Metin Erksan

Metin Erksan

Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012), born İsmail Metin Karamanbey, was a Turkish film director and art historian. Metin Erksan gained success with films depicting the problems of people from the countryside he adopted from the literature. Susuz Yaz won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, Germany. Yılanların Öcü (1962) was awarded in 1966 at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. He was named "Best Director" with his film Kuyu (1968) at the first edition of International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Along with renowned film director Halit Refiğ, he was credited as the representative of the national cinema in Turkey. From 1970 on, he directed films aimed for commercial success. In 1974-1975, he filmed five Turkish stories (Hanende Melek by Sabahattin Ali, Geçmiş Zaman Elbiseleri by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Bir İntihar by Samet Ağaoğlu, Müthiş Bir Tren by Sait Faik Abasıyanık and Sazlık by Hulusi Koray) as short films for television. His 1977 film The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Hamlet was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1974 horror movie Şeytan is known as the "Turkish Exorcist" due to the movies' similar plots. He directed 42 films, 2 of which he produced himself; and he wrote the scripts of 29 films. He also starred in the 1998 film Alim Hoca as the title character.

  • Title: Metin Erksan
  • Popularity: 0.94
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1929-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Çanakkale, Türkiye
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Metin Erksan Movies

  • 2019
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    Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

    Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

    6.7 2019 HD

    Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors...

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  • 1970
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    Sevenler Ölmez

    Sevenler Ölmez

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1963
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    Dry Summer

    Dry Summer

    7.5 1963 HD

    A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.

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  • 1963
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    Dry Summer

    Dry Summer

    7.5 1963 HD

    A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.

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  • 1974
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    Satan

    Satan

    5.2 1974 HD

    12 year-old Gul becomes possessed by Satan after experimenting with a Ouija board. A troubled psychiatrist and an experienced exorcist become the...

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  • 1977
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    Wild Lover

    Wild Lover

    1 1977 HD

    A wild girl who was raised by bears is found by humans when she rescues an injured man. She is brought to the city against her will, and is put in a...

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  • 1965
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    Time to Love

    Time to Love

    7.7 1965 HD

    On the Princes’ Islands to the south of Istanbul, the days are rainy and full of longing. Poor but proud painter Halil gets a job in one of the...

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  • 1968
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    The Well

    The Well

    5.8 1968 HD

    Fatma is kidnapped several times by a wild man because she cannot be persuaded to marry. A third attempt at forced submission ends tragically for...

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  • 1968
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    The Well

    The Well

    5.8 1968 HD

    Fatma is kidnapped several times by a wild man because she cannot be persuaded to marry. A third attempt at forced submission ends tragically for...

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  • 1966
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    Undying Love

    Undying Love

    7 1966 HD

    Upon his return as a millionaire, Ali, with the repression complex he suffered years ago, spreads fear and death around him and takes brutal revenge...

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  • 1975
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    Reeds

    Reeds

    6.2 1975 HD

    Hayriye is afraid of the future. Every day, while waiting for his beloved Ali to return from fishing on the long wooden pier, she disappears one day;...

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  • 1966
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    Undying Love

    Undying Love

    7 1966 HD

    Upon his return as a millionaire, Ali, with the repression complex he suffered years ago, spreads fear and death around him and takes brutal revenge...

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  • 1975
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    Reeds

    Reeds

    6.2 1975 HD

    Hayriye is afraid of the future. Every day, while waiting for his beloved Ali to return from fishing on the long wooden pier, she disappears one day;...

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  • 1976
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    The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

    The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

    6.8 1976 HD

    Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married...

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  • 1976
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    The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

    The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

    6.8 1976 HD

    Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married...

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  • 1962
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    Acı Hayat

    Acı Hayat

    6.1 1962 HD

    Poor welder Mehmet and manicurist Nermin, who works in a high society hair salon, fall in love. When Nermin is obsessively haunted by a spoiled rich...

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  • 1962
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    Revenge of the Snakes

    Revenge of the Snakes

    7.5 1962 HD

    The film follows the life of a poor, old woman defying the hierarchy in the village. Irazca is an old woman who lives with her son Kara Bayram, her...

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  • 1964
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    The Guilty Are Among Us

    The Guilty Are Among Us

    7.7 1964 HD

    In the mansion of a rich family living in Istanbul, a very valuable necklace is stolen. Suspecting that the thief is someone from inside the house,...

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  • 1962
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    Revenge of the Snakes

    Revenge of the Snakes

    7.5 1962 HD

    The film follows the life of a poor, old woman defying the hierarchy in the village. Irazca is an old woman who lives with her son Kara Bayram, her...

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  • 1958
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    Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor

    Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor

    7 1958 HD

    The film traces the life of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, a Zeybek (active as an outlaw in the region enclosing İzmir, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla and...

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  • 1964
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    The Guilty Are Among Us

    The Guilty Are Among Us

    7.7 1964 HD

    In the mansion of a rich family living in Istanbul, a very valuable necklace is stolen. Suspecting that the thief is someone from inside the house,...

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  • 1975
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    A Terrific Train

    A Terrific Train

    6.8 1975 HD

    No signs of life. A man at the train station cuts his way through the passengers standing still as if time stopped.

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  • 1958
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    Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor

    Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor

    7 1958 HD

    The film traces the life of Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, a Zeybek (active as an outlaw in the region enclosing İzmir, Aydın, Denizli, Muğla and...

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  • 1953
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    The Dark World

    The Dark World

    6 1953 HD

    Based on the real life story, the director turned his camera towards the real world of Âşık Veysel, the great poet who wandered around the...

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  • 1975
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    A Terrific Train

    A Terrific Train

    6.8 1975 HD

    No signs of life. A man at the train station cuts his way through the passengers standing still as if time stopped.

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  • 1962
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    Acı Hayat

    Acı Hayat

    6.1 1962 HD

    Poor welder Mehmet and manicurist Nermin, who works in a high society hair salon, fall in love. When Nermin is obsessively haunted by a spoiled rich...

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  • 1958
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    Three Friends

    Three Friends

    6.1 1958 HD

    Three men live in an abandoned building and try to eke out a living by pooling their meagre resources. They come upon a lonely blind girl one night,...

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  • 1954
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    Cingöz Recai

    Cingöz Recai

    8 1954 HD

    The film follows the adventures of a gentleman thief, named Cingöz Recai (Turan Seyfioğlu). With the help of his fiance Jale (Neriman...

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  • 1954
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    Cingöz Recai

    Cingöz Recai

    8 1954 HD

    The film follows the adventures of a gentleman thief, named Cingöz Recai (Turan Seyfioğlu). With the help of his fiance Jale (Neriman...

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  • 1956
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    The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman

    The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman

    1 1956 HD

    Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri, the film tells the story of a woman suffering from a forbidden love.

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  • 1956
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    The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman

    The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman

    1 1956 HD

    Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri, the film tells the story of a woman suffering from a forbidden love.

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  • 1960
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    Beyond the Nights

    Beyond the Nights

    7.6 1960 HD

    A group of young man from suburban, unite and make some trouble to achieve their different purposes.

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  • 1960
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    Beyond the Nights

    Beyond the Nights

    7.6 1960 HD

    A group of young man from suburban, unite and make some trouble to achieve their different purposes.

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  • 1972
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    Süreyya

    Süreyya

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1969
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    Hot Gypsy

    Hot Gypsy

    5.5 1969 HD

    There is a tense love between Gelincik and Ali, who grow up together. Ali, who can't stand the coming and going of Gelincik, is about to leave the...

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  • 1975
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    A Suicide

    A Suicide

    7.4 1975 HD

    The man wants to die and the woman wants to be famous. According to the man, there could not be a better plan than the woman killing him. This way...

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  • 1959
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    Nebahat The Driver

    Nebahat The Driver

    6.2 1959 HD

    Following the death of her taxi driver father, Nebahat has to choose between poverty and being a driver herself. Despite the troubles caused by her...

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  • 1975
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    Dresses Of Times Past

    Dresses Of Times Past

    8.3 1975 HD

    A guy is excited to meet his girlfriend tonight. His friends persuade the man, who does not want to go out until the meeting time, to take him out....

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  • 1959
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    Nebahat The Driver

    Nebahat The Driver

    6.2 1959 HD

    Following the death of her taxi driver father, Nebahat has to choose between poverty and being a driver herself. Despite the troubles caused by her...

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  • 1969
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    Dağlar Kızı Reyhan

    Dağlar Kızı Reyhan

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1973
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    Dağdan İnme

    Dağdan İnme

    6.7 1973 HD

    Directed by Metin Erksan.

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  • 1977
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    I Cannot Live Without You

    I Cannot Live Without You

    1 1977 HD

    It’s a psychological love story of a woman who’s about to die from cancer and the killer she hired to kill herself.

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  • 1971
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    Makber

    Makber

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1976
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    The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

    The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet

    6.8 1976 HD

    Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married...

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  • 1973
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    Dağdan İnme

    Dağdan İnme

    6.7 1973 HD

    Directed by Metin Erksan.

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  • 1972
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    Süreyya

    Süreyya

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1959
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    Binnaz

    Binnaz

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    Mahalle Arkadaşları

    Mahalle Arkadaşları

    3 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Mahalle Arkadaşları

    Mahalle Arkadaşları

    3 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Hicran Yarası

    Hicran Yarası

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ayrılsak da Beraberiz

    Ayrılsak da Beraberiz

    1 1967 HD

    Fatma, a singer, meets Harun, the owner of a rich and famous record company, and is on the verge of becoming a famous singer with his support. Will...

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  • 1959
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    Hicran Yarası

    Hicran Yarası

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1970
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    Eyvah

    Eyvah

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1971
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    Hicran

    Hicran

    2 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Hicran

    Hicran

    2 1971 HD

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  • 1956
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    Yolpalas Cinayeti

    Yolpalas Cinayeti

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1961
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    Oy Farfara Farfara

    Oy Farfara Farfara

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1956
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    Yolpalas Cinayeti

    Yolpalas Cinayeti

    1 1956 HD

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  • 1962
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    Çifte Kumrular

    Çifte Kumrular

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Sahte Nikah

    Sahte Nikah

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1964
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    İstanbul Kaldırımları

    İstanbul Kaldırımları

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    İstanbul Kaldırımları

    İstanbul Kaldırımları

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil

    İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil

    İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1975
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    Melek The Singer

    Melek The Singer

    10 1975 HD

    The lawyer falls in love with the singer Melek, who is new to town. He goes to listen to her every evening. He offers all kinds of gifts to persuade...

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  • 1975
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    Melek The Singer

    Melek The Singer

    10 1975 HD

    The lawyer falls in love with the singer Melek, who is new to town. He goes to listen to her every evening. He offers all kinds of gifts to persuade...

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  • 1971
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    Feride

    Feride

    5.6 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Feride

    Feride

    5.6 1971 HD

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  • 1965
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    Time to Love

    Time to Love

    7.7 1965 HD

    On the Princes’ Islands to the south of Istanbul, the days are rainy and full of longing. Poor but proud painter Halil gets a job in one of the...

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  • 1965
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    Time to Love

    Time to Love

    7.7 1965 HD

    On the Princes’ Islands to the south of Istanbul, the days are rainy and full of longing. Poor but proud painter Halil gets a job in one of the...

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  • 1977
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    I Cannot Live Without You

    I Cannot Live Without You

    1 1977 HD

    It’s a psychological love story of a woman who’s about to die from cancer and the killer she hired to kill herself.

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  • 1972
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    The Bald Boy and Cankiz

    The Bald Boy and Cankiz

    5.9 1972 HD

    Keloglan (Bald Boy) is a dreamer but his only ability is talking, one day The Sultan announces a tournament and best warrior of the land will win his...

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