Cüneyt Arkın
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| Born | Fahrettin Cüreklibatır 7 September 1937 Odunpazarı, Eskişehir, Turkey |
| Died | 28 June 2022 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Zincirlikuyu Cemetery |
| Education | Istanbul University |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1950–2020 |
| Known for | Martial arts, combat roles |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Website | www |
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Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (7 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director and producer.[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. Arkın's films have ranged from well-received dramas to mockbusters throughout his career spanning four decades.
With Fatma Girik, he played in Sevişmek Yasak, Kolsuz Kahraman, Köroğlu, Vatan ve Namık Kemal, Büyük Yemin, Satın Alınan Koca, Murat ile Nazlı, Gönülden yaralılar, Önce Vatan, Gelincik.[2]
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 partnerships of Yeşilçam Turkish cinema.[3]
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,[4] tentatively famous for featuring bootlegged scenes from Star Wars. Today, the B movie has a cult following.[citation needed][5][6][7]
Career
[edit]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) about the airforce 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.[8]
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 adventure 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 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
[edit]Fahrettin Cüreklibatur was born on 7 September 1937,[9] in the village of Gökçeoğlu in the Alpu district of Eskişehir Province, Turkey to a family of Crimean Tatar and Nogai origin.[citation needed]
After graduation from the university as a physician, Cüreklibatır married his classmate Dr. Güler Mocan in 1964. In 1966, their daughter Filiz Cüreklibatır was born. The marriage did not last long due to Cüreklibatır's newly flourishing career as a film actor.[10]
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, actor Murat Arkın and Kaan Polat.[11][12] Arkın's wife and sons have starred in several of his films.[13] His grandchildren are called Defne, Zeynep and Cemre. Cüneyt Arkın died at a hospital in Istanbul after suffering a cardiac arrest at home on 28 June 2022.[14][15] On June 30, he was interred at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[16] Following his death, the Beşiktaş municipal council voted to name the Artists' Park in Akatlar, Beşiktaş after him.[17]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1963 | "First Prize" (1.'lik Ödülü") | Artist (journal, 1960) | Won |
| 1969 | "Best Actor Award" ("En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Ödülü"), for İnsanlar Yaşadıkça | 6. Altın Portakal Film Festivali | Won |
| 1972 | "Best Actor Award" ("En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Ödülü"), for Yaralı Kurt | 4. Altın Koza Film Festivali | Won |
| 1976 | "Best Actor Award" ("En İyi Erkek Oyuncu Ödülü"), for Mağlup Edilemeyenler | 13. Altın Portakal Film Festivali | Won |
| 1999 | "Lifetime Honor Award" ("Yaşam Boyu Onur Ödülü") | 36. Altın Portakal Film Festivali | Won |
| 2013 | "Lifetime Profession and Honor Award" ("Yaşam Boyu Meslek ve Onur Ödülü") | Engelsiz Yaşam Vakfı | Won |
| "Lifetime Honor Award" ("Yaşam Boyu Onur Ödülü") | 3. Sadri Alışık Anadolu Tiyatro Oyuncu Ödülleri | Won | |
| "Culture and Art Grand Prize" ("Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülü") | 2013 Yılı Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülü[18] | Won | |
| 2021 | "Culture and Art Grand Prize" ("Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülü") | Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards | Won |
Filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The strange case of Turkish Star Wars: The Ottoman Empire Strikes Back". Esquire Middle East. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın kaç yaşında? Cüneyt Arkın kimdir? Cüneyt Arkın filmleri". Habertürk. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın: Fatma Girik benim namusumdu". 17 March 2014.
- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bu detayı ilk kez duyacaksınız! Meğer Cüneyt Arkın..." takvim.com.tr (in Turkish).
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın 82 yaşında". Milliyet (in Turkish). 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Türk sinemasını kurtaran adamdı". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Türk Hava Kuvvetleri Hakkında Yapılan İlk Film: Şafak Bekçileri - Vizyoner Genç". vizyonergenc.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Taş, Vadullah (29 June 2010). Orhan Gencebay filmlerini anlatıyor. Kabalcı Yayınevi. ISBN 9789759971649 – via Google Books.
- ^ "En zoru hastanın altını temizlemekti". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 11 December 1999. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Tekelioğlu, Tuluhan. "Cüneyt Arkın: Başka kadına el sürmedim". Haber7 (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın'ın ailesi kaza geçirdi". Moral Haber (in Turkish). 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Ailem-Cüneyt Arkın'ın kendi kaleminden ailesi" (in Turkish). Cüneyt Arkın Personal website. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ "Usta sanatçı Cüneyt Arkın hayatını kaybetti". ntv.com.tr. 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Famous Turkish actor Cuneyt Arkin dies at age 85". Anadolu Agency. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın'ı binler uğurladı" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Cüneyt Arkın'ın adı Beşiktaş'taki sanatçılar Parkı'na verildi". Haberler (in Turkish). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ "2013 Yılı Kültür ve Sanat Büyük Ödülü Değerlendirme Kurulu Kararı". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
Kalpaklı, Fatma. “Alageyik Filmi ile Avcı Filmindeki Geyik İmgesine Karşılaştırmalı bir Bakış”, RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2021. (Cilt, Sayı: 24), 1096–1112. DOI: 10.29000/rumelide.995493. 21.Eylül.2021.
External links
[edit]- Cüneyt Arkın at IMDb
- Official Webpage (in Turkish)
- 1937 births
- 2022 deaths
- 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
- Nogai people
- Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
- 20th-century Turkish male actors
- 21st-century Turkish male actors