List of Turkish films before 1960

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A list of films produced in Turkey before 1960:

1914–1922 (Ottoman Empire)

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1914
Ayastefanos'taki Rus Abidesinin Yıkılışı Fuat Uzkınay Documentary IMDb Sinematürk First Turkish movie, black and white, silent
1916
Himmet ağanın izdivacı [1]
Fuat Uzkınay, Sigmund WeinbergComedy
1919
Istırap/Samson [2]
Muhsin Ertuğrul
1921
Bican Efendi Vekilharç
1922
İstanbul'da ıstırap [3]
Muhsin Ertuğrul
İstanbul'da Bir Facia-i Aşk Muhsin Ertuğrul Behzat Butak
Anna Mariyeviç
Drama, Crime IMDb Sinematürk
Boğaziçi esrarı [4]
Muhsin ErtuğrulDrama, Crime

1923–1929 Silent Films (Turkey Republic)

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1923
Zafer Yollarında Fuat Uzkınay Documentary
Kız Kulesi'nde bir facia [5]
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Ateşten Gömlek [6]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Muhsin Ertuğrul, Bedia Muvahhit, Neyyire NeyirDrama, WarBased on the novel by Halide Edib Adıvar
Leblebici Horhor Muhsin Ertuğrul Behzat Butak
Helena Artinova
Musical IMDb Sinematürk
1924
Sözde kızlar [7]
Muhsin Ertuğrul DramaBased on a novel by Peyami Safa
1928
Bir sigara yüzünden [8]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Comedy, short
Ankara postası [9]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Drama War
1929
Kaçakçılar [10]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Crime, Drama

1931–1946 Sound Films

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1931
İstanbul Sokakları'nda [11] Muhsin Ertuğrul
İhsan İpekçi
Semiha Berksoy
Talat Artemel
Musical, Drama, Romance
1932
Bir Millet Uyanıyor [12]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Drama, War
1933
Söz bir, Allah bir [13]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Musical, Comedy
Kakos dromos/Fena Yol [14]
Muhsin Ertuğrul written by Grigorios Xenopoulos
Karım beni aldatırsa [15]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Musical, Comedywritten by Nazım Hikmet
Naşit Dolandırıcı [16]
Muhsin Ertuğrul Short, Comedywritten by Nazım Hikmet
Cici berber Muhsin Ertuğrul Comedywritten by Nazım Hikmet
Kanlı Nigar/Düğün Gecesi Nazım Hikmet Theatrewritten by Nazım Hikmet
Yeni Karagöz Hazım Körmükçü Shortwritten by Hazım Körmükçü
1934
Leblebici Horhor Ağa Muhsin Ertuğrul
Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı Muhsin Ertuğrul
Milyon Avcıları Muhsin Ertuğrul written by Nazım Hikmet
1937
Güneşe Doğru Nazım Hikmet
1938
Aynaroz Kadısı Muhsin Ertuğrul
Doğan Çavuş Avni Dilligil
1939
Bir Kavuk Devrildi Muhsin Ertuğrul
Allah'ın Cenneti Muhsin Ertuğrul
Tosun Paşa Muhsin Ertuğrul
Taş Parçası Faruk Kenç
1940
Yılmaz Ali Faruk Kenç
Akasya Palas Muhsin Ertuğrul
Şehvet Kurbanı Muhsin Ertuğrul
Nasreddin Hoca Düğünde Muhsin Ertuğrul
1941
Nasreddin Hoca Düğünde Muhsin Ertuğrul
Kahveci Güzeli Faruk Kenç
1942
Kıskanç Muhsin Ertuğrul
Sürtük Adolf Körner
Kerem ile Aslı Adolf Körner
Duvaksız Gelin Adolf Körner
1943
Dertli Pınar Faruk Kenç
1944
Günahsızlar Faruk Kenç
Hasret Faruk Kenç
Hürriyet Apartmanı
Deniz Kızı
1945
Yayla Kartalı Muhsin Ertuğrul
Köroğlu
On Üç Kahraman
1946
Kızılırmak/Karakoyun Muhsin Ertuğrul
Senede Bir Gün
Sonsuz Acı
Toros Çocuğu
Harman Sonu/Köy Güzeli

1947–1959 Early Yeşilçam Industry

In 1948, a 75% tax was levied on foreign films. An average of 60 films were produced per year. However, film warehouse burned down in 1959. Many films have not survived [17] [18]

Contents

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1947
Yara Seyfi Havaeri
1953
Karanlık Dünya [19]
Metin Erksan DramaWritten by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu
1954
Beyaz Cehennem/Cingöz Recai [20]
Metin ErksanAdventure, Crime
Simal yıldızı [21] Atıf YılmazKorean War
1955
Yolpalas Cinayeti [22]
Metin Erksan
Kanlarıyla Ödediler [23]
Osman F. Seden
1956
Ölmüş bir kadının evrakı metrukesi [24]
Metin ErksanDrama, Romance
Sönen yıldız [25]
Osman F. SedenDrama, Romance
İntikam Alevi [26]
Osman F. Seden Ayhan Işık Drama
1957
Bir Avuç Toprak [27]
Osman F. SedenBased on Novel
Berduş [28]
Osman F. Seden Zeki Müren Romance, Comedy, Drama
1958
Dokuz Dağın Efesi [29]
Metin Erksan
Beraber ölelim [30]
Osman F. Seden
Altın Kafes [31]
Osman F. SedenDrama, Romance
1959
Hicran yarası [32]
Metin Erksan
Kırık Plak [33]
Osman F. SedenDrama, Romance
Gurbet [34]
Osman F. Seden Zeki Müren Drama
Düşman Yolları Kesti [35]
Osman F. Seden Eşref Kolçak, Sadri Alışık, Nurhan NurDrama, War
Cilalı İbo Yıldızlar Arasında [36]
Osman F. Seden Feridun Karakaya Comedy

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References

  1. "Himmet aganin izdivaci." IMDb
  2. "Samson." IMDb
  3. "Istanbul'da istirap." IMDb
  4. "Bogazici esrari." IMDb
  5. "Kiz Kulesinde bir facia." IMDb
  6. "Atesten gömlek." IMDb
  7. "Sözde kizlar." IMDb
  8. "Bir sigara yüzünden." IMDb
  9. "Ankara postasi." IMDb
  10. "Kaçakçilar." IMDb
  11. "Istanbul sokaklarında." IMDb
  12. "Bir millet uyaniyor." IMDb
  13. "Söz bir, Allah bir." IMDb
  14. "Kakos dromos." IMDb
  15. "Karim beni aldatirsa." IMDb
  16. "Nasit dolandirici." IMDb
  17. https://www.alegoridergi.com/turk-sinemasinin-altin-cagi-yesilcam-sokagi/
  18. https://www.istdergi.com/tarih-belge/sinema-salonu-ve-depo-yanginlari
  19. "Karanlik dünya." IMDb
  20. "Beyaz cehennem." IMDb
  21. "Simal yildizi." IMDb
  22. "Yolpalas cinayeti." IMDb
  23. "Kanlariyla ödediler." IMDb
  24. "Ölmüs bir kadinin evraki metrukesi." IMDb
  25. "Sönen yildiz." IMDb
  26. "Intikam alevi." IMDb
  27. "Bir avuç toprak." IMDb
  28. "Berdus." IMDb
  29. "Dokuz dagin efesi." IMDb
  30. "Beraber ölelim." IMDb
  31. "Altin kafes." IMDb
  32. "Hicran yarasi." IMDb
  33. "Kirik plak." IMDb
  34. "Gurbet." IMDb
  35. "Düsman yollari kesti." IMDb
  36. "Cilali Ibo yildizlar arasinda." IMDb