Sadri Alışık, born Mehmet Sadrettin Alışık (5 April 1925 Istanbul

Istanbul

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, 18 March 1995 aged 69 Istanbul) was a popular Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 film actor.

Biography

He was a prolific actor. His movies that depicted poor, uneducated people of the society, who were happy and believed in love, the most were very popular in the 1960s and 1970s. His classical fun movies titled "Turist Ömer

Turist Ömer

Turist Ömer or Ömer the Tourist is a recurring character in a series of comic films made in Turkey between 1964 and 1973. The character was played by Sadri Alışık....

" were also great hits. He also had a leading role in the popular Turkish television series, "Kartallar Yüksek Uçar".

Alışık was also very interested in poetry

Poetry

Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...

 and published his poems in a book called "Bir Ömürlük İstanbul".

He died on March 18, 1995. Alışık was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery is a modern burial ground at the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of politics, business, sports and arts rest here....

in Istanbul.

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