Asuman Arsan

Acting

Asuman Arsan

Born — Died

1934-05-09 — 1997-10-11

Known for

Acting

Credits

67 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 33 titles

Tired poster
7.0

Despite his fame and fortune, renowned artist İbrahim Tatlıses is unhappy. He has no life of his own. His circle is filled with people who approach him for their own gain. His work in films, records, and concerts has left him exhausted. One day, he encounters a child on the street and helps him, which changes his life. His young friend reminds him of the joy of life, simplicity, and small pleasures he had forgotten. Meanwhile, İbrahim takes Seda's hand, who is going door to door with the dream of becoming famous. And the relationship between the young woman and him gradually turns into love. However, life's surprises for İbrahim are not over yet.

Tired

1983

Ten Women poster
7.0

The story of nine independent women from various parts of society who committed various crimes.

Ten Women

1987

A Rose In The Swamp poster
9.0

A young woman is trying to build a decent life for herself, but has to deal with the sexual advances of men all around her, including her stepfather.

A Rose In The Swamp

1983

The Big Election in Gırgıriye poster
4.6

In the historic Roma quarter of Sulukule, its colorful residents, led by matriarch Sabahat, her niece Güllü, and rival chieftain candidates Uncle Bekir and family friend Bayram, face their first ever democratic election for “çeribaşı,” erupting into drunken brawls and police interventions. When desperate for funds Sabahat forces Güllü to perform at drug-smuggler Tayfur’s nightclub, a suitcase mix-up reveals hidden cash that spares Bayram from suicide and upends the entire community’s fortunes.

The Big Election in Gırgıriye

1984

The Woman From The Streets poster
4.3

A prostitute is hired for a boy by his father to convince him to leave his lover.

The Woman From The Streets

1984

Fidan poster
NR

Ramazan, together with his children, migrate to the big city, Istanbul in order to give them a better life. His daughter Fidan begins working as a clerk at a shop. But she could not adapt to the life of big city. She runs away with the son of the shop owner. Ramazan searches for his daughter, but the big city already has corrupted his daughter

Fidan

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ana Hasreti

1986

Japanese Connection poster
5.8

Veysel loves a singer named Basak. But she doesn’t love him back. One day Veysel saves the life of a Japanese tourist. Later, the tourist sends a gift to Veysel from Japan. The gift is a robot that looks exactly like the singer he loves, Basak.

Japanese Connection

1987

Şıngırdak Şadiye poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Şıngırdak Şadiye

1982

Aile Kadını poster
5.2

No synopsis available yet.

Aile Kadını

1983

Tarzan Rıfkı poster
6.4

A story about a poor and guilt guy who is being used by mafia for dirty work.

Tarzan Rıfkı

1986

Strike the Interests poster
7.0

Directed by Zeki Ökten.

Strike the Interests

1982

The Escape poster
4.7

Details the struggles of an oppressed woman's sexual frustrations.

The Escape

1984

Kadersiz Kullar poster
NR

Aysel, a village girl, is forced by her alcoholic father to marry an old man for dowry money. Unable to find happiness, the young girl runs away from home. Some time later, her father, having come to his senses, kills the old man to rescue his daughter from this evil man.

Kadersiz Kullar

1987

Stubborn poster
6.7

While the dam project will be expropriated, Yellow poplar and Long poplar villages are included in the expropriation. Although this is supposed to protect the confidentiality, a member of the commission sells this information to a holding company and someone in that holding company sells what they heard to another holding company.

Stubborn

1988

Çapkın Baba poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Çapkın Baba

1986

Hayroş poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hayroş

1986

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ağa Bacı

1986

Kenar Mahalle poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kenar Mahalle

1987

Sevdim poster
NR

The film tells the story of a man who is betrayed by his closest friend while trying to marry the woman he loves. Emrah, a taxi driver, wants to marry his fiancée Zeynep as soon as possible. However, he cannot find a rental home that fits his budget. As a last resort, he asks his boss, Asım Bey, for a loan, but he is unsuccessful. A few days later, he learns that Asım Bey has died. He thinks that Yusuf, the son of his close friend Asım Bey, will now help him. However, instead of helping Emrah, Yusuf will cause him to break up with Zeynep.

Sevdim

1989

Festivity in Gırgıriye poster
5.4

Another story of Gırgıriye Neighbourhood. Güllü, her mother Sabahat, her uncle Bekir, Bayram, her father Emin, her sister Sevim, and her aunt Rabiş. Sabahat has completely lost her mind over money. They pool their earnings in a shared purse, and if anyone takes even three cents from it, she will gouge out their eyes. However, once the drums and flutes start playing, they stop fighting and start dancing... The Gypsy women are very troubled by their husbands... Bayram, Güllü's husband, is useless except for chasing after women, Sabahat's husband Münir is useless except for drinking himself into a stupor in taverns, and Bekir is useless except for gambling away their money. Güllü also has her share of admirers. Especially the boss, Deli Ömer, is deeply infatuated with her. One day, Sabahat loses her temper and kicks Münir, Bayram, Sevim, and Rabiş out of the house.

Festivity in Gırgıriye

1983

Enayiler Kralı Murtaza poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Enayiler Kralı Murtaza

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ali Veli Deli

1986

Woman of Sorrows poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Woman of Sorrows

1986

Dilekçe poster
NR

The story of a man who wrote a letter to God when he didn't receive money from his brother in Germany.

Dilekçe

1988

Tövbe poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Tövbe

1982

Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç

1987

Gülsüm Ana poster
9.0

The struggle of a devoted mother for her children.

Gülsüm Ana

1982

Bu Muhtar Başka Muhtar poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bu Muhtar Başka Muhtar

1986

Keklik Ali poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

Keklik Ali

1988

Kırlangıç Fırtınası poster
10.0

Kemal, who lives with his family in a small town, wants to go to Istanbul. He dreams of continuing his father's profession of shoemaking there. However, his father opposes Kemal's wish. Determined to leave the town, Kemal waits for his father to be persuaded. During this time, he falls in love with Gönül, a teacher in the town. Eventually, Kemal's father relents. Kemal moves from the town to Istanbul, where he will strive to realize his dreams.

Kırlangıç Fırtınası

1985

Nikah Masası poster
7.0

Umit and Bahar love each other to death, but they have no money. Rich boy, Cem falls in love with Bahar. On the one hand, Umit wants to be a singer. Cem's great interest in Bahar threatens the love of two young people.

Nikah Masası

1982

Babamız Eğleniyor poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Babamız Eğleniyor

1987

1970s · 15 titles

Sweet Nigar poster
5.8

Easily deceived by her charming affectation, a boisterous country man kidnaps an adventurous damsel to a far off land hoping soon she will come to her senses with him. She lacks the courage to reject his straightforward endearment.

Sweet Nigar

1978

Delicesine poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Delicesine

1976

Aşkı Ben Mi Yarattım poster
9.0

The film tells the story of a former convict who rises to fame. Orhan, who was imprisoned for murder, goes to Istanbul after serving his sentence. There, he spends some time looking for work. One night, he meets a prostitute named Mehtap at a nightclub. Mehtap swindles Orhan out of all his money. However, the two meet again some time later and grow closer. Meanwhile, Orhan begins to make a name for himself with his compositions. He achieves fame with his first record. However, his blood feud and the intrigues of the music industry continue to haunt him.

Aşkı Ben Mi Yarattım

1979

Bulunmaz Uşak poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bulunmaz Uşak

1976

Sokaklardan Bir Kız poster
7.0

The film tells the story of a young girl struggling to survive in a depraved life. Having grown up alone because her father is in prison, Nuran has taken refuge in her uncle's house. Here, she is forced to endure the torment of her cruel aunt. Her only friend is Ihsan, a kind-hearted pickpocket she knows from the neighbourhood. After her father's death, Nuran is forced to move in with her mother Leyla, who works in bars. When İhsan is caught and sent to prison, she finds herself completely alone in a life that is not her own.

Sokaklardan Bir Kız

1974

Minik Cadı poster
8.0

The film tells the story of the changes that occur in Murat's life after he accidentally encounters Minik Cadı. Murat is a successful businessman. After his wife's death, his son is the only thing keeping him connected to life. One day, he receives news that his son's car has fallen into the sea. Following this tragic accident, he no longer wants to live in this world and decides to take his own life. As the car is about to plunge off a cliff at full speed, he encounters the Little Witch. The Little Witch will be the one to reconnect him to life, marking the beginning of profound changes in his life.

Minik Cadı

1975

Dancing Boy poster
NR

A romantic drama about an androgynous boy named Caniko, who is abducted by a gang and forced to dress like a woman and be a köçek.

Dancing Boy

1975

Aman Karım Duymasın poster
7.0

The film tells the story of the comical events that happen to Şemsi. Şemsi is an ordinary dentist who goes to work every day and is faithful to his wife. His friend İlhan, on the other hand, is a lazy man who spends every night with a different woman. One night, unable to resist İlhan's insistence any longer, Şemsi goes to a nightclub to have a few drinks. There, he meets Şükran. Losing control, Şemsi finds himself asleep in his room the next morning. What's more, Şükran is there with him. While trying to get Şükran out of the house without his wife Nurten seeing her, his uncle Selami arrives from America. A week later, Uncle Selami, who is eagerly awaited, will leave his entire inheritance to Şemsi and his wife if he likes them. When Uncle Selami sees Şükran with Şemsi, he mistakes her for his daughter-in-law. When his real wife arrives, the situation becomes even more complicated, and the more they try to resolve it, the more entangled it becomes.

Aman Karım Duymasın

1976

Kıvrıl Fakat Kırılma poster
NR

The story of chaos that ensues when a beautiful woman who steals money from rich old men with her mother falls in love with a poor handsome man.

Kıvrıl Fakat Kırılma

1976

Sabıkalı poster
NR

A young woman named Aysel marries Ayhan, a businessman. The couple decides to spend their honeymoon in Uludağ, and Ayhan's nephew Tunç accompanies them on their vacation. Tunç, who is addicted to drugs, lures the young man into a trap when he goes hunting with Ayhan. After that, Tunç attempts to rape Aysel, but flees when she resists. Tunç disappears after giving his jacket to Ayhan. Ayhan, who enters the room wearing his nephew's jacket, is shot when Aysel mistakes him for Tunç. As a result of this incident, Aysel is sent to prison, where she learns that she is pregnant.

Sabıkalı

1975

Sevgili Halam poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sevgili Halam

1975

No artwork available
NR

A mild-mannered produce vendor Kamil falls under the spell of Emel, a nightclub striptease performer working to support her disabled child, after a chance encounter at a local watering hole.

Yumurtanın Sarısı

1976

Şoför poster
5.5

Osman, a truck driver, takes on the responsibility of the household after his father's death. When he is away from home, his mother and younger sisters Fatma and Zehra take care of the household. One day, Osman returns home from out of town and is murdered. The suspect in Osman's murder is Fatma's boyfriend. Zehra then takes action to avenge her brother's murderers.

Şoför

1976

Canavar Cafer poster
8.0

The film tells the story of Melike and Cafer, whose lives intersect by chance. Melike has lost her father, and Cafer has lost his mother. The two meet at the cemetery. Melike works at her father's newspaper. Cafer is a locksmith at a safe manufacturing plant. Melike's uncle Bekir plans to transfer all of her father's inheritance into his own name. Murat, who works at the newspaper, notices this situation. However, to obtain the sales documents, he must open Bekir's safe. Melike thinks that Cafer might be able to open the safe. Cafer, who has gotten into all sorts of trouble because of his honesty and straightforwardness, will get himself into trouble with this job as well.

Canavar Cafer

1975

Sefer Seferde poster
NR

The story of a young man who is obsessed with women and constantly lost in his dreams.

Sefer Seferde

1975

1960s · 10 titles

Allahaısmarladık İstanbul poster
10.0

Democratic Republic of Congo, 2022. Bravó, 16 years old, is exfiltrated from an armed group by the team of the Transit and Orientation Centre in order to be reintegrated into society. But the young man, who has only known war and fighting, does not submit to the rules of the centre and refuses to be treated like the other children. However, secretly he only dreams of one thing: find his family.

Allahaısmarladık İstanbul

1966

Namus Borcu poster
9.0

Murat and Riza are two friends. They plan a robbery but Riza decides to take the whole money and denounces Murat to the police. As Murat is released, he goes to take revenge from Riza who is now a rancher. Murat falls in love with his sister Zeynep and therefore gives up with taking revenge. Riza wants to kill Murat as he finds out he is dating with Zeynep. They fight and Riza gets killed. When Zeynep tells him that she is pregnant and that she will wait for him, Murat has no other choice but surrender.

Namus Borcu

1967

Vagabond poster
7.2

Kazım earns his living by fishing and selling books on the street. The lonely life he has been leading for many years in his small hut, has made him despise all humans and himself. But a new encounter reminds him that he is human again.

Vagabond

1967

Vagabond poster
7.2

Kazım earns his living by fishing and selling books on the street. The lonely life he has been leading for many years in his small hut, has made him despise all humans and himself. But a new encounter reminds him that he is human again.

Vagabond

1967

Yaşamak İstiyorum poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yaşamak İstiyorum

1967

Cici Gelin poster
6.3

A man tells his wife a trifling lie, but it involves him in a difficult situation and almost ruins his marriage.

Cici Gelin

1967

Yarın Çok Geç Olacak poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yarın Çok Geç Olacak

1967

Amansız Takip poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Amansız Takip

1967

Zennube poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Zennube

1965

İdam Günü poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

İdam Günü

1967

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