To summarize the legacy of Yılmaz Güney in Turkish cinema is an impossible task. Beginning his career as an actor in the late-1950s, Güney flourished as a star of adventure films and western knock-offs from the Yeşilçam era. This period earned him the title “The Ugly King”, a fitting nickname given his moustachioed face and gritty screen persona, differentiating Güney from other...