Mehmet Bülent Oran, who was born in Istanbul on March 27, 1924, grew up in Bakırköy as the son of Cevat Rıfat Atilhan. After graduating from Pertevniyal High School, he enrolled in the Faculty of Law, but dropped out after three years. He left his home at a young age and started living in a slum in Zeytinburnu; He worked as a porter and doer in a cloth factory for ten years.
He also worked as a teacher, typewriter, painter and assistant topographer at various periods, and wrote humorous articles for magazines such as Akbaba, Kırkbirbuçuk, Şaka, Karikatür, Taş, Dolmuş and Kahkaha.
He entered the world of cinema as an extra in 1948-49 upon the insistent invitation of director Sırrı Gültekin. While he also took on ironing and other labor duties on the sets, over time he also became a leading actor and produced more than sixty films and TV series. He concentrated on screenwriting from 1952 onwards; He said that once, when he was invited to Talat Armerkez's house, he was told "you will write the script", and he was instructed to divide the paper into two, write the actions on one side and the dialogues on the other side, and wrote his first script in this way.
During the same period, he married screenwriter Ayşe Şasa, and the couple produced over a thousand scripts together and also wrote for television series in the 1980s. For a short time, he gave lectures at Marmara University Cinema and TV Department and guided young talents.
Oran was engraved in the memory of the masses, especially in the 2000s, with his role as Türkan Şoray's father in the TV series "İkinci Bahar". He was mentioned with the title "Yeşilçam's Golden Screenwriter: Bülent Oran" in a documentary that consolidated his place in the world of cinema, and İbrahim Türk's book titled "Scenario: Bülent Oran" examined his life and understanding of screenplay in detail.
His interest in collecting, which started with soda caps, turned to oil paintings, fountain pens and books; He collected a total of around 25-30 thousand works in five libraries in his home.
In his last interview, he emphasized that he was such a tactful artist that he could say "Please excuse me for putting my foot down" from his hospital bed. He also directed and made his name in the history of world cinema as a filmmaker. Especially “Oh my god! This sound… this sound!”; “Once upon a time, there was a poor but honorable young man whom you despised.”; “I break, but I never bend.” and “Your mother was an angel, my child.” He was remembered with his unforgettable tirades such as: At the same time, he continues to impress the audience with his dialogues in many films such as "Broken Bowls", "Homeland and Honour", "Death is Behind Us", "Hot Blood", "Fatoş's Babies", "Girl Like a Bomb", "Road to the Sun", "Forbidden Streets", "Lion's Claw", "Three Fearless Friends", "The Lionheart Bully", "They Call Me Phosphorous". did.
Bülent Oran was born in 1924 in Istanbul, Türkiye. He died on January 1, 2004.
Bülent Oran (27 March 1924, Istanbul - 23 September 2004, Istanbul), Turkish film actor and screenwriter.
He was born as the son of Cevat Rıfat Atilhan. The artist, who enrolled in the Faculty of Law after high school and worked as a worker in a cloth factory while studying, expertly looked at the world through the eyes of lower-class people and lived with them despite his prosperous childhood. He worked in various jobs such as typesetting, cliché painting, teaching and humor writing.
Oran, who started working in cinema as a supporting actor (extra) in 1950, appeared in more than 60 films. After 1952, he concentrated on screenwriting. He married Ayşe Şasa, who was also a screenwriter, and wrote more than 700 screenplays, some of them jointly with his wife. He wrote scripts for TV series in the 1980s.
He taught for a while at Marmara University Cinema and TV Department. The artist, who is known for his fondness for his cap, which he rarely takes off, has worked on many cinema artists. He became known to the Turkish TV audience in the 2000s with his role as the father of Hanım (Türkân Şoray) in the TV series İki Bahar.
The documentary titled "Yeşilçam's Golden Screenwriter: Bülent Oran" was shot by director Mehmet Güleryüz. A book titled "Scenario: Bülent Oran", which examines his life and understanding of script along with the characteristic features of Turkish Cinema, was published. (İbrahim Türk, Dergah Publishing House.)
Bülent Oran, an artist so tactful that he said in his last interview, "Please excuse me for stretching my foot" while in his sick bed, directed a film and took his place in the history of world cinema as a filmmaker.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 33 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Establishment Osmancık (1988) — Byzantine Emperor Stefanos
- Sea Expatriates (1991)
- Police (1992)
- Dracula in Istanbul (1953) — Azmi
- Poyraz Osman (1959) — Av. Tahir
- Yusuf of Kuyucak (1985)
- Curtain of Death (1960)
- Black Head (1979)
- Minyeli Abdullah (1990)
- Troubled Heart (1957)
- The Immortal Tree (1984) — Grocery Store
- Murder of Yolpalas (1955)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
