Cüneyt Arkin
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Cüneyt Arkın is a Turkish
film actor, director and producer. His real name is Fahrettin Cüreklibatur.
He is not only a doctor in medicine, but also a renowned martial artist in over seven different forms. Having starred in approximately 248 movies and TV series, he is generally considered one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films have sometimes been exported, featuring him as George Arkin. His films have ranged from well-recived Dramas to Mockbusters, depending on the time of his career.
His most notable movies are historical dramas, taking place during the first centuries of the Ottoman Empire
or slightly before the Ottoman Empire, during the age of the Anatolian Seljuks. A good example of these films is Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan
and Battal Gazi
. However these films had a strong ultra-nationalistic and conservative theme bordering extremism. While gaining success with such action based films, he also took part in political films in the late 1970s, the most famous of these being The Adam Trilogy
directed by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk
.
Although it is one of the poorest quality films that feature him, he is famous abroad for the movie Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam
(The Man Who Saves The World - also known as Turkish Star Wars), an extremely low-budget science fiction tentatively famous for including bootlegged scenes from Star Wars
. On set, Arkin was well known to have performed many incredible feats of his martial arts combat skills, like jumping around on trampolines and splitting paper mache boulders with his fists. In an unfortunate incident, an extra was harmed when he got into an argument with him, over the authenticity of his martial arts abilities. The two sparred but the fight ended quickly when Arkin kicked him hard in the kneecap of his left leg (though some maintain it was his right), instantly causing the leg to buckle in the opposite direction. Due to his actions, Arkin felt very bad, and later visited the man in hospital to apologise.
In 1968, he, who took the screen name
Cüneyt Arkın now, met Betül Işıl, a blonde girl from a wealthy family who also owns tile production company Işıl, who had studied in Switzerland
and was working as a flight attendant
. In 1969, they engaged and the next year on June 22, the pair married.
The togetherness ended soon after, and the couple divorced already the next year. She could not stand the difficulties linked with her husband's lifestyle as a celebrity. In the couple of months following the divorce, Cüneyt Arkın became alcohol dependent due to his loneliness. As he wanted to remarry her, Betül asked him for withdrawal from alcohol. The pair married soon again for the second time. Then after, Betül gave birth to two sons, Murat and Kaan Polat. Cüneyt Arkın's wife and sons starred in some movies of him as well.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
film actor, director and producer. His real name is Fahrettin Cüreklibatur.
He is not only a doctor in medicine, but also a renowned martial artist in over seven different forms. Having starred in approximately 248 movies and TV series, he is generally considered one of the most prominent Turkish actors of all time. His films have sometimes been exported, featuring him as George Arkin. His films have ranged from well-recived Dramas to Mockbusters, depending on the time of his career.
His most notable movies are historical dramas, taking place during the first centuries of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
or slightly before the Ottoman Empire, during the age of the Anatolian Seljuks. A good example of these films is Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan
Malkoçoglu Cem Sultan
Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan is a Turkish historic action film by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk. It is one of the numerous collaborations between the famous actor Cüneyt Arkın and Remzi Jöntürk. The film belongs to the wave of historic films in the Turkish cinema...
and Battal Gazi
Battal Gazi
Battal Gazi or Seyyid Battal Ghazi was an Arab Muslim, saintly figure and warrior based in Anatolia during the late Umayyad period whose attributed legends, which also form the bulk of the information available on the historic personality, later became an important part in Turkish...
. However these films had a strong ultra-nationalistic and conservative theme bordering extremism. While gaining success with such action based films, he also took part in political films in the late 1970s, the most famous of these being The Adam Trilogy
The Adam Trilogy
Adam . The trilogy is one of the best examples of Turkish Psychedelic Cinema of 1970s directed by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk starring Cüneyt Arkın.The Trilogy includes all critically acclaimed:Yarınsız Adam...
directed by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk
Remzi Aydin Jöntürk
Remzi Aydın Jöntürk was a prominent Turkish film director, actor, screenwriter, producer as well as a sculptor and a paint artist...
.
Although it is one of the poorest quality films that feature him, he is famous abroad for the movie Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam
Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam
Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam is a 1982 Turkish-made B-movie commonly known as Turkish Star Wars because of its notorious use of unauthorized Star Wars footage worked into the film.-Cast:...
(The Man Who Saves The World - also known as Turkish Star Wars), an extremely low-budget science fiction tentatively famous for including bootlegged scenes from Star Wars
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
. On set, Arkin was well known to have performed many incredible feats of his martial arts combat skills, like jumping around on trampolines and splitting paper mache boulders with his fists. In an unfortunate incident, an extra was harmed when he got into an argument with him, over the authenticity of his martial arts abilities. The two sparred but the fight ended quickly when Arkin kicked him hard in the kneecap of his left leg (though some maintain it was his right), instantly causing the leg to buckle in the opposite direction. Due to his actions, Arkin felt very bad, and later visited the man in hospital to apologise.
Family
After graduation from the university as a physician, Fahrettin Cüretlibatur married in 1965 his classmate Güler Mocan. In 1966, their daughter Filiz was born. The marriage lasted not long due to Fahrettin's newly beginning career as a film actor.In 1968, he, who took the screen name
Stage name
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Cüneyt Arkın now, met Betül Işıl, a blonde girl from a wealthy family who also owns tile production company Işıl, who had studied in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and was working as a flight attendant
Flight attendant
Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
. In 1969, they engaged and the next year on June 22, the pair married.
The togetherness ended soon after, and the couple divorced already the next year. She could not stand the difficulties linked with her husband's lifestyle as a celebrity. In the couple of months following the divorce, Cüneyt Arkın became alcohol dependent due to his loneliness. As he wanted to remarry her, Betül asked him for withdrawal from alcohol. The pair married soon again for the second time. Then after, Betül gave birth to two sons, Murat and Kaan Polat. Cüneyt Arkın's wife and sons starred in some movies of him as well.