Orhan Aksoy

Directing

Orhan Aksoy

Born — Died

1930-01-01 — 2008-01-22

Place of birth

Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa, Turkey

Known for

Directing

Credits

43 titles

Orhan Aksoy (January 10, 1930, Bursa – January 22, 2008, Istanbul) was a Turkish director and screenwriter. He began his career in film as a projectionist in the now-defunct Saray cinema in Istanbul. He would direct over 90 films, and be a screenwriter for over 50, across his career.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Karate Girl poster
5.6

Mute blond bombshell Zeynep lives with her aging father at a farm. One day, five criminals break in, killing the father and raping Zeynep. The shock restores Zeynep's speech and she seeks revenge. With the help of the friendly hobo Murat, she learns to be an expert shooter, takes a brown belt in karate, and sets out to kill them all.

Karate Girl

1973

Karate Girl poster
5.6

Mute blond bombshell Zeynep lives with her aging father at a farm. One day, five criminals break in, killing the father and raping Zeynep. The shock restores Zeynep's speech and she seeks revenge. With the help of the friendly hobo Murat, she learns to be an expert shooter, takes a brown belt in karate, and sets out to kill them all.

Karate Girl

1973

Kanlı Nigar poster
6.7

No synopsis available yet.

Kanlı Nigar

1981

Sweet Nigar poster
5.8

Easily deceived by her charming affectation, a boisterous country man kidnaps an adventurous damsel to a far off land hoping soon she will come to her senses with him. She lacks the courage to reject his straightforward endearment.

Sweet Nigar

1978

Kiracı poster
6.5

Kerim lives with his family in a rent house for years. One day his landlord tells him to look for another house or raise the rent money.He finds a house by the help of Sühandan whom he works together and in love.

Kiracı

1987

Kiracı poster
6.5

Kerim lives with his family in a rent house for years. One day his landlord tells him to look for another house or raise the rent money.He finds a house by the help of Sühandan whom he works together and in love.

Kiracı

1987

Neşeli Günler poster
8.2

Years after a divorce divides their family in half, six siblings encounter each other by chance and try to get their parents back together.

Neşeli Günler

1978

Emine poster
4.7

The film tells the story of two brothers who fall in love with the same woman. Murat, who lost his father at a young age, takes on the entire burden of his family. He takes care of his mother by sending his brother Metin to school. Years later, he starts running a casino and takes over a new one. He turns Emine, who works as a waitress at the casino, into a singer. Over time, he falls in love with Emine. However, Emine falls for Murat's brother Metin, whom she meets on a vacation. Murat will have to choose between his brother and Emine.

Emine

1971

Hasan Boğuldu poster
4.6

The story of Hasan, who must carry 40 kilos of salt on his shoulder in order to marry the most beautiful girl of Oba, Emine.

Hasan Boğuldu

1990

Hasan Boğuldu poster
4.6

The story of Hasan, who must carry 40 kilos of salt on his shoulder in order to marry the most beautiful girl of Oba, Emine.

Hasan Boğuldu

1990

Oh Where poster
6.9

Three boys are having their higher education in Istanbul. In fact, they are messing around and dealing with radical politics, girls and gamble. However, the oldest discovers love, and the three realize it is time for change.

Oh Where

1975

Yavrum poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Yavrum

1970

Taşı Toprağı Altın Şehir poster
6.8

The story of Ökkes who leaves his small village for Istanbul with his wife Fatma, his son Mehmet, and his brother Cemal. They buy a tractor and work hard to pay it off. Fatma takes a job as a maid for a bar owner, a situation that unsettles Ökkes, while Mehmet becomes involved in selling illegal cigarettes, and Ökkes starts a fruit-selling business.

Taşı Toprağı Altın Şehir

1978

Baraj poster
5.4

Nazim, a foreman working on a dam construction, falls in love with Aysel, the most beautiful girl of the local brothel. Too shy to identify himself, Nazim sends her love letters, signing as Orhan, one of his employees - and a man with not many scruples... When Aysel arrives on the construction site, the deception does not last long. It all ends in a happy marriage. Only, it's not the end yet.

Baraj

1977

Maceralar Kralı poster
7.3

Erol is a former convict who has been released on parole. After leaving prison, he takes on the role of a taxi driver to avoid attracting attention. Nevin is the daughter of İhsan, the prosecutor who sent Erol to prison. Nevin, who is studying psychology, is researching the changes that occur in the lives of ex-convicts at university. In this context, she begins to study Erol's life. Their relationship eventually turns into love. While Erol struggles between his love for Nevin and his hatred for her father, he calculates how to get out of the situation in the most profitable way.

Maceralar Kralı

1963

Bıçkın poster
6.0

Ali, who looks exactly like the famous actor Kemal Sunal, is in love with his neighbor Zehra. However, Zehra, who is a fan of Kemal Sunal, does not reciprocate Ali's love. Despite Ali's insistence, she rejects him. Ali will temporarily take Kemal Sunal's place in order to be with Zehra.

Bıçkın

1988

Bıçkın poster
6.0

Ali, who looks exactly like the famous actor Kemal Sunal, is in love with his neighbor Zehra. However, Zehra, who is a fan of Kemal Sunal, does not reciprocate Ali's love. Despite Ali's insistence, she rejects him. Ali will temporarily take Kemal Sunal's place in order to be with Zehra.

Bıçkın

1988

Yumuşak Ten poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yumuşak Ten

1994

Yumuşak Ten poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yumuşak Ten

1994

Night of Horror poster
NR

The police question Cemile, a young girl who was taken to the hospital with injuries and found to have alcohol and drugs in her blood, as well as evidence of rape, but they do not believe her. There is insufficient evidence and no witnesses. The person who reported the incident is nowhere to be found, and Cemile is accused of prostitution. Prosecutor Yalçın shares the same opinion as Commissioner Mahmut. Everyone who attended the party at the house where the incident took place and where Cemile went with her fiancé Sedat is questioned. They all say that Cemile came of her own free will. Cemile identifies them, but due to lack of evidence, all suspects are released.

Night of Horror

1989

The Handsome poster
5.5

Selim is a paperboy who delivers the morning papers with his truck. He buys a walkie talkie to find find a friend. His codename is "The Handsome". After a while he meets the girl and they start a relationship. It is hard for them to get married.

The Handsome

1987

The Handsome poster
5.5

Selim is a paperboy who delivers the morning papers with his truck. He buys a walkie talkie to find find a friend. His codename is "The Handsome". After a while he meets the girl and they start a relationship. It is hard for them to get married.

The Handsome

1987

İstanbul 79 poster
7.3

The life story of a family who migrated from a small town in Anatolia to Istanbul. Ömer from the family runs a gas cylinder dealership in the big city. Meanwhile, he gets involved in dirty business with a friend. Having severed ties with his family, Ömer cannot extricate himself from these shady dealings, even if he wanted to. He continues to live his life amidst Istanbul's vibrant and shadowy nightlife.

İstanbul 79

1979

İstanbul 79 poster
7.3

The life story of a family who migrated from a small town in Anatolia to Istanbul. Ömer from the family runs a gas cylinder dealership in the big city. Meanwhile, he gets involved in dirty business with a friend. Having severed ties with his family, Ömer cannot extricate himself from these shady dealings, even if he wanted to. He continues to live his life amidst Istanbul's vibrant and shadowy nightlife.

İstanbul 79

1979

Samanyolu poster
6.0

The story of two cousins who love each other madly, and a stranger who comes between them.

Samanyolu

1967

Golden Earrings poster
7.5

Turgut tries to spy on an occupied town during the First World War.

Golden Earrings

1966

Golden Earrings poster
7.5

Turgut tries to spy on an occupied town during the First World War.

Golden Earrings

1966

The Woman From The Streets poster
4.3

A prostitute is hired for a boy by his father to convince him to leave his lover.

The Woman From The Streets

1984

Tatlı Günah poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tatlı Günah

1961

Severek Ayrılalım poster
5.2

Meral loses his mother and father as a result of a car accident. Then, she moves her aunt's house to live with her cousin Selma. After years Selma is married with Omer and Meral falls into love with Omer.

Severek Ayrılalım

1971

Allahaısmarladık Yavrum poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Allahaısmarladık Yavrum

1966

Allahaısmarladık Yavrum poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Allahaısmarladık Yavrum

1966

Zehir Hafiye poster
5.7

The story of a young man who loves crime fiction books, and the daugher of a mafia leader.

Zehir Hafiye

1989

Zehir Hafiye poster
5.7

The story of a young man who loves crime fiction books, and the daugher of a mafia leader.

Zehir Hafiye

1989

Ayrı Dünyalar poster
7.0

Kemal is a casino owner, Tayyar is after his casino. Asli goes to a boarding-school, her granny is a flower seller from whom Kemal always buys some. Asli's father is in jail. One day Kemal hits Asli with his car, they become friends. She wants him to come to the school party, introducing him as her father. Tayyar's assassin shoots Kemal, Asli nurses him as he is released from hospital. They feel close to each other, yet Kemal wants her to stay away from the mafia world, he finds out that Asli is Fatma's grandchild. Fatma tells her that Kemal is married and has children. Tayyar kidnaps Asli, he asks Kemal for his casino to set her free. Kemal meets Tayyar, a volley starts and Kemal gets fatally wounded. Asli and Kemal loved each other, unfortunately Kemal dies.

Ayrı Dünyalar

1974

Üşütük poster
6.0

Nuri has a low salary job and can't convince his wife to live with it, so the wife (her name Nuriye) tries to go out and work with her brother at a disco and this makes Nuri become crazy.

Üşütük

1984

Üşütük poster
6.0

Nuri has a low salary job and can't convince his wife to live with it, so the wife (her name Nuriye) tries to go out and work with her brother at a disco and this makes Nuri become crazy.

Üşütük

1984

Bir Yabancı poster
NR

A man who goes after the murderers of the woman he loves.

Bir Yabancı

1975

Gülşah poster
6.0

Gülşah, a little child, is the nightmare of the nannies hired to take care of her. Growing up without a mother, Gülşah kidnaps all the nannies brought to the house with her tricks. When her latest nanny doesn't give up that easy, she comes up with a different plan.

Gülşah

1975

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