Güner Ümit, as a name born in Eskişehir in 1945, has a unique place in the history of Turkish television. Ümit, who is known especially for his competition programs that left his mark on the 1990s, met with the audience on different channels such as TRT 1, Star TV, Kanal 6, Kanal D and ATV. The "Turnstile" series, one of the prominent productions in his career and screened under different names, is an important element that reinforces his presenting identity.
However, Güner Ümit's voice was heard not only in competition programs but also in many local and foreign films, and he also attracted attention as a dubbing artist.
The adventure started in 1992 on TRT 1 under the name "Turnstile" and later continued on Star TV as "Super Turnstile". The program, which was named "Mega Turnstile" after its transfer to Channel 6, lasted 200 episodes on this channel and made its final on July 1, 1994. An unfortunate incident that occurred in "Super Turnstile", which later returned to Star TV, caused the program to be taken off the air.
However, Ümit returned to the screen with "Turnike 2000" on Kanal D, apologized and received positive reactions from the audience. Güner Ümit, who was away from the screens for three years after the program reached 500 episodes during this period, appeared before the audience again in 1998 with "Mr. Turnstile". This program also reached a significant audience by lasting 726 episodes.
The programs, which were subsequently broadcast on ATV under the name "Golden Turnstile" and finally on Star TV under the name "Turnstile", remained in the memories of the audience with 757 episodes in total in 14 years.
Another important stop in Güner Ümit's television career is the "Wheel of Fortune" competition he presented on TRT 1 between 1975 and 1986. This long-term program made Ümit known to the masses. His work in the field of voice-over cannot be ignored either. In addition to world famous names such as Bruce Lee, Robin Williams and Alain Delon, he also voiced local actors such as Cem Erman, Bülent Ersoy, Kadir İnanır, and took part in the Turkish dubbing of many unforgettable films and series.
Güner Ümit was born in 1945 in Eskişehir, Türkiye.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 26 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Turnstile (1992) — Host
- Fahriye Abla (1984) — Mustafa (Voice)
- For example, Muzaffer (1987) — (Voice of Yalçın Gülhan)
- Bitter Lokma (1986) — (Civan Canova Voice)
- From Eyes to Heart (1985) — (Vahdet Vural Voice)
- The Invisible Enemy (1979) — (Voice of Nejat Özbek)
- White Bird (1977) — (Adnan Şenses Voice)
- In Every Heart Lies a Lion (1976) — (Cevdet Arıkan Voice)
- Gurbetçi Şaban (1985) — (Ertem Göreç Voice)
- Yusuf and Kenan (1979) — (Ehat Alinçe Voiceover)
- The Woman Coming from the Street (1984) — Ali Karagöz (voice)
- My 6 Lovers (1977) — (Çetin Vural Voice)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
