Ferdi Tayfur
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).
Acting
Movie
Çeşme
as Ferdi
1977
Movie
Batan Güneş
as Ferdi
1978
Movie
Huzurum Kalmadı
as Ferdi
1980
Movie
Günaha Girme
as Ferdi (twin brothers)
1982
Movie
Derbeder
as Ferdi
1978
Movie
Durdurun Dünyayı
as Ferdi
1980
Movie
Kara Gurbet
as Ferdi
1981
Movie
Son Sabah
as Ferdi
1978
Movie
Yuvasız Kuşlar
as Ferdi
1979
Movie
Ben De Özledim
as Ferdi
1981
Movie
Bir Damla Ateş
as Ferdi
1982
TV
Olacak O Kadar
1988
Movie
Benim Gibi Sevenler
as Ferdi
1978
Movie
Yadeller
as Ferdi
1979
Movie
İnsan Sevince
as Ferdi
1979
Movie
Sen De Mi Leyla
as Ferdi
1982
TV
Reyting Hamdi
1995
Movie
Boynu Bükük
as Ferdi
1980
Movie
Olmaz Olsun
as Ferdi
1982
Movie
Affet Allahım
as Ferdi
1986
Movie
Allahım Sen Bilirsin
as Ferdi
1989
Movie
Hasret Sancısı
as Ferdi
1982
Movie
Yaktı Beni
as Cumali Çakıroğlu
1983
Movie
Yıldızlar da Kayar
as Ferdi
1983
Crew
Movie
Derbeder
Music
1978
Movie
İnsan Sevince
Musical
1979
Movie
Benim Gibi Sevenler
Writer
1978
Movie
Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa
Music
1951
Movie
Affet Allahım
Director
1986
Movie
Sevgiler Çiçek Gibi
Director
1988
Movie
Ya Benimsin Ya Toprağın
Director
1988
Movie
Bu Talihimin Canına Okuyacağım
Director
1988
Movie
Haram Oldu
Director
1985
Movie
İçimde Bir His Var
Director
1986