Cahide Sonku

Cahide Sonku, born Cahide Serap, was a Turkish actress, model, writer and the first female film director in Turkey.

Victims of Lust (1940)

Directed by Muhsin Ertugrul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muhsin Ertuğrul
CAST:  Cahide Sonku  •  Necla Sertel  •  Nevin Akkaya  •  Muhsin Ertuğrul

Directed by Muhsin Ertugrul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muhsin Ertuğrul
CAST:  Cahide Sonku  •  Necla Sertel  •  Nevin Akkaya  •  Muhsin Ertuğrul

Yayla Kartalı (1945)

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DIRECTION:  Muhsin Ertuğrul
CAST:  Cahide Sonku  •  Hadi Hün  •  Mahmut Moralı  •  Necla Sertel

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DIRECTION:  Muhsin Ertuğrul
CAST:  Cahide Sonku  •  Hadi Hün  •  Mahmut Moralı  •  Necla Sertel

Aysel, the Daughter of the Swampy House (1934)

Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. Ali, from another village is concerned with her situation, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muhsin Ertuğrul
CAST:  Behzat Haki Butak  •  İsmail Galip Arcan  •  Mahmut Moralı  •  Hâzım Körmükçü

Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. Ali, from another village is concerned with her situation, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muhsin Ertuğrul
CAST:  Behzat Haki Butak  •  İsmail Galip Arcan  •  Mahmut Moralı  •  Hâzım Körmükçü

A Song to Long For (1953)

The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sami Ayanoğlu  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Orhon Murat Arıburnu
CAST:  Zeki Müren  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm  •  Hadi Hün

The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sami Ayanoğlu  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Orhon Murat Arıburnu
CAST:  Zeki Müren  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm  •  Hadi Hün

The Devoted Mother (1949)

Widowed at a young age, a woman tries to raise her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cahide Sonku  •  Seyfi Havaeri
CAST:  Cahide Sonku  •  Eşref Kolçak  •  Reşit Gürzap  •  Hüseyin Kemal Gürmen

Widowed at a young age, a woman tries to raise her son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cahide Sonku  •  Seyfi Havaeri
CAST:  Cahide Sonku  •  Eşref Kolçak  •  Reşit Gürzap  •  Hüseyin Kemal Gürmen

Vatan ve Namık Kemal (1951)

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DIRECTION:  Talat Artemel  •  Sami Ayanoğlu  •  Cahide Sonku
CAST:  Münir Özkul  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Talat Artemel  •  Cüneyt Gökçer

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DIRECTION:  Talat Artemel  •  Sami Ayanoğlu  •  Cahide Sonku
CAST:  Münir Özkul  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Talat Artemel  •  Cüneyt Gökçer

Düşman Kardeşler (1965)

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Eşref Kolçak  •  Yılmaz Duru  •  Sema Özcan  •  Cahide Sonku

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DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Eşref Kolçak  •  Yılmaz Duru  •  Sema Özcan  •  Cahide Sonku

Sevgim ve Gururum (1965)

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DIRECTION:  Süreyya Duru
CAST:  Hülya Koçyiğit  •  Cüneyt Arkın  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Avni Dilligil

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DIRECTION:  Süreyya Duru
CAST:  Hülya Koçyiğit  •  Cüneyt Arkın  •  Cahide Sonku  •  Avni Dilligil

Firecrest (1966)

An adaptation of Reşat Nuri Güntekin’s 1922 novel, about the destiny of heartbroken young Turkish woman who becomes a teacher in Anatolia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osman F. Seden
CAST:  Türkan Şoray  •  Kartal Tibet  •  Kadir Savun  •  Zeynep Değirmencioğlu

An adaptation of Reşat Nuri Güntekin’s 1922 novel, about the destiny of heartbroken young Turkish woman who becomes a teacher in Anatolia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osman F. Seden
CAST:  Türkan Şoray  •  Kartal Tibet  •  Kadir Savun  •  Zeynep Değirmencioğlu

Kovboy Ali (1966)

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DIRECTION:  Yılmaz Atadeniz
CAST:  Yılmaz Güney  •  Ali Şen  •  Aydemir Akbaş  •  Hüseyin Peyda

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DIRECTION:  Yılmaz Atadeniz
CAST:  Yılmaz Güney  •  Ali Şen  •  Aydemir Akbaş  •  Hüseyin Peyda

At Avrat Silah (1966)

Raised on the mountain like a son, Alicik's path intersects with pure and clean mayfly. The love between the two becomes a challenge to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yılmaz Güney
CAST:  Yılmaz Güney  •  Nebahat Çehre  •  Tuncel Kurtiz  •  Aydemir Akbaş

Raised on the mountain like a son, Alicik's path intersects with pure and clean mayfly. The love between the two becomes a challenge to life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yılmaz Güney
CAST:  Yılmaz Güney  •  Nebahat Çehre  •  Tuncel Kurtiz  •  Aydemir Akbaş

Serseriler Kralı (1967)

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DIRECTION:  Mehmet Dinler
CAST:  Sadri Alışık  •  Filiz Akın  •  Parla Şenol  •  Kenan Pars

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DIRECTION:  Mehmet Dinler
CAST:  Sadri Alışık  •  Filiz Akın  •  Parla Şenol  •  Kenan Pars

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DIRECTION:  Ülkü Erakalın
CAST:  Aydemir Akbaş  •  Bülent Kayabaş  •  Gönül Tansel  •  İlhan Daner

The Stranger's Daughter (1966)

Saime, who does not find Nazan worthy of her son, does her best to separate the young people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nejat Saydam
CAST:  Ekrem Bora  •  Türkan Şoray  •  Tunç Oral  •  Çolpan İlhan

Saime, who does not find Nazan worthy of her son, does her best to separate the young people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nejat Saydam
CAST:  Ekrem Bora  •  Türkan Şoray  •  Tunç Oral  •  Çolpan İlhan