Cahide Sonku
Date of birth: 1919-12-27
Place of birth: Sana'a, Yemen
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Cahide Serap
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.
Movie Credits
Ayşecik Yavru Melek
1962-04-02
Ayşecik is a very charming girl who grew up without a mother in a wealthy family. Her father, who wa
Akasya Palas
1940-11-27
The funny story of two alike friends Kamil and Cafer, set in a hotel.
Yahya Peygamber
1965-01-01
The film depicts the life of John the Baptist. Zechariah becomes father to a son. They name him John
Kıskanç
1942-01-01
The Wren
1966-01-01
Feride is a young girl who lost her family as a child and was educated in a French school. A fearles
Senede Bir Gün
1946-01-01
Yeşilçam Sokağı
1977-09-06
The adventures of two friends who left their hometowns to become artists in Istanbul.
The Stranger's Daughter
1966-01-01
Saime, who does not find Nazan worthy of her son, does her best to separate the young people.
Victims of Lust
1940-06-06
Ahmet, a bank teller, is a principled man who is organized in his work and family life. One day, he
Yayla Kartalı
1945-12-18
The Devoted Mother
1949-01-01
Widowed at a young age, a woman tries to raise her son.
Sevgim ve Gururum
1965-10-17
Vatan ve Namık Kemal
1951-02-22
The film depicts Namık Kemal's love for his country. The newspaper İbret, published by Namık Kemal a
A Song to Long For
1953-01-01
The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.
Yuvamı Yıkamazsın
1947-01-01
Serseriler Kralı
1967-12-24
Osman earns money by juggling. He loves his colleague Fatma, but he cannot bring himself to tell her
Kovboy Ali
1966-01-01
The story of a young man who, influenced by a movie he watched, aspires to become a cowboy.
Horse, Woman and Gun
1966-04-01
Raised on the mountain like a son, Alicik's path intersects with pure and clean mayfly. The love bet
Düşman Kardeşler
1965-09-05
The Girl From The Marsh Croft
1934-07-14
Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant
Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965-01-01
Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm
1949-01-01
The film tells the story of a woman who guides a group of soldiers trying to stop the Greek forces o
Dağların Kızı Ruhsar
1952-01-03
Söz Bir Allah Bir
1933-01-01
Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
1968-11-03
Mistik
İlk Ve Son
1955-12-29