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Who is Türkan Şoray?
Türkan Şoray, born on June 28, 1945, is a Turkish actor, state artist, screenwriter, director and writer. Şoray, known as "Sultan" in Turkish cinema, has the title of the actor who has made the most films in the world with 222 films in which she starred. -
How did her career start?
While she was studying in the secondary school department of Fatih Girls' High School, she went to the movie set with Emel Yıldız, the daughter of her landlady in Karagümrük. Şoray stepped into Yeşilçam with the encouragement of Türker İnanoğlu. She played the leading role with Baki Tamer instead of Emel Yıldız in the 1960 movie Köyde Bir Kız Sevdim, which was the beginning of Şoray's career. -
With which movie did she receive her first award?
The 1964 movie Acı Hayat, directed by Metin Erksan and starring Şoray and Ekrem Bora, brought Şoray her first Altın Portakal award and was an important step in the career of the actress who played the character "Manicurist Nermin". -
How did she win her second Altın Portakal award?
In 1968, Şoray received her second Altın Portakal award in her career with the movie "Vesikalı Yarim", whose script was written by Safa Önal and inspired by Sait Faik Abasıyanık's story "Violet Valley". -
What are some of the movies she directed?
Türkan Şoray is considered one of the four important actors who left their mark on a period of Turkish cinema, along with film actors Hülya Koçyiğit, Filiz Akın and Fatma Girik. Among these four, Şoray is the only film actor who directed the films Dön in 1972, Bodrum Hakimi in 1976, Azap in 1973 and 'Uzakta Ara' in 2015, in which he starred with his accompanist Kadir İnanır. -
Who did Türkan Şoray marry?
In 1962, he had a relationship with Rüçhan Adlı, former vice president of Galatasaray, for 20 years. This union ended in 1982. -
Who is Türkan Şoray's daughter?
Türkan Şoray married theater actor Cihan Ünal in 1983, they separated in 1987 and they had a daughter named Yağmur from this marriage. Yağmur Ünal was born on October 21, 1984. -
Who are the male actors he played the most roles with?
The male actors with whom she has acted the most are Ediz Hun, with whom she played 20 times, Ekrem Bora, with whom she played 15 times, İzzet Günay and Murat Soydan, Tanju Gürsu and Kadir İnanır, with whom she played 13 times each. -
Important films of Türkan Şoray
After winning the Best Actress award for her role in the movie "Acı Hayat" at the Golden Orange Film Festival held for the first time in 1964, she continued her career with her roles in the movies "Vesikalı Yarim", "Hayallerim", "Aşkım ve Sen" in 1968. He received this award three more times. -
What is the last movie she starred in?
Türkan Şoray, who entered the cinema at the age of 15 with the movie Köyde Bir Kız Sevdim, was the last movie she starred in, the 2007 movie Suna. -
What is Türkan Şoray's first program?
Türkan Şoray broadcast her first program on NTV. In this program, he talked about his career with his guests. The name of the program is "Sinema Benim Aşkım''