Sermet Erkin

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Sermet Erkin
Born1957 (age 61–62)
Karamürsel, Kocaeli, Turkey
Occupationperformer of stage magic
Website www.sermeterkin.com

Sermet Erkin (born 1957) is a well-known Turkish stage magician, journalist and former theatre actor.

Turkey Republic in Western Asia

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. East Thrace, the part of Turkey in Europe, is separated from Anatolia by the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorous and the Dardanelles. Turkey is bordered by Greece and Bulgaria to its northwest; Georgia to its northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. Istanbul is the largest city while Ankara is the capital. Approximately 70 to 80 per cent of the country's citizens identify as Turkish. Kurds are the largest minority; the size of the Kurdish population is a subject of dispute with estimates placing the figure at anywhere from 12 to 25 percent of the population.

Magic (illusion) entertainment constructed around tricks and illusions

Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close up magic, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by staged tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible feats using natural means. It is to be distinguished from paranormal magic which are effects claimed to be created through supernatural means. It is one of the oldest performing arts in the world.

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Early years

Sermet Erkin was born in Karamürsel town of Kocaeli Province in 1957. His name was given by the husband of famous singer Safiye Ayla. [1] He had an older brother Mehmet Saffet. [2]

Karamürsel Place in Kocaeli, Turkey

Karamürsel is a town and district located in northwestern Turkey, in the province of Kocaeli. The mayor is İsmail Yıldırım (AKP).

Kocaeli Province Province of Turkey in East Marmara

Kocaeli Province is a province of Turkey and one of only two to not have the same official name as its capital, İzmit, which is thus also sometimes called Kocaeli. The province is the successor of the Ottoman-era Sanjak of Kocaeli. The largest towns in the province are İzmit and Gebze. The traffic code is 41. The province is located at the easternmost end of the Marmara Sea around the Gulf of İzmit. Kocaeli is bordered by the province of Istanbul and the Marmara Sea to the west, the Black Sea to the north, the province of Sakarya to the east, the province of Bursa to the south and the province of Yalova to the southwest. The metropolitan area of Istanbul extends to the Kocaeli-Istanbul provincial border. The size and natural conditions of the Bay of İzmit allow for extensive port facilities, including the Gölcük Naval Base. The province is called the industrial capital of Turkey. Kocaeli has an airport named Cengiz Topel Naval Air Station which is used for military and civilian transport. Kocaeli has two universities: Kocaeli University and Gebze Technical University.

Safiye Ayla was one of the most famous singers of Turkish classical music.

Erkin's family moved to Istanbul, to a street in the neighborhood of the renowned stage magician Zati Sungur's home. He was schooled in Nişantaşı, Istanbul in 1964. After finishing the high school, he entered Istanbul University's Faculty of Letters. In the beginning, he studied Turkish Literature, graduated later from the History of Philosophy Department. [3] [4]

Istanbul Metropolitan municipality in Marmara, Turkey

Istanbul, formerly known as Byzantium and Constantinople, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural and historic center. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosporus strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical center lies on the European side and about a third of its population lives in suburbs on the Asian side of the Bosporus. With a total population of around 15 million residents in its metropolitan area, Istanbul is one of the world's most populous cities, ranking as the world's fourth largest city proper and the largest European city. The city is the administrative center of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Zati Sungur Turkish magician

Hasan Zati Sungur was an internationally recognized Turkish stage magician.

Nişantaşı Quarter in Istanbul, Turkey

Nişantaşı is a quarter of the Şişli district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It comprises neighbourhoods like Teşvikiye, Maçka, Osmanbey and Pangaltı. A popular shopping and residential district, it is one of Istanbul's most exclusive neighbourhoods. The area includes fashion shops, department stores, cafés, pubs, restaurants and night clubs. Abdi İpekçi Street, Turkey's most expensive shopping street in terms of lease prices, stretches from the neighbourhoods of Maçka and Teşvikiye to the center of Nişantaşı.

Career

Erkin was interested from his childhood on in all kinds of stage arts in addition to stage magic, he was inspired by Zati Sungur. His acting career began when he joined Istanbul City Theatres, where he performed in various plays until 1977. [4] He appeared in the children's theatre play Karagözcü ile Sihirbaz ("Karagöz Player and the Magician"), which was written by Yalçın Akçay specially in respect of Erkin's stage magic skill. The work earned wider attention because it was the first children's play, which debuted with a gala performance. He continued acting on stage a while after forming his own theatre company. Today, he is still in contact with theatre, organizing theatre festivals. [3]

Karagöz and Hacivat Turkish shadow theatre

Karagöz and Hacivat are the lead characters of the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period and then spread to most nation states that comprised the Ottoman Empire and most prominently in Turkey and Greece. In Greece, Karagöz is known by his local name Karagiozis; in Bosnia-Herzegovina, he is known by his local name Karađoz or Karadjoz.

Erkin's mentor was Zati Sungur, international recognized Turkish stage magician. [1] [4] At the age of nineteen, he began a professional career in stage magic in Zürich, Switzerland, where he was on visit to his niece. After a magic show he performed for neighbor's children during the Easter festival, he was discovered by a Swiss variety manager, who arranged a magic show job for him in a well-known night club. [1] [4] After his return home, he continued to perform shows on stage and television. He toured across Turkey, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] ln European countries and USA. He appeared more than eighteen years in "Kervansaray", a popular night club in Istanbul, [1] [4] where also his wife Nuray performed folk songs. [3] Erkin makes still appearances also for children in schools. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Zürich Place in Switzerland

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From 1976 on, Sermet Erkin wrote columns on children in newspapers Hürriyet , Milliyet , Sabah and Günaydın . Later, he worked as editorial director for a children's magazine. [3]

<i>Hürriyet</i> Turkish newspaper

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<i>Milliyet</i> Turkish newspaper (daily)

Milliyet is a major pro-government Turkish daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey.

<i>Sabah</i> (newspaper) Turkish daily newspaper

Sabah is a Turkish daily newspaper, with a circulation of around 330,000 as of 2011. Its name means "morning" in Turkish.

Family life

In 1986, Sermet Erkin married to Nuray, a folk music singer. They have a son İsmail Sermet and a daughter Piraye Nazlı. [3] [13] He moved to his hometown Karamürsel in 1998. [4]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cem Hokkabaz'da harika oynadı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2006-12-13. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  2. ↑ "İlizyonist sermet erkin'in intihar eden ağabeyi toprağa verildi". Portakal (in Turkish). 1999-07-07. Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sermet Erkin" (in Turkish). Sermet Erkin. Archived from the original on 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Koçal, Ece (2005-12-02). "32 yıldır hokus pokus diyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  5. ↑ Kardeş, Ahmet (2014-07-17). "Ünlü sihirbaz Çerkezköylü'leri büyüledi". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  6. ↑ Şahin, Güven (2012-08-11). "Sermet Erkin mest etti". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  7. ↑ "İllüzyonist Sermet Erkin Rizelilerle Buluştu" (in Turkish). Rize Belediyesi. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  8. ↑ "Fatih Koleji'nde Sermet Erkin rüzgarı". Şafak Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  9. ↑ Eser, Hasan (2012-09-23). "Sermet Erkin'den çocuklar için illüzyon". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  10. ↑ "Ünlü İllüzyonist Sermet Erkin Çocuklarımızla Buluştu..." (in Turkish). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yalova - Merkez - Aydede Anaokulu. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  11. ↑ "Ünlü illüzyonist Sermet Erkin Yıldırımlı öğrencilerle buluştu" (in Turkish). Memurlar. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  12. ↑ "Sermet Erkin'den çocuklar için illüzyon". Kurtalan Haberleri (in Turkish). 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
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