Yavuz Bingöl

Yavuz Bingöl (born 1964) is in the folk realm of Turkish music and is also an actor.

He was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1964, and he is an Alevi

He was in several miniseries on Turkish TV, including "Bayanlar Baylar", "Ah Be İstanbul" and "Yanık Koza". He also did the romance series "Zerda" and the sitcom "Esref Saati". His 2008 films made both great success: "Three Monkeys" premiered in competition at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where its director Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Award for Best Director and "White Angel" won the Special Jury Award and International Visionary Prize at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. Bingöl's another film, released into English, "He's in the Army Now" was nominated for best Turkish film at the Istanbul International Film Festival.

Filmography

* "Three Monkeys (Üç Maymun)" (2008) ... Eyüp
* "White Angel (Beyaz Melek)" (2008)
* "O Şimdi Mahkum" (2005) ... Karlıdağ
* "He's in the Army Now (O Şimdi Asker)" (2003) ... Karlıdağ
* "Mrs. Salkım's Diamonds (Salkım Hanım'ın Taneleri)" (1999)
* "Cumhuriyet" (1998)

Discography

External links

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* [http://www.beyazmelek.com/ White Angel]
* [http://www.nbcfilm.com/3maymun/3maymun.php?mid=1 Three Monkeys]
* tr icon [http://www.yavuzbingol.com.tr/ Offical site]
* tr icon [http://www.turkish-music.net/yavuz_bingol.htm Biography]
* tr icon [http://www.loglar.com/singer.php?id=580 Lyrics site]