Altan Erkekli

Acting

Altan Erkekli

Born 1955-11-18 · Istanbul, Turkey

Reşit Altan Erkekli (born 18 January 1955), is a Turkish theatre, film and television actor.

Acting credits

Ayla: The Daughter of War poster
8.0

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

Ayla: The Daughter of War

2017

The Shadowless poster
6.5

A barber working in Istanbul longs to be ‘both here and far, far away’. One day, he takes the day off and disappears abruptly without warning anyone. He then settles in a far-flung village. Some mysterious events start happening in the village as people disappear one by one.

The Shadowless

2009

The 80th Step poster
9.0

The story of a group of former activist friends who came together after September 12 and questioned the past.

The 80th Step

1996

Madımak: Carina'nın Günlüğü poster
3.3

Carina is a young Dutch woman studying anthropology who travels to Ankara to conduct reesarch.

Madımak: Carina'nın Günlüğü

2015

Waiting for Heaven poster
6.7

Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in a far off state and to be executed soon. Eflatun is ordered to make a portrait of the rebel prince who's been condemned to death in a Western manner to help the authorities be certain on the identity of him. Upon the order, Eflatun sets off for an arduous journey to Anatolia. He picks up a girl named Leyla en route. Together, they find themselves in a great venture fraught with sensations.

Waiting for Heaven

2006

Vizontele poster
7.3

The story takes place in the small town of Hakkari in Turkey at the beginning of the '70s. The time has come to bring technology to that small town. The first Television (called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins.

Vizontele

2001

Make a Wish poster
5.5

In one parallel coming-of-age story, Kaan is faced with being uprooted from home; in the other, Berke is faced with bullying. Both demonstrate that when you know and choose what you want - Make a Wish - you can change your life.

Make a Wish

2022

Hatırlayabildiğim Kadarıyla poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hatırlayabildiğim Kadarıyla

The Chaos Class: Summer Games poster
4.7

At a school tournament in Cyprus, Yakışıklı, Racon, Format and Dede wind up competing — and goofing off — on behalf of the Private Çamlıca School.

The Chaos Class: Summer Games

2021

I Saw the Sun poster
6.4

In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul.

I Saw the Sun

2009

Benimle Oynar mısın? poster
4.5

No synopsis available yet.

Benimle Oynar mısın?

2013

Bayram Havası poster
NR

Ramadan traditions are recounted through the stories of grandparents and grandchildren.

Bayram Havası

2022

İstanbul Tales poster
6.8

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

İstanbul Tales

2005

About Arif poster
7.4

No synopsis available yet.

About Arif

2016

The Blue Exile poster
4.6

Mavi Sürgün is a fictionalized account of one period of the life of a Turkish journalist who was condemned to exile for an article he wrote in 1925. He turned his punishment into a reward by creating a little paradise in what is today the holiday resort, Bodrum. In fact he is considered by some to be the first ecologist. The film concentrates on this latter aspect of his character and through flashbacks portrays the inner turmoil of a man who is trying to come to terms with his past. The slow pace is somewhat of a drawback, the flashbacks are often confusing and the protagonist is not always very convincing. But the photography of the country side is exceptional Kenan Ormanlar and the short appearance by a very theatrical Hanna Schygulla of Fassbinder fame adds a little spice to the drama.

The Blue Exile

1993

Magic Carpet Ride poster
6.9

A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession.

Magic Carpet Ride

2005

Kilit poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kilit

2006

Love Likes Coincidences poster
6.8

Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together.

Love Likes Coincidences

2011

Don't Marry Him poster
1.0

What would you do if your daughter is marrying a man against your will and doesn't realize you are right about your reasons? Don't Marry Him tells the story of the taxi driver, Adil, who does everything to no limit to prevent his daughter's marriage to a dangerous guy."

Don't Marry Him

2018

Ağır Romantik poster
3.9

After crossing paths unexpectedly, Aslı and Kerem fall in love but clashing family backgrounds threaten to stand in their way.

Ağır Romantik

2020

Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor poster
7.5

“Anlatacaklarım var! Vaaz vermek değil niyetim, duyduğumu söylemek. Söylemeye değer şeyler duyuyorum zira. Belki hayatı daha yaşanır kılmak için ya da belki sade, ama sade anlatmak için... Sen anlat dedi Tanrı bana, anlaşılsın diye değil, hiçbir mükafat istemeden anlat... Çünkü bir mükafattır artık bir anlatıcıya doğru düzgün anlaşılmak! Sen anlat dedi... Sen sade anlat! Umudu hatırlatsın diye umutsuzluğu, çareye yol açsın diye çaresizliği anlat... Ders verme dedi kimseye, çünkü hoca denmez öğrenmesini bitirene. Çırakları olan bir çıraktır usta, olsa olsa... Sen anlat dedi bana Tanrı, sen sade anlat.... “ Yılmaz Erdoğan, “Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor” oyununun kahramanı Hilmi Duran’a söylettiği bu sözlerle, yazar olarak neden böyle bir oyun yazmak zorunda kaldığını açıklamakla kalmıyor, aynı zamanda kahramanının da kimliğini ele veriyor.

Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor

2003

Son Bilet poster
NR

Barboros sets off to see a play with his wife Ceren and nine-year-old son Ali, when a luxury car crashes into his vehicle at high speed. Barboros loses his wife and son in the accident, and his grief is compounded when the driver responsible for his family's death is released.

Son Bilet

2025

Home Coming poster
6.2

September 1980. Mustafa 'Mehmet Ali Alabora' and his wife, who're both laborers are married for 5 years. The couple has nothing to do with politics and spend their days happily with their 3 year old daughter and their TV, despite the clamor of guns clashing outside every night. One Friday morning, they wake up and hear the voice of Hasan Mutlucan on radio and observe soldiers marching through the streets, the very confirmation of the military coup that has taken place. Arrests begin instantly in workplace and neighborhood. Yet Mustafa, far from being disturbed, assumes that all apprehensions must have rightful reasons. Until the night he's taken into custody, charged with the crimes of a militant code named "Sehmuz".

Home Coming

2006

O... Çocukları poster
6.3

After the coup d'état on September 12, 1980, a husband and wife wanted for political crimes decide to flee abroad. But their children are the biggest obstacle to this plan. Before fleeing abroad, they search for a safe place to leave their children. The couple finally chooses Mehtap Anne's home as the "safest place" for their children. The place where they left their children is actually the "Emanetçi Anne" house, where Mehtap, a former prostitute, takes in the children of other prostitutes who continue to work in the trade after she has left it... Some time after the couple flees abroad, they send an Italian girl to Turkey to retrieve their children. The Italian girl, who wants to take the child left with the "Emanetçi Anne" and bring it to its parents, finds herself caught up in a series of interesting events.

O... Çocukları

2008