Safa Önal
Country: Turkey
Total Credits at Criticker: 1 (Actor), 20 (Director), 247 (Writer), 1 (Creator)
Biography submitted by ehk2
Find more information about Safa Önal at The Internet Movie Database
Tells the love story of "the woman of the city" who works in a cabaret in Istanbul and a fruit seller from rural background who lives on the fringe of the city. (utopianstudieseurope.org)
Ramazan is a prisoner looking for justice at corrupt Turkish prisons in which rich and powerful prisoners can leave whenever they want and the poor ones are beaten by guards. (IMDB Comments)
Black comedy about a girl who runs away from her rural village to Istanbul to become and actress and an old drunkard street photographer. (imdb)
Gonlubol Arif lives a tramp's life until one day his rich uncle makes him work at his factory. Arif can't adapt to this new life. He meets a homeless girl named Fatos. He takes care of her and they fall in love. Arif's uncle doesn't accept her as a bride so she leaves Arif. A so-called Meral writes a novel about Fatos. Arif learns that Meral is in fact Fatos and that she has lied to him about herself... (imdb)
A peasent borrows money to buy some land.he can't pay his debt so he has to go to germany to work leaving his wife back home.
Adaptation from Peyami Safa's novel, tells a story about a conman named Cingöz Recai.
A young female judge gets appointed to the southwestern Turkish town of Bodrum and meets the town's powerful and rich landowner.
Story of an anti-social man finding love and peace with a blind girl. But when he sees that her sight can be cured...
After his father's death Ahmet returns the village to sell his properties. He quickly falls in love with Zeynep. However she accepts Riza's proposal, because of Ahmet's spoiled behaviors. Ahmet, can't accepts this and kidnaps Zeynep at her wedding night.
Metin Oktay who is a legendary footballer in Turkey stars in this semi-biographical film.
Ibrahim is a famous singer who is desperately in love with Hulya. Hulya first does not care about him but then falls in love too. Their days pass in joy but they are not aware of the forthcoming tragic events.
Yumurcak is a very naughty boy living with his father Nihat. His parents are separated. His mother Selma is a member of a very well-off family. Selma's step mother has wanted Selma to marry her nephew Faruk and caused her to be separated from Nihat. Nihat is a cab driver, he hits someone and gets arrested. Till that day, Selma has lost Nihat's and his son Yumurcak's trace. When the news of the arrest are get on the newspapers Selma finds their trace. She meets her son again and takes him home. (imdb)
Ayfer has a cancer. And she can't stand to wait about for death anymore. She decides to hire a professional killer to kill herself.
A young man goes into prison because of his brother and later becomes a singer after the jail
Kemal (Kemal Sunal) who was a janitor in one of Istanbul's most famous hospitals, return to his hometown and people sees him as a doctor.
Selma - married to a rich and ruthless man - finds love with a poor contractor.
Bir kan davasının öyküsü. Köyün ağası oğlu Derviş'i kan davasından uzaklaştırmak için kente gönderir. Ancak ağa ölünce, Derviş kan davasına son verip barışı sağlamak için köyüne döner. Ne var ki söz konusu barış sağlanamaz.
The Thief of Bagdad unveils a plot against the caliph and falls in love with his daughter.
Ahmet is a worker who dreams of migrating to Australia as he thinks it is full of welfare and riches. One day she meets a girl at his window and everything changes.
Sedat and Rifat are brothers. Rifat works their father's grocery store for Sedat's education. Then Sedat transmitted in illegal affairs.
Aysel (Türkan Soray) is working brothel in Bursa and Nazim Usta (Nasser Malekmotei) is an engineer in Antalya. They send mail each other and he send Orhan's (Tarik Akan) photo in stead of himself. She comes to Antalya and three people starts to play with love in lies...
It is the story of three married couple's adventure with themselves and their neighbors who lives in same neighborhood . Married couples often fight, reconcile, and they decide to leave as well.
These fights turned into a cause celebre that concern everyone day by day.
Aynur, who is pregnant with Tarık, is very happy in the presence of that young man's proposal. However, Tarık's family would not accept this young woman and they would not approve their marriage.
He has an aim to new title at his job. His manager wants to see his family life. But he has problem with her wife. He decides to meet his housekeeper with his manager as his wife...
It lives in a Bosphorus neighborhood , medium gain or poor ... but always hopeful , loving each other , even in anger and fight sober people is the story of ...
Ahmet falls in love with a prostitute; kidnaps her in order to save her from this wicked life of hers.
Bulent is a medical student who makes his living by singing at a night club. He is in love with Selma. Selma is molested by her boss Turgut, yet Celal Bey protects the girl from him. Turgut's sister Turkan falls in love with Bulent, she proposes him assuring that he will be rich. Bulent becomes the manager of the factory, so Selma leaves him and her job. Celal provides her a job at old rich Rifat's, who is blind too. Bulent gets back singing. After Rifat's death, Selma inherits his money. (imdb)
Ruknettin is a lonesome and ill businessman, who is very wealthy. Arif and Semsi save him from committing suicide. He stays with them and is feeling better. The rich Naci, wants his daughter Selma to marry his partner Nihat, yet the girl doesn't want to do so. She tells her dad she will marry Ruknettin's son Tahsin. As Nihat's men want to abduct Selma, Arif and her friends save her. Arif takes the role of Tahsin. Selma and Tahsin fall in love. Arif's mother turns out to be Ruknettin's ex-wife. (imdb)
Father Kartal leaves from his village with his two sons and arrive big city... Then he wants to work normal jobs and care his sons but he cant manage it and he join the mafia...
Murat is a handsome tour guide. He takes a job on the mob leader Temel's boat. Temel's wife Sadiye fancies him, and Murat is also attracted to her beauty. They start an affair and meet in the boat when Temel is absent. For money laundering purposes, Temel transfers all his assets to Sadiye. However, Temel finds about Sadiye's affair with Murat. He assaults Sadiye and in return Sadiye wants to kill him. When Murat learns that Temel has hurt Sadiye, he kills Temel. (imdb)
The sad story of a rural mother who goes to big city in order to find cure to his ill child
Kazim works at a gas station, he wants to marry Iffet though her mother is against it, so she informs the police as they try to run away. The police is after Kazim since he inherited a fortune. Kazim starts living in a hotel suite, the singer Leyla makes a plot with her boss Cemil to get Kazim's money. As Leyla seduces him Iffet and her mother arrive. Cemil makes Kazim sign a deed of debt for his villa. The real heir of the fortune turns up. (imdb)
Selma works and lives with her mother. She has marriage plans with the well-off Orhan. Orhan has an accident and gets paralyzed. In order to hide this situation, Orhan writes Selma a letter full of hatred for her to leave him. Orhan's brother Murat, unaware of the happening, meets Selma at a night club. He fancies her and proposes. She accepts his proposal, Orhan isn't present on their wedding. Selma has a baby. Murat finds Orhan's diary and reads about Selma. (imdb)
Esin lives with her uncle. She has a cousin named Bahri, who cares only about money. Esin meets the pianist Yalcin at a night club and they feel attracted to each other. Yalcin gives her music lessons, and a profound love is blossoming. Esin's uncle objects to their relationship though the two lovers get engaged. Bahri gets jealous, putting soporific in her drink, he rapes Esin. Esin gets pregnant, she breaks up with Yalcin. (imdb)
Upon her family's death, Fatma moves from Tehran to Istanbul. With her friend Mehmet, she gets after her uncle who took the family fortune. The uncle don't give her inheritance back, and treat her badly. Mehmet starts working as a cab driver. Fatma's cousin wants to marry her, but the family is against this. The family sends Ali to Teheran. In the meantime, Fatma learns that she is pregnant and she gives birth to a son. On Ali's return, his family makes up bad stories about Fatma. (imdb)
Kadir Inanir plays a wealthy businessman who helps the poor. This becomes a problem in his circle
The struggle of Zeliha to protect her son from her husband who returns from Germany
Ahmet, Selma and Orhan grow up together. Selma and Orhan are rich, whereas Ahmet is the son of the butler. Orhan and Ahmet fancy Selma, Selma fancies Ahmet. Ahmet sacrifices his feelings at the expense of Orhan. Selma refuses Orhan's proposal, so Orhan goes to Europe. Ahmet urges Selma to write Orhan a letter. Orhan's plane crashes so they believe he died, Ahmet and Selma want to marry instead. As it turns out that he lives, Ahmet wants them to get married. (imdb)
The story of a poor man who has an old trousers with money coming out of its pockets
The famous singer Deniz lives happily with her son Ahmet and husband Kenan, who is also her violinist. Kenan gets paralyzed in an accident. He and their friend Necip insist Deniz to carry on with her job. Tarik is employed instead of Kenan. Tarik fancies Deniz. One day, a paparazzi takes their photos. Kenan misunderstands this situation and he expels Deniz from the house. Out of sorrow, Deniz becomes an alcoholic. One day Tarik attempts to abuse her and she shoots him. (imdb)
Papatya is a beautiful young girl with a fabulous voice. She is a great dancer, as well.. Karabiber works in her father Mahmut's orchestra as a clarinet player. They are in love since childhood and expected to get married. The only problem is Omer who is very jealous of them, always following and bothering Papatya. Burhan Bey sees Papatya on the stage offers her a job at his exquisite night club. He has one condition and that is Papatya's staying single for a certain period.
Selma lives a poor life with her sister Leyla and her alcoholic father. Leyla is the mistress of a rich man called Ziya. Selma gets a job as a secretary and her boss Suat turns out to be the man who Leyla has had a short affair with. Selma and Suat fall in love and decide to get married, but Suat's family doesn't accept her as their bride. Leyla is pregnant, she delivers a baby and returns to her lover Ziya leaving Selma the baby. Selma's father tells Suat that baby is his. (imdb)
Years and years later an old soldier goes back to the city where his wife died long ago. His son and daughter in law join him in this journey. Since Agri (where the Mount Ararat stands) is on the very east of Turkey there is a long way in front of them to go from Istanbul. People try to change his mind to go there because of the terrorist attacks in the area at that time but he wants to see the place he used to work as a young soldier with his wife who was a young teacher. (imdb)
Turkan's father sells her to agha because of his debts. At the wedding day, she escapes with her lover.
Halil kills two men and attempts to kill the third, yet Semih escapes and provide Halil to be arrested. Halil is put into prison. Semih goes on with his corrupt business and the only thing he really cares about is his daughter Gülden. Gülden is aware of Sher father Semih's dirty business. Halil is released from prison and he wants to take revenge from Semih so he kidnaps Gülden.
Ahmet wants to take revenge against his former boss who caused him to be jailed. He marries with his daughter who is madly in love with him.
Turkish copy of Fatal Attraction (1987). A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
The love story of two lovers who don't know that they were engaged in childhood.
Sevda is a high-class prostitute. She lives five days of filth and two days of purity every week. She loves a poor guy and decides to leave behind her sins.
A woman visits her relatives living in a village. Soon she realizes that the house has something strange going on with it. (seriesdb.net)
Affet bizi hocam (1998) - TV Series
Zeynep is a young and ambitious woman having a hopeful prospect for the future. She has a happy marriage and a little son whom she loves above all. A traffic accident makes their happy life Topsy-turvy. The teacher Zeynep's husband dies in the accident. And her little son gets crippled. Besides her nervous breakdown, she has to carry the Bordon of supporting her son's treatment costs. (imdb)
Zirvedekiler (1994) - TV Series
This is the story of the struggles given for reaching and staying always at the top, at every expense. The story of Zeynep the movie star, whose beauty and fame reached the peak. She then marries a rich, powerful and good-looking businessman called Sahin. Sahin is ready to spend all his fortune for her, and loves her passionately. (imdb)
This is my last letter I forced to leave / I'm afraid of this love please understand me / I'm afraid to love please understand me Impossible love story between Nilufer who come from rich family and Ahmet who is taxi driver. (imdb)
A young man who grew up with an orphan girl and realizes that one day he is in love with her, but he cannot express his love. The young girl also loves her, but she can't even say it to herself. (imdb)
An outlaw gang take over the house of a Doctor and his family raping & torturing them leading to a cruel end for everyone. (imdb)
The film takes on the story of a man who is trying to save his sister from the streets. (tsa.org.tr)
Adapted from the same named novel by Esat Mahmut Karakurt. The story of Selma (Türkan Şoray) and Necmi (Ekrem Bora).
The story of Kenan (Yalçın Dümer) and his mother Ayşe (Hülya Koçyiğit). Kenan is a drug addict.
When an unworldly country man is released from prison setting out a new revenge, a night club singer crosses his path. (imdb)
A love triangle between Orhan (Orhan Gencebay), Serap (Selma Güneri) and Meral (Perihan Savaş).
Adapted from the same named novel by Esat Mahmut Karakurt. The story of Nejat, a professor.
Ayse sells cigarettes at the casino. Murat discovers her. Ayse becomes a famous singer. Murat falls in love with Ayse, but she loves someone else. Mualla Sürer in her final film role.
The story of Zümrüt (Ahu Tugba) and her mother Cavidan (Sevda Ferdag). They love the same man.
The story of Bekir (Kadir Inanir), who came to Istanbul from Adana. He fell in love with another woman.
The story of Murat (Kartal Tibet) who lost his memory. The remake of Mazimdeki Kadin (1968)
The story of a woman who came to the town where she was fired years later and took revenge. (imdb)
The struggle between Ahmet, a police officer (Cüneyt Arkin) and Sungur Çapan (Haluk Durak).
Having to leave his wife in town, Musa starts working with a group of workers whose lives are painful like himself. (imdb)
Thinking that her fiancé, Bülent, is dead, Selma's life will become even more tragic when she loses her family in the earthquake. The paths of the two lovers will cross again. (imdb)
The story of Murat (Kartal Tibet), a mechanic. Nilüfer (Figen Say) is in love with Murat. Semih (Tanju Gürsu), a rich businessman, is also in love with Nilüfer.
Göksel is a butler at the mansion of the wealthy Mr. Kadri. As Mr. Kadri and his family go on a three-month trip to Europe, Göksel sends all the staff on vacation -except the cook and driver. Göksel introduces himself to the society as the landlord. (imdb)
The attorney Selim has two twin daughters called Yildiz and Mehtap, in order not to confuse them he gets their names tattooed on their shoulders. Yildiz goes swimming with her nanny, she gets kidnapped by the pickpocket Sacakli Raziye. The family finds the nanny drowned without any sign from the girl. (imdb) The remake of ''Yankesici Kiz (1964)''
Mine is a socialite fashion designer. She is engaged to Burhan. She goes to her uncle's farm and meets Makas Ali.
Zeynep is trying to avoid a forced marriage. She works as a belly dancer in a night club. Ferdi, a taxi driver, helps Zeynep.
The film tells the story of Fatma and Ahmet who helps her. Ahmet is released from prison. Fatma is trying to avoid a forced marriage. They meet at a nightclub owned by Osman.
Mebrure goes to Nazmiye’s house in Istanbul. The third film adaptation of Peyami Safa's same name novel. Suzan Avci had previously starred in a 1967 version.
Fikret is a gambler. He falls in love with Sema, the daughter of a wealthy businessman.
Ahmet is a truck driver and gets into trouble because of somebody who is robber. (imdb)
The happiness of an expensive prostitute and a businessman who saved her from death is overshadowed by a troubled acquaintance from the past. (imdb)
The story of two man who look alike. Hüsnü falls in love with Ayse. He is a replacement for Orhan.
Oya is a call girl. Marasli Cemil falls in love with Oya and imprisons her. Oya escapes to be with her father.
The film tells the love story of Ayse and Ali. They want to married, but Ayse's father wants her to marry the agha.
Nuri receives an invitation from Asim and his daughter Ajda. He comes to Istanbul. He wants to be a singer and becomes famous.
Mehmet and Ahmet are the sons of the rich businessman Sururi. Sururi is a severe and conservative father, forbidding them the night-life. As the brothers go to a night club, Sururi pursues them. (imdb)
Kara Orkun falls in love with Yonca, but Batur Han wants his daughter to marry Lima. He seeks the blue diamond.
The story of Dr. Tarik, who served in the French Legion after World War II. (imdb) Based on Hasan Kazankaya’s novel of the same name. It marked Orhan Günsiray's film debut.
The story of Halil, who tries to leave his old life behind. He runs a nightclub. He commits a murder.
The love story of Nermin, a stewardess, and Refik, a pilot. Based on Muazzez Tahsin Berkant's novel of the same name.
The car service owner Ahmet is a brave and honest man. He also is a good husband and father. The dancer Leyla comes to the service to have her car fixed and starts an affair with him. (imdb)
Mehmet and Nermin are in love. They want to marry; however, they have financial difficulties. Ziya, a nightclub owner, discovers Nermin.
Sabiha (Hülya Avsar) is a singer in a nightclub. She is torn between Vedat (Ekrem Bora), a businessman and Ahmet (Tolga Savaci), a taxi driver.
The story of Orhan torn between two woman. His wife Cavidan leaves him. Orhan falls in love with Melek, who works at a night club.
Orhan and Sibel, a married couple, constantly argue. Orhan falls in love with Zeynep, who works at a night club. Zeynep is mistaken for Orhan's wife.
Adanali Kemal accidentally hits Oya with his car. They fall in love with each other, but Kemal is a criminal who owns a night club, and Oya is a student.
Yalniziz (1992) - TV Mini-Series
Samim is a skeptical man. He is in love with a younger woman, named Meral. Based on Peyami Safa’s 1951 novel of the same name.
Ringo Kazim is a cab driver. He works for Sefkati, who cares a lot about money. One day, a diamond smuggler called El Seyid gets in Ringo Kazim's cab. (imdb)
Melih (Sadri Alisik), thinking that his wife is cheating on him, shoots his wife (Selda Alkor) and Nihat (Turgut Özatay). Melih goes to jail. Their lives will now change.
Two policemen trying to bring down a criminal organization are set up and attacked: One loses his eyesight, the other loses his hands. (imdb)
Fosforlu Cevriye (2000) - TV Movie
Cevriye, who lives in Galata, meets a wounded man and falls in love with him. Based on Suat Dervis’s novel of the same name.
Bülent, a famous singer, meets Cengiz, a young basketball player. They fall in love with each other, but Mine is also in love with Cengiz.
Yakup is a young man who makes a living by fishing. One day, a group of rich young people come to the island where he lives. (imdb)
Ihsan, who is a butler in mansion, falls in love with Nesrin. He introduces himself as a wealthy man. Hülya, the daughter of the owner of the mansion, comes to the mansion.
Ayse is a truck driver. She finds a baby in her car. She decides to take care of the baby with the help of her friends Yunus, Neriman and Tevhid.
The story of a police chief. Orhan marries Selma. After a while, he learns that his father-in-law, Haldun, is a member of the mafia gang. He goes after the gang. And because of this, he has a bad relationship with his wife.
The story of the forbidden love between the famous and married singer Yüksel and the famous composer Nihat. The film was also published as a photo-novel under the name "Aksam Günesi (The Evening Sun)" in Kelebek newspaper.
Leyla and Necmi fall in love through the post. On the day they agreed to meet, their fate change forever because of Leyla's wicked sister. (imdb)
The naval officer Ahmet is jailed after a fight, so his neighbors Gul and her mother take care of his little daughter Ayla. Gul is in love with Ahmet. As Ahmet is released from prison, he starts work at his friend's workshop. Ahmet and Gul are dating which makes Hasan, the tramp jealous. (imdb)
The story of a woman who has been waiting for years for her husband to return from the city to the village. Adapted from Hidayet Sayin's play of the same name.
The conflict between Akciftlikliler and Karaciftlikliler is finished with Aysegul and Metin's marriage. (imdb)
A relation of love and honor between Meryem who hires Vedat's family's house and Vedat who is son of rich family. (imdb)
Orhan, a major, is looking for the gang and falls in love with a Chinese woman. Based on Esat Mahmut Karakurt's novel of the same name.
Çetin, a detective novel writer, receives an invitation from an old woman to solve a case.
Sedat is man of gunrunner Atif. Sedat and Ahmet are captured but they don't inform against Atif. When they get out of prison, they give chase to Atif. (imdb)
Salih is a lad looking for his father. (imdb) Based on Peyami Safa’s (Server Bedi) 1943 novel of the same name.
His father sends Emrah to Istanbul to study law. Emrah falls in love with Aynur, who is staying in the same hostel.
The story of a father who is a nightclub singer and his son whose mother passed away.
An accounting manager commits suicide one night at work, leaving a letter. The incident immediately turns attention to the factory where he was employed. (imdb)
Selim, who has escaped from his past and built a new life for himself, is blackmailed by his ex-girlfriend.
Murat goes to listen to Behiye Aksoy, meets her and starts singing at the casino where she works. Behiye is also looking for her daughter, whom she lost years ago.
Auto mechanic Salih, who falls in love with Binnaz, fights the mafia for his love.
The funny story of three thieves who are after the money they stole in a heist.
Ahmet, a wealthy man, has lost everything because of gambling. He wants to commit suicide. Meanwhile, he meets a poor man who looks like him.
The story of Zorba, a young mafia hitman. Selma, the young girl he was instructed to kill, confronts him with himself.
Sema, a young woman, is doing a fraud with her lover Kemal. The couple's final plan is to defraud a businessman named Ayhan. According to the plan, Sema should make Ayhan fall in love with her. (imdb)
Turhan is happily married and has a daughter. He falls in love with Leyla, a singer at the bar he goes to after work. He decides to rob the company he works for.
About two young men who kidnap a rich daughter and then both fall in love with her. (imdb)
Yusuf learns that he has a son from Cennet, with whom he had an affair years ago.
Iskender, a man who owns a farm, wants to save his son, who is in trouble with the mafia.
Turhan is married, with a lovely daughter named Hulya. He falls in love with a singer named Leyla. Leyla craves for a wealthy life. Turhan, not wishing to do so, commits a crime and kills his boss to provide a fortune for his beloved Leyla. (imdb)
Lale works as an acrobat at a circus with her brother Ahmet. She is in love with a wealthy businessman Fikret, but Fikret's family is against their marriage. Their ways part and Lale becomes a revue star. Lale's boss is in love with her and can not stand her re-uniting with Fikret. He decides to take revenge from the lovers. (imdb)
Osman lives alone with his cute daughter Ayla. As one day Leyla, his friend Orhan's girlfriend visits them, little Ayla tells her about Orhan's affairs with other women. Ayla is disappointed and the two lovers separate. Osman dies and Orhan raises Ayla together with his friends. (imdb)
A dramatic story between young man and woman who looks for her father's murderer. (imdb)
Gül's wealthy father wants her to get married to a rich man, yet Gül is in love with their driver Turgut. They get married and have a daughter named Aysel. Turgut witnesses a robbery and reports it to the police taken place at Melahat's house, who is running a brothel. Melahat takes revenge from Turgut together with her friend Resat, they make a plot so that Gul becomes a brothel woman. (imdb)
Nazim leaves his pregnant girl friend, Kenan takes care of her, and later of her son Goksel too. Nazim marries and becomes the father of a daughter called Turkan. Years pass, the two children grow up and fall in love. (imdb)
Kenan is a criminal. Her lover Nesrin asks Kenan to quit his job. Kenan quits his job, marries Nesrin and has a child. But something bad happens.
A famous singer in bereavement revisits a beach mansion upon the loss of his loved one, during which he will meet a young ingenue with celebrity worship syndrome. (imdb)
A tramp fisherman and his two buddies attempt to revive their freedom of life, upon the despair and vagary his rich and prescriptive uncle brought on. The fisherman must come to the awareness of society's deceitfulness lest his buddies forsake him. (imdb)
Pervin is the daughter of a millionaire. The girl wants to help Arif to become a singer. Meanwhile, Arif falls in love with Pervin, but she is engaged to Tarik.
The dramatic story of a girl who committed suicide on the day of evacuation from prison and a lawyer who takes on her defense. (imdb)
The executioner and his friend Turgut are bullies who have extorted all the places in Beyoglu. Two friends become involved in many crimes with the gang they formed. After a while, Turgut repents and leaves Istanbul, abandoning the dirty work he did. (imdb)
A married, woman chaser für shop owner (Bülent) and his shop manager aide (İlyas) find themselves in a complicated flirting web.