Kerem Bürsin; 'Yeşilçam Films Cannot Be Replaced'

As part of the Beyoğlu Kültür Yolu Festivals, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for the second time between May 28th and June 12th this year, the Cinema Talks have started. The first guest of the talks held at Atlas 1948 Cinema was the famous actor Kerem Bürsin.  In the conversation moderated by Ömür Sabuncuoğlu, Kerem Bürsin talked about "Cinema as an Actor and Audience".

Beyoğlu Mayor Haydar Ali Yıldız, who made a surprise visit to the hall before the conversation, had a short conversation with the audience participating in the conversation. Mayor Yıldız thanked Kerem Bürsin and Ömür Sabuncuoğlu for their participation in the Beyoğlu Culture Road Festival by offering flowers.

I loved action movies

The famous actor stated that he went to the movies for the first time when he was 7 years old in Ankara and said, "We were a family that watched movies. I loved action movies when I was little. I was a big fan of Jean-Claude Van Damme. I have great admiration for Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks."

Explaining that he was also very interested in cinema during his middle school years, Bürsin said he bought a ticket for a single movie and entered many movies.

Yeşilçam Films Cannot Be Replaced

Kerem Bürsin stated that he also loves old Yeşilçam movies and said, "Turkish cinema could not catch the warmth of Yeşilçam. We have commercialized our cinema too much. We are more successful in TV series than in cinema."