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His onscreen performances led Arkın to acquire two nicknames: ‘the Turkish Alain Delon’ for his good looks, and ‘the Turkish Chuck Norris’ for his combat roles.A pioneer in introducing the action genre to Yeşilçam – Türkiye’s equivalent to Hollywood – Arkın is revered for always doing his own stunts in his films. Clips showing Arkın’s exaggerated on screen moves during fight scenes have gone viral on social media in recent years, earning him a legion of new fans.
