Menderes Samancılar (born 1 May 1954) is a Turkish actor of Kurdish origin.[1]

Menderes Samancılar
Born (1954-05-01) 1 May 1954 (age 70)
Adana, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

Life and career

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Samancılar was born on 1 May 1954 in Adana and is of Kurdish descent.[1] He won the first prize in a photonovel competition organized by a newspaper in 1974. He starred in more than twenty photonovels within two years. He made his cinematic debut in 1975 with a role in Yılmaz Duru's movie İnce Memed Vuruldu. Until 1998 he appeared in more than 80 movie productions. In 1998, he was cast in Claude Lelouch's movie Hasards ou coïncidences. He subsequently continued his career in television. In 2005, he appeared on stage with Kerem Alışık and İpek Tuzcuoğlu in an adaptation of Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım at Sadri Alışık Cultural Center.[2] Samancılar ran for Adana's seat in the 1999 Turkish general election, representing the Freedom and Solidarity Party.[3]

Samancılar started writing poems at the age of 15, and has published two poetry books: Sonbaharın Sarısını Vurdular Gece (ISBN 9756530464) in 2003; and Yanmış Orman Kokusu (ISBN 9786059670074) in 2016. He has also expressed his inetersting in screenwriting.[4]

Filmography

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Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Star değil, sinema emekçisiyim". Akşam. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "'Selvi boylum' ve 'al yazmalım'", Hızır Tüzel, 13 December 2005, Radikal, Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Menderes Samancılar kimdir?". Sabah. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Yazan ve oynayan Samancılar", Olkan Özyurt, 12 November 2003, Radikal, Retrieved 23 December 2007.
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