Halit Refiğ (5 March 1934 – 11 October 2009) was a Turkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer. He made around sixty films, including feature films, documentaries and TV serials. He is considered to be the pioneer of the National Cinema movement and the initiator of the production of TV serials in Turkey.
Burhan works as a driver at the factory where his father works. He is also preparing to marry Zehra, one of the factory workers. Zehra's brother Hüsnü and the factory accountant Namık hatch a plan to rob the factory. They decide to rob the factory's treasurer. They agree with two more workers from the factory to help them. During the robbery, something goes wrong. Hüsnü kills the treasurer and one of the workers and escapes. Nazif Usta, who was at the factory at the time, is arrested at the scene and sentenced to death in court. However, Burhan will try to find the culprits to save his father.
Release Date1960-12-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Charactersd
Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest working directors, the most practical cameramen and the most hardheaded actors to have a closer look into the country's tumultuous history of movie making.
Release Date2019-04-17
Charactersd Self
Vote Count8
Release Date1969-05-22
Charactersd Self - Winner
Episode Count1
The film tells the story of a man who is abandoned by his wife and tries to win her forgiveness. The famous actor Şükrü's fondness for women causes his wife to leave him. Şükrü falls into a deep loneliness in his wife's absence. Over time, he begins to lose his fame. In a moment of despair, he meets his friend Rıfkı. Rıfkı offers to organize an Anatolian tour for Şükrü. They quickly assemble a team and set off on the tour. This tour will be an opportunity for Şükrü to win back his wife and his fame.
Release Date1969-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Police officer Burhan arrests Recep, a member of a drug trafficking gang. Recep is released after a false witness contradicts Burhan’s evidence, leading to Burhan’s reassignment to a small village. There, he becomes romantically involved with Sevtap, a belly dancer he knew from the capital.
Release Date1966-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Unlike all other films of Cuneyt Arkin, this film picture is taken by a highly skilled team with quite a lot of preparations. The scenario is a fairy tale which is pleasantly supported by some high quality visual effects (prepared in a visual lab in England). The scenes are all supported with high quality decorations of the old times of the tale. Cuneyt Arkin with his athletic capabilities enables the hero of this tale to be brought to life in his act. It is really unlucky for the film team to prepare such a good film after a series of junk films which directly reduced the interest to this high quality film.
Release Date1970-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
A woman who is forced to marry resists the pressure by marrying a stranger on paper, and they begin to act like a happy couple. Over time, their relationship turns into true love.
Release Date1964-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date1964-06-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Hasan returns to his village from Germany with his wife Lena, hoping to start a new life, but tragedy strikes when a gang brutally murders his mother and assaults his wife, who dies from the trauma.
Release Date1972-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Türkan works as a dancer in a nightclub at night to pay for her sister Sibel's education. However, Sibel's dream is to finish school as soon as possible and get rich the easy way. Türkan begins a romantic relationship with Ahmet, a driver who frequently visits the nightclub. Soon after, they decide to get married. However, Türkan does not want to marry Ahmet right away. Ahmet, who can no longer accept Türkan's work as a dancer, leaves her. Türkan quits dancing and starts working as a sales assistant. Cevdet Bey, a businessman who is a customer at the store where she works, proposes to Türkan. Ahmet, who sees Türkan and Cevdet together, tries to prevent their relationship. While Türkan is making marriage plans, she learns that Cevdet has also deceived her sister Sibel with a marriage promise. Türkan will try to save her sister from Cevdet's trap.
Release Date1965-01-01
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Turkish adaptation of Graham Greene's "A Gun For Sale" (This Gun for Hire).
Release Date1961-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count1
The story of a love-triangle with a middle-aged husband, a young wife and a young man.
Release Date1961-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
A sequel to Refig's highly successful comedy Karakolda Ayna Var.
Release Date1967-11-03
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count3
The film deals with the cultural differences between two families whose children marry each other.
Release Date1973-04-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Captain Faruk is assigned to the northern front during World War I. He kills an elderly Romanian general who resists him in a house where he has taken refuge. The general's daughter, Mariya, informs her brother, Captain Polibas, of her father's death and takes refuge with her aunt. The town of Ivesti, where her aunt lives, is also occupied by Turkish soldiers. Captain Faruk is placed in Mariya's aunt's house by the mayor of Ivesti. Captain Faruk tries to make Mariya forgive him. The two will eventually fall in love with each other.
Release Date1967-01-15
DepartmentWriting
JobScenario Writer
Vote Count2
Kudret is a young man who earns his living performing stunts on a motorcycle. He wants to marry Emel, but standing between them is Emel's mother, Selma. Determined to prevent the marriage, Selma conspires with Cihangir, a wealthy businessman she wants her daughter to marry, and Kudret is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit. From then on, events unfold in a manner reminiscent of The Count of Monte Cristo. Kudret plans an escape with a fellow inmate he has befriended behind bars. During this time, he learns the location of a large fortune from his friend. However, during the escape, Kudret loses his friend. Betrayed, slandered, and with his pride shattered, Kudret returns to seek revenge.
Release Date1971-07-12
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
The film tells the story of a family who moves from a village to the city. Fatma moves to Istanbul after her husband is killed in a blood feud. There, she starts working as a doorkeeper in an apartment building. Her eldest daughter, Halime, is in a relationship with Rıza, a wealthy married man. Her younger daughter Ayşe, who is studying fine arts, is ashamed of her mother's job as a janitor. Her son Yusuf, on the other hand, is determined to avenge his father's death. He waits for Mahmut, the man who killed his father, to be released from prison. While Fatma tries to protect her daughters, she also struggles to convince Yusuf to abandon the blood feud.
Release Date1972-01-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
The story of two young men who resemble each other like two peas in a pod, who switch places as a result of a mix-up.
Release Date1972-05-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Nazmi is a young man who works as a doctor in Mardin. One day, he learns that there has been a mass poisoning in a nearby village, so he goes there to treat the people and investigate the matter. Upon investigating the incident, Nazmi discovers that the poisoning was caused by the river water. The waste from Zülfü Ağa, one of the city's wealthy residents, is being dumped into the river, which has caused the poisoning. Nazmi decides to report the incident. Although Zülfü Ağa and the mayor try to convince Nazmi not to file a complaint, Nazmi reports the situation to the prosecutor. After Nazmi's complaint leads to the closure of his factory, Zülfü Ağa decides to take revenge on Nazmi for ruining his business.
Release Date1985-05-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.
Release Date1983-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
Release Date1983-06-20
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The beautiful Sultan is married to Osman, the son of a wealthy farmer who offers the highest dowry. Osman, who has been discharged from the army due to advanced heart disease, is unable to fulfill his duties as Sultan's husband. The young girl endures all the hardships life throws at her with patience and tries to continue living. However, fearing that the dowry money will go to waste, the family resorts to one of the most cruel customs after losing their son, forcing Sultan to stay in the house. They marry her off to their son, who is barely able to walk. A regional drama story from Anatolia...
Release Date1973-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count9
Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.
Release Date1964-04-12
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count18
A car accident brings together Cemil and the young and beautiful doctor Ümran, whose car he crashes into. Cemil quickly falls in love with the young woman and wants to marry her. Ümran is undecided. Tayfun, who works for the wealthy businessman Sabri, is engaged to his boss's daughter Çiğdem but is unhappy. Eventually, Tayfun breaks up with Çiğdem and quits his job. He goes to stay with his close friend Cemil. Before leaving for Ankara on business, Cemil tells Tayfun that he is in love with someone. Meanwhile, Sabri and his daughter Çiğdem track down Tayfun. Ümran is very surprised when she runs into Tayfun one day, because Tayfun is Ümran's ex-boyfriend. Ümran, who does not want to marry Cemil, makes marriage plans with Tayfun, whom she has reunited with. Tayfun had realized that the girl Cemil loves is Ümran. Cemil has no intention of giving up on Ümran.
Release Date1985-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
The film tells the love story between an escaped convict and the daughter of a famous businessman. Zeynep is the daughter of a well-known businessman. She is returning from vacation with her fiancé Tarık. A prison transport vehicle carrying prisoners is involved in an accident on the road. A group of prisoners who survive the accident escape. They stop the car of the young couple they encounter on the road. They kill Tarık and kidnap Zeynep. One of the prisoners, Mehmet, takes the young woman under his protection from his friends. Thus begins their relationship, which eventually turns into love.
Release Date1985-05-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Sevistigimiz Gunler is a typical socio-economic story of three roommate girls in their early 20s' who are hoping to find their Prince Charmings. With a lot of references to Billy Wilder romance flicks, Things go crazy and wild when they both fall in love with three men. So their lives change dramatically as they forget about the bet, and come on the edge of marriage and pregnancy. But are the men whom they fell in love with, really worth considering as Prince Charmings, or are they just cheaters slickers?
Release Date1961-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The story of a woman who was raped and ended up in a brothel just as she was about to marry the man she loved.
Release Date1955-01-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2
The film tells the story of a family that is on the verge of breaking up as a result of slander. Sabahat spends her days doing housework, taking care of her mischievous child, and dealing with her grumpy mother-in-law. Cemal, who returns home exhausted from work, struggles with Sabahat's complaints every night. Arguments between them become increasingly frequent. Mualla, their neighbor who has been in love with Cemal for years, takes advantage of this tense atmosphere. When Cemal kicks Sabahat out of the house after an argument, Mualla sees this as an opportunity to put her plan into action.
Release Date1961-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count5
Release Date1958-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
When Ayşe, a young woman from Anatolia, moves to Istanbul for work, she accidentally uncovers a weapons smuggling operation involving her employer.
Release Date1966-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The film tells the story of a woman who struggles to keep her family together after being cheated on. Emine lives with her family in her father-in-law's house. When she catches her husband Reşit with their neighbor Şükran, the young woman takes her baby and leaves home. Her daughter Nermin chooses to stay with her grandfather. While her relatives try to convince Emine to return home, Reşit brings his lover into the house. However, Şükran treats Nermin and her grandfather poorly. Additionally, she begins to cheat on Reşit with her boss. Upon learning of the situation, Emine must make a choice to save her family.
Release Date1978-04-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Married couple move to a new house. Thanks to this new house they climb the social ladder. At the same time troubles are started.
Release Date1965-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count1
Based on the theme of marriage, this is a humorous story about two families who come face to face. The film tells the story of a civil servant family with seven children, and the events that unfold during the marriage of their two adult daughters are presented to the audience in a comical manner. In addition, the film makes you laugh and cry at the same time, and family relationships and financial difficulties are described in an entertaining way.
Release Date1973-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
I Lost My Heart to a Turk is the story of a German woman Eva Bender, who is deserted by a Turkish worker in Germany five years earlier and left alone with a child Zafer. Eva's father refuses his illegitimate grandson from a Turkish worker. She comes to Kayseri, Turkey with her illegitimate child to seek her lover, Ismail Acar. Ismail is now working at Sümer Cotton Cloth factory as a mechanic and establishing a small private business. Eva finds her ex-lover Ismail who now lives with his wife and children. Humiliated by her ex-lover, the German woman receives assistance by another Turkish worker, Mustafa.
Release Date1969-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
The struggle of a devoted mother for her children.
Release Date1982-04-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A young engineer Aydin comes back to his hometown after years of education as a mining engineer in London. Selami, the owner of a local wood company, paid for Aydin's tuition and expenses. Selami has been the employer of Aydin's father in the past and he acts like an elder brother for Aydin, offers him to stay in his house. Aydin starts to work as the chief engineer in one of the mining companies. From the first day onwards Aydin opposes the mining practices imposed by Rahmi Bey, the owner of the company. He orders to stop mining and deals with the wood sellers who sell low-quality wood used to support the thrusts in the mines.
Release Date1963-09-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date1966-11-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Recai has raised his daughter Seref like a man. She secretly attends the meetings of the patriots. Seref and her cousin Mujgan take music lessons from the journalist Feyyaz. Seref and Feyyaz fall in love but Mujgan is in love with Feyyaz as well. Feyyaz gets arrested in an assassination attempt against the Sultan.
Release Date1984-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
An elderly piano teacher recently diagnosed with terminal cancer lives in fear of death. But her real fear is who will take care of her cat, her only friend, after her death. As she tries to find someone to take care of her cat, the generational clash of the times and the drastically changing urban identity of Istanbul confront her with an unpleasant prospect.
Release Date1988-03-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count22
Release Date1987-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Two young members of the Ottoman army officers who showed heroism in the Yemen desert, fall in love with the same woman, the daughter of their commanding officer, she only loves one and when they both go to Yemen again, Murat one of the officers is lost and thought to be dead. Leyla after hearing this agrees to marry the other officer whom is Murat best friend without knowing that Murat is still alive.
Release Date1972-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Rich Adnan marries Bihter, who is younger than him. A poisonous forbidden love begins between Adnan's nephew Behlül and Bihter who lives in the same mansion.
Release Date1975-04-19
DepartmentCrew
JobCreator
Episode Count6
Vote Count3
Directed by Atif Yilmaz.
Release Date1959-01-02
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count1
Mustafa is a reckless, unemployed young man. He is in love with his neighbor's daughter, Aynur, and wants to marry her. However, his family pressures him to contribute to the household budget. Everything changes when a wealthy family decides to build an apartment building in their neighborhood. The family's daughter, Hülya, falls in love with Mustafa. Mustafa, caught between Hülya and Aynur and her family, faces difficult days ahead.
Release Date1961-12-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
A self-inflicted man feels guilty of his past and keeps himself away of a possible relief only until a romantic girlfriend crosses his path.
Release Date1962-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Release Date1998-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count16
A man whose life is in difficulties becomes a prosecutor, but he has problems with his wife due to a wrong marriage, and in the meantime he gets close to a journalist.
Release Date1986-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
During a day of deer hunting, Karaca Ali Aga (Talat Gözbak) finds a girl wandering around, and immediately falls in love with her. Some time later, when Aga goes back to marry her, he instructs his men to eliminate the obstacle, namely Halil (Yilmaz Güney)...
Release Date1959-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Based on THE DEEP by Mickey Spillane, the film tells the story of a tough guy, who returns to his old neighborhood to avenge the murder of his childhood partner in crime.
Release Date1967-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Release Date1965-06-16
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
The film tells the story of a mother who dedicates her life to her daughter. Reyhan is pregnant with Kenan's child. After a while, Kenan leaves Reyhan. Reyhan gives birth alone and leaves her daughter in a mosque courtyard. Just as she is about to commit suicide, she is saved by Vedat. Vedat helps Reyhan get back on her feet by giving her a job at his company. Their relationship eventually turns into love, and they get married. Vedat finds Reyhan's daughter, Çağla, and adds her to his family. As Çağla grows up and becomes a young woman, she begins to rebel against her family. She defies her mother and marries Cem, a fortune hunter. Reyhan will sacrifice her life to save her daughter from Cem.
Release Date1988-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Ali Riza, a very respectable man, retires and moves to Istanbul with his wife and five children. His children quickly lose identity in degenerate big city and his family, once close-knit, begins crumbling away.
Release Date1967-06-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count2
Üftade has long been the object of men’s fury. Her only hope is to marry the young man she is in love with and escape her traumatic life in the home of her abusive stepfather. However, when her lover suddenly leaves her, Üftade's despair increases exponentially, and she begins to lose her mental balance due to the traumas of her childhood. Throughout the years, her suffering is witnessed by her nephew, who feels helpless to do anything about her condition.
Release Date1986-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count17
The dramatic story of Esref, a journalist who is excluded from his profession and trying to prove himself again, and Sukran, a former film artist who lives with dogs on a deserted island due to loneliness.
Release Date1997-03-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1
Handsome yacht captain Murat and beautiful Alev are two lovers preparing for marriage. But being together is difficult because of Murat's boss.
Release Date1984-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count8
Watchmen of the Dawn is about the lives of pilots in the Turkish air force based in the mid-Anatolian town Eskisehir. Göksel is a young pilot with Faruk as his best friend and Aydan, a female lieutenant in the air base, as his platonic love interest. After his plane crashes, Göksel takes a 15-day leave of absence and visits his parents in Istanbul.
Release Date1963-10-14
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
The role played by the regular army in the Turkish War of Independence. This film's footage was burned by the military junta in 1983.
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Episode Count1
Release Date1959-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Scheherazade, unfortunately on the ‘lost movies list’, is one of the most interesting examples of the ero-detective genre. The film tells the story of a woman with two personalities, works as a dancer with the stage name Female Spider in a strip club.
Release Date1964-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobScenario Writer
Directed by Halit Refig.
Release Date1991-01-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Sadık Pasha is a pleasure-loving and pious pasha who lives in a luxurious Ottoman mansion with his three wives. The balance of the mansion, already full of intrigue with three women, is completely disrupted when he wants to take a fourth wife, thinking that he needs to continue his lineage because he has no children.
Release Date1965-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count10
In Romania, the idealistic Istanbul teacher, Aliye, communicate activities to a town in Anatolia supporting the idea of National Struggle in the region.
Release Date1973-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count8
Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband.
Release Date1990-05-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count8
The film tells the story of the relationship between a police officer fighting crime syndicates and a model. Reyhan, who works as a model, is in a relationship with Selçuk, a photographer. The couple is planning to get married. Meanwhile, Selçuk is arrested as a suspect in a murder case. Reyhan joins the investigation led by homicide chief Yılmaz to clear Selçuk's name. As the investigation progresses, it becomes clear that a prostitution and drug gang is behind the murder. Meanwhile, some truths about Selçuk also come to light during the investigation. A closeness begins to develop between Reyhan and Yılmaz during this process.
Release Date1986-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The film tells the story of a love affair between a doctor and his patient. Gönül is a model at a fashion house. At the insistence of her fiancé Haluk, she starts working with advertising executive Kazım. Kazım has his eye on the young woman. During a yacht trip, he agrees with Haluk and rapes Gönül. Gönül meets Dr. Cihat at the hospital where she is admitted due to the trauma she experienced. Cihat is on the verge of divorcing his wife. Gönül and Cihat fall in love with each other. However, their pasts will not leave them alone.
Release Date1982-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Sıtkı Bey asks Rauf Bey, a member of the bank's board, for help in obtaining a loan from the bank. Rauf Bey hopes to marry Sıtkı Bey's daughter in return for his help. Sıtkı Bey, who wants to make a big investment, tries to force Handan to marry Rauf. On the night of their engagement, Handan refuses to marry Rauf, revealing that she has been in a relationship with Nazmi for a long time. However, she eventually has no choice but to marry Rauf. Meanwhile, Nazmi, who has been falsely accused, is sent to prison for a murder he did not commit. Years later, their paths will cross again.
Release Date1965-02-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Cemil is a ski instructor who is divorced from his wife. His daughter Figen lives with her mother. Figen's boyfriend Hakan knocks her unconscious, rapes her, and takes photos of her for blackmail. Hakan forces Figen into a relationship with Musa, a mafia boss. During this time, Figen dies from a high dose of drugs she was given. Following these events, Cemil sets out on a quest for revenge.
Release Date1987-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Meral is a show girl and drug addict and Yilmaz is a handsome police chief who fights against drug dealers. The tragic reality of the glamorous show world is revealed in the film's story. Meral's boss Haci wants her to spy on Yilmaz. However Meral and Yilmaz fall in love with each other. They work cooperatively and in a police operation headed by Yilmaz Haci and his men are caught wounded, but Meral gets shot.
Release Date1983-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Fatih is a struggling musician whose efforts did not pay. One night disappointed, he talks to his "Plastic Sweetheart" a realistic-looking mannequin in a shop window that, "he could even sell his soul to the Devil for fame"...and then he sees the Devil himself. They make a deal that Fatih will sell his soul to the Devil and the Devil will strike him to fame, using the record executives, venue owners and commercial executives whom he had their souls. However the times had changed, and the human had proved to be more evil and smarter than the Devil himself...
Release Date1988-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count19
The film tells the story of a farm owner and his romantic involvement with a woman.
Release Date1973-01-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The film tells the story of Nermin and Refik's love. Nermin grows up with Feriha, whom her father adopted. After a successful school career, Nermin starts working as a flight attendant. She and Refik, the pilot of the plane she works on, fall in love quickly and decide to get married. One day, when Nermin returns home, she sees her father with Feriha. Shortly thereafter, her father and Feriha get married. However, Muammer Bey dies. It falls to Nermin and Refik to comfort Feriha, who is left alone after her husband's death. Despite their kind intentions, Feriha has another agenda. Having seized all of Muammer Bey's assets, Feriha will also try to get her hands on Refik.
Release Date1972-10-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
