Tanju Gürsu

Acting

Tanju Gürsu

Born — Died

1938-10-27 — 2016-06-07

Place of birth

Trabzon, Turkey

Known for

Acting

Credits

83 titles

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 5 titles

1970s · 14 titles

Fedailer Mangası poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fedailer Mangası

1972

Kara Murat: Devler Savaşıyor poster
6.2

Fatih Sultan Mehmet learns that Mora is without a leader. Chaos has broken out in Mora. Rum Kani Pasha blames the grand vizier for this chaos. Kara Murat, however, claims that Rum Kani Pasha is slandering him because he has his eye on the grand vizier's position, and that this is not true. Upon hearing these words, Fatih Sultan Mehmet issues a death warrant for Kara Murat.

Kara Murat: Devler Savaşıyor

1978

The Squirrel poster
5.3

It tells the story of the struggle between gangs of thieves chasing after a jeweled necklace. A very valuable piece of jewelry made by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent for Hürrem Sultan is put up for sale. At the end of the auction, the necklace is sold to an Englishman named Morgan. A company called Lloyds Insurance has insured the necklace. The necklace will remain in Istanbul for a while longer before being transported to London by ship. Meanwhile, a theft gang called the Squirrel Gang, whose name appears on the Interpol list, will also be traveling on the ship. However, the Squirrel Gang is not the only organization after the necklace.

The Squirrel

1979

Ağlayan Melek poster
7.8

No synopsis available yet.

Ağlayan Melek

1970

Yalan Dünya poster
6.0

The film tells the story of a life-and-death struggle between two brothers who grew up apart. Kemal, whose parents separated years ago, grew up with his mother. He is a tough young man. For years, he is plagued by trouble and spends a long time in prison. When he is released, his son, whom he has never seen, has grown up. But the child is sick. The mafia, seeking to eliminate Commissioner Murat, who has disrupted the established order of the criminal underworld, approaches Kemal. However, he is determined to leave his troubled past behind. That is, until he needs a substantial amount of money for his son's heart surgery.

Yalan Dünya

1972

Aşkların En Güzeli poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Aşkların En Güzeli

1972

Wild Bride poster
5.0

The story follows a couple living in a shantytown as they navigate the process of getting married. Gül and Orhan work hard to support their families, barely making ends meet. Due to the harsh conditions of their lives, their wedding is postponed. Orhan works tirelessly to build his own shack. Meanwhile, Zeyyat, the son of Gül's factory owner, has developed feelings for her. Gül is torn between the comfortable life that wealth would bring and the man she loves. However, Gül's choice changes the course of life for both of them. The Gülşen Bubikoğlu version of the unforgettable film The Wild Bride (Türkan Şoray).

Wild Bride

1978

Target poster
4.5

On a mission in Istanbul, an interpol agent disrupts the activities of a powerful drug lord and his accomplices. To get rid of him, the gangsters blackmail a skeet shooting champion into shooting the inspector.

Target

1979

Kırk Yalan Memiş poster
7.0

Memiş is a pure and poor young man from the village. One day, a letter arrives from Istanbul. The letter informs him that his uncle Halil has died. Halil Ağa has left his inheritance to Memiş. Memiş sets off for Istanbul to claim his inheritance.

Kırk Yalan Memiş

1972

Firari Aşıklar poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Firari Aşıklar

1970

Deli Gibi Sevdim poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deli Gibi Sevdim

1976

Çirkef poster
NR

The film tells the story of Ayşe, whose family has fallen apart, and her reunion with her children years later. Ayşe and her family live in shacks on Kerim Bey's land. Kerim Bey wants to demolish the shacks and build apartments in their place. During the demolition, Kerim Bey's son Murat causes the death of Ayşe's husband. The incident is dismissed as an accident. Kerim Bey takes Ayşe and her children, who are now orphaned, into his own home. Murat poisons and kills his father and frames Ayşe for the crime. Ayşe is sent to prison, leaving her children without a guardian. Years later, the family will reunite, and the truth will come to light.

Çirkef

1975

Hürmüz with Seven Husbands poster
7.5

Hurmuz is a beautiful woman, her husband Ömer is in prison and she's in love with him. She thinks that her husband is very loyal to her, but one day, when she goes to visit him, she learns that she has six other wives besides herself, and she can't get over this and wants to take revenge. Hızır Reis, Guard Hasan, Tulumbacı Hayri, Hallaç Rüstem and Berber Hasan. Hurmuz marries all of them in turn and kidnaps them all on their wedding night. But still, Hurmuz's heart is with the doctor.

Hürmüz with Seven Husbands

1971

Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır poster
8.0

Turkan is tormented by thoughts of her turbulent family past that has been blighted by family rivalries and intrigues.

Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır

1970

1960s · 38 titles

Devlerin İntikamı poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Devlerin İntikamı

1967

Star Hill poster
8.5

A woman visits her relatives living in a village. Soon she realizes that the house has something strange going on with it.

Star Hill

1965

Birds of Exile poster
6.9

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.

Birds of Exile

1964

Ateş Gibi Kadın poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ateş Gibi Kadın

1965

Back Streets poster
3.3

The film tells the story of Elif, who has her sights set high, and her quest to find the truth. Elif is the daughter of Ömer, a foreman at a factory. Murat, who works at the same factory, is in love with Elif but cannot bring himself to tell her. Necdet, the factory owner, visits Ömer, who has been injured in an accident at the factory, and takes a liking to Elif. They begin to see each other. Elif, who dreams of a wealthy life, believes she can achieve this dream by marrying Necdet. However, Necdet's intentions are not marriage. Elif's aunt Leman, who left the neighborhood years ago to live in better conditions and ended up on the wrong path, will not allow her niece to be dragged down the same path.

Back Streets

1963

In the name of the Law poster
NR

Murat is a hardworking auto mechanic who tries to build a peaceful life with the woman he loves. However, his life is turned upside down because of jealousy, obsessive love and traps. Murat, who fell out of law after unintentionally committing a murder, is in the middle of a tense police chase in the city while trying to clear his name.

In the name of the Law

1968

Sen Vur Ben Kırayım poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sen Vur Ben Kırayım

1964

Buruk Acı poster
9.0

Escaping 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

Yarın Çok Geç Olacak poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yarın Çok Geç Olacak

1967

Fakir Kızın Romanı poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Fakir Kızın Romanı

1969

Malkoçoğlu: The Black Pirate poster
5.8

The film depicts the struggle between the cruel Spanish Prince Lucio and Malkoçoğlu. During the Inquisition, Spain was pillaging and massacring across Europe. Demirbilek Lucio, who attacks the Ottoman city of Enez, kidnaps Prince Osman. Sultan Bayezid II tasks Malkoçoğlu with rescuing the prince and defeating Lucio. While trying to reach Lucio, Malkoçoğlu also helps rebels and refugees. He rescues the leader of the rebels from Lucio's army. Malkoçoğlu, who hides his identity and introduces himself as the Black Pirate, will have to fight Lucio's soldiers.

Malkoçoğlu: The Black Pirate

1968

Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Adalardan Bir Yar Gelir Bizlere

1964

Kara Memed poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kara Memed

1964

Ölünceye Kadar poster
10.0

The film tells the story of a man seeking revenge on a friend who betrayed him. Kartal's sister Oya's honor is violated by Kartal's closest friend. Kartal tracks down his friend to settle the score. As his friend flees from Kartal, he is struck by a train and loses his life. However, Kartal swears to avenge his sister. Therefore, he will attempt to seduce the sister of the friend who betrayed him.

Ölünceye Kadar

1967

Parmaklıklar Arkasında poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Parmaklıklar Arkasında

1967

Goodbye poster
10.0

The film is about Kemal and his girlfriend Meral breaking up because of a crime Kemal committed. Kemal comes to Istanbul to shop for his sister Mine's wedding. There, he meets Meral. Kemal and Meral fall in love at first sight. Everything is going well when Kemal receives a telegram from his mother. He learns that his sister has been raped and has committed suicide. He flees to Trabzon to take revenge on those responsible for his sister's suicide. His goal is to leave the country from there. During this time, Kemal's path will cross with Meral's once again.

Goodbye

1967

Yarın Başka Bir Gündür poster
8.0

Ali, a homeless man, works as a shepherd. One day, Bülent rescues Ali from drowning in a lake. Bülent's father, Kamil Bey, adopts Ali, who saved his son's life. Ali grows up with Kamil Bey's children and studies engineering at university. After graduating, he starts working at Kamil Bey's factory. One night, Ali goes to a nightclub and meets Gül, a singer there. Ali is deeply impressed by Gül and decides to go to the nightclub again the next day. Ali takes Bülent, who grew up with him, along when he goes to the nightclub. Bülent falls in love with Gül at first sight, leading to a major conflict between the two brothers.

Yarın Başka Bir Gündür

1969

Kaynana Zırıltısı poster
10.0

Tekin and Fatma want to do business with businessman Ahmet. Without knowing about each other's plans, they both try to convince Ahmet. During this process, Ahmet befriends Tekin and decides to do business with him. Not wanting to lose the deal to Tekin, Fatma will engage in a battle with him.

Kaynana Zırıltısı

1964

Four Women in the Harem poster
4.7

Sadık Pasha is a pleasure-loving and pious pasha who lives in a luxurious Ottoman mansion with his three wives. The balance of the mansion, already full of intrigue with three women, is completely disrupted when he wants to take a fourth wife, thinking that he needs to continue his lineage because he has no children.

Four Women in the Harem

1965

Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek poster
9.0

Murat is a young man trying to cope with the death of his father. Trying to give a new direction to his life in this process, Murat moves to Istanbul and starts working in his uncle Kemal's factory. Kemal, who employs Murat as a worker so that he can learn the business better, hides from the employees at the factory that he is Murat's nephew. Murat, who lives in a neighborhood close to the factory, soon mingles with the workers at the factory. Getting used to his new life, Murat will have to leave his beloved friends as a result of the events.

Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek

1963

Female Kilink poster
9.0

A woman swears to kill every loving couple in sight after she is ruthlessly disfigured by her jealous husband.

Female Kilink

1967

İki Kocalı Kadın poster
10.0

Sibel's first husband Murat dies in an accident during a business trip. Left alone, Sibel marries her husband's close friend and business partner Bülent. Five years pass, and her first husband Murat suddenly returns. He survived the accident but was unable to contact Sibel for years. Suddenly finding herself with two husbands, Sibel will have to choose between the two men.

İki Kocalı Kadın

1963

Üç Korkusuz Arkadaş poster
8.0

When Ayşe, a young woman from Anatolia, moves to Istanbul for work, she accidentally uncovers a weapons smuggling operation involving her employer.

Üç Korkusuz Arkadaş

1966

Üç Öfkeli Genç poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Üç Öfkeli Genç

1964

Ayşem poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ayşem

1968

On Korkusuz Kadın poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

On Korkusuz Kadın

1965

Kara Davut poster
7.0

Among those Kara Davut rescued from the raid was Gülizar, the daughter of Germiyanoğlu Bey. By rescuing the daughter of Germiyanoğlu Bey, Kara Davut becomes the bey's most valuable man. Meanwhile, Davut falls in love with Gülizar. Kasım, the vizier of Germiyanoğlu Bey, wants to kidnap the bey's daughter and take the throne. Davut goes after Vizier Kasım to both rescue the girl he loves and save the bey from the danger awaiting him.

Kara Davut

1967

The Immortal Love poster
8.5

Upon his return as a millionaire, Ali, with the repression complex he suffered years ago, spreads fear and death around him and takes brutal revenge on the woman he loves.

The Immortal Love

1966

Istanbul Give Me Your Hand poster
4.0

Kemal and Cebbar, who dream of going to Istanbul, sell their shops in Adana. Kemal comes to Istanbul to get the shop money. Here she meets A Decel and there is a rapprochement between them. Meanwhile, he finds out that Cebbar has to come to get the money. Arriving in Istanbul the next day, Cebbar admits that the money is not for the shop, but because he is an informant. Kemal, who understands that they are in trouble, will try to get out of this situation while taking care of Aysel on the one hand.

Istanbul Give Me Your Hand

1962

Ölüme Çeyrek Var poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ölüme Çeyrek Var

1963

Çanakkale Aslanları poster
10.0

The film focuses on the epic struggle that took place during the Battle of Gallipoli. The Dardanelles Strait was surrounded by British forces from the Allied Powers. The British, who landed at the Arıburnu coves, intended to advance into the interior. British attacks on many fronts were repelled with great sacrifice. Those behind the front lines also assisted those on the front lines with all their might. During this time, the Turkish navy ship Muavenet-i Milliye succeeded in sinking the British navy ship Goliath. These sacrifices would herald that victory was not far off.

Çanakkale Aslanları

1964

Tığ Gibi Delikanlı poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tığ Gibi Delikanlı

1964

Fosforlu Cevriyem poster
6.7

Living on a farm with her father and stepmother, Necla, nicknamed 'Fosforlu Cevriye' because of her masculine demeanor, and her sister who drinks herself into alcohol, her life changes completely one day when her father is found dead at home. Necla will have to take on a crime she did not commit in order to find the murderer.

Fosforlu Cevriyem

1969

Çiçekçi Kız poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Çiçekçi Kız

1965

Şehvet Uçurumları poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Şehvet Uçurumları

1962

Wage of Desire poster
8.0

Tanju leads a happy married life with Tijen, but Sevda seduces Tanju. Sevda adds Tanju to the murder she committed with Erol. Tanju becomes an accomplice to the murder for the sake of lust, even though he did not commit it.

Wage of Desire

1966

Bu Şehrin Belalısı poster
8.0

Yusuf has come to Istanbul to find his father, whom he has never seen before. At a tavern, he gets into a fight with Balyoz Seyfullah's men, who have taken control of the area. Due to a misunderstanding, he is mistaken for the notorious thug Burun Kıran Yusuf. Despite his efforts to explain that he is not the real Burun Kıran Yusuf, he cannot make himself understood. He becomes the people's hope against Balyoz Seyfullah and his men. Meanwhile, the arrival of the real Burun Kıran Yusuf in Istanbul will further complicate matters.

Bu Şehrin Belalısı

1966

Ölüm Pazarı poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ölüm Pazarı

1963

Series credits

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

After a mysterious nuclear event renders every man impotent except one, Kazım, who has miraculously retained his virility, suddenly becomes the sole “real” man in the world.

Erkek Kazim

1975

No artwork available
NR

After a mysterious nuclear event renders every man impotent except one, Kazım, who has miraculously retained his virility, suddenly becomes the sole “real” man in the world.

Erkek Kazim

1975

No artwork available
NR

After a mysterious nuclear event renders every man impotent except one, Kazım, who has miraculously retained his virility, suddenly becomes the sole “real” man in the world.

Erkek Kazim

1975

Seni Yakacaklar poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Seni Yakacaklar

1981

Sen De Mi Leyla poster
4.5

Ferdi is a trainer (coach) who meets Leyla, a midwife transferred to Bodrum. They fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by Dündar, who intervenes in some way, leading to obstacles in Ferdi and Leyla’s romance.

Sen De Mi Leyla

1982

Olmaz Olsun poster
9.0

Ferdi is released from prison after serving his sentence. His rivals are waiting for him in the small town where he lives. During his sentence, a woman named Selma moves to the same small town. Selma works as an oriental dancer in a bar to support her child's education. However, Selma's presence causes a stir in the peaceful town. It is revealed that Ferdi's rivals are the cause of the conflict, and having mutual enemies brings Selma and Ferdi together.

Olmaz Olsun

1982

Kaynana Zırıltısı poster
10.0

Tekin and Fatma want to do business with businessman Ahmet. Without knowing about each other's plans, they both try to convince Ahmet. During this process, Ahmet befriends Tekin and decides to do business with him. Not wanting to lose the deal to Tekin, Fatma will engage in a battle with him.

Kaynana Zırıltısı

1964

Ayrılık Kolay Değil poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ayrılık Kolay Değil

1980

Gülsüm Ana poster
9.0

The struggle of a devoted mother for her children.

Gülsüm Ana

1982

Gülsüm Ana poster
9.0

The struggle of a devoted mother for her children.

Gülsüm Ana

1982

Deli Gibi Sevdim poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deli Gibi Sevdim

1976

İsyankar poster
8.0

Debut film of Müslüm Gürses, one of the most popular singers of Turkey. Story centers around a platonic love.

İsyankar

1979

Bu Şehrin Belalısı poster
8.0

Yusuf has come to Istanbul to find his father, whom he has never seen before. At a tavern, he gets into a fight with Balyoz Seyfullah's men, who have taken control of the area. Due to a misunderstanding, he is mistaken for the notorious thug Burun Kıran Yusuf. Despite his efforts to explain that he is not the real Burun Kıran Yusuf, he cannot make himself understood. He becomes the people's hope against Balyoz Seyfullah and his men. Meanwhile, the arrival of the real Burun Kıran Yusuf in Istanbul will further complicate matters.

Bu Şehrin Belalısı

1966

Ayıkla Beni Hüsnü poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ayıkla Beni Hüsnü

1975

Babama Selam poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Babama Selam

1976

Duvarların Ötesi poster
8.0

A story of 7 prisoners who sentenced to death for kidnapping a rich businessman's daughter.

Duvarların Ötesi

1964

Yalnız Değiliz poster
9.0

The film is about a group of people living in a boarding house. Murat, Mehtap, Turgut, and Kemal's paths cross at a boarding house in Istanbul. Everyone in this group, who live like a family, has a dream. Murat has given up his life of crime. Mehtap wants to leave her life in the nightclub business. Kemal is a taxi driver. Turgut is a medical student. Turgut's love for Aysel turns the lives of the boarding house residents upside down. Aysel works as a singer in nightclubs under the name Serap. The boarding house residents will help Aysel, who attempted suicide because of the owner of the nightclub where she works.

Yalnız Değiliz

1971

Boynu Bükük poster
8.0

Ferdi's father Yakup is cheating on his wife with Şükran, who lives in the city. Şükran, who has a child with Yakup, wants him to divorce his wife Elvan. Yakup then divorces Elvan. Ferdi wants to stay with his mother. Yakup, separated from his wife and child, returns to Şükran's side, tormented by guilt, but dies in a traffic accident. Şükran had already arranged everything before Yakup's death and seized all of his wealth. However, Şükran's cruelty toward Ferdi and his mother does not end there.

Boynu Bükük

1980