Natuk Baytan

Directing

Natuk Baytan

Born 1925-07-05 · Manisa, Türkiye

Natuk Baytan was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and actor, known for his significant contributions to Turkish cinema, particularly in the action and comedy genres. Born in Manisa, Turkey, he began his career in the film industry in the 1960s. Baytan directed numerous films that have become classics in Turkish cinema, including Korkusuz Korkak (1979), Sakar Şakir (1977), and Sahte Kabadayı (1976), many of which starred the renowned actor Kemal Sunal. His films are characterized by their unique blend of humor and social commentary, often reflecting the societal issues of the time. Baytan's work has left a lasting impact on Turkish popular culture, and he is remembered as one of the prominent figures in the Turkish film industry. He passed away on December 5, 1986, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Acting credits

Tokatçı poster
7.3

A tragicomedy dramatizing how an innocent villager is driven into the crime world only to collect enough cash to make his biggest dream come true: Return to his village home and marry the girl next door.

Tokatçı

1984

Kıskanç Kadın poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kıskanç Kadın

1966

Sakar Şakir poster
7.4

Shakir, who lives in Kayseri, has a great legacy from his uncle who died in Istanbul. His uncle sends a telegram to Kayseri and dies before seeing Shakir, but a relative who does not want to share the legacy begins to make plans to eliminate him.

Sakar Şakir

1977

Yasak Sokaklar poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yasak Sokaklar

1965

Atla Gel Şaban poster
7.4

Niyazi is a humble factory worker whose life is turned upside down when he wins the “altılı ganyan” (six-horse accumulator) lottery. Suddenly, everyone from neighbours to total strangers, claiming to be his long-lost relatives, crowds around him hoping for a share of his fortune. Thanks to his quick wit, Niyazi manages to outsmart these opportunists and keep his winnings.

Atla Gel Şaban

1984

Idiot Saban poster
6.5

People mistake a naive extra for his lookalike gangster and cause funny events.

Idiot Saban

1980

Fake Gangster poster
7.4

Kemal, unaware that his father is a mafia boss, sells cotton candy at train stations. After his father is killed, his inheritance is divided. Kemal begins visiting the establishments of Istanbul's most notorious thugs one by one to reclaim his father's inheritance, and gradually gains a reputation.

Fake Gangster

1976

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yönetmen Natuk Baytan Belgeseli

2007

Apdi The Gullıble poster
6.5

Apti is a simple minded village man and he believes what is happening around him by chance is actually his doing. He becomes famous by beating a feared man and everyone starts to respect him than he meets a singer and an action-love story starts.

Apdi The Gullıble

1978

I Am a Whore poster
9.0

The life of belly dancer Funda changes when she falls in love with Ferdi.

I Am a Whore

1966

Akrep Yuvası poster
6.0

The film is about a cop and a hitman meeting up. Kemal is a cop. He stops the mafia in Istanbul from doing stuff like drug dealing and smuggling. The mafia boss Abbas has to get rid of Kemal because the big boss, Grandpa, told him to. He makes a deal with Kadırgalı Tahir, an ex-con. Kadırgalı Tahir just got out of jail. Though he wants to leave his criminal ways behind, he agrees to kill Kemal to provide his son with a better life. When Kadırgalı Tahir and Kemal face off, they will confront the dark parts of their pasts.

Akrep Yuvası

1977

Sürtüğün Kızı poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sürtüğün Kızı

1967

Devlerin Kavgası poster
8.3

Murat's older brother Nuri goes astray. Because of Nuri, Murat gets into a muddle.

Devlerin Kavgası

1965

Troublemaker Hüsnü poster
7.3

Hüsnü is a lovestruck young man determined to win the heart of his neighborhood’s beauty, Hüsniye, and enlists his friend’s dubious tactics to no avail. When a thug seizes the neighborhood deeds and forces everyone to flee, Hüsnü tries to become the local tough guy to save his community and impress Hüsniye, but his bravado draws the attention of a hired killer.

Troublemaker Hüsnü

1983

Kanun Der Ki poster
9.0

The film tells the story of a police officer who pursues a gang involved in drug trafficking. Ali Cengiz is called to Istanbul to take over a drug trafficking operation. The only person who knows the details of the case is murdered on the evening he is supposed to meet with Ali Cengiz. The young police officer begins to follow the trail with the limited information he has. His suspicions lead him to Kenan, the casino owner. However, he has no evidence. Selma, the daughter of the murdered commissioner, is trying to find clues among the papers left behind by her father. Ali Cengiz will only be able to find a definite lead through her.

Kanun Der Ki

1965

Kanlı Sevda poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kanlı Sevda

1969

Kanlı Para poster
NR

The film is about Murat, a former criminal who gets back into crime. Murat robs a factory with a gang led by Bekir. Although he is caught after the robbery, he is released due to lack of evidence. On the night of the robbery, Murat's wife Zeynep gives birth to a daughter named Ayşe. Murat then tells Bekir that he is leaving the criminal life behind and starts working as a driver at a factory. However, Bekir's new target is the factory where Murat works. Bekir will resort to various schemes to involve Murat in the plan.

Kanlı Para

1972

Çaresizler poster
6.0

When his wife is raped and murdered, Osman starts killing everyone on his path to find those responsible. In time, he becomes a powerful mob boss, but still continuing his search. When his enemies decide to hire a famous thug / fighter to get rid of him, he turns out to be Osman's long lost son.

Çaresizler

1973

The Beautiful Coffee Girl poster
10.0

Selim is a man who works as a manager at a hotel. Selim's daughter Nermin also starts serving coffee to customers at the hotel. After a while, Nermin, who attracts the attention of customers, is nicknamed "The Beautiful Coffee Girl." Ekrem, the son of the hotel owner, falls in love with Nermin and wants to marry her. However, Nermin's heart belongs to Ayhan, a journalist. Ayhan and Nermin, who have found the happiness they have been waiting for in each other, decide to get married. However, when Ayhan has to go to Vietnam for a news story, things do not go as they had planned.

The Beautiful Coffee Girl

1968

Yalnız Adam poster
8.5

A man trying to solve a murder on his own and losing close friends along the way.

Yalnız Adam

1974

Yıkılan Yuva poster
7.0

Ekrem, a heart doctor, has a troubled marriage with his wife Jale. Their marriage, which was happy at first, gradually gives way to violent arguments. Ekrem's life takes a completely different turn when he sees Ayla, who comes to the hospital after an accident one day. Ekrem, who falls in love with Ayla and begins a relationship with her, starts to neglect both his work and his son Murat. The death of his patient, Mr. Ali, presents Ekrem with a great opportunity. By posing as the deceased man, who had no family, Ekrem plans to live the life he desires. However, things do not go as he had planned.

Yıkılan Yuva

1967

Behind the camera

Tokatçı poster
7.3

A tragicomedy dramatizing how an innocent villager is driven into the crime world only to collect enough cash to make his biggest dream come true: Return to his village home and marry the girl next door.

Tokatçı

1984

The Three Superboys Strike Again poster
6.7

Three 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

Gök Bayrak poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gök Bayrak

1968

Trickster poster
7.5

Rıfkı, who lives in Germany, returns to his village, which he left years ago, to sell the properties inherited from his late father. A few coincidences that occur upon his arrival in the village lead to his name being associated with the 'Saint' title.

Trickster

1981

Trickster poster
7.5

Rıfkı, who lives in Germany, returns to his village, which he left years ago, to sell the properties inherited from his late father. A few coincidences that occur upon his arrival in the village lead to his name being associated with the 'Saint' title.

Trickster

1981

Kara Murat: Kara Şövalyeye Karşı poster
5.5

Byzantine Prince kills Kara Murat's father and kidnaps his brother to raise him as the Black Knight to fight against Turks. Years later, Kara Murat has to face the notorious enemy in a mission to save abducted Karaca Pasha of Rumelia.

Kara Murat: Kara Şövalyeye Karşı

1975

Kara Murat: Fatih'ın Fedaisi poster
5.3

Under the leadership of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, the Ottoman army captures one Byzantine territory after another, culminating in the conquest of Constantinople, which becomes the capital of the Ottoman Empire. During this time, Vlad the Impaler, the ruthless and notorious ruler of Wallachia, launches brutal raids on Turkish villages, ambushing and savagely killing Ottoman soldiers. To put an end to Vlad's atrocities, Sultan Mehmed tasks Hamza Pasha with confronting him. Vlad ensnares the Ottoman raiders, taking most of them captive, including the brother of Kara Murat. Kara Murat is coerced into betraying his master and is sent to the Ottoman palace as a spy.

Kara Murat: Fatih'ın Fedaisi

1972

Sakar Şakir poster
7.4

Shakir, who lives in Kayseri, has a great legacy from his uncle who died in Istanbul. His uncle sends a telegram to Kayseri and dies before seeing Shakir, but a relative who does not want to share the legacy begins to make plans to eliminate him.

Sakar Şakir

1977

Sakar Şakir poster
7.4

Shakir, who lives in Kayseri, has a great legacy from his uncle who died in Istanbul. His uncle sends a telegram to Kayseri and dies before seeing Shakir, but a relative who does not want to share the legacy begins to make plans to eliminate him.

Sakar Şakir

1977

Tarzan Rıfkı poster
6.5

A story about a poor and guilt guy who is being used by mafia for dirty work.

Tarzan Rıfkı

1986

Tarzan Rıfkı poster
6.5

A story about a poor and guilt guy who is being used by mafia for dirty work.

Tarzan Rıfkı

1986

Lionman poster
5.8

When the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.

Lionman

1975

Lionman poster
5.8

When the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.

Lionman

1975

Zorlu Düşman poster
8.0

The story of two people who are enemies.

Zorlu Düşman

1966

Affedilmeyen Günah poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Affedilmeyen Günah

1965

Affedilmeyen Günah poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Affedilmeyen Günah

1965

The Eagle's Nest poster
5.0

A Turkish version of Straw Dogs (1971), set in a small Cypriot village in the days before the 1974 Turkish invasion.

The Eagle's Nest

1974

Sweating Soil poster
9.0

Hasan, an engineer who returned to the village from America after years with his child, young and beautiful wife, wants to establish a dairy factory to save the peasant who exploited Salih Aga from poverty. The villagers get money for this job.

Sweating Soil

1981

İki Cambaz poster
NR

Two master thieves try to outdo each other to be the sole owner of the loot.

İki Cambaz

1979

Öpme Öldür poster
9.0

Turkish Crime Thriller

Öpme Öldür

1971

Öpme Öldür poster
9.0

Turkish Crime Thriller

Öpme Öldür

1971

Atla Gel Şaban poster
7.4

Niyazi is a humble factory worker whose life is turned upside down when he wins the “altılı ganyan” (six-horse accumulator) lottery. Suddenly, everyone from neighbours to total strangers, claiming to be his long-lost relatives, crowds around him hoping for a share of his fortune. Thanks to his quick wit, Niyazi manages to outsmart these opportunists and keep his winnings.

Atla Gel Şaban

1984

Idiot Saban poster
6.5

People mistake a naive extra for his lookalike gangster and cause funny events.

Idiot Saban

1980

Babacan poster
7.8

Şahin 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