Directing
Ülkü Erakalın
Born 1934-06-09 · Istanbul, Turkey
Ülkü Erakalın , (June 9, 1934, Istanbul - April 6, 2016, Istanbul ), Turkish producer and director. He is the son of Vaso (Vasiliki) Hanım, one of the Direklerarası kanto singers, and Abdurrahman Bey, another Direklerarası musician and a graduate of Muzika-yı Hümayun. He was born in Beyoğlu. He started his education in 1941 at the Dokuzuncu Primary School in Kasımpaşa. After primary school, he entered the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Music Department in 1947 with an exam. He took piano, violin and flute lessons. He worked as a magazine writer in Radyo Âlemi and Sinema 63 magazines. Erakalın, who graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Music Department, started her art life in 1958. The artist, who gained her first experiences as an assistant to Lütfi Akad , exhibited her first work in the art of cinema in 1961 with the film Unutamamımın Kadın (Woman I Forgot). In the film Unfinished Ayyaş, he included scenes from real life and the life of her mother Vaso (Vasilik) Hanım, a master kanto singer and theater actress who came to Turkey from Greece. In addition to her experience as a musician, he also worked as a producer with a company called "Duygu Film". He wrote four books, mostly including her memoirs. Erakalın, who acted in one film as an actress, directed many films during the sex film craze of the 1970s. He has made around 200 films.
Acting credits
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İzzet Günay Belgeseli
2008
3.3The 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
Behind the camera
4.0No synopsis available yet.
Kanlı Nigar
1968
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Sokak Kızı
1966
7.0No synopsis available yet.
I'm Under My Hat
1965
7.0No synopsis available yet.
I'm Under My Hat
1965
NRThe film tells the story of a young blind woman. Elif, who lives with her father, is left completely alone after losing him. However, the entire town, led by the former gangster Arap Hasan, supports Elif. Meanwhile, a young man named Kadir takes an interest in Elif. Kadir, who performs surgery to restore Elif's sight, falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a gang that Kadir has disrupted kidnaps Elif in an attempt to pit Kadir against Arab Hasan. Their goal is to get Arab Hasan to kill Kadir.
Sevdalılar
1976
NRAlthough Ayse is an orphan and poor, she's the most beautiful in the village. She's in love with Murat, the son of the agha. Murat also loves her. However, the agha had promised his son to the headman's daughter when he was very young.
Kahpe
1973
8.0Story of an old man who is in love with a young girl.
The Stepmother
1971
7.0Burhan and Kemal are minibus drivers in Şile. These drivers, who never get along, decide to buy new minibuses. Burhan orders from his sons Kaya and Naci, who are studying in Istanbul. Kemal also orders from his daughters Oya and Sema in Istanbul. With their new minibuses, a fierce competition will begin between the two drivers.
Öpüşmek Yasak
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bizim Fıstıklar
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Bizim Fıstıklar
1979
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hayroş
1986
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hayroş
1986
7.0The story of two sisters who fall in love with the same man.
The Sinful Woman
1966
7.0The story of two sisters who fall in love with the same man.
The Sinful Woman
1966
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Son Nefes
1970
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Son Nefes
1970
7.5No synopsis available yet.
Mıstık
1971
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Silemezler Gönlümden
1974
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Silemezler Gönlümden
1974
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Silemezler Gönlümden
1974
NRThe film tells the story of two lovers separated by fate. Vahdet and Necla are madly in love with each other. They earn their living by busking on the streets with their friends Süslü and Sami. Pakize hears Vahdet singing on the street and is very impressed. She offers him a job. Vahdet's only wish is to marry Necla and start a family. However, Necla learns at the hospital, where she went due to dizziness, that she has only three months to live. She does not want to share this pain with Vahdet. She tells him lies and fakes a marriage to make him hate her. Unaware of any of this, Vahdet will try to take revenge on Necla.
Yara
1978
NRThe film tells the story of two lovers separated by fate. Vahdet and Necla are madly in love with each other. They earn their living by busking on the streets with their friends Süslü and Sami. Pakize hears Vahdet singing on the street and is very impressed. She offers him a job. Vahdet's only wish is to marry Necla and start a family. However, Necla learns at the hospital, where she went due to dizziness, that she has only three months to live. She does not want to share this pain with Vahdet. She tells him lies and fakes a marriage to make him hate her. Unaware of any of this, Vahdet will try to take revenge on Necla.
Yara
1978
8.5Murat has to marry someone if he is to collect his inheritance. So his lawyer decides to marry him to an inmate on death row. Naciye, who is sentenced to death, accepts the marriage proposal. They perform the wedding ceremony at the prison. But things don’t go as planned.
The Jail Bride
1968
8.0The dramatic story of a morphinomaniac mother and her two sons.
Afacan Harika Çocuk
1972