Suna Selen
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Biography: Suna Selen (born 1 July 1939) is a Turkish actress of theatre, film and television. She has appeared in numerous plays at the Istanbul State Theatre. Selen was born in 1939 in Istanbul. Her father was lawyer Hüsamettin Selen, and her mother, Nimet Selen, was a granddaughter of scholar Ahmed Cevdet Pasha and daughter of Fatma Aliye Topuz. She finished her high school education at the Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi. During her high school years she also attended the Theatre Department of Beşiktaş Municipal Conservatory. In 1956, she started studying law at the request of her family. At the same time she started to work at the Dormen Theatre. A year later, she left the law school and started her painting education at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. In 1957, she married the painter Cem Kabaağaç and together they had a son. After her marriage, she left the Academy and pitched out her role at the Dormen Theatre. She began her professional career in the theatre season of 1959–60 with Alexandro Casona's Woman Coming at Dawn. During the same season she soon became famous as Nicole Cerusier in Alber Husson's comedy The Pavements in the Sky. In addition to theatre plays, she also starred in a number of motion pictures and series. For her role as the Witch in Pamuk Prenses ve 7 Cüceler she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 1971 International Antalya Film Festival. She was the recipient of the Best Supporting Actress award at the Ankara International Film Festival for her role as Füruzan in Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri. For her role as Elmas in Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar, Selen won the Best Actress award at the International Istanbul Film Festival. Selen's second marriage was to Münir Özkul, from which she has a daughter, named Güner Özkul. In 1974, she divorced Münir Özkul and married play writer Güner Sümer. She later gave birth to her third child and second son Sinan Sümer. In 2016, "because of the dignity she gained in acting profession during her long life as an artist", she became the first recipient of the Lifetime Nadide Küntay Award at the İsmet Küntay Theatre Awards ceremony.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Adult: No
Birthday: July 01, 1939
Age: 85 years old
Gender: Female
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Waiting for the Clouds
Overview: A member of a Greek family in Turkey is forced to immigrate from Trabzon to Mersin in her youth. However, events cause her to face her own past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2003-10-14
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Once a Year
Overview: A young hapless couple's devotion for each other is tested through harsh times of war as they are forced to negate patriotism and dependability to their families and nations, for a length of a lifetime before during and after the war.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Kocakarılar
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Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Sarı Tebessüm
Overview: Eda (Şahika Tekand) is the owner of a picture gallery. Her husband, Idris (Levent Özdilek), who is a popular poet, is an art consultant. This intellectual couple lives in harmony intellectually, especially in the sexual life of Eda. Because Idris is alcoholic and impotent. When her husband goes to Paris for work, Eda sleeps with her friend Erdal (Mahir Günşıray), one of the friends of the night, with the influence of alcohol. This relationship gradually becomes a sensual passion
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1992-07-17
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Strike the Interests
Overview: Directed by Zeki Ökten.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1982-01-02
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A Nation Awakens
Overview: Ertem Egilmez's period drama about National Forces in the Turkish War of Independence.
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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Dokunma Bozulurum
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Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2023-11-09
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Zincirbozan
Overview: The political drama "Zincirbozan" was written by journalist Avni Özgürel, and depicted the period between 1979 and 1983, the most tumultous years in the recent Turkish history. Zincirbozan shows a chronology of the most significant events in this period , such as the assassination of the famous journalist Abdi İpekçi, the escalating terrorism in the run up to the 1980 military coup, the futile attempts of politicians to stop the turmoil and terror on the streets, the military taking over the government, and the exiling of the political figures, and depicts the period with new insights into its less known aspects. The movie is named after the Zincirbozan military complex in the city of Çanakkale, where the leading politicans of the period were interned.
Genres: Drama Crime History
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2007-04-11
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Fake Gangster
Overview: Kemal, unaware that his father is a mafia boss, sells cotton candy at train stations. After his father is killed, his inheritance is divided. Kemal begins visiting the establishments of Istanbul's most notorious thugs one by one to reclaim his father's inheritance, and gradually gains a reputation.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1976-09-01
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Piano Piano Kid
Overview: In 1940's Turkey, the world in the eyes of a child.
Genres: Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1991-10-25
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Yusuf and Kenan
Overview: When their father is killed in a blood feud, Yusuf and Kenan, two shepherd boys, flee to Istanbul in search of their uncle. They become involved with the streetboys, and Yusuf turns to crime although Kenan wants to learn a trade.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1979-01-02
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Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler
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Genres: Adventure Crime Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1973-10-01
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Büyü
Overview: A group of archeologists are determined to make digs on a ghost town to find an old book, ignoring that the town is cursed due to events occurred about seven hundred years ago. An evil spirit comes to haunt this team...
Genres: Horror
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2004-12-17
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Su da Yanar
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Kurt Kanunu
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1992-04-24
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Yaz Yağmuru
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1994-11-18
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Bir Tren Yolculuğu
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Dikenli Gül
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Yüreğimde Yare Var
Overview: A young man who grew up with an orphan girl and realizes that one day he is in love with her, but he cannot express his love. The young girl also loves her, but she can't even say it to herself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1974-03-21
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Sevgili Ortak
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1993-05-07
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İki Ruhlu Kadın
Overview: Selma, a wealthy woman, is taken to hospital following what looks like a car breakdown on the road. From then on, she suffers from psychological problems. Selma crashes her car on a rainy night, and car mechanic Orhan finds her, and takes her to the hospital. She becomes enamored with him. But as Selma recalls further details of the accident, she realizes that the real rescuer is a gypsy musician named Ekrem. Selma begins to lead two separate lives, torn between Ekrem and Orhan.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-04-01
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Sıcak Tatlı Yaz
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1986-05-16
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Taş Yastık
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2008-08-15
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Ara
Overview: Ara is the story of four people and an empty house. These people are stuck between their past and stormy relationships, between Istanbul and the "homes" they can't get back, between their innermost secrets and the lies they tell, between east and west. They are stuck in the "space between". The whole action takes place in an almost empty flat which is belong to one of the characters. The camera goes out only once. But various other visuals from commercials, TV series' that has been shot in the same flat, sneak into the film. Spanning around 10 years, the story is told between intervals of these visuals. Turkey has been through a huge change in the last 20-30 years. The modest country of the recent past is a faded memory compared to the consumerist life style of modern day. It is the time of ambitious people who can do anything to "live well", to "break through". This is the story of a small group of people who manage to "live well" but can't help getting lost in a spiritual vacuum.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2008-03-22
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Dertli
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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Beyond the Nights
Overview: A group of young man from suburban, unite and make some trouble to achieve their different purposes.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1960-12-22
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Overview: A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-02-14
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The Impeccables
Overview: Two sisters in their early thirties find themselves isolated in the Aegean summer cottage of their childhood, as they must deal with their uneasy sibling relationship and confront their devastating recent past past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2014-01-03
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Ölürayak
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Daydreams of Miss Cazibe
Overview: Cazibe is a woman in her late thirties, who has never got married or had a relationship with a man in her life. She lives with her old mother and her uncle who feels an attraction towards her. The lonely woman, whose only existence is her small room, spends all her time in this old room, dreaming and fantasising about her ex-lover.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1992-11-01
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Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2003-03-28
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The Letter
Overview: A man researches the death of his political activist father while in police custody.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1997-09-26
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8 (Sekiz)
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Genres: Action
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2021-09-03
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MC Dandik
Overview: Growing up as an orphan and a child without parents, Dandik has faced various problems throughout his life and managed to solve each one on his own. One day, when he encounters his childhood love Aslı, whom he lost years ago, his life changes. Dandik is determined to pursue his love, but at that moment, he faces an unexpected enemy. While trying to defeat this bad guy, he encounters various difficulties and obstacles, but he never even thinks of giving up on his love for a moment. Dandik’s only wish is to build a happy life, and his only helper on this path will be his best friend Fiko.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2013-05-08
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Basilisk
Overview: Yusuf leads a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather running coffee on the Golden Horn. Dedesin told him that the sultan’s sultan was influenced by the story of Şahmaran. Dusesi is also the old treasure hunter, Yusuf’s dream world has developed quite a bit.
Genres: Drama Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1994-02-14
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Cemalım
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2005-01-01
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Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri
Overview: Based on a real life story of sufi dervish Somuncu Baba, who lived in Aksaray in Turkey.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2016-04-01
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Kürtaj
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1981-05-02
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Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2014-05-04
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Sürtüğün Kızı
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1967-04-02
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Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı
Overview: A twenty years old boy that lost his mother, father and sister in a traffic accident takes a caravan trip with his best friend in order to hold onto life again.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2017-04-12
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Tur Rehberi
Overview: Ercüment is a showman but something went wrong and now he is a tour guide and he is in a tour with a suicide team made out of old people.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2025-01-01
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Don't Look Too Far
Overview: An eternal landscape from the Yesilcam.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2015-11-27
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Şipşak Anadolu
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2014-09-04
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İffet
Overview: Iffet lives in a low income neighbourhood of Istanbul with her sister and father under the strict rules of her father. She can not even go visit her aunt since she is not allowed to leave home without permission. She nevethless falls in love with Cemil…
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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The Horse
Overview: A father and son come to grips with external hardships and their own human frailties as they attempt to earn enough money to send the boy to school.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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After the Revolution
Overview: What if a revolution will happen in Turkey? "After Revolution" is discussing ordinary, daily life just after socialist revolution in Turkey.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2011-05-01
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Küçük Hanımın Şoförü
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1970-11-04
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The Charming Bandit
Overview: The story of two siblings who were thrown in different directions at a young age.
Genres: History Adventure Action
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1961-12-24
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Kayıp İnci
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2016-02-02
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Vezir Parmağı
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2017-01-25
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Fatoş Sokakların Meleği
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-09-13
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Mahalle Arkadaşları
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1961-02-11
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Beyaz Melek
Overview: Beyaz Melek’ filmi; bir aşkın öyküsüdür.Bu aşk öyküsü, iki insanın birbirine duyduğu aşk değil, bir grup insanın hayata ve birbirlerine duyduğu aşkın ve sevginin hikayesidir.Filmde, doğudan batıya, mekteplisinden köylüsüne, gencinden yaşlısına sevginin her türlü motifi hem duygusal hem de esprili bir dille anlatılır.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2007-11-14
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Ev Kira Semt Bizim
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2018-04-27
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Çoçuklar Çiçektir
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1983-01-10
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Miracles Of Love
Overview: During the 1960s, a disabled man finds himself in an arranged marriage to the most beautiful girl in the village.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2019-12-05
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Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
Overview: Hurmuz is a beautiful woman, her husband Ömer is in prison and she's in love with him. She thinks that her husband is very loyal to her, but one day, when she goes to visit him, she learns that she has six other wives besides herself, and she can't get over this and wants to take revenge. Hızır Reis, Guard Hasan, Tulumbacı Hayri, Hallaç Rüstem and Berber Hasan. Hurmuz marries all of them in turn and kidnaps them all on their wedding night. But still, Hurmuz's heart is with the doctor.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-01-02
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Son İstasyon
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Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2010-05-04
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İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi
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Genres: Animation Action Adventure
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2018-10-05
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Cinderella
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-05-03
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Esir Hayat
Overview: The film tells the story of Aydın and Ayşe, who crossed the roads in Cyprus, for their love. Ayşe starts to work as a designer in the weaving factory where Aydın works as an engineer. The relationship of the two, which starts with the opposite of professional issues, turns into love over time. However, Ayşe is engaged to a mafia father who she does not like in the name of Ali Rıza. Therefore, he tries to hide the love they live with Aydın. Meanwhile, the marriage process of Ayşe and Ali Rıza accelerates. A surprise awaits Ali Rıza, who thinks everything is fine on the wedding day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1974-04-05
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The Poet
Overview: Ahmet Dirimoğlu, who writes novels on psychology, goes to his house in the forest to write his new book. One night, he has an accident with his car. However, he cannot understand what he's hit. His mind, which is filled with the book, will become more blurred due to the accident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 2020-07-18
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Hınç
Overview: The story of a policeman whose life was ruined by an accident
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1977-03-01
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Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs
Overview: A young girl named Aysecik lives on her parents' farm, when an animated tornado carries her and her dog Banju in their house to Rüyalar Ulkesinde (Dreamland). Seven Cüceler (dwarfs) (dressed like MGM Munchkin soldiers, only red and white) who assist the Good Witch of the North appear at various times to help. She meets a Scarecrow, an Iron Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion, and dances to music from what appears to be an invisible radio. They encounter fighting trees, a river, and a country of China dolls on their way to the Wizard, a ball of fire who sends them after the Wicked Witch who enslaves them. When the Wizard is unable to help Aysecik get home, they must journey again for help, encountering the China Country once more, and a legion of hammer-throwing cavemen.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-02-17
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Can Kurban
Overview: It is the story of a woman who has no children and a young man who he thinks is a son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Kerem ile Aslı
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Oteldeki Cinayet
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Genres: Crime
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Binbir Gece Masalları
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Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1972-09-01
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Para
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Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: tr
Release Date: 1973-02-01
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