Sule Tinaz

Sule Tinaz, honestly, wasn’t your run-of-the-mill actor. The guy popped up in some wild films back in the early ‘70s, stuff that still gets people talking at those late-night Turkish cinema marathons. If you know Turist Ömer: Uzay Yolunda (1973), you know what I’m saying—this was the Turkish spin on Star Trek before fan films were even a thing. Tinaz was right in the thick of it, mixing cheap props, funky costumes, and that sort of deadpan delivery that makes cult classics so...well, classic. A year before that, in Süper Adam Istanbul'da (1972), he was running around Istanbul in a cape, tangling with mad scientists and goofball henchmen. It’s not subtle, but it is a blast. There’s this gleeful chaos to the whole thing, like they knew nobody was taking it seriously and decided to double down on the camp. Tinaz had this knack for playing it straight no matter how weird things got around him, which, honestly, just made it funnier. Then you’ve got Sahte Papazlar Sebekesi (1973), which kind of flew under the radar compared to the other two, but still—Tinaz brought that same energy. Everything’s swirling plots, mistaken identities, priests who aren’t really priests, and somehow it all sticks together. The man just fit into these bizarre worlds, like he was born to bounce from one madcap adventure to the next. Turkish cinema back then? It was wild, and Sule Tinaz was right there in the eye of the storm, making it work.