Ses 1981 Ornella Muti Turkish Mag Turkey Abba poster Eurovision James Brolin Franz Gsellmann
Ses – “Ornella Muti: The Italian Miracle” – Issue #9, February 28, 1981 – Turkish Edition
Description:
Ses was one of Turkey’s most popular and long-running weekly cinema and entertainment magazines. First published in 1956, it reached its golden age during the 1960s and 1970s and continued regular publication into the 1990s. The magazine covered Turkish cinema, Hollywood, European films, theatre, music, and the private lives of celebrities, becoming an important part of Turkey’s popular entertainment press.
This issue, dated February 28, 1981, is Issue #9. Its cover features Ornella Muti, the internationally renowned Italian actress, presented under the headline “The Italian Miracle.” Following in the footsteps of celebrated Italian cinema stars such as Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, Muti had emerged as a new symbol of Italian beauty and screen appeal. The issue includes an extensive interview exploring her career, ambitions in Hollywood, and personal life.
The magazine also features a special report on the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest selection process in Turkey. The coverage discusses the winning entry, “Dönme Dolap,” composed by Ali Kocatepe and performed by Ayşegül Aldinç and the Modern Folk Trio, alongside the excitement surrounding the result and developments behind the scenes. This feature captures the enthusiasm surrounding Turkey’s participation in the internationally popular music competition.
Another article, titled “Here Is the Real Time-and-Space Machine,” tells the story of Franz Gsellmann, a former miner living in Germany who built an enormous kinetic machine after retirement using scrap parts, gears, and lights. The issue also includes a photographic summary of The Car (known in Turkish as Cehennem Makinesi), a thriller and action film featuring James Brolin, James Coburn, and Ernest Borgnine.
An ABBA poster accompanies the magazine, adding further appeal for collectors of vintage music memorabilia. The combination of European cinema, Eurovision coverage, an unusual mechanical invention, and Hollywood film reporting reflects the wide-ranging entertainment content of Ses in the early 1980s.
For collectors of vintage Turkish entertainment magazines, European cinema memorabilia, and popular music publications, this issue offers an appealing combination of an Ornella Muti cover, Eurovision-related reporting, illustrated film coverage, and an accompanying ABBA poster. Its varied content makes it a distinctive example of Turkish popular culture and entertainment journalism in 1981.
Key Features:
• Title: Ses
• Issue Number: Issue #9
• Publication Date: February 28, 1981
• Language: Turkish
• Publication Format: Weekly cinema, theatre, music, and entertainment magazine
• Publication Began: 1956
• Cover Star: Ornella Muti, Italian actress
• Cover Headline: “The Italian Miracle”
• Celebrity Feature: Interview with Ornella Muti covering her career, Hollywood ambitions, and personal life
• Eurovision Feature: Coverage of Turkey’s 1981 Eurovision selection and the song “Dönme Dolap,” composed by Ali Kocatepe and performed by Ayşegül Aldinç and the Modern Folk Trio
• Science and Invention Feature: Franz Gsellmann’s large kinetic machine, constructed from scrap parts, gears, and lights
• Film Feature: The Car (Cehennem Makinesi), starring James Brolin, James Coburn, and Ernest Borgnine
• Bonus Item: ABBA poster accompanying the magazine
• Main Topics: Italian cinema; Eurovision; music; mechanical inventions; Hollywood films; celebrity interviews
• Collector Appeal: Vintage Turkish entertainment magazine featuring Ornella Muti, Eurovision coverage, a Hollywood film feature, and an accompanying ABBA poster