paris and at the Avignon Festival in three French productions: ‘Sevdalı Bulut’ from Nâzım Hikmet, ‘Ouvas-tu Jérémie?’ From Philippe Minyana and ‘Alchemist’, adapted from Paulo Coelho’s famous novel.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Cinema Actresses: Serra Yılmaz

Actress Serra Yilmaz is one of the sought-after names of the Italian cinema world. So much that she was a jury member in the ‘first work’ category at the 2011 Venice Film Festival. This year she was awarded the Queen of Comedy at the MIX Milano Festival in Italy.

Internationally Awarded Turkish Musicians: İdil Biret

Turkish pianist Idil Biret was 15 years old when she finished the Paris National Conservatory in first place. Since the age of 16 she has appeared on numerous world stages. She played with famous directors at concerts covering 5 continents; participated in many festivals. His albums won many critics’ admiration and led the artist to be described as’ one of the leading piano masters of our time’. Idil Biret’s life, bearing the title of the world’s largest repertoire pianist, was compiled by a French author. In 2007, it was translated into Turkish with the name of ‘A Turkish Pianist on World Stages: Idil Biret’.