Yiğit Özşener
Biography: Yiğit Özşener (born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. His family originates on paternal side from Turkish immigrants in Kavala, Greece, and on maternal side from Turkish immigrants in Skopje, Macedonia. Özşener graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1996. Özşener, who had begun studying acting at the Şahika Tekand acting studio, began acting there in various plays, including Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, which was directed by Şahika Tekand herself. He gained national attention for appearing as the "Özgür Çocuk" (Free Child) in a series of commercials for Turkcell. He appeared in the series Karanlıkta Koşanlar with Uğur Yücel. Then he acted in the series Üzgünüm Leyla. He had parts in films such as O Şimdi Asker, Gece 11:45 and Beş Vakit. Between 2007 and 2009, he played Cemil Paşazade in the series Dudaktan Kalbe adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's novel. Since 2009, he plays Cengiz Atay in the series Ezel. In 2011, he appeared in the film Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever (Love Likes Coincidences) and starred as Mete Avunduk in the film Kaybedenler Kulübü (The Losers' Club) about the 1990s cult radio show of the same name.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 06, 1972
Deathday: N/A
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Times and Winds
2006-09-29
Times and Winds
Overview: In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2006-09-29
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Losers' Club
2011-03-25
Losers' Club
Overview: Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2011-03-25
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Love Likes Coincidences
2011-02-04
Love Likes Coincidences
Overview: Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2011-02-04
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My Grandfather's People
2011-11-25
My Grandfather's People
Overview: A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange.
Genres: Comedy Family Drama History
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2011-11-25
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Apartment
2004-01-21
Apartment
Overview: A young woman moves into her new apartment and meets her neighbor, a young man living alone. He becomes interested in her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2004-01-21
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The Two Faces of January
2014-05-16
The Two Faces of January
Overview: 1962. A con artist, his wife, and a dangerous stranger are caught up in the murder of a private detective and are forced to try and escape Athens.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-05-16
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He's in the Army Now
2003-03-27
He's in the Army Now
Overview: When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2003-03-27
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One Day in Europe
2005-04-01
One Day in Europe
Overview: One day in Europe shows stories set in four European countries. All of them involve thievery in some way or the other. The protagonists are strangers in the respective country. For none of them their stay turns out as planned.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-01
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Yeşil Işık
2002-04-05
Yeşil Işık
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Genres: Fantasy Comedy Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2002-04-05
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I Saw the Sun
2009-03-13
I Saw the Sun
Overview: In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2009-03-13
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Color Of Victory
2024-02-16
Color Of Victory
Overview: The days when Istanbul was occupied as a result of the Armistice of Mudros after the First World War and the Fenerbahce football team won the "Harington Cup".
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2024-02-16
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Gece 11.45
2005-05-13
Gece 11.45
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2005-05-13
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Something Useful
2017-04-12
Something Useful
Overview: Leyla, a lawyer and a poet, takes the long-distance train to attend her high school reunion dinner. On the train, she meets Canan, a young nursing student in distress. As the conversation develops, Leyla learns that Canan is travelling to assist with the suicide of a paralysed man, Yavuz, who wants to die. At the end of the long over- night trip, surrounded by the stories of people both on and off the train, Leyla decides to accompany Canan on her difficult visit.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2017-04-12
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Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
2018-03-16
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda
Overview: Kaan and Mete, who have a holiday in Olympos with a crowded Kadiköy group, travel to Istanbul with their engines. Two people are accompanied by two unexpected guests on their journey. This journey, which they do with various plans, shows them that the journey and the relations are not as planned at all.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2018-03-16
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Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
2007-03-06
Kabuslar Evi: Onlara Dokunmak
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Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2007-03-06
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Away from Home
2001-04-26
Away from Home
Overview: After several years of numbly mourning his parents death, 26 year old Selim takes a chance on the US lottery for passports and wins. He decides to sell the family olive grove to raise enough money to live in Manhattan and to break all roots to Turkey, leaving his girlfriend behind. When Selim's aged grand uncle, Nasuhi returns from Russia after 58 years he asks Selim to visit with him the olive grove of his youth. Before they depart, Nasuhi finds a beaten Russian girl, Olga who was robbed when she tried to sell herself to raise money to continue her own search for her sea faring father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2001-04-26
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Bir Kahramanın Rüyası
2017-12-31
Bir Kahramanın Rüyası
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2017-12-31
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Ve perde!
2016-01-01
Ve perde!
Overview: A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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The Cat on the Road
2007-10-09
The Cat on the Road
Overview: Movie tells a story in 5 different language.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2007-10-09
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Reaction
2020-06-06
Reaction
Overview: During the second half of the 19th century, Fuad and Sefika are mourning their son at a house in Istanbul. Fuad has a way to deal with the pain but convincing Sefika will not be easy. Hatira Fotografi (Reaction) tells the story of a strange photo-shoot.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2020-06-06
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