Best Turkish Movies of the 1950s
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- DirectorMuhsin ErtugrulStarsHeyecan BasaranAgah HünHandan ErtugrulThe struggle of Gul, who suffered bad things because of her beauty.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsAyhan IsikBelgin DorukSevki ArtunAli is engaged to Selma. When Ali kills someone and goes to prison, Selma's destiny separates from Ali's. Then she falls into a bad way until Ali's exoneration.
- DirectorTalat ArtemelSami AyanogluCahide SonkuStarsCahide SonkuCüneyt GökçerSami AyanogluNamik Kemal, who was exiled, whose love for homeland is depicted through Zekiye and Islam in the play he wrote.
- DirectorVedat Örfi BengüStarsÜlkü BengüAyten KayaliVedat Örfi BengüBased on Halide Edip Adivar's cult novel of the same name.
- DirectorSemih EvinStarsZeynep SirmaliGürbüz BoraFeridun ÇölgeçenThe story in Bulgaria of a university student who, along with his sister, took revenge on the gendarme who killed his father.
- DirectorAydin ArakonStarsTuran SeyfiogluZeynep SirmaliIlonka MolnarThe love story between German Hilda, who came to Turkey to spy during World War II, and Seyfi, who worked in the Turkish secret agency.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsAyhan IsikGülistan GüzeyMuzaffer TemaNazim who commit crime because of people around him and Ayten loves Nazim and married with him. However, Ayten's stepsister Nezahat and Halil want to separate them.
- DirectorAli IparStarsVirginia BruceKenan ArtunMetin BirerA nurse in the Red Crescent (the Turkish equivalent of the Red Cross) fights to save the populace during a plague.
- DirectorNedim V. OtyamStarsNevin AyparSedat ErginRana SivgaThe life of the Ummat, which now makes a living from his own land, will begin to reverse after a while.
- DirectorSemih EvinStarsZeynep SirmaliSadri AlisikKemal EdigeA young man looking for his lover and child, whom he left years ago in Istanbul.
- DirectorSami AyanogluStarsSami AyanogluHeyecan BasaranSadri AlisikThe bandit Ismail, who started a new life in Istanbul, will be involved in crime in his new jobs too.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsAyhan IsikGülistan GüzeyNeriman KöksalKemal escapes from prison to prove his innocence and want to find his wife (Nevin) because can not receives any news from her.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsMuzaffer TemaNedret GüvençTemel KaramahmutAfter his mother had died, Kenan (Muzaffer Tema) left the home to take care of a goodhearted rich man, whose daughter Nalan (Nedret Güvenç) fell deeply in love with him...
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsNimet AlpNeriman KöksalBülent OranPistachio and Mistik are two brothers who cannot hold on to any business. Somehow they are responsible for the safety of a casino.
- DirectorOrhon Murat AriburnuSami AyanogluCahide SonkuStarsZeki MürenCahide SonkuHadi HünThe story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.
- DirectorBaha GelenbeviStarsCüneyt GökçerAyten ÇankayaMünir Özkul
- DirectorTurgut DemiragStarsCelal InceMualla KaynakZeki AlpanThe story of Saban, who was sent back to the world because his good deeds and sins were equal.
- DirectorSadan KamilStarsTuran SeyfiogluSezer SezinNubar TerziyanFugitive changes his name to Ali and starts working in the field. In this process, the police will try to enlighten the reasons for the murder in which Ömer was involved.
- DirectorOrhan DilmenStarsMuzaffer TemaGönül BayhanAyten Çankayathe story of a police chief and a gang of smugglers
- DirectorSirri GültekinStarsGülistan GüzeyBülent OranKenan Pars
- DirectorSami AyanogluStarsSami AyanogluNeriman KöksalMümtaz EnerThe story of Battal Gazi, who is trying to avenge his father.
- DirectorSami AyanogluStarsSadri AlisikFerda FerdagSami AyanogluThe story of a doctor and nurse who fell in love with each other during the Crimean War.
- DirectorOsman F. SedenStarsEsref KolçakNeriman KöksalKenan ParsThe story of two siblings in love with the same woman
- DirectorOsman F. SedenStarsTalat ArtemelPervin ParTurgut ÖzatayThe fight of poor Omer and rich Kerim, who want to marry the same woman.
- DirectorFaruk KençStarsBelgin DorukTuran SeyfiogluBülent OranThe love story between a fugitive and a governor's daughter set in Arabia.
- DirectorOsman F. SedenStarsZeki MürenSezer SezinMünir ÖzkulA love story between a chauffeur, a poor girl and a very rich woman.
- DirectorOsman F. SedenStarsAyhan IsikBelgin DorukAtif KaptanThe story of a man who had to commit a robbery in order to get the woman he loves treated.
- DirectorSadan KamilStarsSadri AlisikLeyla SayarSemih SergenThe love story of a young girl who lost her mother during childbirth.
- DirectorNisan HançeryanStarsKenan ParsMuhterem NurAhmet MekinThe dramatic story of bureaucrat Kenan and his wife Fehiman, who were crippled by an accident in Europe.
- DirectorMemduh ÜnStarsMuhterem NurFikret HakanSalih TozanThree hopeless cronies from the slums help a blind panhandler girl who is homeless and hungry. The girl, an ingenue, brings a new hope to everyone's life, especially to the one who falls in love with her.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsÇolpan IlhanSadri AlisikTurgut ÖzatayCaptain Ridvan falls in love with Guner but there is a huge obstacle between them. This is Ali who is a foreign exchange smuggler and bar owner.
- DirectorSemih EvinStarsSezer SezinKenan ArtunOrhon Murat AriburnuAysesin is the daughter of a Pasha known for opposing the Sultan. She sets out to go hunting with her fiance Kerim in Adapazari. Fettah, the Adapazari Police Commander, also has his eye on Aysesin. But she rejects his offer.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsSezer SezinHalide PiskinYasar ÖzsoyRiza and Fistik pickpocket to make both ends meet. When they enter a deluxe villa they find themselves in the middle of a costume party. Subsequently, the fur flied.
- DirectorOsman F. SedenStarsZeki MürenDeniz TanyeliTuran SeyfiogluThe story of Berdus Bedri, who was forced to shine shoes and steal by his older brother.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsSezer SezinMünir ÖzkulAltan KarindasDramatic musical about Munir who is a pianist and Kenan who is a violinist. They play in a nightclub and looking for love of theirs life.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsYilmaz GüneyPervin ParTalat GözbakHalil is a young man who is interested in hunting deer. Halil's fiancee, Zeynep, complains about Halil's passion. A man named Karaca Ali is also in love with Zeynep.
- DirectorOrhon Murat AriburnuStarsOrhon Murat AriburnuNedret GüvençNuri GençCavalry Captain Tahsin, who was injured during the War of Independence, loses his memory. An emotional relationship begins with the teacher Belkis in the village of Kuyucak.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsFikret HakanPervin ParSettar KörmükçüThe love of Doctor Murat and Menekse in a village.
- DirectorOrhon Murat AriburnuStarsYilmaz GüneyCavidan DoraUlvi UrazThe struggle of Zelis and Cemal against those who want to prevent their union.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsSezer SezinKemal TanriöverSettar KörmükçüAn idealist teacher in national struggle of Turkey and local resident who collaborate with Greeks against her.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsFikret HakanRuth ElizabethSadik AkarsuHasan from Alacakoy and Zeliha from Orenkoy love each other but both villagers are hostile each other. Take advantage of this hostility Remzi sets a snare for lovers.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsSezer SezinKenan ArtunNubar TerziyanCaptain Adnan is after a smuggling gang. While trying to catch the gang on crime, Adnan meets Zeynep, the daughter of the head of the gang, and falls in love with her.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsYilmaz GüneyNurhan NurAli EkdalA patriot must deliver a top secret document from one capital city to the other in order to warn his commanders about the nationalist movements during the final years of the Ottoman Empire and the Order Of The Caliphate.
- DirectorÇetin KaramanbeyStarsIhsan EvrimNeriman KöksalOrhon Murat AriburnuThe heroic story of Kiran Bey, who resisted the enemy forces in Istanbul.
- DirectorMehmet MuhtarStarsVahi ÖzZiya KeskinerNimet TanriöverThe events that happened to Recep and Saban who came to Istanbul for the first time.
- DirectorSemih EvinStarsSafiye AylaMüzeyyen SenarPerihan Altindag SözeriThe comedy of the treasure seekers.
- DirectorMehmet MuhtarStarsGülistan GüzeySadri AlisikMine CoskunThe story of a rich man who loves a poor young girl but cannot find a return for his love.
- DirectorVedat ArStarsPerihan Altindag SözeriMünir Nurettin SelçukIhsan EvrimThe story of composer Sadullah Aga who fell in love with the Sultan's concubine and fell into the dungeons.
- DirectorSami AyanogluStarsSuavi TedüGülistan GüzeySamiye HünA soldier who supports the War of Independence in occupied Istanbul falls in love with the daughter of the occupying commander.
- DirectorFaruk KençStarsSadri AlisikNeriman KöksalKadir Savunthe freedom struggle of a soldier against the sultan.
- DirectorKani KipçakStarsGülistan GüzeyMuzaffer TemaKani KipçakA real story, set in 1919 during the occupation years of Istanbul, tells of the Neighborhood bully Hrisantos and the Commissioner Muharrem who is after him.
- DirectorFaruk KençStarsSadri AlisikMine CoskunVedat KaraokçuThe civil struggle of Marash against the French Occupation forces.
- DirectorVedat Örfi BengüStarsCemil DemirelAyse GüzelOsman VarolThe impact of the Korean War on the Turkish people.
- DirectorOrhon Murat AriburnuStarsOrhon Murat AriburnuNedret GüvençMuazzez ArçayTwo people who were exiled, regain their old lives after being defrauded by a prince.
- DirectorKadri ÖgelmanStarsMuzaffer AslanFatma AndaçAli Üstüntasa doctor trying to save people from malaria by draining the swamp in the village.
- DirectorBaha GelenbeviStarsMuhterem NurBülent UfukAli KorkutThe story of a woman who had no children for seven years.
- DirectorSakir SirmaliStarsIhsan EvrimAyfer FerayNana AslanogluAli Aga kidnaps Yörük Osman's fiancee Zeynep and hides her in the mountains. Zeynep becomes Ireni and is to marry Ali Aga's son. But on the wedding night Osman appears.
- DirectorSeyfi HavaeriStarsNevin AyparMuhip ArcimanNuri GençThe love between a young death row inmate and the woman he loves.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsGülistan GüzeyMuzaffer TemaPola MorelliA Turkish agent (Esat / English Kemal) fights with occupation forces in occupied Istanbul in national struggle of Turkey, particularly famous English agent called Lawrence.
- DirectorFaruk KençStarsBelgin DorukMahir ÖzerdemBülent UfukThe life of a farm girl who gets her lover after various events.
- DirectorMetin ErksanStarsAsik VeyselAyfer FerayKemal ÖzThe film depicts the life of folk poet Âsik Veysel. Veysel, who lost his sight due to smallpox as a child, discovers saz. His life, filled with love, losses, poetry, and struggles, and his influence on Turkish folk music, are portrayed.
- DirectorNedim V. OtyamStarsNevin AyparSedat ErginSuat TanerThe story of a man called for military service and his fiancee left in the village.
- DirectorMehmet MuhtarStarsAnnie BallCahit IrgatAyfer FerayAzmi is a lawyer from Istanbul. Drakula of Romania has assumed a new title. Azmi travels to Romania for legal matters. He is warned of Drakula but Azmi is a strong believer of goodness.
- DirectorSami AyanogluStarsSuavi TedüGül GülgünSami AyanogluLove between the children of two feuding families.
- DirectorOrhon Murat AriburnuStarsAyhan IsikNedret GüvençOrhon Murat AriburnuThe story of people chasing a Byzantine treasure.
- DirectorAydin ArakonStarsCahit IrgatYildiz KenterVedat Örfi BengüThe patriotic story of the daughter of a minister working under enemy forces and the artillery major Sami.
- DirectorEnver BurçkinStarsAyhan IsikMesiha YeldaAhmet Tarik TekçeThe painful story of a young married woman who was kidnapped to the mountain and raped by the Aga.
- DirectorSeyfi HavaeriStarsSeyfi HavaeriFatma AndaçAtif KaptanIt is the story of an officer who was blinded during the War of Independence and began to see after marrying the girl he loves, Leyla.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsTuran SeyfiogluMahir ÖzerdemAtif KaptanThe story of Sadik and Osman, who heroically resisted the Balkan gangs who gave bloody raids on Turkish villages in the Ottoman Empire's Rumeli Province in 1910.
- DirectorMetin ErksanStarsTuran SeyfiogluAvni DilligilNeriman KöksalBased on the early-20th century stories by famous writer Peyami Safa, a cloak-and-dagger story shaped around the character Cingöz Recai.
- DirectorSelahattin BurçkinStarsNevin AyparMahir ÖzerdemNeriman Köksala woman who hurt the men she was with.
- DirectorSinasi ÖzonukStarsEsref KolçakNeriman KöksalTalat ArtemelThe story of a young man who is dragged back into dirty work while trying to clear himself of the dirty jobs he was named after.
- DirectorAydin ArakonStarsNeriman KöksalOrhan GünsiraySükran SabuncuThe lives of Necla and his sister Perihan, who remained in the dormitories of his father, became poison because of the hostility of his young stepmother Nüveyre to them. Because Necla used weapons and knives like a man, he is known by his employees.
- DirectorSinasi ÖzonukStarsMahir ÖzerdemNilgün EsenTuran Seyfioglu
- DirectorKemal Necati ÇakusStarsNeriman KöksalKenan ArtunOya SensevThe story of workers working in coal mines.
- DirectorNuri AkinciStarsKemal KanNeriman KöksalTalat Artemel
- DirectorNejat SaydamStarsNeriman KöksalEkrem BoraMuhip Arciman
- DirectorSuavi TedüStarsLale OralogluSuavi TedüNeriman KöksalThe story of a woman trying to hold on to life alone.
- DirectorMünir Hayri EgeliStarsCüneyt GökçerErika RembergLale OralogluNilgün is forced to choose between rich Indian Prince Ahmed and Omar. What happened during the separation is effective in Nilgün's decision.
- DirectorOrhan ErçinStarsNevin AyparOrhan ErçinSadri KaranThe changed lives of Vecdi and his family with the death threat they received.
- DirectorHayri EsenStarsHayri EsenFerda FerdagFeridun ÇölgeçenCaptain Suha, who was the aide of the sultan in the palace, passed to Anatolia to save the homeland.
- DirectorAydin ArakonStarsCahit IrgatGönül BayhanSevki ArtunEffort to find out the past of a man who has lost his memory.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsAyhan IsikNurhan NurTekin AkmansoyThe story of a Turkish detachment serving in the Korean War.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsAyhan IsikAltan KarindasAtif KaptanAdil who is tasked to annihilate Bulgarian hijackers that against Ottoman Empire. Meanwhile Adil meets Kristina and complex relationships are experienced between them.
- DirectorOrhan ElmasStarsHümasah HiçanMahir ÖzerdemOrhan ElmasInternational Adana Film Festival, Best 2nd Film.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsCahide SonkuNuri AltinokSaziye MoralA young man who saved the life of a young woman who was attacked and then falls in love with the woman he saved.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsMuzaffer TemaGülistan GüzeyHadi HünThe love of a young girl with a psychiatrist.
- DirectorÇetin KaramanbeyStarsYilmaz DuruTürkan SülünOrhon Murat AriburnuThe story of a wicked landowner and two young people who love each other like crazy.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsAyhan IsikTuran SeyfiogluNese YulaçOrhan and Muzaffer fall in love with same woman and become enemies to each other. Stepdaughter of this "femme fatale" woman loves one of these brothers.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsLale OralogluHayri EsenDeniz TanyeliIn consequence of misunderstanding Necla is divorced from her husband. Necla kills someone and she is advocated by her daughter.
- DirectorMehdi ÖzgürelStarsMuzaffer TemaBelgin DorukTuran SeyfiogluEngineers working in Zonguldak Coal Mines and their problems.
- DirectorArsevir AlyanakStarsZeki MürenBelgin DorukNese YulaçZeki has a beautiful voice but he is poor and is forced to sell his oud. In the music shop he meets Nermin. They fall in love. But Semra, a rich woman, is also interested in Zeki.
- DirectorMemduh ÜnStarsMuhterem NurEsref KolçakHalit AkçatepeFikret and Sevim, who fall into the hands of a cruel stepmother, run away from home. Farm owner Hasan Bey adopts them. Hasan's wife Nesrin loves Fikret and the two siblings have to separate from each other.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsNedret GüvençMuzaffer TemaSadri AlisikThe story of a woman forced to marry a man she doesn't love.
- DirectorSemih EvinStarsSezer SezinKenan ArtunAltan KarindasThe story of two women who love the same man.
- DirectorMuharrem GürsesStarsDeniz TanyeliSaltuk KaplangiSevki ArtunThe story of an ignorant mother and the beautiful Zeynep who lost her mind for the sake of love.
- DirectorLütfi Ö. AkadStarsSettar KörmükçüÇolpan IlhanFikret HakanThe story of a group of people chasing a treasure.