Tarık Akan

Born: 1949-12-13

Tarık Akan (born Tarık Tahsin Üregül, 13 December 1949 – 16 September 2016) was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1970s. He acted in a total of 110 films, and won numerous awards from various festivals including Cannes and Berlin. He won an Honourable Mention at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Pehlivan. He entered a movie actor contest of the magazine Ses ("Voice"), and ended up runner up. He studied acting under the eye of famous Turkish film director Ertem Eğilmez (1929–1989). He made his film debut in 1970 at the age of 21 in Vefasız, and adopted the stage name "Tarık Akan". Between 1970 and 1975, in the heyday of Yeşilçam, he acted in 12 films a year in average. He appeared with Emel Sayın in Mavi Boncuk, Hülya Koçyiğit in Sev Kardeşim, Hale Soygazi in Gece Kuşu Zehra, and entered into the "list of unforgettables" with Hababam Sınıfı. At first, most of his roles were in romantic comedies. Later in his career, he has taken on more political and dramatic roles. The first film of this genre was Nehir, in which he shared the role with Cüneyt Arkın. Political films like Maden, Sürü, Yol and Kanal followed.


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The Road

as Seyit Ali
Released: 1982-09-01

When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that...

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Vizontele Tuuba

as Güner Sernikli
Released: 2004-01-23

Guner Sernikli is a government official who, with his wife and their wheelchair bound daughter,...

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The Chaos Class

as Damat Ferit
Released: 1975-04-01

Lazy, uneducated students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together...

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The Chaos Class Failed the Class

as Damat Ferit
Released: 1975-04-15

A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.

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Our Family

as Ferit
Released: 1975-09-07

A love story between a poor man and a rich girl. The rich girl's father tries to prevent their...

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The Herd

as Şivan
Released: 1979-02-01

Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious...

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My Dear Brother

as Murat
Released: 1973-03-01

Two poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.

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The Blue Bead

as Yakışıklı Necmi
Released: 1974-01-01

After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six...

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The Three Superboys in the Snow

as Fintonto/Fırıldık Ömer
Released: 1977-02-01

Cafer, bored with his marriage, works as a cashier. One day he is caught embezzling a large sum...

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Abdulhamid Falling

as Mahmut Şevket Paşa
Released: 2003-04-18

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Sweet Talker

as Ferit
Released: 1972-01-01

Tarik is the best scorer basketball player of his team and is very popular. One day he comes to...

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Blackout Night

as Mustafa Ural
Released: 1990-01-01

In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into...

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Oh Olsun

as Ferit Haznedar
Released: 1973-01-01

A tycoon tries to teach some life lessons to his three spoiled sons by making them work on the...

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The Girlfriend

as Murat
Released: 1977-04-01

This awesome and incredibly rare Turkish/Italian co-production, starts out as a Euro crime...

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The Wrestler

as Bilal
Released: 1984-01-02

With good guidance from director Zeki Okten but an uninspired script, this story of a brother...

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Oh Where

as Ferit
Released: 1975-11-19

Three boys are having their higher education in Istanbul (!). In fact, they are messing around...

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Kaçak

as uncredited
Released: 1982-04-01

The love between a man wanted by the gendarme and a woman who hid him.

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Deli Kan

as Sefer
Released: 1981-04-01

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Firefly

as Tarık
Released: 1975-09-16

The road runner movie of two clever cheaters turns to a love story.

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Aşkların En Güzeli

as uncredited
Released: 1972-04-01

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Kanal

as Kaymakam
Released: 1979-03-01

Directed by Erden Kiral.

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Delisin

as Ferit
Released: 1975-04-04

A shy introvert falls for the photographer who took her pictures during high school. Confused...

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Siyabend and Xece

as Siyabend
Released: 1991-01-01

The mythological love story of two Kurdish youth.

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Devlerin Ölümü

as Cemal/Hoca/Dilaver/Ağa
Released: 1990-01-01

About a director who fights for making a different film about relationships between the sexes.

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The River

as Sinan
Released: 1977-01-02

A group of young people living a luxurious life in Istanbul go to a village for a rafting...

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Yalancı Yarim

as Ferdi
Released: 1973-12-01

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The Letter

as Ragıp
Released: 1997-09-26

A man researches the death of his political activist father while in police custody.

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The Mine

as Nurettin
Released: 1978-11-26

When work accidents in a coal mine start to result in death, İlyas warns his colleagues working...

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Bir Küçük Bulut

as Saycan
Released: 1990-01-01

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Piano Girl

as Mişka
Released: 2009-04-17

The story of an exile man who came from Russia. He is the last descended of his family.

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Bizim Kız

as Murat Boğa
Released: 1977-02-01

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Yaz Bekarı

as Orhan Güven
Released: 1974-01-01

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Evcilik Oyunu

as Adnan
Released: 1975-01-08

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Sev Kardeşim

as Ferit Çalışkan
Released: 1972-06-26

A factory owners son falls in love with a worker who works at the factory.

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Adem ile Havva

as Münir Kozan
Released: 1986-01-01

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Herhangi Bir Kadın

as Bozovalı Cemal
Released: 1981-09-14

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Remedy

as Şehmuz
Released: 1983-02-16

A midwife is caught in a snowstorm on the way to Anatolia and forced to spend four months in an...

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My Dear Uncle

as Tarık
Released: 1977-03-04

Turkish Uncle Buck. A funny slob (Tarik Akan) leaves his village after getting into trouble. He...

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After the Fall

as Hüseyin Efe
Released: 1999-01-01

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Kayıp Kızlar

as Komiser Yılmaz
Released: 1984-01-01

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Aşk Dediğin Laf Değildir

as Yakup
Released: 1976-01-01

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Kızımın Kanı

as Cemil
Released: 1987-01-01

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The Legend of the Ugly King

as Self
Released: 2017-09-14

Director Hüseyin Tabak explores the legacy of Yilmaz Güney — political dissident, convicted...

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Acı Dünya

as Yusuf
Released: 1986-11-01

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Kader Bağlayınca

as Murat
Released: 1976-01-01

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Layla, Ma Raison

as Mecnun
Released: 1989-02-03

Since childhood, Qays and Layla have been in love. Qays, being a poet, publicly sings of his...

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Baraj

as Orhan
Released: 1977-01-01

Nazim, a foreman working on a dam construction, falls in love with Aysel, the most beautiful...

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Kıskıvrak

as Yılmaz
Released: 1986-01-01

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Angel or Devil?

as Sedat
Released: 1971-02-01

A young bride wows to take revenge on her father's killers.

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Demir Yol

as Bülent
Released: 1979-01-01

The fight of the striking railroad workers.

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Let It Be

as Ferit
Released: 1976-01-01

Ferit who works as a reporter on a newspaper, makes fake news about the olive oil king Hulusi....

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El Kapıları

as Zeynel
Released: 1988-11-16

When Zeynel goes away to work, her lover Elif is adopted by a rich aga. After a while, it is...

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Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her Şey

as uncredited
Released: 1995-03-01

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Lekeli Melek

as Salih
Released: 1978-10-01

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An Angel on Earth

as Ömer Mutlu
Released: 1974-02-01

Tomboy Zehra helps Omer to get with the girl he is madly in love with after saving him from a...

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Kimlik

as Sadettin
Released: 1988-04-01

The story of a married couple who searched for identity after the September 12 coup and clashed...

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Beyoğlu Güzeli

as Ferit Aker
Released: 1971-03-01

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Şeref Sözü

as Sedat
Released: 1978-02-01

Story of two brothers, struggling to build a life after losing their father in a young age.

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Paramparça

as Tayfun
Released: 1985-01-01

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We Called Him the Ugly King

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1987-01-01

A mockumentary about Turkey-based Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor Yilmaz...

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Berdel

as Ömer
Released: 1990-01-01

Family relations begins to get rough when father of the house desperately insists to have a boy...

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Vefasız

as Halil
Released: 1972-04-01

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Esir Hayat

as Aydın
Released: 1974-04-05

The film tells the story of Aydın and Ayşe, who crossed the roads in Cyprus, for their love....

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Alev Alev

as Murat
Released: 1984-01-01

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Memleketim

as Mehmet
Released: 1974-04-18

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Umut Dünyası

as Ahmet
Released: 1973-11-01

A girl later known as an orphan has to be taken care of because of an accusation of her Former...

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My Friend

as Ali
Released: 1982-02-01

The story of a man who learns that his friend, whom he loves more than his life, is the enemy he...

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Tele Kızlar

as Şahin
Released: 1985-01-01

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Halkalı Köle

as Sefer/Yazar/Matbaacı
Released: 1986-01-01

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Kaderimin Oyunu

as Bülent Akman
Released: 1972-04-01

Thinking that her fiancé, Bülent, is dead, Sema's life will become even more tragic when she...

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Dönüş

as Berde
Released: 1988-01-01

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Suçlu

as Hakan
Released: 1972-11-15

A genetic narrator who lovingly loves his friend's wife tells the story.

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Uzun İnce Bir Yol

as Müşfik
Released: 1991-01-01

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Son Darbe

as Nazmi
Released: 1985-05-01

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Feryat

as Ferdi
Released: 1973-01-01

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The Stigma

as Cengiz
Released: 1984-12-31

Tarik Akan plays a man who attempts to get revenge for the rape of his fiancee.

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Sisli Hatıralar

as Hakan
Released: 1972-05-12

The movie tells about the experiences of three men who are in love with the same woman....

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Çoçuklar Çiçektir

as Topal Yakup
Released: 1983-01-10

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The Other Side of Beyoğlu

as Haydar Rıza
Released: 1986-01-01

Reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's 1985 production, After Hours, this film narrates the events of...

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Boşver Arkadaş

as Ferit
Released: 1974-04-01

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Hayal Kurma Oyunları

as Baba
Released: 2004-01-01

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White Death

as Komiser Yılmaz Gürel
Released: 1983-01-01

Meral is a show girl and drug addict and Yilmaz is a handsome police chief who fights against...

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Gece Kuşu Zehra

as Ferit
Released: 1975-01-01

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Yağmur Kaçakları

as uncredited
Released: 1987-01-01

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Çözülmeler

as Uğur
Released: 1994-05-06

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Antika Talanı: Karun Hazinesi

as Narrator
Released: 1997-01-01

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Su da Yanar

as Yönetmen
Released: 1987-01-01

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Kanlı Deniz

as Ahmet
Released: 1974-01-03

The film tells about the struggle between two men who are in love with the same woman. Ahmet and...

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Emine

as Metin
Released: 1971-04-01

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Çapkın Hırsız

as Orhan
Released: 1975-04-01

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The Sacrifice

as Mümin
Released: 1980-10-01

After being released from prison, Müslüm will fulfill his dedication and sacrifice his...

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Bebek Yüzlü

as Bebek Yüzlü Murat
Released: 1973-02-01

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Blood

as Haydar Ali/Seyit Ağa
Released: 1985-01-02

Directed by Serif Gören.

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Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi

as Murat Sayman
Released: 1971-01-01

A young couple meets a child on a day of an invitation. A child tells to her that she is his...

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İsa, Musa, Meryem

as Musa
Released: 1989-01-06

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Para

as Murat
Released: 1973-02-01

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The Third Eye

as Tunç
Released: 1988-01-01

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Gülüm

as uncredited
Released: 2003-02-07

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Çark

as Rauf
Released: 1987-04-23

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The Passenger

as Makasçı
Released: 1993-11-19

The railway station in a small town in Western Anatolia where no birds or caravans pass, during...

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Gecenin Sonu

as Kadir
Released: 1983-01-01

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Yosma

as Kerem
Released: 1984-01-01

Kerem, who lives in a small town in Anatolia, goes to Istanbul on a business opportunity....

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Seninle Son Defa

as Uğur
Released: 1979-10-01

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Üç Sevgili

as Ali
Released: 1972-01-01

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Bir Avuç Cennet

as Kamil
Released: 1985-10-29

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Azad Kuşu

as Hakan
Released: 1972-01-01

The film tells the story of a mother trying to get her sick son operated. Working as a worker in...

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The Voice

as Adam
Released: 1986-01-02

Directed by Zeki Ökten.

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İkili Oyunlar

as Erol
Released: 1989-01-01

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Mahcup Delikanlı

as Metin
Released: 1974-01-02

The film tells the story of a man who is in love with the brother of a woman with whom he had an...

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Bir Kadın Düşmanı

as Ziya
Released: 1991-01-01

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Koçum Benim

as Koç
First aired: 2002-03-07

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Ahh İstanbul

as Ahmet Zeybek
First aired: 2006-09-21

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Gece Yürüyüşü

as Sinan
First aired: 2004-06-19

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