Cahide Sonku Trailers
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Cahide Sonku (27 December 1912 – 18 March 1981) was a Turkish actress, model, writer and the first female film director in Turkey. Sonku was the founder of her own movie production company, Sonku Film, in 1950. Sonku' first theater and cinema experience was during her secondary school education. She was accepted into Darülbedayi when she was only 16 years old, and in time she took her place among the most popular actors of Istanbul City Theatres. She started acting with "Seven Village Zeynebi" first at the People's Houses Theater, then at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory, and then at Darülbedayi (1932-City Theaters), discovered by Muhsin Ertuğrul who was an important figure in Sonku's career.
Sonku founded the production company "Sonku Film" in 1950 and however went bankrupt in 1963 due to a fire that burned down the company building. She continued working at the City Theater through Muhsin Ertuğrul's influence, then left and struggled with alcohol addiction in the last years of her life.
Sonku received the Turkish Film Critics Association service award in 1979 and died in 1981 at the Alkazar Cinema in Istanbul, at the age of 61. She was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. Cahide Sonku Prize is awarded in her memory at the annual Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Most Popular Cahide Sonku Trailers
Total trailers found: 28
01 January 1966
Saime, who does not find Nazan worthy of her son, does her best to separate the young people.
01 January 1966
The story of a young man who, influenced by a movie he watched, aspires to become a cowboy.
01 January 1949
The film tells the story of a woman who guides a group of soldiers trying to stop the Greek forces occupying Izmir.
01 January 1949
Widowed at a young age, a woman tries to raise her son.
22 February 1951
The film depicts Namık Kemal's love for his country. The newspaper İbret, published by Namık Kemal and his friends, is shut down on the grounds that it incites the people to rebellion.
01 January 1966
Feride is a young girl who lost her family as a child and was educated in a French school. A fearless climber of trees and an endless source of pranks, Feride's mischievousness earns her the nickname "Çalıkuşu" (Wren).
01 January 1953
The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.
27 November 1940
The funny story of two alike friends Kamil and Cafer, set in a hotel.
06 June 1940
Ahmet, a bank teller, is a principled man who is organized in his work and family life. One day, he is assigned to collect money in Adana.
24 December 1967
Osman earns money by juggling. He loves his colleague Fatma, but he cannot bring himself to tell her.
01 April 1966
Raised on the mountain like a son, Alicik's path intersects with pure and clean mayfly. The love between the two becomes a challenge to life.
06 September 1977
The adventures of two friends who left their hometowns to become artists in Istanbul.
01 January 1965
The film depicts the life of John the Baptist. Zechariah becomes father to a son. They name him John)
14 July 1934
Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant.
02 April 1962
Ayşecik is a very charming girl who grew up without a mother in a wealthy family. Her father, who was involved in a traffic accident, passed away before he could recover, and her grandmother also passed away.
