Menderes Samancılar | |
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| Born | (1954-05-01)1 May 1954 (age 71) Adana, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Menderes Samancılar (born 1 May 1954) is aTurkish actor ofKurdish origin.[1]
Samancılar was born on 1 May 1954 inAdana 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 movieİnce Memed Vuruldu. Until 1998 he appeared in more than 80 movie productions. In 1998, he was cast inClaude Lelouch's movieHasards ou coïncidences. He subsequently continued his career in television. In 2005, he appeared on stage withKerem Alışık and İpek Tuzcuoğlu in an adaptation ofSelvi Boylum Al Yazmalım at Sadri Alışık Cultural Center.[2] Samancılar ran for Adana's seat in the1999 Turkish general election, representing theFreedom 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; andYanmış Orman Kokusu (ISBN 9786059670074) in 2016. He has also expressed his inetersting in screenwriting.[4]
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