Directing

Ülkü Erakalın

Born — Died

1934-06-09 — 2016-04-06

Place of birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Known for

Directing

Credits

44 titles

IMDb profile

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…

Known for

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Altın Koza

1969

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Yeşilçam Denizi

2003

4.0

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Kanlı Nigar

1968

The 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

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Sensiz Olamam

1984

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Bizim Fıstıklar

1979

Film credits

2000s · 1 titles

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İzzet Günay Belgeseli

2008

1960s · 1 titles

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

Series credits

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Altın Koza

1969

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Yeşilçam Denizi

2003

Behind the camera

4.0

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Kanlı Nigar

1968

Yara

1978

Yara

1978

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Sensiz Olamam

1984

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Sensiz Olamam

1984

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Bizim Fıstıklar

1979

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Bizim Fıstıklar

1979

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Günahkâr Kadın

1979

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Günahkâr Kadın

1979

No artwork available

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Gönül Oyunu / Yatak Hikayemiz

1979

9.0

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İntikam Ateşi

1966

1.0

The story of a woman who completely seduces a family whose member is married to someone close to her.

Hot Belle

1979

1.0

The story of a woman who completely seduces a family whose member is married to someone close to her.

Hot Belle

1979

Although 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

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Hayroş

1986

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Hayroş

1986

7.0

Nuri is a farmhand who works for his uncle. One day, he encounters actors from a theater company whose vehicle has broken down near his home. He leaves his uncle's side and joins them.

Yayla Kartalı

1968

1.0

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Şıllık

1979

1.0

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Şıllık

1979

5.0

The Girl from the Country; is a 1974 Turkish film starring Perihan Savaş and Salih Kırmızı. The director of the movie The Girl from the Country is Ülkü Erakalın.

Taşralı Kız

1975

7.0

The story of two sisters who fall in love with the same man.

The Sinful Woman

1966

7.0

The story of two sisters who fall in love with the same man.

The Sinful Woman

1966

8.0

Story of an old man who is in love with a young girl.

The Stepmother

1971

7.5

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Mıstık

1971

10.0

Murtaza, a teacher, lives with his wife Hatice and son Rıdvan. The money he earns is not enough to support his family. Therefore, his wife Hatice wants Murtaza to find another job. However, she cannot convince Murtaza, who loves his profession very much. At the same time, Hatice tries to marry her son to the daughter of the wealthy Hacı Hüsamettin. Hacı Hüsamettin also plans to acquire the land where the mansion that Murtaza inherited is located. Hacı Hüsamettin and Hatice will try to convince Murtaza to give up teaching.

Paydos

1968

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Silemezler Gönlümden

1974

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Silemezler Gönlümden

1974

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Silemezler Gönlümden

1974

9.0

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Yosma

1966

10.0

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Sevişmek Yasak

1965

10.0

Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri Aygün, the film tells the relationship of a mentally-ill woman and the doctor whom she loved in her youth.

Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları

1969

8.5

Murat 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

6.5

Naci is a daring journalist who has gained fame under the name Muhteşem Serseri (The Magnificent Tramp). He is particularly interested in celebrity news. This gives him plenty of opportunities to flirt. Tired of Naci's tramping, his boss gives him a chance to show off his skills. He will soon be interviewing an Arab princess who is coming to Istanbul. However, up until this point, no photographs of the princess have been taken, and no information about her has been obtained. Naci learns where the princess will be staying through his assistant Nuri. However, no one could have anticipated that the queen, who wants to ensure her daughter's safety, would play a trick.