Selda Alkor

Selda Alkor
Hanım Ağa
Born (1943-01-03) January 3, 1943
Konya, Turkey
Residence Istanbul
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1957–present
Notable work Asmalı Konak
Spouse(s) Cihat İlkbaşaran
(m. 1972–present)[1]
Parent(s) Muharrem Alkor
Meliha Alkor

Selda Alkor (born January 3, 1943) is a Turkish actress, beauty pageant titleholder, painter, and singer of Circassian and Georgian descent.[1] She has received a Golden Orange in 2002. Her acting skills and European features made her one of the most in-demand Turkish actresses in the early 1970s.[1][2] With marked Circassian characteristics, Alkor was famous for her tall height, natural blonde hair, fair skin, and light green eyes.[1][2] Due to her portrayal of Sümbül Karadağ on the primetime ATV series Asmalı Konak, she was nicknamed "Hanım Ağa", old Turkish for matriarch. Alkor served as presidents of various foundations, including TÜRKSAV and SODER.

Early life and career

Alkor was born in 1943 to Muharrem and Meliha Alkor. An ethnic Circassian, her father was a well-known police commissioner and author in Turkey.[1] Her mother was a housewife whose mother was of Georgian origin.[2] Selda Alkor's resemblance to her paternal grandfather, Çerkez Sarı Mehmet (Turkish: Mehmet the Circassian Blond), was remarkable.[2] She spent a vast majority of her childhood in Manisa. Alkor attended high schools for girls both in Izmir and Manisa. Later, she graduated from the Art Institute. In 1965, she finished first in a beauty competition organized by the Ses magazine and held the title Miss Cinema Star. Alkor also released several LP records.

In 1972, she married the athlete and senior mechanical engineer Cihat İlkbaşaran, who played for the Turkish national basketball team. In 2002, İlkbaşaran was appoined the Chief Executive Officer of OLTAŞ, a subsidiary of Koç Holding.[3]

Discography

LPs

Singles

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1965 Cumartesi Senin Pazar Benim Leading role
1965 Ava Giden Avlanır Leading role
1965 Çiçekçi Kız Leading role
1965 Senede Bir Gün Nazlı Leading role
1965 Buzlar Çözülmeden Leading role
1965 İnatçı Gelin Leading role
1965 Güneşe Giden Yol Handan Leading role
1966 Kadın Avcıları Leading role
1966 Katiller De Ağlar Leading role
1966 Yosma Leyla Leading role
1966 Sokak Kızı Leading role
1966 Yemin Ettim Bir Kere Leading role
1966 Vatan Kurtaran Aslan Leading role
1966 Silahlar Patlayınca Leading role
1966 Sarı Gül Leading role
1966 Zehirli Kucak Leading role
1966 Kalpsiz Leading role
1966 Geceler Yarim Oldu Leading role
1966 Fırtına Beşler Leading role
1966 Fakir ve Mağrur Leading role
1966 Dişi Kartal Leading role
1966 Konforlu Necla Necla Leading role
1966 İntikam Uğruna Leading role
1966 Göklerdeki Sevgili Leading role
1966 Ayrılık Şarkısı Leading role
1966 Boyacı Leading role
1966 Boğaziçi Şarkısı Leading role
1966 Yakut Gözlü Kedi Aylin Leading role
1966 Altın Kollu Adam Lale Leading role
1966 Erkek ve Dişi Leading role
1967 Ölünceye Kadar Leading role
1967 Osmanlı Kabadayısı Nazlı Leading role
1967 Merhamet Leading role
1967 Kaderim Ağlamak Mı? Leading role
1967 İdam Günü Leading role
1967 Bir Katil Sevdim Leading role
1967 Bir Annenin Gözyaşları Leading role
1967 Ayrılık Olmasaydı Leading role
1967 Akşam Yıldızı Leading role
1967 Dördü De Seviyordu Leading role
1967 Sen Benimsin Leading role
1967 Evlat Uğruna Oya Leading role
1967 Kırbaç Altında Leading role
1967 Elveda Leading role
1968 İftira Leading role
1968 Leylaklar Altında Leading role
1968 Şafak Sökmesin Meryem Leading role
1968 Gözyaşlarım Leading role
1968 Baharda Solan Çiçek Leading role
1968 İlk ve Son Leading role
1968 Erikler Çiçek Açtı Leading role
1969 Gelin Ayşem Leading role
1969 Kadere Boyun Eğdiler Leading role
1969 Bir Şarkısın Sen Leading role
1969 Esmerin Tadı Sarışının Adı Leading role
1969 Fakir Kızı Leyla Leading role
1969 Yaşamak Ne Güzel Şey Mualla May Leading role
1970 Yiğitlerin Türküsü Leading role
1989 Bir Kadın Bir Yaşam Leading role
1989 Şeytanın Kurbanları Leading role
2003 Asmalı Konak: Hayat Sümbül Karadağ Leading role
2010 Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan Kösem Sultan Leading role

Television

Year Film Role Notes
1983 Kartallar Yüksek Uçar Hanım Ağa TV mini-series
1997 Sırtımdan Vuruldum İnci TV mini-series
1997 Böyle Mi Olacaktı? Süreyya TV series
2002–2004 Asmalı Konak Sümbül Karadağ TV series
2004–2005 Çemberimde Gül Oya Yurdanur Eroğlu TV series
2005 Cumbadan Rumbaya TV mini-series
2005 Ödünç Hayat Saadet TV series
2006 Rüyalarda Buluşuruz Semiha TV mini-series
2007 Hicran Sokağı Handan TV series
2007-2008 Parmaklıklar Ardında Nur Kurteşi "Ana" TV series
2009 Yeşilçam Denizi Host Documentary
2013 Tozlu Yollar TV series

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Sönmezışık, Büşra (2008-12-06). "Hanım Ağa Benim Kadınım". Yeni Şafak. Retrieved 2014-05-16.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Interview
  3. ↑ "Oltaş Genel Müdürlüğü'ne Cihat İlkbaşaran Atandı". Haber Vitrini. Retrieved 2014-05-16.

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