Aydın Arakon

Aydın Arakon

Known for

Directing

Born

May 22, 1918

Birthplace

Edirne, Türkiye

Died

August 11, 1982 (aged 64)

Biography

Mehmet Aydın Arakon (22 May 1918, Edirne - 11 August 1982, Istanbul ), director, screenwriter.

After graduating from Işık High School, Aydın Arakon studied architecture for a while and then at Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He dropped out of both schools. He started writing stories during his high school years. Together with his schoolmate Sabahattin Kudret Aksal, they published a literary magazine called Sokak , which did not last long. After a while, Arakon started writing screenplays, and in 1948, he joined Yeşilçam and started directing the following year, which he continued together with writing screenplays. Known for his investigative personality, the artist became famous with th...

Best known work

Three Friends
Three Friends
1958
The Conquest of Constantinople
The Conquest of Constantinople
1951
Radiant Cevriye
Radiant Cevriye
1959
Istanbul Give Me Your Hand
Istanbul Give Me Your Hand
1962
Sonsuz Geceler
Sonsuz Geceler
1965
Scream
Scream
1949
Yumurcak
Yumurcak
1961
Özleyiş
Özleyiş
1961
Sahildeki Kadın
Sahildeki Kadın
1954
Hayat Cehennemi
Hayat Cehennemi
1958

Filmography

  1. 1966

    Dişi Düşman

    Writer

  2. 1965

    Sonsuz Geceler

    Director, Writer

  3. 1964

    Uçurumdaki Kadın

    Director, Writer

  4. 1962

    Istanbul Give Me Your Hand

    Decorator, Director

  5. 1962

    Fosforlu Oyuna Gelmez

    Director, Writer

  6. 1962

  7. 1962

    Hodri Meydan

    Director

  8. 1962

    Yumurcak Faka Basmaz

    Director, Writer

  9. 1961

    Ölüm Film Çekiyor

    Writer, Director

  10. 1961

    Yumurcak

    Set Decoration, Director, Writer

  11. 1961

    Özleyiş

    Screenplay, Director

  12. 1961

    Ya Ben Ya O!

    Director, Screenplay, Decorator, Writer

  13. 1960

    Whore

    Director, Writer

  14. 1960

    Civanmert

    Director, Writer

  15. 1959

  16. 1959

    Radiant Cevriye

    Director, Screenplay

  17. 1958

    Three Friends

    Screenplay

  18. 1958

    Hayat Cehennemi

    Director, Writer

  19. 1957

    Senin İçin

    Director

  20. 1956

    Miras Uğrunda

    Writer, Director

  21. 1956

    Tuzak Oteli

    Director, Writer

  22. 1954

    Sahildeki Kadın

    Screenplay, Director

  23. 1952

  24. 1952

    Ankara Express

    Director, Scenario Writer

  25. 1951

    For the Motherland

    Director, Writer

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