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Şark Bülbülü

FILM · 1979 · TURKEY

Şark Bülbülü

Directed by
Kartal Tibet
Runtime
89 min
Studio
Fatoş Film, Gülşah Film

8 archived facts 2 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026

The comical story of Şaban, who came to Istanbul to earn his dowry and, by chance, became a famous folk singer known as Şaban Ballıses.

Summary: TMDB

  • Şark Bülbülü — production image

All facts (8)

  1. #001

    Kartal Tibet directed the film.

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  2. #002

    İhsan Yüce wrote the screenplay; Yüce also played the role of Muhtar in the film.

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  3. #003

    The film's production companies are Fatoş Film and Gülşah Film.

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  4. #004

    Kemal Sunal plays Şaban, who comes from his village to Istanbul to earn a bride price and becomes a famous folk singer known in the film as Şaban Ballıses.

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  5. #005

    Ayşen Cansev appears in the cast as Hatice, while Ayşen Gruda plays Fethi's sister.

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  6. #006

    Sırrı Elitaş plays Zülfo Ağa, Dinçer Çekmez plays Fethi, Yadigar Ejder plays Mazlum and Yavuz Karakaş plays Arap Cemal.

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  7. #007

    The film is described as a comedy that pokes fun at celebrities who become famous overnight.

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  8. #008

    On TMDb, the film's genres are classified as Comedy and Drama, and its release date is given as 1 January 1979.

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Sources & editorial notes

Reference databases

  • Wikipedia English Wikipedia article
  • IMDb Cast, crew and release details
  • TMDB The Movie Database entry

Sources for the entries on this page

  1. Wikipedia Vikipedi (TR)Database · accessed 20 Sep 2026
  2. TMDB TMDbDatabase · accessed 20 Sep 2026

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