Turkish Delight

1973 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven
Movie film Q166960
Turkish Delight
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Turkish Delight

Summary

Turkish Delight is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (390 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Turkish Delight received the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3].
  • Turkish Delight's image is recorded as Rutger Hauer en Monique van de Ven (1972).jpg[4].
  • Turkish Delight's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Turkish Delight's director is recorded as Paul Verhoeven[6].
  • Turkish Delight's screenwriter is recorded as Gerard Soeteman[7].
  • Turkish Delight's screenwriter is recorded as Jan Wolkers[8].
  • Turkish Delight's composer is recorded as Rogier van Otterloo[9].
  • Turkish Delight's genre is recorded as romance film[10].
  • Turkish Delight's genre is recorded as drama film[11].
  • Turkish Delight's genre is recorded as erotic film[12].
  • Turkish Delight's based on is recorded as Turks Fruit[13].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Monique van de Ven[14].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Rutger Hauer[15].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as David Rappaport[16].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Hans Boskamp[17].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Dolf de Vries[18].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Maartje Seyferth[19].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Tonny Huurdeman[20].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Manfred de Graaf[21].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Dick Scheffer[22].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Marjol Flore[23].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Bert Dijkstra[24].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Bert André[25].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Jon Bluming[26].
  • Turkish Delight's cast member is recorded as Suze Broks[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Turkish Delight's producer is recorded as Rob Houwer[28]. Its director is recorded as Paul Verhoeven[6]. Screenwriters include Gerard Soeteman[7] and Jan Wolkers[8]. Cast members include Monique van de Ven[14], Rutger Hauer[15], David Rappaport[16], Hans Boskamp[17], Dolf de Vries[18], and Maartje Seyferth[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1973-02-22T00:00:00Z[29], +1973-06-01T00:00:00Z[30], +1973-08-16T00:00:00Z[31], +1973-10-02T00:00:00Z[32], +1973-10-07T00:00:00Z[33], and +1973-11-08T00:00:00Z[34]. Turkish Delight's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Dutch[35]. Genres include romance film[10], drama film[11], and erotic film[12].

Reception

Turkish Delight received the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3]. Reviews include 7.2/10[36], 86%[37], and 7.1/10[38].

Why It Matters

Turkish Delight ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (390 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What awards did Turkish Delight receive?

Honors received include Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Tommasopaiano · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on Turks Fruit
    Color color
    Screenwriter Gerard Soeteman, Jan Wolkers
    Main subject Q233309
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q233309]]"
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