Cingöz Recai ( en, Recai the Shrewd) is a fictional character in a series of books created by the well known Turkish author Peyami Safa in 1924. In addition to his novels of high literary value, Safa also wrote

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using the pseudonym ''Server Bedii''.

Main plot

Cingöz Recai resembles French fictional character

Arsène Lupin Arsène Lupin (French pronunciation: ʁsɛn lypɛ̃ is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the maga ...

. He is a

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, who steals from the rich. In most stories, his fiancé Jale also helps him. Mehmet Rıza (like Lupin's Justin Ganimard) is a police commissioner, who is always on the track of Recai. However, Recai manages to escape. In a fiction written in 1928, Recai acts versus Sherlock Holmes, and in another fiction written in 1935, he is at work against Arsene Lupin.

Novels

Novels which are still being printed are the following.Maxkitap
/ref> * ''Arsene Lupin İstanbul'da'' (Arsene Lupin in İstanbul) * ''Tiyatro Baskını'' (Raid of the Theatre) * ''Elmaslar İçinde'' (Within the Diamonds) * ''Kaybolan Adam'' (Missing Man) * ''Esrarlı Köşk'' (Mysterious Villa) * ''Zeyrek Cinayeti'' (Murder in Zeyrek) * ''Şeytani Tuzak'' (Devilish Trap) * ''Mişon'un Definesi'' (Mişon's Treasure)

Films

From many fictions about Cingöz Recai, only three were filmed so far: * ''Cingöz Recai'' (1954), international title ''The White Hell'', directed by

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. Cast:

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as Cingöz Recai, Neriman Köksal as Jale, Avni Dilligil as Mehmet Rıza, the detective. * ''Cingöz Recai'' (1969), directed by

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. Cast: Ayhan Işık as Cingöz Recai, Sema Özcan as Jale, Süha Doğan as Mehmet Rıza, the detective. * ''Cingöz Recai'' (2017), released on 12 October 2017 & directed by

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, produced by

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& the role of Recai was played by

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with Meriç Aral as Filiz, Meryem Uzerli as Göze,

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as Cüneyt and

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as Chief Inspector and many others including

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, Serkan Keskin,

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References

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