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Doğu Demirkol
Aydın Doğu Demirkol (born 6 September 1988) is a Turkish comedian and actor. Personal life Demirkol was born in Ankara. His mother was a lawyer originally from Mersin and his father was a doctor from Balıkesir who was of Circassian descent. He went to middle school in Amasya and finished high school in Ankara. He later graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in computer science. Career Early years Demirkol first became known for sharing comedy videos on his social media accounts, and he subsequently took part in ''Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye'' as a contestant in 2012. He later started doing stand-up shows at the Old City Comedy Club, where he was discovered by Murat Gençoğlu and invited to perform on stage at . In 2015, he hosted the ''Açık Mikrofon'' show at Beşiktaş Cultural Center. In 2016, together with other ''Açık Mikrofon'' hosts, including Yavuz Günal, Tuna Kalınsaz, Murat Gençoğlu, and Yusuf Altıntaş, he performed the stand-up show ''Eski A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center (Etimesgut, Yenimahalle, Çankaya District, Çankaya, Keçiören, Altındağ, Pursaklar, Mamak, Ankara, Mamak, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Gölbaşı, Sincan, Ankara, Sincan) and 5,864,049 in Ankara Province (total of 25 districts). Ankara is Turkey's List of cities in Turkey, second-largest city by population after Istanbul, first by urban land area, and third by metro land area after Konya and Sivas. Ankara was historically known as Ancyra and Angora. Serving as the capital of the ancient Celts, Celtic state of Galatia (280–64 BC), and later of the Roman Empire, Roman province with the Galatia (Roman province), same name (25 BC–7th century), Ankara has various Hattians, Hattian, Hittites, Hittite, Lydian, Phrygian, Galatians (people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Cannes Film Festival
The 71st annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 2018. Australian actress Cate Blanchett served as jury president for the main competition. Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for his drama film '' Shoplifters'', marking Japan's first win after more than twenty years. The official festival poster features Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina from Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 film '' Pierrot le Fou''. It is the second time the festival poster was inspired by Godard's film after his 1963 film ''Contempt'' at the 2016 festival. According to festival's official statement, the poster is inspired by and paid tribute to the work of French photographer Georges Pierre. The festival opened with '' Everybody Knows'' by Asghar Farhadi, and closed with ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'' by Terry Gilliam. Juries Main competition *Cate Blanchett, Australian actress - Jury President * Chang Chen, Taiwanese actor *Ava DuVernay, Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alican Yücesoy
Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films and theatre plays. In his television career, he is best known for the surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm", İntikam, the Turkish remake of "Revenge", and the medical series "Sen de Gitme". He played supporting roles in popular series " Suskunlar", "Adanalı", "Yargı", "Zoraki Koca". He gained international recognition with his role in the Japanese-Turkish co-production 125 Years Memory. He portrayed Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in films "Zübeyde Analar ve Oğullar" and " Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali" for twice. Early life His maternal family is of Turkish descent; those family members originally immigrated from Bartın and Ruse, where the Turk minority in Bulgaria lives. His paternal family is of Arab and Turkish descent from Antep and Urfa. After completing his primary, secondary and high school education in Bursa, Yücesoy enrolled in Haliç University The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melis Sezen
Melis Sezen (born 2 January 1997) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Tainted Love'' (2019), ''The Miracle 2: Love'' (2019), ''The Unfaithful'' (2020–2022), ''Gülcemal'' (2023–2024), and ''Genius'' (2024–present). In 2021, Sezen won the Golden Butterfly Award for Rising Star. Life and career Sezen was born on 2 January 1997 in Silivri, Istanbul, and completed her high school education at Selimpaşa Atatürk Anatolian High School. Her paternal family members are Macedonian Albanian immigrants, while her maternal family members are who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece. Sezen has a younger brother and her family engages in trade. In an interview, she mentioned that her family was supportive of her decision to start working as a theatre actress, and in another interview she adds that it was her mother who discovered her interest in acting and enrolled her in Müjdat Gezen Art Center. Sezen received drama education from the age of 12, and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eda Ece
Eda Ece Tuncer (née Uzunalioğlu; born 20 June 1990) is a Turkish actress best known for her portrayal of Yıldız Yılmaz in the Turkish drama series ''Yasak Elma'' for which she received Outstanding Turkish Actress of the Year Award at the Murex d'Or awards. Life and career Eda Ece attended Şişli Terakki High School and graduated with a degree in psychology from Istanbul Bilgi University. She is the youngest of three daughters in her family. She stated in an interview that she wants to be a screenwriter and producer. Television career After appearing in a minor role in 2002 as a child actor, she was cast with supporting roles in the hit youth series ''Hayat Bilgisi'', fantasy child series ''Bez Bebek'', ''Adını Feriha Koydum'', ''Mihriban'', and ''Aşkın Mucizeleri''. She got her first leading role in the youth series ''Pis Yedili''. The series became a hit and ran for over 100 episodes. Then she joined the cast of popular youth series ''Beni Böyle Sev'' and portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maske Kimsin Sen?
''The Masked Singer Turkey'' () is a Turkish reality singing competition television series based on the ''Masked Singer'' franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show ''King of Mask Singer'', premiered FOX on January 1, 2022, produced by MedYapım, presented by Tansel Öngel, jury Eda Ece, Melis Sezen, Alican Yücesoy Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films and theatre plays. In his television career, he is best known for the surreal series Şubat, drama series "Kördüğüm", İntikam, ... and Doğu Demirkol. The show ended after one season following rumors about cancellation. Format Famous celebrities with different costumes and masks fight to keep their identities a secret on-and-off the stage. They sing with their own voices while competing with each other in the form of duo or trio duels. The audience and the jury try to guess who the competitor is, with clue packages given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox (Turkey)
Now (stylized in all caps) is a Turkish free-to-air television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company EMEA. Since July 2012, the channel broadcasts in 16:9 (1080i HDTV). History The channel was originally TGRT (acronym in Turkish as: 'Türkiye Gazetesi Radyo Televizyonu'; ''Turkey Newspaper Radio Television'') and began broadcasting on 23 April 1993, under İhlas Holding. Between 2001 and 2004, TGRT was owned by Tasarruf Mevduatı Sigorta Fonu before being sold again to İhlas Holding. On 23 July 2006, News Corporation The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media corporation founded and controlled by media mogul Ru ... acquired TGRT from İhlas Holding, and was formed by Ahmet Ertegün. The channel was later relaunched as Fox on 24 February 2007. David Parker Reid was the General Manager of Fox Turkey between 2006 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Sandal
Mustafa Sandal (born 11 January 1970) is a Turkish singer-songwriter and actor. At the beginning of the 1990s, he wrote and composed a number of songs for other singers and made a reputation for himself in the music industry. He had leading role in comedy series "Başrolde Aşk". In 1994, with the release of his first studio album ''Suç Bende'' and its subsequent success, he made a name for himself in Turkey. This was followed by the release of another album titled ''Gölgede Aynı'' in 1996. In 1998, the song "Aya Benzer" from his new album ''Detay'' became a number-one hit in Turkey. After signing a contract with Sony Music, he released the album ''Araba (album), Araba''. The song "Araba" from the album became a massive hit. Throughout his career he continued to release many albums, including ''Akışına Bırak'' (2000), ''Kop'' (2002). Later, under the label Universal Music-Polydor, he released the album ''Seven (Mustafa Sandal album), Seven'' (2003), followed by ''İste'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BluTV
BluTV was a Turkish media provider offering streaming media and video on demand services via the internet. It was founded in 2015 under Doğan Holding by Aydın Doğan Yalçındağ and was later acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery. Accessible via computers, mobile devices, and smart TVs, the platform offered a variety of local and international content, including live TV broadcasts, films, series, sports, lifestyle, and adult genres. On 19 January 2021, Discovery, Inc. acquired a 35% stake in BluTV, and the service became the Discovery+ exclusive distributor in Turkey in 5 May 2021. On 6 December 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) fully acquired BluTV. On 5 December 2024, it was announced that BluTV would merge into Max as part of WBD's global streaming consolidation strategy. On 15 April 2025, BluTV was dissolved. All current BluTV subscribers were grandfathered into Max when it launched on the same date. BluTV programming A list of TV shows, movies, and other content that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absurdist Comedy
Surreal humour (also called surreal comedy, absurdist humour, or absurdist comedy) is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, thus producing events and behaviors that are obviously illogical. Portrayals of surreal humour tend to involve bizarre juxtapositions, incongruity, non-sequiturs, irrational or absurd situations, and expressions of nonsense. Surreal humour grew out of surrealism, a cultural movement developed in the 20th century by French and Belgian artists, who depicted unnerving and illogical scenes while developing techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. The movement itself was foreshadowed by English writers in the 19th century, most notably Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. The humour in surreal comedy arises from a subversion of audience expectations, emphasizing the ridiculousness and unlikeliness of a situation, so that amusement is founded on an unpredictability that is separate from a logical analysis of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
