Ferdi Tayfur

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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).

15-11-1945

Birthday

Scorpio

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also known as (male)

Adana, Turkey

Place of Birth

15-11-1945

Birthday

Scorpio

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Ferdi Tayfur Turanbayburt

Also Known As (male)

Adana, Turkey

Place of Birth

Popular works

Media

Creative career

actor

33 Works

producer

0 Works

director

9 Works

writer

3 Works

other

2 Works

Elveda Mutluluklar

0.0

Year:

1989

Allahım Sen Bilirsin

1.0

Year:

1989

Bu Şehrin Geceleri

0.0

Year:

1989

Ah Bir Çocuk Olsaydım

0.0

Year:

1988

Sevgiler Çiçek Gibi

0.0

Year:

1988

Bu Talihimin Canına Okuyacağım

0.0

Year:

1988

Ya Benimsin Ya Toprağın

0.0

Year:

1988

İçimde Bir His Var

0.0

Year:

1986

Affet Allahım

1.0

Year:

1986

Her Şeyim Sensin

0.0

Year:

1985

Çılgın Arzular

0.0

Year:

1984

Utanıyorum

0.0

Year:

1984

Kalbimdeki Acı

A revenge story of a man whose lover was blinded by his enemies and who was forced to shoot his own grandfather and was imprisoned.

0.0

Year:

1983

Yaktı Beni

1.0

Year:

1983

Yıldızlar da Kayar

1.0

Year:

1983

Hasret Sancısı

0.0

Year:

1982

Sen De Mi Leyla

1.0

Year:

1982

Olmaz Olsun

0.0

Year:

1982

Günaha Girme

5.0

Year:

1982

Bir Damla Ateş

4.5

Year:

1982

Kara Gurbet

3.5

Year:

1981

Ben De Özledim

5.0

Year:

1981

Huzurum Kalmadı

2.7

Year:

1980

Boynu Bükük

0.0

Year:

1980

Durdurun Dünyayı

4.0

Year:

1980

Yuvasız Kuşlar

A rich girl bets on getting a Turkish folk singer to fall in love with her and marry her in return for an expensive prize. But the bet at the end turns into a love story she didn't count on...

10.0

Year:

1979

Yadeller

The story of two childhood friends, Ferdi and Leyla (Necla Nazır) who grow up in the same household like brother and sister. Despite their love for each other, Leyla goes to her uncle in Istanbul, while Ferdi wins a vocal competition in Adana. After becoming successful, Ferdi marries Leyla and they have a baby that will strengthen their happiness, but comes with an unexpected pain.

0.0

Year:

1979

İnsan Sevince

Ferdi comes from a very wealthy family, but has a passion for music. His father sends Ferdi to Istanbul to take care of business matters and allows him to follow his musical dreams at the same time. While there, Ferdi meets Arzu, a passionate, hard-driven young music student, that sets the start of a bitter sweet and tumultuous love story.

0.0

Year:

1979

Son Sabah

4.0

Year:

1978

Benim Gibi Sevenler

Ferdi's mother was thrown out on the street by her lover before Ferdi was born and she had to take shelter with her drunk, thieving brother. Now days of pain and suffering begin for Ferdi and his mother. His uncle forces Ferdi to steal, but one day the young man manages to overcome his bad fate.

0.0

Year:

1978

Derbeder

This is a tragic love story between the Agha's daughter İpek and the poor farmhand Ferdi. The two lovers, who grew up in the same village, separated when İpek moved to the city, but their love continued. Despite the kinship between Abbas Agha and Ferdi's father, the Agha's change of heart when he inherits money puts an end to the friendship. Despite his father's warnings about Ipek, Ferdi doesn't listen and moves to the city, thinking that Abbas Agha will help him. As Agha despises Ferdi, he endures every insult and hardship for his love. Realizing that he cannot be with İpek while he's poor, there is only one way left for the young man to realize his dreams: to go to Istanbul.

8.5

Year:

1978

Batan Güneş

The film tells the struggle of two young lovers trying to reunite with each other. Nazlı's father Asım asks for bride price for his daughter. Ferdi spent the bride price he had saved, for his brother Kemal's surgery. In order to save money again, he travels to Germany to find work. Nazli is pregnant with Ferdi's child. Sait, the son of the village's landlord, has set his eyes on Nazli. In order to have Nazli, Sait spreads the rumor that the child is from Kemal. Nazli, Kemal and her mother are forced into exile by the villagers. As if these pains were not enough, the news of Ferdi's death comes. The reunion of these two lovers is now a miracle.

5.7

Year:

1978

Çeşme

Debut film of Ferdi Tayfur, one of the most popular singers of Turkey. It tells the love story between the son of a poor butler and the daughter of a rich landlord.

5.8

Year:

1977