Cüneyt Arkın
Cüneyt Arkın | |
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Born | Fahrettin Cüreklibatır 7 September 1937 |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Medicine |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
Occupation | Film actor, director and producer |
Years active | 1963– |
Known for | Martial arts, combat roles |
Spouse(s) |
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Children | 3 |
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Website | www |
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Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (born 7 September 1937), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, is a Turkish film actor, director, producer and martial artist.[1] Having starred in somewhere around 300 movies and TV series, he is widely considered one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films shown abroad credited him as George Arkin. Arkın's films have ranged from well-received dramas to mockbusters throughout his career spanning four decades.
Early in his career, Arkın became known for starring in historical dramas taking place during the first centuries of the Ottoman Empire and Anatolian Seljuks, such as Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan and Battal Gazi. While gaining success with such action-based films, he also took part in political films in the late 1970s, the most famous of those being The Adam Trilogy directed by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk. Arkın and Jöntürk continued their collaboration on many other films. Cüneyt Arkın and Fatma Girik are one of the most famous partners of Yeşilçam Turkish cinema. [2]
In the 1980s, Arkın became known abroad for the film Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves The World, also known as Turkish Star Wars), a low-budget science fantasy martial arts film,[3] tentatively famous for featuring bootlegged scenes from Star Wars. Today, the B movie has a cult following.[4][5][6][7]
Biography[]
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Fahrettin Cüreklibatur was born in the village of Gökçeoğlu in the Alpu district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey to a family of Crimean Tatar and Nogai origin.
While he was doing his military service as a reserve officer in his hometown of Eskişehir, he caught the attention of director Halit Refiğ during the filming of Şafak Bekçileri (1963) starring Göksel Arsoy. After completing his military service, he worked as a doctor in and around Adana. In 1963, he won the first prize in the Artist magazine. Seeking a job for a while, Cüneyt Arkın started acting in 1963 with the offer of Halit Refiğ and translated at least 30 films in two years.
The fight scene in the end in film Gurbet Kuşları in 1964 was a breaking point in Arkın's career. After playing emotional and romantic young characters for a while, he turned to action films with the suggestion of Halit Refiğ. During this period, he studied acrobatics at the Medrano Circus in Istanbul for six months. By transferring what he learned here in the Malkoçoğlu and Battal Gazi Destanı series to the big screen, he brought a unique style to Turkish cinema. He soon became the most sought-after actor in avanture films. Although he started his film career with romantic young heroes, he continued with action films, but almost every character died. Throughout his career, he has shot various genres from western to comedy, from adventure movies to social movies. Especially, Maden (1978) and Vatandaş Rıza (1979) occupy a special place in Cüneyt Arkın's career.
Personal life[]
After graduation from the university as a physician, Cüreklibatır married his classmate Güler Mocan in 1965. In 1966, their daughter Filiz was born. The marriage did not last long due to Cüreklibatır's newly flourishing career as a film actor.[8]
In 1968, he took the stage name Cüneyt Arkın, and met Betül Işıl, the daughter of a wealthy family that owned a tile manufacturing company. Işıl, a graduate of a university in Switzerland was working as a flight attendant at the time. They were engaged in 1969, married in 1970, and divorced in 1971. Soon afterwards, they remarried and Betül gave birth to two sons, Murat and Kaan Polat.[9][10] Arkın's wife and sons have starred in several of his films.[11]
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||||
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Actor | Director | Writer | Producer | Role | |||
1964 | Yes | Debut role; Uncredited | |||||
Love and Grudge | Yes | Dr. Kadri Ersoy | First leading role | ||||
Yes | Suat Arseren | ||||||
Yes | Öğretmen Ahmet | ||||||
Yes | Fikret | ||||||
Yes | Metin | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Murat Osman | ||||||
Yes | Hakan | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Eşref | ||||||
Yes | Orhan Varol | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
İstanbul'un Kızları | Yes | Semih | |||||
Gurbet Kuşları | Yes | Selim Bakırcıoğlu | |||||
1965 | Kırık Hayatlar | Yes | Ömer | ||||
Yes | Piyanist Cüneyt | ||||||
Yes | Kenan | ||||||
Yes | Erol | ||||||
Yes | Cihat Bağdatlı | ||||||
Haremde Dört Kadın | Yes | Dr. Cemal | |||||
Yes | Metin | ||||||
Yes | Orhan | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Ebu Müslim Horasani | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Çetin/Ali Cengiz | Dual role | |||||
Canım Sana Feda | Yes | Ahmet | |||||
Yes | Nejat/Osman | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Ebu Müslim Horasani | ||||||
Yes | Turgut Subaş | ||||||
Yes | Bülent | ||||||
1966 | Yes | Cengiz | |||||
Yes | Cüneyt Bakıroğlu | ||||||
Yes | Sedat Akman | ||||||
Yes | Kemal Sedan | ||||||
Yes | Malkoçoğlu Ali Bey | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Kemal Dikmen | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Murat Aşkın | ||||||
Yes | Tarik / Ahmet | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Yiğit Alpago | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Murat Davman | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Timur Karaşah | ||||||
Yes | Orhan | ||||||
Yes | Yalçın Arkın | ||||||
Yes | Kenan Sarvan | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
1967 | Yes | Ekrem Soysal | |||||
Yes | Selim Çelik | ||||||
Yes | Malkoçoğlu Ali Bey | ||||||
Yes | Alpago | ||||||
Yes | Ali | ||||||
Yes | Orhan Kurtuluş | ||||||
Yes | Ringo Kid | ||||||
Yes | Murat Özkut | ||||||
Yes | Kemal / Orhan Şahin | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Ekrim | ||||||
Yes | Hadji Murad | ||||||
Yes | Murat Karadayı | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Kemal / Orhan Şahin | ||||||
Yes | Yüzbaşı Talat | ||||||
Yes | Şahin | ||||||
1968 | Yes | Kemal | |||||
Yes | Vedat Akman | ||||||
Yes | Halil | ||||||
Yes | Ahmet Akyürek | ||||||
Yes | Malkoçoğlu | ||||||
Yes | Bahadır | ||||||
Yes | Polat | ||||||
Yes | Orhan Şahin | ||||||
Yes | Ruşen Ali / Köroğlu | ||||||
Yes | Mecdi | ||||||
Yes | Murat Ertürk | ||||||
Yes | Murat | Bilingual film | |||||
Yes | Mühendis Murat | ||||||
Yes | Hadji Murat | ||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Sedat Tüzer | ||||||
1969 | Yes | Sedat Ersoy | |||||
Yes | Islam Bey | ||||||
Yes | Orhan Gündoğdu / Ahmet | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Suat Sonderoğlu | ||||||
Yes | Malkoçoğlu | ||||||
Ottoman Eagle | Yes | İslam Bey / Anton Kuravich / Petr Alekseevich | Dual role | ||||
Yes | Ali | ||||||
Yes | Bilingual film | ||||||
Yes | Ali / Ahmet | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Ekrem Arkın | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan | Yes | Malkoçoğlu / Polat | Dual role | ||||
1970 | Yes | Harun | |||||
Yes | Selahattin Eyyubi | Bilingual film | |||||
Yes | Ferhat | Bilingual film | |||||
Yes | Ekrem Arkın | ||||||
Yes | Yusuf | ||||||
Yes | Harun | ||||||
Adsız Cengaver | Yes | Adsiz | Bilingual film | ||||
Yes | Nihat Ak | ||||||
1971 | Yes | Fikret | |||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Murat | Bilingual film | |||||
Battal Gazi Destanı | Yes | Battal Gazi, Hüseyin Gazi | Dual role | ||||
Yes | Malkoçoğlu | ||||||
Yes | Kemal Ersan | ||||||
Yes | Fikret | ||||||
Yes | Ömer | ||||||
Yes | Dr. Murat Akova | ||||||
Yes | Murat Uraz | ||||||
Yes | Engin | ||||||
Yes | Doğan | ||||||
Yes | Ali | Bilingual film | |||||
1972 | Yes | Kemal | |||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Murat Par | ||||||
Zafar | Yes | Iranian film | |||||
Çöl Kartalı | Yes | Captain Murat | |||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Ali | ||||||
Yes | Haydar | ||||||
Yes | Battal Gazi | ||||||
Yes | Kara Murat / Kara Murat's father | Dual role | |||||
1973 | The Little Cowboy | Yes | Keskin | Bilingual film | |||
Yes | Kuşçu Murat | ||||||
Yes | Kadir | ||||||
Yes | Mehmet | ||||||
Yes | Battal Gazi / Seyyit Battal | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Yanaşma Mehmet | ||||||
Yes | Kerem | ||||||
Yes | Kara Murat | ||||||
1974 | Yes | Alişan | |||||
Yes | Selim | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Kenan | ||||||
Yes | Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Major Yavuz | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Battal Gazi / Polat | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Fırtına Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Kara Murat | ||||||
Yes | Erol Arkın | ||||||
1975 | Yes | Metin | |||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Cemil | ||||||
Yes | Ali | Also as action choreographer | |||||
Yes | Kılıç Aslan / Süleyman Şah | Dual role | |||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Şahin | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Halil | ||||||
Yes | Kara Murat / Mehmet | Dual role | |||||
1976 | Yes | Yes | Kemal | ||||
Yes | Ömer Doruk | ||||||
Yarınsız Adam | Yes | Murat | |||||
Yes | Ahmet | ||||||
Yes | Kemal | ||||||
Üç Kağıtçılar / | Yes | Horaz Ali | Bilingual film | ||||
Yes | Yes | Deli Şahin | |||||
Yes | Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Şahin Bey | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı / Kara Murat, La Belva Dell'Anatolia | Yes | Kara Murat | Bilingual film | ||||
1977 | Yes | Yes | İskender Önal | ||||
Yes | Gırgır Ali | ||||||
Yes | Komiser Kemal | ||||||
Hakanlar Çarpışıyor | Yes | Olcayto, Halit and Sheikh | Triple role | ||||
Yes | Yavuz Mehmetol | ||||||
Yes | Halil Güneylioğlu | ||||||
Yes | Kemal | ||||||
Satılmış Adam | Yes | Halil | |||||
Yıkılmayan Adam | Yes | Çakır | |||||
Yes | Cemil | ||||||
Yes | Kara Murat | ||||||
Yes | Poyraz Murat | ||||||
1978 | Yes | Alişan | |||||
Yes | Halil | ||||||
The Mine | Yes | İlyas | |||||
Yes | Yes | Kartal Arıcan | |||||
Yes | Canpolat | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Şahin | |||||
Yes | Yes | Orhan | |||||
Yes | Kara Murat | ||||||
Yes | Murat Yağir | ||||||
1979 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Müffettiş Ahmet | |||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Rıza | ||||
Yes | Tayfun | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Ahmet / Hanzo | ||||
Yes | Yes | Atmaca Ahmet | |||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Bahçevan Orhan | ||||
Yes | Fikret | ||||||
3 Supermen Against the Godfather | Yes | Detective Murat / Agent Brad | Dual role; Bilingual film; also as assistant director | ||||
1980 | Yes | Metin Tunç | |||||
Yes | Destan | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Kartal Murat | ||||
Yes | Yusuf | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Deliormanlı Davut | |||||
1981 | Yes | Hasan | |||||
Yes | Seyit | ||||||
Yes | Yusuf | ||||||
Yes | Mustafa Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Kemal | ||||
Yes | Cemal | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Doktor | ||||||
1982 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Murat | |||
Yes | Yes | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Gırgır Ali | |||||
Yes | Yes | Ali Kaya | |||||
Yes | Dayı Cemil | ||||||
Yes | Kara Pençe | ||||||
Yes | Mehmet (Koca Memil) | ||||||
Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam | Yes | Yes | Murat | ||||
1983 | Yes | Gırgır Ali | |||||
Yes | Komiser Murat | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Kemal | |||||
Yes | En Büyük Yumruk Murat | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Kartal Murat | ||||
Yes | Kaan | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Rıza | |||||
1984 | Yes | Salih Eryılmaz | |||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Murat | |||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Avcı Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Cüneyt | |||||
Yes | Yes | Kartal Bey | |||||
Yes | Yes | Kemal Polat | |||||
Alev Alev | Yes | Şahin | |||||
1985 | Paramparça | Yes | Cemil Koçer | ||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Advocate Murat | |||||
Kaplanlar | Yes | Yes | Murat | ||||
Yes | Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Captain Cemil | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Murat | ||||
Yes | Kemal | ||||||
Yes | Halil | ||||||
Yes | Yusuf Şahin | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yakup | |||||
1986 | Yes | Avukat Kemal Güçlü | |||||
Yes | Cüneyt | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Gırgır Ali | ||||
Yes | Cemil | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Kemal | |||||
Yes | Yes | Cüneyt | |||||
Yes | Yes | ||||||
Yes | Major Şahin | ||||||
Yes | Murat | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Seyit | |||||
Yes | Yes | Komutan | |||||
Yes | Tahsin | ||||||
Yes | Kosimer Murat | ||||||
1987 | Yes | Tayfun Karaoğlu | |||||
Yes | Polat | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kaan Ken | |||
Yes | Kartal | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Cüneyt | |||||
Yes | Major | ||||||
Yes | Mozart | ||||||
Yes | Yes | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Cüneyt | ||||
Yes | Kemal Kalmıkçı | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Kemal | |||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Avukat | ||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Rıza | Television film | |||
1988 | Yes | Serdar | |||||
Yes | Doctor Cemal | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Gırgır Ali | |||||
Yes | Yes | Kemal | |||||
Yes | |||||||
Yes | Boksör/Fedai | ||||||
Kızım ve Ben / Gurbet Kadını | Yes | Vedat | |||||
1989 | Yes | Yes | Murat | ||||
Yes | Bekir Arslan | ||||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Doctor Cemal | TV series | |||
Yes | Cemil | ||||||
1990 | Yes | Cengiz Özkan | |||||
Yes | Yes | Yes | Bekir | ||||
1993 | Merhamet | Yes | Yes | TV series | |||
1995 | Playing with Death | Yes | Iranian film | ||||
1998 | Yes | Adam | |||||
2003 | Yes | Şahin | TV series | ||||
2006 | Turks in Space | Yes | Murat | ||||
2007 | Yes | Himself | Documentary | ||||
Yes | Bekir | ||||||
Çılgın Dersane | Yes | Hadi | |||||
Çılgın Dersane Kampta | Yes | ||||||
2008 | Yes | Ekrem | TV series | ||||
Yes | Fahri Hoca | ||||||
2012–2013 | Yes | Murat's father | TV series; 1 episode | ||||
2014 | Gulyabani | Yes | Şahin Bey | ||||
Yes | Kara Cemal | ||||||
2020 | Kuruluş: Osman | Yes | Leader of White Beardeds | TV series |
References[]
- ^ "The strange case of Turkish Star Wars: The Ottoman Empire Strikes Back". Esquire Middle East. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın: Fatma Girik benim namusumdu".
- ^ Goldweber, David Elroy (2015). Claws & Saucers: Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy Film 1902-1982: A Complete Guide. Lulu Press, Inc. p. 1773. ISBN 978-1-312-28803-4.
- ^ Onedio: Türk Sinemasının Efsanesi, Yeşilçam’ın En Yakışıklı Oyuncusu Cüneyt Arkın'ın İsminin Derin ve İncelikli Hikayesi (in Turkish)
- ^ Takvim: Bu detayı ilk kez duyacaksınız! Meğer Cüneyt Arkın... (in Turkish)
- ^ Milliyet - Cadda: Cüneyt Arkın 82 yaşında (in Turkish)
- ^ HaberTurk: Türk sinemasini kurtaran adam (in Turkish)
- ^ "En zoru hastanın altını temizlemekti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1999-12-11. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ Tekelioğlu, Tuluhan. "Cüneyt Arkın: Başka kadına el sürmedim". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın'ın ailesi kaza geçirdi". Moral Haber (in Turkish). 2010-04-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ "Ailem-Cüneyt Arkın'ın kendi kaleminden ailesi" (in Turkish). Cüneyt Arkın Personal website. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
External links[]
- Cüneyt Arkın at IMDb
- Official Webpage (in Turkish)
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Turkish male film actors
- Turkish film directors
- 20th-century Turkish physicians
- Istanbul University alumni
- People from Eskişehir
- Turkish expatriates in Iran
- Best Actor Golden Orange Award winners
- Best Actor Golden Boll Award winners
- Golden Orange Life Achievement Award winners
- Golden Butterfly Award winners
- Turkish people of Crimean Tatar descent
- Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine alumni
- Turkish martial artists