Nazan Saatci

Nazan Saatci (born June 22, 1958[1]) is a Turkish actress, novelist, and environmental activist. She is known for her performances in Tokatçi (1983), Ölümsüz (1982), and Hulchal (1985).[2][3]

Nazan Saatci
Nazan Saatci
BornJune 22, 1958 (1958-06-22) (age 63)
Samsun, Turkey
EducationUniversity of Istanbul (Turkish Linguistics and literature)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • novelist
  • environmental activist
Years active1979–present

Early life and family

Saatci was born on June 22, 1958, in Samsun, a historical coastal city near the Black Sea in Turkey. After completing her high school education, she went to the University of Istanbul to get a bachelor's degree in Turkish Linguistics and literature. After enjoying her long cinema career, she moved to California along with her family.[4][5]

Acting career

Saatci made her screen debut in Fakir (1979). Her first breakthrough as an actress was a Turkish TV play Tokatçi (1982).[6][7] Her first Urdu movie Halchal was released on April 5, 1985 in Pakistani cinemas.[8] Then from 1985 to 1988, she appeared in several Lollywood movies like Zanjeer, Manila ki bijliyan,Talash, and Badla.[9][10] In 1995, she worked in an Iranian spy movie Playing with Death that was filmed in Iran and Turkey.[11]

Beauty contests

Saatci was the second runner-up in Miss Europa 1978 (Unofficial Miss Europe 1978) which was held in Reggio Emilia, Italy.[12] She was again the second runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific (1983) held in the Philippines. There she also received the special award of Miss Talent.[13][14]

Writing career

After having a successful big-screen career, when Nazan wrote lyrics for a music album param yoki ki. Some of her literary works are:

  • Donny Trumpet Goes to the Election[15] - A humorous story with illustrations

In the media

Saatci appeared in a Lux commercial on Pakistan television during '1980s.[16][17][18]

Spiritual beliefs

Since 2008, Saatci became convinced that she had been experiencing one-to-one conversations with fairies, the spiritual beings from the other world. In 2011, she formed Fairy Voices, a non-profit organization, to share her spiritual experience with her fellow human beings. She claims to have some recorded fairy voices and images as evidence for an unseen fairy world.[19]

Filmography

Some selected movies/TV plays of Saatci are:[20]

Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
1979 Fakir Ezo Turkish play
1981 Hamayli boynundayim Turkish movie
1981 Seviyorum allahim Turkish movie
1982 Ölümsüz Turkish movie
1983 Kahreden Kursun Ceren Turkish movie
1983 Bir Zamanlar Kardestiler Cicek Ogretmen Turkish movie
1983 Tokatçi Emine Turkish play
1985 Hulchal Leyla Urdu movie
1986 Zanjeer Aashi Urdu movie
1986 Talash Urdu movie
1987 Manila Ki Bijlian Sitara Urdu movie
1987 Badla Shama Urdu movie
1987 Erkek sevgisi Nazo Turkish movie
1988 Shehanshah Mary Urdu movie
1990 Abdulla from Minye 2 Feyza Turkish film
1991 Acilar ve arzular Turkish movie
1993 Sonbahar aski Jülide Turkish movie
1994 Kizimi ariyorum Turkish movie
1995 Playing with Death Meral Persian film

References
  1. "Biography of Nazan". Fairy Voices. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Pakistan and the Turkish connection". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. "Yeşilçam'ın güzel oyuncusu Nazan Saatçi genç kızlara taş çıkarıyor..." Sabah.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. "Nazan Saatçi şimdi ne yapıyor?". Haber Turk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. Goindi, Farrukh Sohail (2020). لوگ در لوگ (Loag Dar Loag): نازاں سانچی کا ناز (Hardcover ed.). Jhamhoori Publications, Lahore. pp. 45–49. ISBN 978-969-652-151-8.
  6. "Nazan Saatçi son haliyle görenleri şaşırtıyor!". CNN TURK. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. "Yeşilçam'ın güzel oyuncusu Nazan Saatçi genç kızlara taş çıkarıyor... Tokatçı filminin Emine'si olarak ünlenen Nazan Saatçi son hali ile şaşırtıyor!". Sabah.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  8. "Urdu film Halchal (1985)". Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. "8 International Divas to Have Worked in Pakistani Movies". brandsynario. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. "Pakistan and the Turkish connection". The News. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. "Playing with Death 1995". Kasra Film. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  12. "Miss Europa 1978-2002". Wayback Machine - Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 1 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. "Miss Asia Quest 1983". Miss Asia Pacific International. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  14. "Nazan Saatçi şimdi ne yapıyor?". Haber Turk. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  15. Saatci, Nazan (2016). Donny Trumpet Goes to the Election. ISBN 9780997650600. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  16. Alavi, Omair (9 August 2020). "Pakistan and the Turkish connection". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  17. "Turkish artist as brand ambassador for a clothing brand". Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. "Esra Bilgic". Dawn. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  19. "Why Fairy Voices was formed?". Fairy Voices. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  20. "Pakistan Film Database". Pak Film Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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