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Cahide Sonku
Acting

Cahide Sonku
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1919-12-27,Sana'a, Yemen
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

Ayşecik Yavru Melek

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Ayşecik Yavru Melek
1962-04-02

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Akasya Palas
1940-11-27

Yahya Peygamber

0

Yahya Peygamber
1965-01-01

0

Kıskanç
1942-01-01

5.8

The Wren
1966-01-01

0

Senede Bir Gün
1946-01-01

Yeşilçam Sokağı

0

Yeşilçam Sokağı
1977-09-06

The Stranger's Daughter

6

The Stranger's Daughter
1966-01-01

Victims of Lust

2

Victims of Lust
1940-06-06

0

Yayla Kartalı
1945-12-18

The Devoted Mother

0

The Devoted Mother
1949-01-01

Sevgim ve Gururum

0

Sevgim ve Gururum
1965-10-17

Vatan ve Namık Kemal

0

Vatan ve Namık Kemal
1951-02-22

A Song to Long For

4.5

A Song to Long For
1953-01-01

Yuvamı Yıkamazsın

0

Yuvamı Yıkamazsın
1947-01-01

Serseriler Kralı

6

Serseriler Kralı
1967-12-24

0

Kovboy Ali
1966-01-01

Horse, Woman and Gun

0

Horse, Woman and Gun
1966-04-01

Düşman Kardeşler

0

Düşman Kardeşler
1965-09-05

The Girl From The Marsh Croft

5.7

The Girl From The Marsh Croft
1934-07-14

Beyaz Atlı Adam

0

Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965-01-01

Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm

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Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm
1949-01-01

Dağların Kızı Ruhsar

0

Dağların Kızı Ruhsar
1952-01-03

Söz Bir Allah Bir

0

Söz Bir Allah Bir
1933-01-01

Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü

0

Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
1968-11-03

0

Mistik

0

İlk Ve Son
1955-12-29