Yasemin Alkaya

Acting

Yasemin Alkaya

Born January 1, 1964 · İstanbul, Türkiye (age 62)

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Known For

VizonteleVizontele · 2001
Vizontele
7.32001
MovieComedyDrama
The story takes place in the small town of Hakkari in Turkey at the beginning of the '70s. The time has come to bring technology to that small town. The first Television (called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.
Iron Earth, Copper SkyIron Earth, Copper Sky · 1987
Iron Earth, Copper Sky
5.21987
MovieDrama
In this deeply symbolic and visually lush film, as far as Tashbash is concerned, he's just a malcontent, a fairly ordinary hell-raiser who has gotten into trouble with the law in the past. Sure, he hates the village headman who is a toady to the region's oppressive landlord, and he dislikes the fact that everyone looks to the headman for help because they have no place else to turn, but he's just an ordinary guy and has no solutions for his fellow villagers. However, after one of them has a vision in which Tashbash is shown to be a manifestation of one of their more important local saints, the villagers unite as one in seeking him out for help with the upcoming visit of the landlord to collect rents which they can't pay. Their adulation and reverence is so persistent that eventually even Tashbash becomes a believer.
Roofless WomenRoofless Women · 1999
Roofless Women
1999
MovieDrama
The story of the intersecting lives and friendships of two women who are completely unlike each other.
The Woman Has No NameThe Woman Has No Name · 1988
The Woman Has No Name
6.91988
MovieDrama
Işık visits a friend's summer home to spend some time alone after growing up under the strain of her surroundings and family. Here, she reflects on her prior issues and the challenges she has encountered as a woman.
Babam AskerdeBabam Askerde · 1995
Babam Askerde
5.01995
MovieDrama
The story of three children whose parents are arrested during the coup...
Wax-Scented WomenWax-Scented Women · 1996
Wax-Scented Women
3.51996
MovieDrama
The movie is about the troubles of a group of people living in the same neighborhood. Ihsan has turned in upon himself by the death of his lover and he is waiting for the day when he will die in the mansion where he lives. Fatma sometimes goes to help Ihsan, and she can’t stand against her husband who abuses her daughter. Gulizar lives in the same neighborhood, and she has also become obsessed with her virginity. Gül is also accidentally pregnant and cheated on by her husband. She is also preoccupied with her own problems. The story of these five people struggling with their own problems will intersect around a murder case.
Don't Let Them Shoot the KiteDon't Let Them Shoot the Kite · 1989
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
7.91989
MovieDrama
Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.
How to Save AsiyeHow to Save Asiye · 1987
How to Save Asiye
6.41987
MovieComedyDrama
After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the Associations Against Prostitution visits the brothel to save Asiye. However, she finds herself in a strange musical show.

Filmography

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Iron Earth, Copper SkyIron Earth, Copper Sky · 1987
Iron Earth, Copper Sky
5.21987
MovieDrama
In this deeply symbolic and visually lush film, as far as Tashbash is concerned, he's just a malcontent, a fairly ordinary hell-raiser who has gotten into trouble with the law in the past. Sure, he hates the village headman who is a toady to the region's oppressive landlord, and he dislikes the fact that everyone looks to the headman for help because they have no place else to turn, but he's just an ordinary guy and has no solutions for his fellow villagers. However, after one of them has a vision in which Tashbash is shown to be a manifestation of one of their more important local saints, the villagers unite as one in seeking him out for help with the upcoming visit of the landlord to collect rents which they can't pay. Their adulation and reverence is so persistent that eventually even Tashbash becomes a believer.

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Sidewalk SistersSidewalk Sisters · 2008
Sidewalk Sisters
5.32008
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Elif and her sisters Funda and Aysun have spent much of their adult life coming to terms with a traumatic childhood in which their parents were killed during a bus accident that left the siblings terrified but physically unhurt. In time Funda and Aysun became mentally ill, and it fell to Elif to care for them, but eventually the burden became more than Elif and her husband could bear, and they deserted the siblings, leaving them to an unknown fate. Living in a country with no social safety net, Funda and Aysun fall prey to violence and exploitation, and their reunion with Elif and Yasemin is both poignant and troubling. Yasam Arsizi (aka Sidewalk Sisters) was an official selection at the 2008 Istanbul Film Festival.

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