Ülkü Erakalın
Directing
Biography
Ülkü Erakalın , (June 9, 1934, Istanbul - April 6, 2016, Istanbul ), Turkish producer and director. He is the son of Vaso (Vasiliki) Hanım, one of the Direklerarası kanto singers, and Abdurrahman Bey, another Direklerarası musician and a graduate of Muzika-yı Hümayun. He was born in Beyoğlu. He started his education in 1941 at the Dokuzuncu Primary School in Kasımpaşa. After primary school, he entered the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Music Department in 1947 with an exam. He took piano, violin and flute lessons. He worked as a magazine writer in Radyo Âlemi and Sinema 63 magazines. Erakalın, who graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Music Department, started her art life in 1958. The artist, who gained her first experiences as an assistant to Lütfi Akad , exhibited her first work in the art of cinema in 1961 with the film Unutamamımın Kadın (Woman I Forgot). In the film Unfinished Ayyaş, he included scenes from real life and the life of her mother Vaso (Vasilik) Hanım, a master kanto singer and theater actress who came to Turkey from Greece. In addition to her experience as a musician, he also worked as a producer with a company called "Duygu Film". He wrote four books, mostly including her memoirs. Erakalın, who acted in one film as an actress, directed many films during the sex film craze of the 1970s. He has made around 200 films.
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Altın Koza
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Şıllık
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Şıpsevdi
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Kanlı Nigar
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Alman Kuzusu
The story of a woman who completely seduces a family whose member is married to someone close to her.
Hot Belle
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Yeşilçam Denizi
The film tells the story of a poor young man who falls in love with a girl who dreams of becoming rich. Halit Usta is a foreman at Turgut Bey's factory. He lives in a poor neighborhood with his daughter Fatma. He has raised his daughter on his own. Murat has been in love with her for a long time. But he has not been able to tell her. Meanwhile, Fatma desires to marry a wealthy man. Her father's boss, Turgut Bey, convinces her that her dream will come true. Turgut has seen Fatma and likes her. Although her father opposes the relationship, Fatma does not want to miss the opportunity to achieve her dreams.
Bir Garip Yolcu
Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri Aygün, the film tells the relationship of a mentally-ill woman and the doctor whom she loved in her youth.
Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları
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Bizim Mahalle
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Hayat Kadınları
While hiking with her friends in the mountains, Nevin gets caught in a blizzard and goes missing. She is rescued by Dr. Ferit just as she is about to freeze to death. The young and beautiful girl stays as a guest at the doctor's mountain house that night and spends the night with him. However, Nevin is devastated when she learns from a letter she finds that Ferit is about to get married, and she flees. The distraught young woman returns home and leaves for abroad without telling anyone, including her mother Leyla. Ferit, who feels guilty about his relationship with Nevin and had been searching for her to marry her, has now given up hope. At that very moment, Ferit meets Leyla, Nevin's mother, who is his new patient, and falls in love with her shortly thereafter. The dramatic story of a man who falls in love with a mother and daughter without either of them knowing.
Kadın Severse
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Sevişmek Yasak
A vagabond pickpocket befriends an unfortunate kid from the slums, whose mother has been forced to work at a night club, and he tries hard to set up a brighter future for the kid by guiding him enjoy the life no matter what.
Afacan the Little Tramp
Before his death, Esad Bey decides to announce his will. He calls all his relatives to his house. He leaves most of his inheritance to his stepson Murat and the rest to his relatives. Shortly thereafter, Esad Bey is murdered. Murat is framed for the crime and sent to prison. Murat, who is innocent, will discover the identity of the killer thanks to Tophaneli Osman, whom he meets in prison.
Tophaneli Osman
Ekrem who lost his wife on his wedding day, He meets a woman who looks like his dead wife. However, she does not like him and finds him ugly. He tries every way to make her like him.
Farewell Kiss
Nuri is a farmhand who works for his uncle. One day, he encounters actors from a theater company whose vehicle has broken down near his home. He leaves his uncle's side and joins them.
Yayla Kartalı
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, the factory owner, visits Ömer, who has been injured in an accident at the factory, and takes a liking to Elif. They begin to see each other. Elif, who dreams of a wealthy life, believes she can achieve this dream by marrying Necdet. However, Necdet's intentions are not marriage. Elif's aunt Leman, who left the neighborhood years ago to live in better conditions and ended up on the wrong path, will not allow her niece to be dragged down the same path.
Back Streets
Selma goes to a school where she’s a new teacher. The school is full of very goodhearted but naughty kids, leading one being Sezercik.
Bitirimler Sınıfı
Erol Evgin comes to Istanbul to become a singer. Here he meets Derya, the daughter of Hulusi Bey, the king of nightclubs. With Derya's support, Erol becomes a popular singer. Derya and Erol fall in love and get married.