
Acting
Osman Alyanak
Born — Died
1911-01-01 — 1991-09-30
Place of birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Known for
Acting
Credits
68 titles
Known for
8.6A TV series adapted from Tarık Buğra's novel "Osmancık" telling the story of the founding of the Ottoman Empire.
Kuruluş Osmancık
1988
NRLosing her parents in an accident, little Zeynep returns to Turkey and has to live with her grandfather. The warm story of a grumpy old man and his lovely granddaughter.
Zeynep
2005
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Perihan Abla
1986
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Küçük Ağa
1984
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Acımak
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bugünün Saraylısı
1985
Film credits
1990s · 2 titles
7.0The story of Mebrure, who came to Istanbul to search for her father, who went missing after the Greek occupation..
Sözde Kızlar
1990
NRA young man, his wife, and their child move to Istanbul to start a new life. Since they don't have a home, the family starts staying with the man's uncle's son. However, the economic difficulties they face lead to the family being kicked out. The family embarks on a tough struggle to survive in this city where they are now on their own.
A Little Cloud
1990
1980s · 5 titles
6.8Zebercet is an obsessive man living a monotonous life in a hotel with few customers. This monotonous life changes with the arrival of a woman who does not even give her name. She stays only one night in the room she has rented and leaves the hotel to come back a week later.
Motherland Hotel
1987
6.7No synopsis available yet.
Kanlı Nigar
1981
6.7A confused script writer takes refuge in the ruins of a Byzantine church at a remote village while looking for locations for his next film.
Night Journey
1987
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Şaşkın Milyonerler
1980
8.5This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük has been tricking him.
Zübük
1980
1970s · 25 titles
6.0Gurbet works as a farmer with her father, Hüseyin Çavuş. She and Halil are in love with each other. Halil works as a laborer in the city to earn money to build a house and buy a field. Çılgan Ağa, who has taken over the fields of the villagers in the area by putting them into debt, is also in love with Gurbet. Çılgan gives Hüseyin Çavuş debts he cannot repay. By extending the repayment period and giving additional loans, he gains his trust. Hüseyin Çavuş falls ill and dies. To pay off her father's debt, Gurbet puts herself up for auction. She will marry the one who offers the most money. During the auction, Çılgan Ağa not only offers the highest amount but also promises to forgive all the villagers' debts. Unable to withstand the villagers' pressure, Gurbet agrees to marry Çılgan Ağa.
Namus Borcu
1973
6.5Three friends who just got out of prison promise each other that they will no longer commit crimes. However, all three plot the same robbery, unaware of each other.
The Three Superboys Strike Again
1976
7.1The comical story of Şaban, who came to Istanbul to earn his dowry and, by chance, became a famous folk singer known as Şaban Ballıses.
Nightingale
1979
6.5Hacer recently joined a factory where Hasan works and brings hope to her life. The two get married. Hacer is worried about the working conditions in the factory; she has a relationship with Hasan after she establishes a relationship with the union. Because of their disagreements, they are driven towards disaster.
Blood Money
1974
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Yavrum
1970
7.3After losing one of his horses in an accident, an illiterate horse cab driver sets out into the desert in a quest for a mythical lost treasure.
Hope
1970
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sevilmek İstiyorum
1974
6.9Metin 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
6.0A wealthy man named Abbas, the lord of Bolu, exploited the poor people in his region for many years. The people rose up against him under the leadership of a brave young man named Deli Yusuf. The lord asked an honest blacksmith who had worked for him for years but had never strayed from justice and truth to build a carriage for him. The old man and his son worked hard for a long time to build the carriage. However, when the cruel lord learns that the cart will be used as a weapon against the poor people who have risen up against him, things change. Despite all the difficulties, Yusuf stands with the people against the lord and begins the fight.
Deli Yusuf
1975
7.5The film tells the story of a hitman exacting his revenge on the people who deceived him. Recently released from jail, Ali takes up work from strangers so that he can afford to go to Germany. He kills a divisive loan shark in exchange for some money and a passport. But, the money turns out to be counterfeit. So, Ali starts to search for the men who cheated him. In the meantime, he grows close to Gül, the daughter of the man he killed. This relationship, however, will make Ali feel some unfamiliar emotions.
The Wounded Wolf
1972
6.0The semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. These three friends do not want to get out when they are released. What are Abuzer, Haci and Arap going to do when they will be out? They have no one, no jobs... Apart from Haci and Arap, everything will be the same for Abuzer, who doesn't know where to go. He will still be alone, starving on the streets of the big city.
The Poor
1975
NRTwo siblings who have lost their parents try to continue their lives by drawing strength from each other.
Kardeşim
1974
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Sevgili Muhafızım
1970
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Hasret
1971
NRThe film tells the story of a man who loses his memory. Murat is a famous and successful racing driver. He also owns a tyre factory. Before participating in the Turkish Rally, Kenan, Murat's cousin, plants a bomb in Murat's car. His aim is to kill Murat and take his fortune. In the accident, Murat's car explodes. As his body is not found, it is assumed that Murat is dead. However, after the accident, Murat has lost his memory and started a new life. But an event he experiences brings him back to his old life.
Ölüm Dönemeci
1972
8.0The story of four days spent by a hired killer who benefited from the amnesty law with a hired woman.
İzin
1975
5.7A poor villager who cannot marry the girl he loves because he cannot afford a bride-price, follows her to Istanbul. But he is unable to raise the money and appear in front of his father. Meanwhile, his friendship with a little girl he meets by chance complicates everything. Seeking attention from her family, the girl tells the young man to kidnap her for ransom. In this way, both she will test whether she is loved or not, and the poor boy will get the girl he loves and wants to marry thanks to the ransom. But things turn into a tangle in an instant.
İbo and Güllüşah
1977
6.0A young couple meets a child on a day of an invitation. A child tells to her that she is his mother. Actually, she's that child's aunt.
Solan Bir Yaprak Gibi
1971
5.8Easily 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
6.8Yaşar Yaşamaz is officially considered "dead" because he appears in population records as having been killed in action in Çanakkale and Dersim, but he finds himself entangled in a vast bureaucratic labyrinth in order to prove that he is actually alive. At every stage of his life - unable to start school, join the military, marry, or inherit property - Yaşar faces absurd obstacles.
Yaşar: Neither Alive Nor Dead
1975
NRNermin is a factory owner's daughter whose car broke and Orhan, a poor factory worker who also writes music, fixed it.They fall in love with each other but her family does not allow this relationship.
Bir Teselli Ver
1971
1.0Zeynep cannot even receive letters from her husband Murat in Germany. She waits longingly for him to return. When Murat returns to the village, he is accompanied by his German girlfriend Gertha. Shortly thereafter, Murat returns to Germany with his friends. He sends a letter stating his intention to divorce Zeynep. However, Zeynep is carrying Murat's child. She decides to go to Munich to tell Murat the truth. But in Germany, an unexpected life awaits her.
Almanya'da Bir Türk Kızı
1974
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Son Nefes
1970
7.8Şahin is a successful police officer. Three years ago, he caused Ebru, a ballerina, to be injured during an operation. Since then, he has sworn off carrying a gun. He spends his free time helping Ebru regain her health. Shahin, who lives separately from his wife, also has a son. After years of surveillance, he has sent drug trafficker Tufan to prison. However, Tufan is planning another scheme to seek revenge.
Babacan
1975
7.0The 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
1960s · 17 titles
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Yaşamak İstiyorum
1967
6.2In Deliviran, a village near Urfa close to the Syrian border, Hidir’s chief is involved in smuggling and gets shot. Hidir tries to stay out of illegal activities but circumstances contrive to push him in the opposite direction until he accepts to take a herd of sheep across the border.
Law of the Border
1966
6.4Fatma is kidnapped several times by a wild man because she cannot be persuaded to marry. A third attempt at forced submission ends tragically for both, due to the young girl's fatal rebellion.
The Well
1969
9.0Escaping from home, Ülker meets and marries a blind composer in the hotel where she is staying, but suffering does not leave Ülker in her new life.
Buruk Acı
1969
6.4Kilink visits Istanbul to grab a destructive formula which is in the hands of an once-collaborate scientist, Professor Houloussi. He murders him, kidnaps his daughter, tortures her in some gloomy dungeon, and then kidnaps more people and tortures them but still, the formula remains hidden. Meanwhile, the son of Professor Houloussi is blessed by a Devinne spirit and turns into Superman! But will he be a worthy opponent to the unbeatable and evasive master of all criminals, Kilink?
Killing in Istanbul
1967
8.7Osman, who spends his money on his daughter's medicine, sells his ring to meet the household needs. He is forced by someone he meets at a tavern to rob the factory where he works. Osman is wanted as a murder suspect due to an incident that occurred during the robbery. He goes to talk to his boss to prove his innocence. While secretly entering the house, he witnesses the murder of his boss. The boss's wife, who committed the murder, offers Osman money in exchange for taking the blame for the crime. Osman takes the blame for the murder to save his family from poverty. However, his wife and relatives will not accept this situation.
Sonsuz Geceler
1965
9.0Ret Kit Ahmet is a cashier at a bank that cowboys constantly try to rob. He and Frank Fuat devise a plan to cover up a small discrepancy in the cash register. According to the plan, Ret Kit Ahmet will commit a crime, and Frank Fuat will catch him and collect the reward. However, things do not go as Ret Kit Ahmet had hoped. Ret Kit Ahmet flees to Mexico with Toro Cafer. Toro Cafer and his father intend to rob the bank where Ret Kit Ahmet works. Ret Kit Ahmet will try to protect the bank.
Çifte Tabancalı Damat
1967
7.5Murat was very young when his parents separated. He left his father's mansion with his mother and never saw him again. However, this distance does not prevent him from suspecting his father's suicide. As far as he knows, his father is not the type of person who would commit suicide. He believes there is a secret behind this. The old man, before his suicide, had lost his mansion—his last remaining asset—at the gambling table where he sat for the last time. Before dying, he wrote four names on three gambling cards, leaving behind unanswered questions. Murat will set out to uncover the meaning of this clue, whose significance he does not yet understand.
Kumarbazın İntikamı
1966
9.0Sevket is killed while he escaping blood vengeance. After that, Döndü must look after her children in despite of poverty and blood vengeance.
Mother
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yolcu
1963
No synopsis available yet.
Zehirli Kucak
1966
10.0The film tells the story of Ferit and Tülin, whose paths cross because of a will. Ferit cannot claim the inheritance left to him by his uncle because he cannot prove it. His uncle's other relatives have divided everything left to Ferit among themselves. Ferit decides to go to Istanbul to find the will. He prepares to set sail in the evening. On the same day, Tülin, who is getting married, discovers that her fiancé has been cheating on her. She leaves a letter for her mother and runs away from home. She hides on Ferit's boat as he sets sail for Istanbul. Ferit, who finds Tülin hiding, mistakes her for a thief. He treats her harshly throughout the journey and makes her do the work on the boat. When they arrive in Istanbul, Ferit learns that his relatives plan to hire a married couple as servants for the mansion. He asks Tülin to help him. Tülin and Ferit, pretending to be married, will try to find the will.
Sahte Nikah
1962
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ateş Gibi Kadın
1965
10.0A group of girls traveling to Istanbul by train begin exploring the Bosphorus accompanied by their teacher, Ms. Vildan. During this extremely enjoyable trip, they are joined by another group of young city dwellers. The pleasant time comes to an end with a maritime accident. However, a passionate love affair begins between Mine, who falls into the sea, and the handsome Tarık, who rescues her. Mine, who escapes from the train by making a call and decides to stay in Istanbul with her lover, has not accounted for one thing: her wealthy father, who is one of the Anatolian landlords and is now pursuing her.
Boğaziçi Şarkısı
1966
6.5The story of the spy “Golden Boy” continues, now living in Beirut.
Golden Boy in Beirut
1967
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Hüseyin Baradan Çekilin Aradan
1965
10.0The film tells the story of a love affair that tames a vagabond. Zehra Hanım is fed up with her son Necmi's vagrancy. Necmi is actually a successful composer. However, in recent years he has become a compulsive gambler. He has lost all his earnings and his father's inheritance at gambling. Now it is his mother's property that is at stake. Zehra Hanım seeks ways to reform her wayward son. Finally, she decides to marry Necmi to Hülya, who lives on a neighboring farm. The young woman began living with her uncle after graduating from college. She spends her time in a village far from Istanbul, surrounded by nature and her paintings. Necmi is not used to befriending girls like Hülya. However, his mother has forced him to do so.
Taşralı Kız
1964
1950s · 11 titles
7.0Azmi has taken on the role of lawyer for a count named Dracula living in Romania. Dracula is a vampire descended from Vlad the Impaler and wants to buy many houses in Istanbul through Azmi. When Azmi learned that Dracula was actually a vampire, the count had already set off for Istanbul.
Dracula in Istanbul
1953
No synopsis available yet.
Kubilay
1952
10.0Sema, who has been away from home for a long time, returns to the mansion for the reading of her father's will after his death. Samiş, the son of the deceased man's first wife, his wife, his daughter Sema, the servants, and his mother Zübeyde all live together in the mansion. Sami is a sickly and ill-tempered man who suffers from epilepsy and has occasional seizures. After the will is read, it becomes clear that all of his property will go to his wife Zübeyde and daughter Sema, but if they are no longer alive, the inheritance will go to his son Sami from his first wife. And from there, the events unfold.
Miras Uğrunda
1956
8.0The film tells the story of a Turkish platoon serving in the Korean War. First Lieutenant Kemal is sent to Korea on a mission to learn the enemy's routes of operation. He sets out with a group of soldiers. They take up position at the farm of Can Bey, who lives in the area they have arrived at. The reconnaissance team discovers that the enemy is preparing for an operation. Lieutenant Kemal and his soldiers will attempt to thwart the enemy by making the necessary plans.
Şimal Yıldızı
1954
10.0No synopsis available yet.
İstanbul Canavarı
1953
7.0The events that happened to Recep and Saban who came to Istanbul for the first time.
The Nights of Istanbul
1950
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Meçhul Kadın
1955
7.0No synopsis available yet.
İki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda
1952
10.0The story is about a comedian who arrives in Istanbul from the United States to bring artists, and his adventures with casino stars.
The Revue of the Stars
1952
8.0No synopsis available yet.
İlk Ve Son
1955
6.0A story of love and adventure between a currency trafficker, a hostess/B-girl, and a captain.
The Lonely Ones' Quay
1959
Series credits
8.6A TV series adapted from Tarık Buğra's novel "Osmancık" telling the story of the founding of the Ottoman Empire.
Kuruluş Osmancık
1988
NRLosing her parents in an accident, little Zeynep returns to Turkey and has to live with her grandfather. The warm story of a grumpy old man and his lovely granddaughter.
Zeynep
2005
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Perihan Abla
1986
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Küçük Ağa
1984
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Acımak
1985
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bugünün Saraylısı
1985
No synopsis available yet.
Gülünüz Güldürünüz
1976
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Aliş ile Zeynep
1985
