Acting
Ferdi Tayfur
Born Nov 15, 1945 · Adana, Turkey · Died Jan 2, 2025
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).
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Acting
Memur Muzaffer
2008
Family · Comedy · Drama
Yersiz Yurtsuz
2007
Family · Drama
İki Kere Kiki
2001
Talk · Reality · Comedy
Reyting Hamdi
1995
Comedy
Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri
1995
Laf Lafı Açıyor
1991
Talk
Farewell Happiness
1989
Drama
God Knows Best
1989
Drama
Nights of This City
1989
Drama
Oh, If Only I Were a Child
1988
Drama
Olacak O Kadar
1988
Comedy
Love Is Like Flowers
1988
Drama
I'll Destroy This Misfortune of Mine
1988
Drama
You Belong To Me Or The Land
1988
Drama
I Have A Feeling Inside
1986
Drama
Forgive Me, Lord
1986
Drama
You're My Everything
1985
Drama
Forbidden
1985
Drama
Wild Desires
1984
Drama
I'm Ashamed
1984
Drama · Crime
The Pain In My Heart
1983
Drama · Music · Romance
Burned Me
1983
Drama
Even Stars Fall
1983
Drama
Yearning Pains
1982
Drama · Romance · Adventure
You Too, Leyla?
1982
Drama
May It Never Be
1982
Drama
Don't Commit A Sin
1982
Drama
A Drop of Fire
1982
Drama · Crime
Dark Exile
1981
Drama
I Miss You Too
1981
Drama · Adventure
I Have No Peace
1980
Drama · Crime · Music
The Unfortunate
1980
Drama · Music · Romance
Stop the World
1980
Drama · Music · Romance
Yuvasız Kuşlar
1979
Drama · Music · Romance
Strangers
1979
Drama · Music · Romance
When a Person Loves
1979
Drama · Crime · Romance
Last Morning
1978
Drama · Music · Romance
Those Who Love Like Me
1978
Drama · Crime · Music
The Derelict
1978
Drama · Romance · Music
Setting Sun
1978
Drama · Music · Romance
The Fountain
1977
Drama · Romance · Music
Directed
Written
When a Person Loves
1979
Drama · Crime · Romance
Those Who Love Like Me
1978
Drama · Crime · Music