Английская Википедия:Billur Kalkavan

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Billur Kalkavan (2 November 1962 – 15 October 2022) was a Turkish actress, socialite and television presenter.

Life and career

Billur Kalkavan was born on 2 November 1962 in the Beylerbeyi neighborhood of Istanbul. Her mother was Nuyan Kalkavan, and her father was shipowner Nazım Kalkavan. Her mother Nuyan was a granddaughter of Шаблон:Ill, a son of the 31st Ottoman sultan Abdulmejid I.

Kalkavan's first cinematic experience was when she was just a seven-year-old girl, playing the role of a child kidnapped for ransom by the villain played by Erol Taş in the film Ayrı Dünyalar (1969).

Kalkavan started secondary school in the USA, then returned to Turkey and studied at Kadıköy Maarif College. She then dropped out of high school and worked in various jobs since the age of 16. In 1978, she starred in the movie Sultan, directed by Kartal Tibet. She then worked as a secretary at Güneş newspaper for a while. She went back to the United States after the newspaper was sold in 1984 and completed her education by taking the high school graduation exams there. She took psychology classes at the University of California, Los Angeles. She returned to Turkey after living in the USA for four years.

Kalkavan was a presenter on TRT, acted in television series and became a known figure on Turkish television. She further rose to prominence with her night life and love affairs. She was particularly known for speaking openly about her sexuality, due to which she was described as a "marginal" personality. She was also known for her appearance and the tattoos on her right shoulder, which she had done in Sweden in 1980.

In 1994, she took part in the music video for the song "Deli Et Beni" by singer Шаблон:Ill. This video turned lesbianism to be a topic in the mainstream media, both because of the lyrics of the song and the dance performed by Billur Kalkavan and Yeşim Salkım.

Kalkavan first appeared on stage in 1996 with a role in Tiyatro Çisenti's play Açık Evlilik. As a shareholder at Tiyatro Çisenti, she also took part in the musical Bir İstanbul Masalı, and in the play Dilekçe. In 2000, she played a stripper in the theater play Marion and Muhammed, staged by the New Theatre in Istanbul. The striptease scene in the play caused a sensation at the time.

Beginning in the 1990s, she appeared in the movies Mavi Sürgün, Gece Otostopçusu, Ölüm Peşimizde, Kraliçe Fabrika'da, Mezuniyet, Çarşı Pazar, and Canavar Gibi: Türk İşi Frankeştayn. She also appeared in the TV series Tatlı Kaçıklar, Böyle mi Olacaktı, and Eyvah Babam.

Kalkavan came to the fore again with her nude poses for a series in 2008. In 2012, she presented a talk show about sexual life on the television channel HTV, which broadcasts health-related programs. She also created a YouTube channel named Billur Tv with her partner, Buğra Bahadırlı in 2014, and made videos about astrology, sexuality and other topics. She continued to host videos until her death.

Death

Kalkavan died on 15 October 2022 at a hospital in Istanbul where she was undergoing treatment for lung cancer. Following a funeral service on 17 October, she was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Ayrı Dünyalar	Billur
1978	Sultan	Aslı
1993	Mavi Sürgün	Sare İsmet Hanım
1995	Gece Otostopçusu	İlkay
2000	Ölüm Peşimizde
2008	Kraliçe Fabrika'da
	Mezuniyet
2015	Çarşı Pazar	Şenay
2017	Canavar Gibi: Türk İşi Frankeştayn
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Aşık Oldum	Afet
1994	Sonradan Görmeler
1996	Tatlı Kaçıklar	Emel
	Şahin
1997	Böyle mi Olacaktı	Nazan
1998	Eyvah Babam	Belkıs
2000	Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü	Filiz
2002	Azad	Canan
	Reyting Hamdi
2003	Patron Kim?
2004	Metro Palas	Seda
2005–2006	Ihlamurlar Altında	Handan Tekiner
2008	Bir Avuç Huzur
	Servet Avcısı	Nejla
2012	Acayip Hikayeler	Ayten
	Trophy Türk	Herself	Contestant
TV programs
Year	Title	Network	References	Notes
1992	Saklambaç	Show TV		TV presenter
1998	Huysuz Show			Guest appearance
2005	Hello Moto	Number 1 TV
2006	Billur Rengi	Elmax		TV presenter
2013	Sen ve Ben	Türkmax		Guest appearance
2014	Hilal'le Artı Muhabbet	Haber Artı Bir
	Hakan Çelik ile Hafta Sonu Keyfi	CNN Türk
2019	Magazin Noteri (episode 5)	Magazin Noteri
2020	Soramazsın (episode 57)	BluTV
	BİLLUR TV (YENİ NESİL TV)	Billur TV		TV presenter
	Buralarda Neler Dönüyor bi'bilsen (episode 10)			Guest appearance
	Dekolte Plus by Ahu Karaduman	Dekolte Plus by Ahu Karaduman
2021	Aykırı Sorular B12	TV Kadıköy
	Haber Bahane (episode 16)	Haberler.com
	AŞK'A ELVEDA	Ezber Bozan TV
2022	HT Stüdyo	Habertürk TV
	196Sekiz	Armağan Çağlayan
	Müge ve Gülşen'le 2. Sayfa (episode 94)	TV8

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb name