Baki Tamer was born on December 26, 1924 in Elazığ, into a family with 15 children. After completing his primary education at Erzurum Teacher Training School, he worked in different professions such as accounting, business administration and teaching for a while. His passion for theater dragged him to Istanbul and he joined Halide Pişkin's theatre.
In 1945, he moved to Ses Theater and met Sadri Alışık there; With the guidance of Alışık, he entered the cinema in 1957 with the movie "Çileli Bülbül". Tamer, who started performing at Cep Theater and Küçük Sahne in the same year, took over the leading role in the play "Kaygısız" instead of Fikret Hakan and also worked as a screenwriter from time to time.
Tamer, who played the leading role with Türkan Şoray in the 1960 movie "I Loved a Girl in the Village", was in the first movie in which these two stars appeared on stage together. He founded his own film company in 1963 and obtained distribution rights for Greek films; But due to Cyprus problems, the screening of these films was banned and the company went bankrupt.
The artist, who was frequently seen in supporting and extra roles afterwards, continued his commitment to the sector during Yeşilçam's crisis period, but refused to participate in sexuality-themed projects. Taking advantage of the "Artist Loans Law" enacted by the Bülent Ecevit government, he paid the SSK premiums he owed and retired.
Baki Tamer, who started to appear in television series with the initiatives of Kandemir Konduk in the 1990s, lost his house and his valuable archive in the 1999 Gölcük earthquake. The artist, who passed away in Istanbul on August 4, 2004, at the age of 79, was buried in Feriköy Cemetery. Baki Tamer, who is married and the father of four children, took part in important productions such as "Çileli Bülbül", "An Istanbul Girl in the Desert", "I Loved a Girl in the Village", "Shepherd's Daughter", "Black Sun", "Bleeding Wound", "Oh My Brother", and also starred in "Sev Said" between 1960 and 1989.
He also left his mark in films such as "My Eyes", "Hınç", "Tell My Mother Not to Cry", "Baskın", "King of Watchmen", "Üç Kağıtçı", "Kurtar Beni" and "Bir Aşk Bin Sinah".
He was born in Elazığ to a family of 15 children. He graduated from Erzurum Teacher Training School. He worked as an accountant, business manager and teacher for a while. However, due to his interest in theater, he came to Istanbul and entered Halide Pişkin's theater. He moved to Ses Theater in 1945. Here he met Sadri Alışık.
With his guidance, she entered the cinema in 1957 with the movie Çileli Bülbül. In 1957, he started acting in Cep Theater and Küçük Sahne. When Fikret Hakan, the lead actor in the play Kaygısız, left the theater, he took the lead role instead. He wrote the scripts of some movies. He acted in photo novels. He played the leading role with Türkan Şoray in the 1960 movie Köyde Bir Kız Sevdim.
It was the first leading role that Türkan Şoray played together. In 1963, he founded his own film company and purchased the broadcasting rights of Greek films.[1] However, due to the Cyprus events, Greek films were banned from being played and Tamer went bankrupt. After this, Tamer started to be seen in supporting and extra roles instead of Jön.
Then, he went through difficult times during the crises experienced by Yeşilçam. Even though he had a hard time, he refused to join the Yeşilçam sex craze. He benefits from the "Artists' Debt Law" enacted by the Bülent Ecevit Government, and retires from SSK by paying the SSK premium he owes. In the nineties, he took part in television series with the initiatives of Kandemir Konduk. His house was destroyed in the 1999 Gölcük earthquake and he lost his archives.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 132 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Little Hands (1983)
- Lynch (1970) — Feti Bey
- Wind of Destiny (1977)
- The Avenging Angel: Female Hamlet (1976)
- Our Fight (1990)
- Yusuf Yüzlü (2004)
- Coyote Hunt (1977)
- Sweet Nigâr (1978)
- Oil Kings (1978)
- Formidable Enemy (1966)
- Little Hero (1960) — Mehmet Çavuş
- A Farewell to Arms (1976)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
