Acting
May 6, 1953
Halfeti, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
Müslüm Gürses
Acting
Biography
From 1967 on, he performed live türkü, Turkish folk songs, regularly on Saturdays within the state-owned radio station of TRT Adana-Çukurova. His debut record single "Emmioğlu/Ovada Taşa Basma" was released in 1968. The next year in 1969, he already landed a hit record titled "Sevda Yüklü Kervanlar/Vurma Güzel Vurma" released by Palandöken Records in Istanbul, which sold 300,000 copies After completing his conscription, he returned to Istanbul and successfully continued to record folk songs. He had 13 singles by label Palandöken, four by Bestefon, 15 by Hülya Records and finally two by Çin Çin Records. Müslüm Gürses stepped into Yeşilçam and starred in 38 movies. Later in his life, Gürses's interest started to shift toward other musical genres. He included pop and rock music to his repertory, singing such titles as "Olmadı Yar" of Nilüfer, "Paramparça" of Teoman and "İkimizin Yerine" of Tarkan. Müslüm Gürses mainly sang Turkish folk and Ottoman classical music. In his songs, he primarily expressed sorrow and painful feelings. He is considered a cult figure of Turkish folk music, and has a very dedicated group of fans, who call him "Müslüm Baba'" ("Papa Müslüm") affectionately. Source: wikipedia
Feature Films (23)
One of the missile launchers deployed by the US on the seabed of the Black Sea to strike Tehran in response to a potential threat is accidentally fired due to an unexplained mishap. The officers manage to divert the smart missile's coordinates and safely land it on Turkey's Black Sea coast without causing an explosion. All that remains is to go back and retrieve the missile from the village without anyone noticing...
Amerikalılar Karadeniz'de 2
This is the millennium version of the old black and white movies produced by Erler film.. The stories of those movies were like fairy tales to its audiences. Years passed and now we are to witness the the funny story of the rich girl Melek, her boy friend Adnan, the cab driver, their bright son Omer, the sweet Hulusi Bey, Necdet the chef, Kayhan the butler, Suzan the trouble making nanny, Coskun the rapist, Nuri the psychopath, and Onder the thief of hearts!
Ömerçip
A woman in love, a weak man, a father stumbling with his emotions, an uncle dependent on the past and a teenager meet at Zagor’s boarding house. Despite the serenity of the house, they all struggle to find the peace that they each need.
Balans ve Manevra
The film tells the story of a fishmonger, who is in love with a beatiful young woman. They prepare for the marriage but all the happiness is destroyed by one bad guy.
Bağrıyanık
Debut film of Müslüm Gürses, one of the most popular singers of Turkey. Story centers around a platonic love.
İsyankar
The story of a love triangle. Ömer is deeply in love with Sevgi. But he isn't aware of the information, that his best friend Kadir also shows interest in her.
Çare Sende Allah'ım
The film depicts the story of a family immigrating from a village to Istanbul. There they meet with new people and have to struggle for life.
Sev Yeter
Müslüm is passionately in love with a young woman. The problem is, that the woman is ill. She needs a kidney transplant for being cured. Müslüm is the only person, who is ready to give her his kidney.
Anlatamadım
The turbulent love story of a driver, who intriguedly lands in jail for a crime he didn't commit.
Kul Sevdası
The film depicts a platonic love story. Müslüm is a popular singer, who shares his wealthy income with poor people. An old friend of Müslüm commits suicide because he got in trouble with his gambling habits. The beautiful daughter of this man is entrustet to Müslüm by him as his legacy.
İtirazım var
The tragedic story of a man, who loses his wife at the birth of his son. Later he meets a young woman and they get feelings for each other. But the job of the woman as a prostitute is a great obstacle for this bond.
