Nihat Ziyalan

Acting

Nihat Ziyalan

Born 1936-02-26 · Türkiye, ADANA

Acting credits

Kaderimin Oyunu poster
9.0

Thinking that her fiancé, Bülent, is dead, Sema's life will become even more tragic when she loses her family in the earthquake. The paths of the two lovers will cross again.

Kaderimin Oyunu

1972

Kargacı Halil poster
10.0

The story of Halil, who, after his father’s murder, was supposed to take on the blood feud but instead chose to avoid it by wandering the mountains, only to be forced to take up arms as a result of unavoidable events.

Kargacı Halil

1968

Anadolu Evliyaları poster
7.0

A documentary-style drama that presents brief sketches of famed Anatolian saints and spiritual leaders such as Mevlana, Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli, and Eskici Baba. Through these reverent vignettes, the film highlights their teachings and enduring influence in Turkish culture and religious life.

Anadolu Evliyaları

1969

Azrail Benim poster
10.0

A kind-hearted local tough, haunted by his reputation, struggles to reconcile his violent past with his desire to protect the vulnerable in his community.

Azrail Benim

1968

Dert Bende poster
4.8

The love lives of two sisters who are in love with the same man are intertwined. And when one of them decisively decides to get married, things get really complicated.

Dert Bende

1973

Nuri the Flea poster
10.0

Pire Nuri has just been released from prison. However, as soon as he gets out, he gets involved in illegal activities again and ends up at the police station. But he somehow escapes punishment. Meanwhile, Hacıhüsrevli Melahat, a notorious pickpocket, comes to the neighborhood where Pire Nuri lives. Hearing this, Pire Nuri goes after Melahat to attract her to his side. However, this time, things don't go as planned. (Ayşe Pay)

Nuri the Flea

1968

Babaların Günahı poster
NR

The film tells the story of Müfit, a bank manager who lives a happy life with his family, and how his life changes after he meets Kamelya. Müfit is a man who goes to work and comes home every day in a routine manner. One day, he meets Kamelya at a ball. This encounter is the first step that leads Müfit into the gang's web. As Müfit gets to know Kamelya and her brother Memduh, he drifts away from his family. A trap set by Kamelya causes Müfit to drift away from his wife Emine, leading to the complete breakdown of his marriage. Misunderstanding Emine, Müfit leaves home. He leaves the country and starts working as a waiter in nightclubs. Years later, he discovers that Kamelya and Memduh have set the same trap for someone else. The identity of this person will prompt Müfit to take action.

Babaların Günahı

1973

Gariban poster
NR

Afacan, who lives with his father and stepmother, one day finds an old family photo album in the attic. His father begins to tell him the story of his real mother. Years ago, Murat saved Gül—who had attempted suicide—from death and brought her back to life. They marry, but a treacherous trap set by Osman, Murat’s assistant at the factory, tears the couple apart. Unable to accept what had happened, Gül ends up in a mental institution. Osman’s second plan is to eliminate Afacan and his father and, with the help of his stepmother Jale, lay claim to a vast fortune. Afacan accidentally overhears the truth about his mother and is heartbroken.

Gariban

1974

Sezercik Aslan Parçası poster
4.5

Sedat, a famous factory owner, falls in love with Sevim, a worker in his factory, and marries her. However, his family does not want this marriage. Meral, a rich woman in love with Sedat, wants revenge. Making a plan with Sedat's brother Nedim, Meral traps Sevim and makes it look like she is cheating on Sedat. Unable to accept this situation, Sevim shoots her husband's brother Nedim and goes to jail. Meanwhile, Sevim is pregnant and gives birth to her baby in prison. When she gets out after serving her sentence, she realizes that the outside is just as cruel as prison.

Sezercik Aslan Parçası

1972

Soğukkanlılar poster
NR

The film takes on the efforts Kemal, a guy working for the mafia, makes to change his life. Kemal has grown up in a suburb of İstanbul. He has become very rich after starting to work for the mafia. Having lied to his father and neighbors that he works as a manager in a company, Kemal gets caught by the police during a smuggling operation. He serves a long time in prison for his crime. After his release, he comes to find everyone’s back is turned on him. His ex-employer Nihat offers Kemal his job back. Yedibela Nuri, the police chief, on the other hand, wants him to become an informant. Kemal turns both proposals down. However, Nihat has no thought of letting Kemal go.

Soğukkanlılar

1973

Bebek Gibi Maşallah poster
8.0

Leyla wants to marry her boyfriend Nihat. However, her uncle Feyzullah opposes this. Some time later, Feyzullah dies and leaves his inheritance to Leyla. However, in order to receive the inheritance, she must marry someone other than Nihat. Nihat devises a plan. He arranges for Leyla to marry Kemal, a prisoner who is scheduled to be executed soon. However, things will not go as Nihat had planned.

Bebek Gibi Maşallah

1971

Bin Yıllık Yol poster
10.0

The story of a young villager who killed his army buddy for a blood feud, married his sister, and then turned himself in to the authorities.

Bin Yıllık Yol

1968

Casus Kıran: 7 Canlı Adam poster
10.0

Bad guys do bad stuff and Casus Kiran tries to stop them.

Casus Kıran: 7 Canlı Adam

1970

Thirsty for Love: Sex and Murder poster
4.3

An introvert party goer in '60s makes it a habit of kidnapping meretricious female models to hidden spots out to wild nature to rape them, and of returning them to their homes nevermore.

Thirsty for Love: Sex and Murder

1972

Banus, the Horse Thief poster
7.0

The film tells the story of a man who falls in love with a woman he kidnapped for someone else. Sadık Ağa wants Rasim Ağa's daughter Zeynep. However, Rasim Ağa refuses to give him his daughter. Sadık Ağa, who wants to have Zeynep, finds a solution in kidnapping her. He asks Banuş, a notorious horse thief in the area, to kidnap the girl. Banuş kidnaps Zeynep in exchange for a sum of money and hands her over to Sadık Ağa. Sadık Ağa immediately begins wedding preparations. Meanwhile, Banuş regrets what he has done. He raids Sadık Ağa's estate, takes Zeynep, and returns her to her father. After these events, Banuş and Zeynep will fall in love with each other.

Banus, the Horse Thief

1967

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris

1995

Ağlıyorum poster
9.0

The film is about Gamze and Haldun's love that continues despite all obstacles. Gamze and her twin sister Nazan are students at the conservatory. They both fall in love with Haldun, whom they meet during this period. Although Haldun is initially interested in Gamze, he later marries Nazan. Gamze leaves Istanbul to forget her love. Nazan, tired of Haldun, is having a secret affair with Memduh. Nazan dies in a traffic accident while trying to escape to Europe with Memduh. On the same day, Haldun mistakes Gamze for Nazan when he sees her. Gamze tries to explain the truth, but Haldun refuses to listen to her. Years later, they have a baby named Harun. Meanwhile, Memduh has returned from Europe and, mistaking Gamze for Nazan, has set out to find her. Gamze, trying to save her family, agrees to meet with Memduh to explain everything. When Haldun enters the room during the meeting, he misunderstands everything.

Ağlıyorum

1973

The Hopeless Ones poster
7.4

A romance between Firat and Çigdem.

The Hopeless Ones

1971

Bride of the Earth poster
5.9

In this rural revenge drama, Güney plays Seyyit Han, a poor man in love with a woman from his Anatolian village who returns his affection. Seyyit Han postpones their marriage so that he can make his fortune elsewhere and return to the village to claim his "bride of the earth." During his prolonged absence, a rich landowner begins to woo the lonely woman, and her brother, intent upon making this propitious wedding happen, spreads the rumor that Seyyit Han has died.

Bride of the Earth

1968

Bir Aşk Bin Ölüm poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bir Aşk Bin Ölüm

1972

Tomorrow is The Last Day poster
9.0

Gangsters and lovers Black Child (Guney) and Blue Child (Girik) decide to live a quiet and simple life away from crime. But their enemies and police are still suspicious about them. While police are waiting for their mistake, their enemies are determined to give them two choices: work for us or die!

Tomorrow is The Last Day

1971

Torment poster
6.3

While Elif is pregnant, she receives a blow to her stomach, and the baby remains paralyzed because the baby's food cord is damaged. When she cannot heal her baby in the village, she comes to Istanbul and tries to get to know the city and the people in it.

Torment

1973

Belanın Kralı poster
7.0

The story of a sleuth who teaches the bad guys a lesson.

Belanın Kralı

1971

Private Osman poster
8.0

A photographer who is a well known criminal gets his hands full when an old flame reporter starts throwing him in the headlines.

Private Osman

1970