Mehmet Ali Akpınar

Zehir Hafiye (1989)

The story of a young man who loves crime fiction books, and the daugher of a mafia leader. ...

Utanç Yılları (1987)

After graduating from medical school, a young doctor returns to his hometown and is forced to treat a fugitive. ...

Kral Affetmez (1986)

The film tells the story of a hired killer. Seyit, whose father is a famous hired killer, loses his mother at a young age. His father entrusts Seyit to a friend and moves to another city. Growing up alone, Seyit waits for his father to return for years. Th ...

The Executioner (1975)

Cellat, the Turkish version of Death Wish, sticks fairly close plot wise to the template of the American film, with some scenes and bits of dialogue being almost identical. However, it also deviates from its inspiration at times and is at its most interest ...

I Will Cry Tomorrow (1972)

Sevda is a poor woman. Kemal, the owner of a nightclub, has taken her under his wing and made her a famous singer. Kemal is in love with Sevda. He is jealous of everyone who comes near her. The young woman asks for time to think before responding to her bo ...

Cilalı İbo Yetimler Meleği (1971)

The film tells the story of Cilalı İbo saving a child caught in the middle of an inheritance dispute. ...

Darıldın mı Cicim Bana (1970)

The Cheikh's Daughter (1970)

The city governor feels that his death is approaching, so he summons his friend Sheikh Hesham (Emad Hamdi) to succeed him after his death, and brings with him the knight (Karim Khan) to take over the security affairs of the state. ...

Fıstık Gibi (1970)

Fikri and Naci are musicians. One plays the accordion, the other the darbuka. One day, Selim and his men raid the nightclub where they are performing. They kill Sülük Niyazi and everyone else in the nightclub. Fikri and Naci manage to escape from Selim a ...

The Nameless Knight (1970)

Unlike all other films of Cuneyt Arkin, this film picture is taken by a highly skilled team with quite a lot of preparations. The scenario is a fairy tale which is pleasantly supported by some high quality visual effects (prepared in a visual lab in Englan ...

Tarkan and the Silver Saddle (1970)

Atilla the Hun gives a Silver Saddle to Altar as a gift. The intention of Kostok is the get rid of the Huns and seize the valuable saddle. Little Tarkan's foster mother is forced to leave him in a cave. His cry attracts the attention of a wolf, who raises ...

Allah'ın Arslanı Hazreti Ali (1969)

Ali, the caliph of the Islamic State between 656 and 661. ...

Bataklı Damın Kızı Aysel (1969)

The second film adaptation of the legend of Aysel who, seduced by her boss, becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. ...

Beşikteki Miras (1969)

The sequel to the 1968 film Urfa-Istanbul. This time film depicts Ahmet and Ayse's adventure after their arrival in Istanbul. ...

Omer The Tourist in Saudi Arabia (1969)

In the sixth film of the Turist Ömer series, Turist Ömer travels to Saudi Arabia and humorously portrays the cultural differences between himself and a different society. ...

Tarkan (1969)

Tarkan, a fearless and loyal warrior of Attila the Hun, enters into a bloody struggle to capture the sword of God Mars, a weapon granting world domination to those who wield it. ...

Dağlar Şahini (1969)

Sahin works as a farmer for Hidir Aga. Sahin is in love with Zeynep who is fancied by Hidir's son Suleyman, too. Enmity comes to exist between Sahin and Hidir Aga. Hidir denounces him to the gendarme chief Hasan. Yet Hasan believes Sahin and sets him free. ...

İffet (1969)

End of the Road (1968)

A youth joins a gang to help his family. After the gang robs a supermarket, they flee in a car, which later breaks down. With the police on their trail, the gang enters a prominent lawman's home, threatening him and his family and trying to hide their loot ...

Bağdat Hırsızı (1968)

Halit Süfyan orders his men to kill Ömer Muttalip and all his family and servant but his child Yusuf is rescued by Mahmut the faithful servant. Yusuf grows up to be a young handsome man in Baghdad, but he falls in love with Halit Süfyan's daughter witho ...

Vahşi Bir Erkek Sevdim (1968)

While Kamal helps his smuggler father in smuggling operations, the police arrest them, and his father is killed, and Kamal is thrown into prison. Kamal's brother Murad and his mother have to go to Istanbul. There, he joins the police and investigates smugg ...

Urfa İstanbul (1968)

Because of the huge heritage, some attempt to kill an innocent baby. Involved in the plot, Ayşe (Hülya Asan) flees with the child for safety and her path crosses that of a young man (Ahmet Mekin)... ...

Ana Hakkı Ödenmez (1968)

Fatma and Orhan are a happily married couple with a baby. However, their little baby has contracted a rare disease and needs surgery. Under the circumstances at that time, the surgery could only be performed abroad and required a large amount of money. Orh ...

Son Vurgun (1968)

Sedat is man of gunrunner Atif. Sedat and Ahmet are captured but they don't inform against Atif. When they get out of prison, they give chase to Atif. ...

Camoka'nın Dönüşü (1968)

Gül ve Şeker (1968)

The film tells the story of a love affair between two young people who hide their true identities. A wealthy father from Adana sends one of his sons to Istanbul with his brothers to marry the daughter of an old friend. The three brothers meet their other b ...

Kız Kolunda Damga Var (1967)

A sequel to Refig's highly successful comedy Karakolda Ayna Var. ...

Alpaslan'ın Fedaisi Alpago (1967)

Golden Boy in Beirut (1967)

The story of the spy "Golden Boy" continues, now living in Beirut. ...

The Crying Woman (1967)

Osman, who opposes his father for the woman he loves, starts preparations for marriage with Sükran. Meanwhile, Sükran learns a great secret about her mother, and is abandoned by Osman when the secret is revealed. ...

Sinekli Bakkal (1967)

The love and marriage story of Rabia, who was raised with religious education, and Italian pianist Peregrini, who became a Muslim for her sake. ...

The Revenge of the Angels (1966)

A woman with three months of life remaining. ...

For my Honor (1966)

An ordinary couple's marriage life turns into nightmare after the wife gets raped and goes nuts. ...

Karaoglan: Baybora's Son (1966)

In this follow-up to "Karaoğlan – Altay'dan Gelen Yiğit", Kartal Tibet reprises the role that launched his career. The film is set in Byzantine Constantinople and features Emel Turgut, Engin Inal and Reha Yurdakul. ...

Kovboy Ali (1966)

The story of a young man who, influenced by a movie he watched, aspires to become a cowboy. ...

Üç Korkusuz Arkadaş (1966)

When Ayşe, a young woman from Anatolia, moves to Istanbul for work, she accidentally uncovers a weapons smuggling operation involving her employer. ...

Şoför Nebahat Bizde Kabahat (1965)

There is an eternal rivalry between Nebahat and Polim Hüseyin, who work at the same taxi stand. They witness the last breath of an elderly man who dies as a result of a settling of scores between Arab mafias. Before he dies, the man offers them a large re ...

Şaka ile Karışık (1965)

The story of Osman begins to take a different direction, with a bet of 1 million that two enemies and a wealthy family have entered into the possibility of an honorable singer. ...

On Korkusuz Kadın (1965)

Horasan'ın Üç Atlısı (1965)

Devlerin Kavgası (1965)

Murat's older brother Nuri goes astray. Because of Nuri, Murat gets into a muddle. ...

Nazar Değmez İnşallah (1965)

Saim and Nazım, who are musicians, travel by ship to Istanbul. On board, they rescue a woman named Belma who is about to commit suicide. Belma was raised by her step-aunt after being left orphaned. Now her step-aunt is taking her to Istanbul to marry her ...

Elveda Sevgilim (1965)

Nuri, from the Selimoğulları family, kills Turgut, from the Kadiroğulları family. However, he is saved from prison thanks to his relatives who witnessed the crime. Both families have children who have been educated abroad. Dr. Osman, from the Kadiroğu ...

Sayılı Kabadayılar (1965)

A whole gang of racketeers in Istanbul share their interests in the next amnesty proclamation, for Osman (Yilmaz Güney), lying in prison for murder, belongs to those who are expected to benefit from this amnesty law... ...

Karaoglan: The Hero Came from Altai (1965)

"Karaoğlan - Altay'dan Gelen Yiğit" is the first adaptation based on a famous Turkish historical comic book by Suat Yalaz. ...

Dokunma Bozulurum (1965)

The film tells the story of a man who cooperates with the police to bring down a gang. Öztürk tries to earn money by playing the clarinet on the streets. One day, dancer Adalet happens to hear Öztürk playing. She offers him a job at the nightclub where ...

Ten Fearless Men (1964)

The heroic epic of Turkish youth against Greek gangs in Cyprus. ...

Beş Şeker Kız (1964)

Şükran and Ali, who love each other, want to become famous. They plan to run away together. However, a fight breaks out between Şükran's brother Hüseyin and Ali. Ali is sent to prison. Because of this, he ends his relationship with Şükran. Left alon ...

Fatoş'un Fendi Tayfur'u Yendi (1964)

Tayfur manages his father's company in Istanbul from Adana. One day, his father comes to Istanbul to check on business. Seeing Tayfur's mischief, he wants to marry Tayfur to Fatoş, the daughter of an old friend. However, Fatoş surpasses even Tayfur in he ...

İstanbul Sokaklarında (1964)

Metin, who ruined the coke factory owned by his father because of his fondness for women and gambling, working for his ex-lover Sevim's father as a driver. Will his father, who has fallen as a beggar, be able to forgive Metin? ...

The Saga of Ali of Keshan (1964)

The film tells the story of a legendary folk hero from the outskirts of the city. Ali is imprisoned on charges of killing Ihsan, one of the troublemakers of Sineklidağ. During his time in prison, his name becomes legendary in Sineklidağ. When a general a ...

Uçurumdaki Kadın (1964)

Ayşim, who graduated from the boarding school she attended fourteen years ago, faints when she returns home. Dr. Tarık, who comes to the house to examine her, says that Ayşim needs attention. The people living in the house try to be kind to the young gi ...

Omer The Tourist (1964)

Tourist Ömer is a poor man who lives a carefree life without worries. He has never held down a steady job and always got fired. His closest friend is Ruknettin. Tourist Ömer eventually takes a job distributing advertising funds for a bank. When he goes t ...

Some Like it Hot (1964)

Two musicians witness a mob hit and need to quickly find a way out of city. Their only opportunity comes in the form of joining an all-girl band as they prepare to leave on a tour. The two disguise themselves as women and struggle to keep their identities ...

Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür (1964)

Turkish adaptation of Alejandro Casona's classic play Los Árboles Mueren De Pie. ...

Atçalı Kel Mehmet (1964)

Ayşecik Cimcime Hanım (1964)

Asfalt Rıza (1964)

Osman Killed Me (1963)

After the death of a wealhty man, family members are gather in the mansion to receive the hereditary share. The police enters the circuit after some mysterious deaths in the mansion. ...

Helal Olsun Ali Abi (1963)

Korkusuz Kabadayı (1963)

The leader of a criminal organization, Ulvi, is shot dead by an unknown assailant. His will is opened. He has left his inheritance and leadership to his friend Fikret, on condition that the killer is found within a week. ...

Naughty Girl (1963)

The father of a flirtatious woman makes an offer to a young man, to protect her daughter. ...

Avare Şoförün Kısmeti (1963)

The story of a driver who meets the girl he saw in his dream. ...

Cici Can (1963)

Based on a comic novel, this Turkish fantasy movie shows some resemblance to Casper. ...

Bire On Vardı (1963)

Turkish adaptation of the novel "Deadline at Dawn" by Cornell Woolrich. ...

Two Ships Side by Side (1963)

After the release, Iki Gemi Yanyana (Two Ships Side by Side) stirred controversy over its treatment of lesbians, showing two women kissing each other on the lips (later, in Dul BirKadın (A Widow), director Atıf Yılmaz took up the same theme again). This ...

Adanalı Tayfur (1963)

Erkek Fatma Evleniyor (1963)

Back Streets (1963)

The film tells the story of Elif, who has her sights set high, and her quest to find the truth. Elif is the daughter of Ömer, a foreman at a factory. Murat, who works at the same factory, is in love with Elif but cannot bring himself to tell her. Necdet, ...

Rıfat Diye Biri (1962)

Rıfat is tricked by a criminal network run by his ex-girlfriend Zişan. He is sent to prison for a series of murders he did not commit. He escapes from prison to prove his innocence. He tries to reach people who can testify in his favor. However, the witn ...

Belalı Torun (1962)

Captain Bey's only dream is to have a grandson. His daughter Bedriye knows this and therefore she keeps her daughter Kamuran away from her father for years, raising her in Europe. ...

What a Sweet Thing (1962)

The story of young people who are under the same roof and introduce each other with different identities. ...

Dağlar Bulutlu Efem (1962)

During the final years of the Ottoman Empire, occupying forces raided villages and oppressed the people. Nationalist fighters Süleyman Ağa and his friends organized themselves and planned to launch a resistance against the enemy. They wanted Mehmet, Sül ...

The Tricycle (1962)

Üç tekerlekli bisiklet (Tricycle aka The Three-Wheeled Bicycle, I962) is a love story about a lonely woman with a small child and the man she hides in her house, who is chased and trapped, one of the staple motifs of Lutfi Akad's cinema. ...

Yalnızlar İçin (1962)

Otobüs Yolcuları (1961)

An example of social realism in Turkish cinema, the story follows a bus driver who takes side of the poor who has been exploited by a rich man with the promise of making new apartments for them. ...

The Charming Bandit (1961)

The story of two siblings who were thrown in different directions at a young age. ...

Avare Mustafa (1961)

Mustafa is a reckless, unemployed young man. He is in love with his neighbor's daughter, Aynur, and wants to marry her. However, his family pressures him to contribute to the household budget. Everything changes when a wealthy family decides to build an ap ...

Güneş Doğmasın (1961)

Turkish adaptation of Graham Greene's "A Gun For Sale" (This Gun for Hire). ...

Yangın Var (1960)

One day, Murat, a firefighter from Kadırga, goes to put out a fire at a mansion. Hilmi Pasha's daughter, Müjgân, sees Murat and falls in love with him. Müjgân's brother, Nihat, wants to become a firefighter like Murat. Müjgân and Murat meet again on ...

Gönül Kimi Severse (1959)

İzmir Ateşler İçinde (1959)

The Golden Cage (1958)

A love story between a chauffeur, a poor girl and a very rich woman. ...

Three Friends (1958)

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, befriend her, and take her in as their guest, pretending they are rich. They learn that 800 lira will cure ...

A Handful of Soil (1957)

The fight of poor Omer and rich Kerim, who want to marry the same woman. ...