Zeki Alasya

Acting

Zeki Alasya

Born — Died

1943-04-18 — 2015-05-08

Place of birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

100 titles

(d. 16 Nisan 1943, İstanbul), Ankaralı Türk tiyatro ve sinema sanatçısı. Kıbrıslı Mehmet Kamil Paşa'nın yeğenidir. Robert Koleji'den mezun oldu. Sanat hayatına da 1959'da MTTB tiyatrosunda amatör olarak başladı. Arena, Genar ve Ulvi Uraz tiyatrolarında çalıştıktan sonra Haldun Taner, Metin Akpınar ve Ahmet Gülhan ile birlikte Devekuşu Kabare Tiyatrosu'nun kurucuları arasında yer aldı. Film çevirmeye 1973'ten sonra başladı. Metin Akpınar ile birlikte Türk sinemasında yeni bir ikili oluşturdular. Birçok filmde yer aldı. 1998 yılında Kültür Bakanlığı'nca verilen Devlet Sanatçısı unvanını almıştır.

Known for

Film credits

2000s · 12 titles

Oyunbozan poster
NR

The author Kemal Yılmaz is a former customer of taxi driver Metin. They have a warm friendship that has developed over the years. The author, who has contracted a terminal illness, is dying. He has only one wish left in life: to find out who killed his friends. Metin, on the other hand, cannot understand such ideals and wants to simply fade away into the ordinary life. Kemal wants to see the mountain hotel where he wrote his works one last time. As usual, Metin will take Kemal there. However, they cannot meet. Metin has witnessed a murder and fallen into the hands of the killers. Thus, our heroes find themselves in an unexpected game.

Oyunbozan

2000

Pardon poster
7.4

Based on a true event, Pardon tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization. Ibrahim's fear of uniforms makes him runaway whenever he sees one. Because of this, police mistakes him with a terrorist and takes him and his friend Muzo into custody. Fooled by the police during the interrogation they name another friend, Aydin, in hope of saving themselves. As they all end up in prison, they remember the families and lovers they left behind.

Pardon

2005

Wacky Class Welcome poster
3.4

The year is 2003, and the Private Çamlıca High School, once home to the legendary “Hababam Class”, is still in operation. The school’s founder has passed away, and his son, nicknamed “Mad Bedri,” now runs the place. The time-honored Hababam traditions continue in full force, and every teacher is so exasperated by the endless pranks of that class that they’re constantly looking for a way out. Seeing his chance, Mad Bedri plans to sell the school to a developer in exchange for floor space rights, so that it can be torn down and replaced with a high-rise office complex. When the principal, Fatoş, learns of his scheme, she enlists the help of the original “Hababam” alumni to save the school by taking on its current troublemakers. Tensions rise once Bedri announces the sale, and a huge surprise awaits everyone.

Wacky Class Welcome

2004

Can poster
3.0

The sad story of a young girl's fall from the illuminated world of the runways into the darkness of drugs. Can who escapes from her home in order to reach the sparkling life she has longed for meets a young man named Hakan and falls in love. However, the path of the young lovers crosses with drugs and Can falls from the summit and gets stuck in a swamp.

Can

2007

Cumhurbaşkanı Öteki Türkiye'de poster
7.0

One day, exhausted by the fast pace of politics, the President secretly escapes to catch his breath, even if only for a short while, and mingles with the people. As this VIP escape team, consisting of the First Lady and the President, is about to leave the borders of Ankara, another unexpected escapee joins them: the prostitute Buse.

Cumhurbaşkanı Öteki Türkiye'de

2004

Güle Güle poster
7.1

Car mechanic Şemsi separated from his wife years ago and lives alone, far away from his only child. Celal is a disciplined retired colonel married to Zarife. İsmet is an introverted film buff who has spent his life on the island, while Galip is a faithful platonic lover who has lived a strange "love" with Rosa, a Cuban woman he saw only once, and has never betrayed this woman with whom he has been corresponding for years. Unable to afford to go to Cuba or bring Rosa there, Galip falls ill and learns he has cancer. His friends do everything they can to make him happy before he dies, even putting their homes up for sale. But when the money still isn't enough, there's only one thing left to do: To obtain the money needed to send Galip to Cuba, they decide to rob five charming elderly bankers!

Güle Güle

2000

Hayattan Korkma poster
4.0

The film tells the story of three families who produce enough to sustain themselves in a small town and live off what they produce. Talat, who runs a dairy farm, Bedrettin, who raises chickens, and Rıfkı, who bakes bread in the bakery he inherited from his father, are three friends who have lived in the same town since birth, raised their children together, and have never been apart since childhood. When Talat's child falls ill, life begins to change suddenly. The most important message the film conveys to the audience is defined as "hope."

Hayattan Korkma

2008

Rus Gelin poster
4.5

The world champion archer, who comes from Moldova, one of the poorest countries in the Eastern Bloc, wants to compete on behalf of Turkey. To do so, she must be married to a Turkish man. The federation president intervenes and decides to arrange a formal marriage. For this purpose, a former wrestler is persuaded to be the groom. After the comical marriage, events will take a rather amusing turn. Zeki Alasya, who directed the film, once again appears on screen with Metin Akpınar, effectively responding to speculation that they are estranged.

Rus Gelin

2003

When Luck Breaks the Door poster
5.5

Kuddusi Yurdum, a minibus driver, competes in a TV quiz show to win a grand prize for his family. After narrowly missing the final question, they accept a consolation trip to Barbunya Island, where unexpected and funny adventures await.

When Luck Breaks the Door

2005

Game of Love poster
5.2

With his dad’s shop threatened by commercial development, Ali decides to change the building contractor’s mind by making his daughter fall for him.

Game of Love

2009

Ömerçip poster
2.6

This is the millennium version of the old black and white movies produced by Erler film.. The stories of those movies were like fairy tales to its audiences. Years passed and now we are to witness the the funny story of the rich girl Melek, her boy friend Adnan, the cab driver, their bright son Omer, the sweet Hulusi Bey, Necdet the chef, Kayhan the butler, Suzan the trouble making nanny, Coskun the rapist, Nuri the psychopath, and Onder the thief of hearts!

Ömerçip

2003

Kalbin Zamanı poster
8.5

In this lush police mystery, the love of three different men for one woman spans five decades and results in one man's death.

Kalbin Zamanı

2004

1980s · 13 titles

Şaka Yapma poster
6.1

The film tells the story of a young man who contracts a terminal illness and becomes a commercial star. Zeki supports his family by driving a taxi. After being hit by a car, he is taken to the hospital for examination. His friend Metin learns that Zeki has contracted a terminal illness. The businessman who hit Zeki includes him in an advertising campaign. Believing that everything is for a good cause, Zeki agrees to portray a young man on the brink of death in the advertisements. Despite the advertising campaign gaining significant attention nationwide, things will not unfold as the banker had anticipated.

Şaka Yapma

1981

Deliler poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Deliler

1988

Prohibitions poster
8.5

It is a Zeki-Metin comedy that satirizes the bans in the Republic of Turkey.

Prohibitions

1984

Baş Belası poster
6.2

No synopsis available yet.

Baş Belası

1982

Aşk Olsun poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aşk Olsun

1985

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu poster
7.8

As they say, dreams are worth the world. This is such a journey, back to the days of old Istanbul and the heart of Istanbul, Beyoğlu, a journey back in time. The humorous story of Beyoğlu, from the beauty that brings a smile to your face with clean memories and nostalgic dreams to the decadence of today's arabesque.

Beyoğlu Beyoğlu

1984

Reklamlar poster
7.0

From print media to television, from the streets to the highways, our entire environment has become inundated with advertising. Even our homes are now ruled by advertising. We eat advertising, we drink advertising. From prize-winning chewing gum to installment plans for white goods, from lottery tickets to promotions for effective cleaning products, we are completely immersed in advertising! This irresistible phenomenon, which targets the audience defined as "media," manipulates our subconscious, and is transforming us into an increasingly consumerist society.

Reklamlar

1988

Patron Duymasın poster
5.8

A fun comedy about two young people working at the same place who fight back against their boss who treats his employees badly.

Patron Duymasın

1985

Büyük Kabare poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Büyük Kabare

1982

Dönme Dolap poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Dönme Dolap

1983

Namus Düşmanı poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Namus Düşmanı

1986

Davetsiz Misafir poster
5.9

Halim Bey, a man of extremely polite character, is transferred from his position as a cashier at a bank to Istanbul. Halim Bey and his family begin staying at the home of a young man they meet there. However, when a thief who looks very similar to him takes his place to rob the bank, chaos ensues.

Davetsiz Misafir

1983

Yanlış Numara poster
4.9

Police officer Erol is assigned to track down a gang involved in the smuggling of historical artifacts. He begins working as a laborer at the hotel where a woman named Karen, who is connected to the gang, is staying. Sami, whom he meets and befriends among the hotel staff, falls in love with Karen. This complicates Erol's job. While tracking Karen, Erol will also have to deal with Sami.

Yanlış Numara

1985

1970s · 27 titles

Where Are These Guys Looking At? poster
6.9

Metin and his best friend Zeki comes to Istanbul to get married. All of a sudden they become famous and funny stories start.

Where Are These Guys Looking At?

1976

The Blue Bead poster
7.5

After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six ne'er-do-wells decide to kidnap the star performer Emel Sayın for revenge.

The Blue Bead

1975

Sev Kardeşim poster
6.5

A factory owners son falls in love with a worker who works at the factory.

Sev Kardeşim

1972

The Stupid Millionaire poster
7.6

The funny treasure hunt of 4 rural brothers in Istanbul, after the recent death of their father who left them a treasure map as heritage.

The Stupid Millionaire

1974

Mirasyediler poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Mirasyediler

1974

Bal Kız: Şenlik Var poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Bal Kız: Şenlik Var

1974

Hamsi Nuri poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Hamsi Nuri

1973

Sweet Talker poster
6.5

Ferit is a basketball player from Istanbul. One day, at a camp he attends, he meets Emine, a village teacher. They fall in love at first sight and get married, but the spell is broken when Ferit's friends from the city arrive.

Sweet Talker

1972

There is a Lion in Every Heart poster
6.2

A janitor, caretaker and the other two friends who, despite years of primary school, which is highly overage in order to get the story of their struggle

There is a Lion in Every Heart

1976

From the Village to the City poster
8.1

After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.

From the Village to the City

1974

Five Chickens, One Cock poster
1.0

Kazım, who migrated from his village to Istanbul, suddenly becomes famous for his sexual prowess and becomes the darling of society women.

Five Chickens, One Cock

1974

Güler misin Ağlar mısın poster
6.5

Cemal, from Kayseri, is a prominent businessman. He runs a hotel in Kuşadası. However, this story is about the sacrifices made by two close friends for the people they love. Metin, who works as a receptionist at Cemal Bey's hotel, and Zeki, who works in construction, are inseparable friends. Cemal Bey decides to build a mini-golf facility to make more money and plans to put Metin in charge of it. At the same time, Metin is planning to marry Aysel, the daughter of Rasim Usta. However, Rasim Usta's house must be demolished to make way for the facility. As a result, Zeki and Metin oppose Cemal Bey. They build a floating house for Rasim Usta, who is now homeless. Cemal Bey devises plans to get rid of them. However, a guest arriving at the resort will change everything...

Güler misin Ağlar mısın

1975

Doktor poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Doktor

1979

Nereden Çıktı Bu Velet poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Nereden Çıktı Bu Velet

1975

Tarkan: The Golden Medallion poster
5.5

Vandal king Attila's trying to save his son kidnapped by Tarkan and stories of friends.

Tarkan: The Golden Medallion

1973

Petrol Kings poster
5.9

Zeki and Metin are two close friends who want to get married with the girls they love but they are both broke. One day they find petrol from their garden and everything changes. They become rich by selling the petrol that they found in their garden. The value of the house triples all of a sudden.

Petrol Kings

1978

Karaoğlan Geliyor: Cengizhan'ın Hazineleri poster
6.2

Karaoğlan, orphaned during a brutal betrayal in Genghis Khan’s court, is rescued and raised by a kindly innkeeper after the villainous Tokta Bey murders his people to seize the hidden treasure. As he grows, he embarks on a dangerous quest to locate Khan’s lost fortune and reclaim his heritage.

Karaoğlan Geliyor: Cengizhan'ın Hazineleri

1972

Garibin Çilesi Ölünce Biter poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Garibin Çilesi Ölünce Biter

1979

Beş Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin poster
6.0

Zeki and Metin are two friends who work at the same place and share the same house. They also have a friend named Nuri who is always drunk. One day, Zeki and Metin play a game of chance and win the jackpot. However, Nuri has sold the jacket with the ticket in it to a secondhand dealer. The two friends set out to find the jacket.

Beş Milyoncuk Borç Verir misin

1975

Kaynanam Kudurdu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kaynanam Kudurdu

1974

My Brother-in-Law poster
6.5

Selim, a minibus driver, moves to a new neighborhood. After a while, he falls in love with Zeynep, who lives in the neighborhood, and proposes to her. She accepts on the condition that he convinces her brother. Selim will try to convince her brother Halim, a bully, so that he can marry Zeynep.

My Brother-in-Law

1977

Sivri Akıllılar poster
5.6

Funny stories of the two friends working at the hotel who are trying to find the lost treasure.

Sivri Akıllılar

1977

Hasip and Nasip poster
6.7

After two families being at loggerheads for years, it is now Hasip and Nasip's turn. They fight to win the mayor election, and to marry their common love interest, Perihan.

Hasip and Nasip

1976

Vay Başımıza Gelenler poster
6.3

The film is about a group of friends planning a robbery. Halis is about to be released from prison. Although he plans to go into business with Kamil, whom he met in prison, they are unable to achieve their goal. Halis then returns to running his repair shop. Shortly thereafter, Kamil also moves to the neighborhood and settles in next to Halis. Meanwhile, the neighborhood is in dire straits and struggling to make ends meet. Kamil is also suffering from the same problem. One day, while unloading goods at Galata Tower, Kamil sees some jewelry that piques his interest. Determined to steal the jewelry from the exhibition, Kamil tries to convince the neighborhood residents to help him. However, the mafia has also taken action to get the jewelry.

Vay Başımıza Gelenler

1979

Cafer'in Çilesi poster
5.2

Cafer is the sole employee at the mansion owned by Atiye Hanım and Azmi Bey. Having worked at the mansion for many years, the owners trust Cafer implicitly. One day, Azmi Bey and Atiye Hanım leave for Romania for a month. They leave Cafer in charge of the entire house. After the homeowners leave, Cafer runs into his army buddy Refik. Refik, who was fired from his job the same day, moves into the mansion to stay with Cafer. Cafer's trust in Refik will get him into trouble.

Cafer'in Çilesi

1978

Yalancı Yarim poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Yalancı Yarim

1973

Köşe Kapmaca poster
5.8

A comedy about a group of friends who, after committing a jewelry heist, get caught by a mafia boss and struggle to get their jewelry back.

Köşe Kapmaca

1979

Series credits

Behind the camera

Deliler poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Deliler

1988

Prohibitions poster
8.5

It is a Zeki-Metin comedy that satirizes the bans in the Republic of Turkey.

Prohibitions

1984

Aşk Olsun poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aşk Olsun

1985

Dün Bugün poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dün Bugün

1990

The Blue Bead poster
7.5

After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six ne'er-do-wells decide to kidnap the star performer Emel Sayın for revenge.

The Blue Bead

1975

Cumhurbaşkanı Öteki Türkiye'de poster
7.0

One day, exhausted by the fast pace of politics, the President secretly escapes to catch his breath, even if only for a short while, and mingles with the people. As this VIP escape team, consisting of the First Lady and the President, is about to leave the borders of Ankara, another unexpected escapee joins them: the prostitute Buse.

Cumhurbaşkanı Öteki Türkiye'de

2004

Cumhurbaşkanı Öteki Türkiye'de poster
7.0

One day, exhausted by the fast pace of politics, the President secretly escapes to catch his breath, even if only for a short while, and mingles with the people. As this VIP escape team, consisting of the First Lady and the President, is about to leave the borders of Ankara, another unexpected escapee joins them: the prostitute Buse.

Cumhurbaşkanı Öteki Türkiye'de

2004

Reklamlar poster
7.0

From print media to television, from the streets to the highways, our entire environment has become inundated with advertising. Even our homes are now ruled by advertising. We eat advertising, we drink advertising. From prize-winning chewing gum to installment plans for white goods, from lottery tickets to promotions for effective cleaning products, we are completely immersed in advertising! This irresistible phenomenon, which targets the audience defined as "media," manipulates our subconscious, and is transforming us into an increasingly consumerist society.

Reklamlar

1988

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Her Şey Oğlum İçin

2001

Patron Duymasın poster
5.8

A fun comedy about two young people working at the same place who fight back against their boss who treats his employees badly.

Patron Duymasın

1985

Rus Gelin poster
4.5

The world champion archer, who comes from Moldova, one of the poorest countries in the Eastern Bloc, wants to compete on behalf of Turkey. To do so, she must be married to a Turkish man. The federation president intervenes and decides to arrange a formal marriage. For this purpose, a former wrestler is persuaded to be the groom. After the comical marriage, events will take a rather amusing turn. Zeki Alasya, who directed the film, once again appears on screen with Metin Akpınar, effectively responding to speculation that they are estranged.

Rus Gelin

2003

From the Village to the City poster
8.1

After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.

From the Village to the City

1974

Yaz Bitti poster
4.0

Zeneps boyfriend Savas is very interested in sports. He wants to be a coach fot ht volley ball team.

Yaz Bitti

1985

Doktor poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Doktor

1979

Doktor poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Doktor

1979

Dönme Dolap poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Dönme Dolap

1983

Dönme Dolap poster
5.6

No synopsis available yet.

Dönme Dolap

1983

Dikenli Yol poster
NR

The film tells the story of a political criminal after his release from prison. Hüseyin is sent to prison for a crime he committed while he was a university student. His fiancée's brother, Yadigar, is also wanted for the same crime. Hüseyin sends Yadigar to his brother Aziz's house for help. However, while helping Yadigar, Aziz is shot and killed. Years later, a pardon is issued, and Hüseyin is released from prison. Upon returning home, Hüseyin will try to rebuild his life.

Dikenli Yol

1986

Namus Düşmanı poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Namus Düşmanı

1986

Davetsiz Misafir poster
5.9

Halim Bey, a man of extremely polite character, is transferred from his position as a cashier at a bank to Istanbul. Halim Bey and his family begin staying at the home of a young man they meet there. However, when a thief who looks very similar to him takes his place to rob the bank, chaos ensues.

Davetsiz Misafir

1983

Yanlış Numara poster
4.9

Police officer Erol is assigned to track down a gang involved in the smuggling of historical artifacts. He begins working as a laborer at the hotel where a woman named Karen, who is connected to the gang, is staying. Sami, whom he meets and befriends among the hotel staff, falls in love with Karen. This complicates Erol's job. While tracking Karen, Erol will also have to deal with Sami.

Yanlış Numara

1985

Nereden Çıktı Bu Velet poster
6.6

No synopsis available yet.

Nereden Çıktı Bu Velet

1975

Petrol Kings poster
5.9

Zeki and Metin are two close friends who want to get married with the girls they love but they are both broke. One day they find petrol from their garden and everything changes. They become rich by selling the petrol that they found in their garden. The value of the house triples all of a sudden.

Petrol Kings

1978

Petrol Kings poster
5.9

Zeki and Metin are two close friends who want to get married with the girls they love but they are both broke. One day they find petrol from their garden and everything changes. They become rich by selling the petrol that they found in their garden. The value of the house triples all of a sudden.

Petrol Kings

1978

My Brother-in-Law poster
6.5

Selim, a minibus driver, moves to a new neighborhood. After a while, he falls in love with Zeynep, who lives in the neighborhood, and proposes to her. She accepts on the condition that he convinces her brother. Selim will try to convince her brother Halim, a bully, so that he can marry Zeynep.

My Brother-in-Law

1977

Sivri Akıllılar poster
5.6

Funny stories of the two friends working at the hotel who are trying to find the lost treasure.

Sivri Akıllılar

1977

Sivri Akıllılar poster
5.6

Funny stories of the two friends working at the hotel who are trying to find the lost treasure.

Sivri Akıllılar

1977

Vay Başımıza Gelenler poster
6.3

The film is about a group of friends planning a robbery. Halis is about to be released from prison. Although he plans to go into business with Kamil, whom he met in prison, they are unable to achieve their goal. Halis then returns to running his repair shop. Shortly thereafter, Kamil also moves to the neighborhood and settles in next to Halis. Meanwhile, the neighborhood is in dire straits and struggling to make ends meet. Kamil is also suffering from the same problem. One day, while unloading goods at Galata Tower, Kamil sees some jewelry that piques his interest. Determined to steal the jewelry from the exhibition, Kamil tries to convince the neighborhood residents to help him. However, the mafia has also taken action to get the jewelry.

Vay Başımıza Gelenler

1979

Ömerçip poster
2.6

This is the millennium version of the old black and white movies produced by Erler film.. The stories of those movies were like fairy tales to its audiences. Years passed and now we are to witness the the funny story of the rich girl Melek, her boy friend Adnan, the cab driver, their bright son Omer, the sweet Hulusi Bey, Necdet the chef, Kayhan the butler, Suzan the trouble making nanny, Coskun the rapist, Nuri the psychopath, and Onder the thief of hearts!

Ömerçip

2003

Cafer'in Çilesi poster
5.2

Cafer is the sole employee at the mansion owned by Atiye Hanım and Azmi Bey. Having worked at the mansion for many years, the owners trust Cafer implicitly. One day, Azmi Bey and Atiye Hanım leave for Romania for a month. They leave Cafer in charge of the entire house. After the homeowners leave, Cafer runs into his army buddy Refik. Refik, who was fired from his job the same day, moves into the mansion to stay with Cafer. Cafer's trust in Refik will get him into trouble.

Cafer'in Çilesi

1978

Elveda Dostum poster
8.5

Dursun is an idealistic teacher. He has a happy family with his wife and son (Arkadaş). Despite being unemployed and penniless, he neither looks for work nor accepts any job. At the urging of his friends, he begins giving private lessons to a student. He starts to earn some money. The student's aunt, Sibel, is next in line for lessons, and she is attracted to Dursun, who reciprocates her feelings. This budding love cannot be hidden for long; it becomes public knowledge and makes headlines in the newspapers. The time has come to make a decision, but he refuses, returns home, yet his family, who knows everything, abandons him. He is shocked, regretful, and falls apart. While intoxicated, he is involved in an accident, and his condition is critical. Everyone is at his bedside in the hospital. They ask the doctor, "Will he survive?" The doctor replies, "He needs a reason to live." His friend hugs him and cries. Dursun opens his eyes and smiles.

Elveda Dostum

1982

Kaptan poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kaptan

1984

Köşe Kapmaca poster
5.8

A comedy about a group of friends who, after committing a jewelry heist, get caught by a mafia boss and struggle to get their jewelry back.

Köşe Kapmaca

1979