Nejat Uygur

Nejat Uygur (10 August 1927 – 18 November 2013) was a Turkish actor and comedian.

Early years

Nejat Uygur was born on 10 August 1927 as the second of three children to an officer father and teacher mother. He acted on stage already in his school years.

Uygur attended Academy of Fine Arts (today: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University) to study sculpture, however, without finishing it.

Acting career

He began his theatre career by establishing his own "Nejat Uygur Theatre" in the end of the 1940s. He toured with his theatre actoss the country. Nejat Uygur became unforgettable with his comedy plays such as Cibali Karakolu, Kaynanatör, Hastane mi Kestane mi?, Miğferine Çiçek Eken Asker, Minti Minti, Sizinki Can da Bizimki Patlıcan mı?, Son Umudum Milli Piyango, Şeyini Şey Ettiğimin Şeyi, Şeytandan 29 Gün Evvel Doğan Çocuk, Zamsalak, Alo Orası Tımarhane mi?, Aman Özal Duymasın, Benim Annem Evden Neden Kaçtı?.

In addition to his theatre plays, he starred also in a number of movies, most notable in Cafer Bey. His last appearances were in Beyaz Melek and Vizontele Tuubaa.

Uyghurs

The Uyghurs /ˈwiːɡər/ (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر‎, ULY: Uyghur ;[ʔʊjˈʁʊː]; Old Turkic: ;Chinese: 维吾尔族; pinyin: Wéiwúěr zú) are a Turkic ethnic group living in Eastern and Central Asia. Today, Uyghurs live primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China, where they are one of 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities.

An estimated 80% of Xinjiang's Uyghurs live in the southwestern portion of the region, the Tarim Basin. Outside Xinjiang, the largest community of Uyghurs in China is in Taoyuan County, in south-central Hunan. Outside of China, significant diasporic communities of Uyghurs exist in the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, and in Turkey. Smaller communities are found in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Canada, and the United States.

They practice Islam and are a physically diverse ethnic group ranging from Western Eurasian (Europeans, Middle Eastern) to a more mixed race and East Asian appearance.

Uygur (disambiguation)

Uygur is a Turkish name, and may refer to:

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