Şener Şen
Birthday: Born in 1941-11-26 in Adana
Deathday: Alive
Şener Şen (born 26 December 1941) is a Turkish film and theatre actor who has won the Golden Orange for Best Actor twice for his roles in Mr. Muhsin (1985) and Lovelorn (2005), the Golden Orange for Best Supporting Actor for Çöpçüler Kralı (1977) and a Golden Orange Lifetime Achievement Award.
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İkinci Bahar
Character: Ali Haydar Suruç
Second Spring was a television series in Turkey broadcast between 1998-2001 by ATV. First 8 epidodes appeared between 29 October 1998-20 May 1999. The next 15 epidodes were between 17 February-25 May 2000 and the last 14 episodes were between 21 September 2000-11 January 2001. There were also reruns; in 2007 by Fox TV and in 2011-2012 by Star TV....
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A Bunch of Violets
Character: Partideki Adam
After an unfortunate love affair, Nesrin, who has become disillusioned with life, works in a boutique (she prefers to call it a tailor's shop) to support her poor and bedridden mother. Due to her introverted nature and melancholic demeanor, she is looked down upon by her coworkers, and because she was abandoned by her fiancé, she is also despised by her neighbors. Nesrin, a beautiful and charming young woman, is also harassed by shopkeepers. On the other hand, the wealthy factory owner Kenan Man...
The Chaos Class Is on Vacation
Character: Badi Ekrem
Lazy, uneducated male students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. Because of the financial crisis, the headmaster agrees to enroll female students. As the new students try to fit in, a struggle between both parties start, trying to prank the other part away. The prank war continues until PE-Teacher decides to take the class out on a trip for ...
The Broken Landlord
Character: Züğürt Ağa
The landowner (Agha) of the Haraptar village marries off his old father with the young and beautiful Kiraz. But on the nuptial night, his father dies and everthing starts to go bad for the Agha. Due to the long drought and provocations of Kekec Salman (big brother of Kiraz), the peasants steal the crops and run away to Istanbul. Without the peasants and crops, Agha is also forced to sell the village and move to Istanbul. But he cannot keep up with the big city life and consumes all his money and...
The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
Character: Badi Ekrem
A sincere and hardworking student joins the Chaos Class, but acceptance seems unlikely when he becomes the target of their pranks....
The Foster Brothers
Character: Hüsamettin
Saban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence. Hüsamettin's sister thinks Ramazan is her foster son Saban when she realizes her mistake she introduces Ramazan to her brother as her son in law Bayram since she was afraid of Hüsamettin's short-tempered character. Things get complicated when rea...
Mr. Muhsin
Character: Muhsin
An ingenuous countryman Ali Nazik migrates to Istanbul and meets producer Mr. Muhsin to have his first album....
The Chaos Class Failed the Class
Character: Badi Ekrem
A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school....
Saban, Son of Saban
Character: Hüsamettin
Clumsy soldiers Şaban and Ramazan fall for a singer-dancer and accidentally become secret policemen tracking down a missing diamond....
Davaro
Character: Sülo
Memo returns from Germany to get married with his love but his fathers killer Sulo is being released from jail. As a village rule he has to get revenge for his fahter or he can not get married but he doesn't want to kill so they stage a fake death with Sulo and after that his luck runs out....
Arabesque
Character: Şener
This is the tragicomic story of two lovers who cannot ever get together....
The Bandit
Character: Baran
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after serving 35 years, searches for vengeance against his former best friend who betrayed him and stole his lover, teaming up with a young punk with his own demons along the way....
Feyzo, The Polite One
Character: Maho Ağa
To bid for his beloved's hand in marriage, poor villager Feyzo must come up with an enormous dowry to appease her father....
For Love and Honor
Character: Ali Osman
Ali Osman is a former bully of city of Istanbul. But lately he gives up bully and starts to operate a synthetic pitch. He often meets his old friends, former bullies, too. One day Ali Osman receives a news which is related with his previous passionate life. Then the whole action stats as a chain of events....
Lovelorn
Character: Nazım
A retired teacher who returns to Istanbul after years away, Nazim tries to reacquaint himself with his hometown, which has changed significantly. While waiting for his pension to begin, Nazim takes a temporary job as a taxi driver and frequently ends up in the seedier parts of the city. …...
Aşk Mahkumu
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The Shadow Play
Character: Abidin
Mahmut and Abidin work as comedians at a night club, Mahmut is honest yet Abidin is sly. A deaf and mute girl named Kumru is brought to work in the night club....
Tosun Pasha
Character: Tellioğlu Lütfü
Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic but...
Smiling Eyes
Character: Vecihi
A couple who dreamed of having a son had five daughters in a row. When girls reach the age of marriage, there are moments that make them laugh and sometimes make them sad....
My Friend Frankenstein
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Turkish version of Young Frankenstein....
Hunting Season
Character: Ferman
Veteran homicide cop Fermanand his hot-headed partner İdris team up with rookie cop and anthropology major Hasan to investigate the murder of a young woman. The suspects include her conservative family, who might have killed her for honor, her drug-dealing boyfriend and aged billionaire Battal who had taken the victim as his second wife....
Sugar Pie Lady
Character: Ziver
In the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot....
The King of the Street Cleaners
Character: Zabıta Amiri Şakir
Going through his daily routine in a stereotypical neighborhood, a street cleaner falls in love with a charwoman. Unfortunately for him, so does his superior officer....
Neşeli Günler
Character: Ziya
Years after a divorce divides their family in half, six siblings encounter each other by chance and try to get their parents back together....
Amerikalı
Character: Seref 'The Turk'
Revenge story in Istanbul. After being sent to prison, Şeref manages to escape and flee to the United States. Over the next twenty years, he works tirelessly and becomes a billionaire. With his vast fortune, he returns to Turkey after twenty years, driven by his longing for his homeland and his former lover. However, time has passed differently in Turkey than it has in America... Will Şeref, who returns to his country and loved ones with curiosity, be able to adapt to this change?...
Abbas in Flower
Character: Şakir
While working as an assistant to swindling driver Şakir, ingenuous Abbas falls for the same woman his boss loves....
Düşmanlarım Çatlasın
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The Chaos Class Is Fretting Over
Character: Badi Ekrem
Lazy, uneducated students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. When one of the students get his girlfriend pregnant, the whole class acts together to help him. The mother has to leave the baby for a while with the father, and this leads to a series of funny events....
Asi Kalpler
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Bülent is a famous soccer player. He falls in love with Betül, whom he meets at the hotel where he is vacationing. However, Betül suddenly leaves the hotel and disappears. Meanwhile, Bülent's soccer career comes to an end after he is involved in a traffic accident. Suspecting that the accident was intentional, Bülent begins to investigate the incident....
Dinmeyen Sızı
Character: Müdür
The story of a man who has been betrayed, stripped of all his possessions, and struggling to raise his child....
The Honest One
Character: Mutemet Ali Rıza
When an incorruptible government pay clerk, who isn't taken seriously by anyone including his family, get robbed while carrying huge amount of work money, he becomes popular because people believe he faked the robbery and kept the money....
Gırgıriye'de Büyük Seçim
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In the historic Roma quarter of Sulukule, its colorful residents, led by matriarch Sabahat, her niece Güllü, and rival chieftain candidates Uncle Bekir and family friend Bayram, face their first ever democratic election for “çeribaşı,” erupting into drunken brawls and police interventions. When desperate for funds Sabahat forces Güllü to perform at drug-smuggler Tayfur’s nightclub, a suitcase mix-up reveals hidden cash that spares Bayram from suicide and upends the entire community’s fortunes....
Bilo the Banker
Character: Maho
Bilo is a goodhearted man who wants to marry the cutest girl in the village but needs money to take the consent from her father. His best friend Mahmut offers him a way to go to Germany and work in a factory to save up the money he needs....
Mill Horse
Character: Yakup
Ali, an honest and honorable man, moves to Istanbul when he is transferred there. He moves in with his sister Hacer and brother-in-law Yakup. Yakup's niece Ayşe also lives in the same house. From the day he starts his job as a civil servant, Ali reacts against the swindlers and bribe-takers around him. As a result, his boss and other civil servants become uncomfortable with the situation. When Yakup runs away with the money he collected to build a mosque, Ali and Ayşe are left alone. Not wanting...
Yasemin
Character: Vater Yusuf
Yasemin is a 17-year old Turkish girl who lives with her parents near Hamburg in Germany. While her mother and father accept that Yasemin has her own German friends, they also expect her to honor the traditions of their country of origin. The arrival of Jan, a German student aged 21, throws this situation into conflict....
Ne Olacak Şimdi
Character: Şakir
The funny love and marriage story of 4 people 2 of who is a couple that want to divorce and the other 2 are their attorneys....
Our Family
Character: Şener
A love story between a poor man and a rich girl. The rich girl's father tries to prevent their marriage and he declares a war against the poor boy's family....
Handsome Poor Bilo
Character: Maho Aga
Bilo is released from prison.....
Bak Yeşil Yeşil
Character: Ahmet
Story of a singer who is in love.....
Kefenin Cebi Yok
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Ayrı Dünyalar
Character: Kumarbaz
Kemal is a casino owner, Tayyar is after his casino. Asli goes to a boarding-school, her granny is a flower seller from whom Kemal always buys some. Asli's father is in jail. One day Kemal hits Asli with his car, they become friends. She wants him to come to the school party, introducing him as her father. Tayyar's assassin shoots Kemal, Asli nurses him as he is released from hospital. They feel close to each other, yet Kemal wants her to stay away from the mafia world, he finds out that Asli is...
Secret Intentions
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Aysen has never had an intimate relationship before. As she gets closer to her colleague Cem, the repressed emotions she holds inside emerge....
The Windmill
Character: Kaymakam Hilmi
In the last years of the Ottoman Empire, a poor little Anatolian town named Saripinar is hit by a minor earthquake which has neither destroyed nor left it with many casualties. However, a telegraph sent to the central government exaggerates the situation and mentions that the governor of the town has been severely wounded, making the event a nationwide matter....
Evcilik Oyunu
Character: Resit Çildam (Seslendirme)
A young woman, Süreyya, distrustful of men, enters a sham marriage with Necmi Gökmen to escape rumors and guard her heart, only to discover he was her childhood darling in a foster‐marriage arranged by their parents....
I Feel in Love
Character: Şakir Bostancı
Şakir is instantly infatuated with Sibel in a red dress whom he meets in the parking lot of the advertising agency where he works, and he is desperate to win this fascinating woman. But there is one obstacle; Şakir is married! Despite this, Şakir is determined to pursue Sibel and will try various ways to achieve his goal....
Naked Citizen
Character: İbrahim
A family man, driven to the edge by his inability to financially support his family, is found running about on the street naked. Suddenly, he turns into a nationwide celebrity and an inspiration for millions of people in poverty....
Billionaire
Character: Mesut
A civil servant in a small town, shunned by his family and his friends due to his lack of ambition, hits the jackpot in the national lottery. Not trusting anybody around him, he gradually starts to lose his mind....
Gırgıriye'de Şenlik Var
Character: Duman Haydar
Another story in Gırgıriye neighbourhood....
Ali Cengiz Oyunu
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The story of two young men who resemble each other like two peas in a pod, who switch places as a result of a mix-up....
Kadın Yapar
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Sade Vatandaş Şvayk Hitler'e Karşı
Character: Josef Švejk
During World War II, Şvayk, a seemingly ordinary, hapless dog-seller, finds himself entangled with the Nazi regime....
Selamsız's Band
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Selamsiz (wich means 'no greeting') is a small town in Anatolia. The town has a lot of problems but noone from governments come and see the town. One day the mayor learns that the prime minister will come to the city. They, now, have a chance to solve their problems. However, they think that they should have a band to greet the prime minister....
Those Would-Be Girls
Character: Serseri
A white-slave gang, specializing in young girls, is unmasked by a journalist....
Şehzade Sinbad Kaf Dağında
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Turkish adaptation of the tale of Sinbad the Sailor as "Prince Sinbad of the Mountains"....
The Unforgettable Director of Love Movies
Character: Haşmet
Hasmet, director of love stories, wants to make a film which is different than the movies he made before. This movie has a social message. He tries to find a producer but film industry is mainly out of money. When he thinks he finds one, nothing goes as it planned....
Şalvar Davası
Character: Ömer Ağa
A group of women in a small village get organized against the macho men of the town....
Arap Abdo
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Adile Teyze
Character: Sadık
A story of an old woman's sacrifice in the name of a baby....
Bin Yıl Önce
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A Thousand Years Later.
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Tarkan and the Roman (Byzantine) Emperor clash in the musical "A Thousand Years Ago" directed by Haldun Dormen in 1985. Popular names of the period such as Sezen Aksu, Aysen Gruda, Sener Sen, Ilyas Salman and Adile Nasit also play in the play. The play "A Thousand Years Later" is the prequel to the play "A Thousand Years Ago" which was shown in the same year....
Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu
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When Burhan loses his father at a young age, he begins living with Nazım Paşa, who worked alongside his father. Burhan, who grew up with Nazım Paşa's daughter Nüzhet, is in love with the young woman but cannot confess his feelings due to an illness in his leg. Nazım Paşa plans to marry his daughter to Ragıp, a doctor. Nüzhet, who refuses to accept this marriage because of her love for Burhan, makes a great sacrifice for Burhan's recovery....
Dadaloğlu'nun İntikamı
Character: Gavur Ali'nin Adamı (voice)
The film tells the story of Dadaloğlu's revenge on Gâvur Ali, who kidnapped his wife Ayşe. Years ago, Gâvur Ali fell in love with Ayşe, just like Dadaloğlu. However, Ayşe married Dadaloğlu. Taking advantage of Dadaloğlu's absence during the summer pasture season, Gâvur Ali's men kidnapped Ayşe. In the ensuing clash, Dadaloğlu's daughter Zeynep and many villagers lose their lives. Dadaloğlu, who confronts Gâvur Ali, is captured. During his torture, Dadaloğlu finds an opportunity to escape. He wil...
The Rich One's Kitchen
Character: Lütfü Usta
Lutfu is a cook in the mansion of the wealthy Kerim. One morning he sees that there is nobody at home. The maid is to get engaged on that day but her fiancée does not show up either. From the brother of their driver, he learns that workers are on strike and their boss Kerim has gone to Europe. Things get back to normal....
Sultan
Character: Bakkal Bahtiyar
A portrait of a young, depressed Turkish widow in the slums whose infinite dignity alone looks after her orphan kids is depicted by the son of the town sheriff, who is in love with her....
Aptal Şampiyon
Character: Tong
A Turkish mechanic apprentice is hired by two scholars to replace Chinese kung fu champion Wang Chu, his alike....
Fork in the Road
Character: Mazhar
He is a boss who dedicates his life to grow up the textile empire he inherited from his father and does not hesitate to follow ruthless methods for it. He decides to choose a different life after a heavy traffic accident....
Deli Yusuf
Character: Rıfat (voice)
A wealthy man named Abbas, the lord of Bolu, exploited the poor people in his region for many years. The people rose up against him under the leadership of a brave young man named Deli Yusuf. The lord asked an honest blacksmith who had worked for him for years but had never strayed from justice and truth to build a carriage for him. The old man and his son worked hard for a long time to build the carriage. However, when the cruel lord learns that the cart will be used as a weapon against the poo...
Yaşar Ne Yaşar Ne Yaşamaz
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Yaşar Yaşamaz is officially considered "dead" because he appears in population records as having been killed in action in Çanakkale and Dersim, but he finds himself entangled in a vast bureaucratic labyrinth in order to prove that he is actually alive. At every stage of his life - unable to start school, join the military, marry, or inherit property - Yaşar faces absurd obstacles....
Gırgıriye
Character: Ehat Alinçe (voice)
A bear-leading gypsy from the slums struggles to get back his sweetheart who works for a pavilion runner in the city, until she feels a wistful longing for where she thinks she is belong to and turns recalcitrant against the pavilion runner....
Bitirimler Sosyetede
Character: Garson
Two brothers with distinctive characteristics are separated at birth. They find each other while both are trying to get into high society for different reasons....
Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir
Character: Halit Akçatepe (voice)
Story of three married couples living in the same apartment....
Altın Prens Devler Ülkesinde
Character: Üç Kafadarlar - Tintin
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Tomorrow is ours
Character: Kamyoncu
Tomorrow is ours, tells the story of a family that migrates to Istanbul. Rıza leaves his wife and son in the village and moves to Istanbul to earn money. He takes on temporary jobs to save enough money to buy a piece of land in the city. When his earnings are not sufficient, he sells his farmland in the village despite his wife Zehra’s strong objections. He then brings Zehra and their son İsmail to Istanbul. Through a real estate agent, he buys the land he wants in exchange for a title deed. How...
Secret Intentions
Character: Şener Şen
Aysen has never had an intimate relationship before. As she gets closer to her colleague Cem, the repressed emotions she holds inside emerge....
Gerçek
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The film tells the story of Selma's confrontation with reality. Selma and Kemal are a happily married couple. Kemal leaves town for a business meeting. During this time, a mysterious phone call comes in. Ceyda, who is dying in the hospital, has one last wish: to see Kemal. Ceyda's friend Sevda makes some allegations about Kemal to Selma, who has come to the hospital in place of her husband. Determined to uncover the truth, Selma begins to investigate Kemal's past. She will encounter things she n...
Emine, The Leaning One
Character: Osman Çağlar (voice)
Ömer Kavur's first film Yatik Emine (Emine, The Leaning One), relates the story, set in the years of World War I, of a prostitute exiled in a small town....
Father's Son
Character: Hayri Karabey (voice)
The transition of a factory worker to the mafia boss....
The Three Superboys Strike Again
Character: Ercan Bostancıoğlu (voice)
Three friends who just got out of prison promise each other that they will no longer commit crimes. However, all three plot the same robbery, unaware of each other....
Mucizeler Komedisi
Character: Sefa Yurdakul
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Hizmetçi Dediğin Böyle Olur
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Zeynep and Bülent are newlyweds. However, on the eve of their wedding, they are both fired from their jobs and left homeless. They spend the first days of their marriage living on the streets and staying with friends. Finally, an opportunity presents itself. Bülent will work as a private driver. The only issue is that he will have to live away from home. This separation turns out to be a great opportunity for Zeynep, as she has also arranged a domestic work position without her husband's knowled...