The artist, who was born in Bitola on December 31, 1932, and whose birth name was Olga, was unable to know her family at a young age and grew up under the protection of a woman she called "aunt". In 1942, II. Young Olga, who was brought to Istanbul under a truck in the shadow of World War II, was registered in the Eyüp district under her new identity, Muhterem Kısa.
The artist, who started working in a weaving factory at the age of 14 after completing primary school in Eyüp, attracted the attention of Ümit Utku, a police officer and future president of the Film San Foundation, while wandering the streets of Beyoğlu with the Bulgarian immigrant Üftâde in the early 1950s.
Muhterem, who started her cinema career as an extra in the movie "Yıldızlar Revüsü" with the suggestion of Muharrem Gürses in 1951, starred as Aysel Utku in the movie "Kanun Namına" directed by Osman Seden in 1952. The artist, who adopted the stage name Muhterem Nur with the guidance of Ümit Utku, had his first leading role experience with "Empty Cradle" and rose to "star" status when he appeared on the stage with three major actors of the period, Fikret Hakan, Salih Tozan and Semih Sezerli, in the 1958 film "Üç Dost".
In the 1960s, his love was described by Âgâh Özgüç, one of the leading experts of Turkish cinema, as "a passion that exceeds the level of love of Türkan Şoray".
Muhterem, whose first marriage was with journalist-actor Işın Kaan, left this relationship in 1963 and married the famous singer Müslüm Gürses in 1986. The artist, who passed away at 06:30 on the morning of March 20, 2020, while he was receiving treatment at İstinye State Hospital in Istanbul, was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, in the same grave with his wife Müslüm Gürses.
Muhterem, who appeared in many films throughout his career from 1951 to 1957, etched his name in the history of cinema with productions such as "Empty Cradle", "Three Friends", "Kara Sevda" and "Günahkar Baba".
Muhterem Nur was born on December 31, 1932 in Bitola, Vardar Banovina, Yugoslavia. He passed away on December 31, 2020.
Muhterem Nur, whose real name is Olga, was born in 1927 in the city of Bitola. Muhterem Nur, who never knew his father, was raised by his aunt, whom he called "Mother". He immigrated to Türkiye with the rest of his family at a very young age. With her new identity card, her name became Aysel Muhterem and her surname became Kısa.
He spent his childhood in Eyüp, Istanbul. He finished primary school in Eyüp and started working in a weaving factory in Eyüp at the age of 14. She married an officer and had a son. Muhterem Nur's life was the subject of the book titled Ömrümce Ağdım.
In addition to the films she starred in, Muhterem Nur was always on the agenda with her legendary love affair with Müslüm Gürses. In fact, Gürses had watched Nur's films before they even met, before he became famous, and even fell in love with her from afar.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 93 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Golden Butterfly Awards (1973)
- Kral Türkiye Music Awards (1995) — Presenter
- Home (1990)
- Nasreddin Hodja (1954)
- Mansion of Maniacs (1963)
- Müslüm (2018)
- Song of Sorrow (1955) — Tülay
- Orphans Ahı (1956) — Kezban
- Asik Garip (1958)
- Osman Killed Me (1963) — Oya
- Can Mustafa (1960) — Asuman
- Kezban (1963) — Kezban
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
