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    Ferdi Tayfur

    1945-11-15 (79 years old) in Adana, Turkey

    Ferdi Tayfur (Born: Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt, born November 15, 1945) is one of Turkey's most successful and famous Turkish arabesque singer, actor and composer. In recent years, he has also become popular in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Trinidad and Tobago,Syria and Iran. He achieved estimated sales of over 50-60 million records worldwide. He was born in Hurriyet neighbourhood of Adana, Turkey and he has led a successful career in arabesque music. Being successful in his arabesque career he has been announced as the King of Arabesque, a music type very popular in today's Turkey and the middle east. His father, Cumali, who was a big fan of a famous theater and dubbing actor "Ferdi Tayfur" named his youngest son after him. After his father was killed, he was not able to continue his education because he had to work in the cotton fields of Cukurova to support his family. Ferdi Tayfur went to Istanbul when he was 17 with dreams of becoming a famous singer. He was not able to succeed on doing this and so he returned to Adana after a short stay in Istanbul. He came back to Istanbul in the early 1970s and his constant attempts to become a singer finally started to pay off. He has got over 100 music albums and over 30 films in his credit and he has received the prestigious Golden Album Award nine times. In 2000, he almost lost one of his toes due to diabetes. He has got millions of fans both in Turkey and in Europe (particularly among Turks in Germany, France, Belgium, Denmark and The Netherlands).

    Movies

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    Elveda Mutluluklar
    0 %|May 1, 1989
    Drama
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    Allahım Sen Bilirsin
    10 %|Jan 1, 1989
    Drama
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    Bu Şehrin Geceleri
    0 %|Jan 1, 1989
    Drama
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    Ah Bir Çocuk Olsaydım
    0 %|May 1, 1988
    Drama
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    Sevgiler Çiçek Gibi
    0 %|Apr 2, 1988
    Drama
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    Ya Benimsin Ya Toprağın
    0 %|Jan 15, 1988
    Drama
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    İçimde Bir His Var
    0 %|Apr 1, 1986
    poster
    Affet Allahım
    10 %|Jan 1, 1986
    Drama
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    Her Şeyim Sensin
    0 %|Apr 2, 1985
    Drama
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    Çılgın Arzular
    0 %|Dec 1, 1984
    Drama
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    Utanıyorum
    0 %|May 1, 1984
    Drama, Crime
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    Kalbimdeki Acı
    0 %|Apr 3, 1983
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    Yaktı Beni
    10 %|Apr 1, 1983
    Drama
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    Yıldızlar da Kayar
    10 %|Apr 1, 1983
    Drama
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    Hasret Sancısı
    0 %|Dec 1, 1982
    Drama, Romance, Adventure
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    Sen De Mi Leyla
    10 %|Apr 28, 1982
    Drama
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    Olmaz Olsun
    0 %|Feb 1, 1982
    Drama
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    Günaha Girme
    50 %|Jan 15, 1982
    Drama
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    Bir Damla Ateş
    45 %|Jan 1, 1982
    Drama
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    Kara Gurbet
    35 %|Dec 1, 1981
    Drama
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    Ben De Özledim
    50 %|Jan 1, 1981
    Drama, Adventure
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    Huzurum Kalmadı
    30 %|Dec 1, 1980
    Drama
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    Boynu Bükük
    0 %|Jan 1, 1980
    Drama
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    Durdurun Dünyayı
    40 %|Jan 1, 1980
    Drama
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    Yuvasız Kuşlar
    100 %|May 2, 1979
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    Yadeller
    0 %|Mar 1, 1979
    Drama
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    İnsan Sevince
    0 %|Jan 1, 1979
    Drama
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    Son Sabah
    40 %|Dec 1, 1978
    Drama
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    Benim Gibi Sevenler
    0 %|Apr 2, 1978
    Drama
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    Derbeder
    85 %|Feb 1, 1978
    Drama, Romance, Music
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    Batan Güneş
    57 %|Jan 1, 1978
    Drama, Music
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    Çeşme
    60 %|Apr 1, 1977
    Drama

    Series

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    Memur Muzaffer
    40 %|May 30, 2008
    Family, Comedy, Drama
    actor
    Yersiz Yurtsuz
    0 %|Mar 29, 2007
    Family, Drama