Biography
Ülkü Erakalın , (June 9, 1934, Istanbul - April 6, 2016, Istanbul ), Turkish producer and director. He is the son of Vaso (Vasiliki) Hanım, one of the Direklerarası kanto singers, and Abdurrahman Bey, another Direklerarası musician and a graduate of Muzika-yı Hümayun. He was born in Beyoğlu. He started his education in 1941 at the Dokuzuncu Primary School in Kasımpaşa. After primary school, he entered the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Music Department in 1947 with an exam. He took piano, violin and flute lessons. He worked as a magazine writer in Radyo Âlemi and Sinema 63 magazines. Erakalın, who graduated from the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Music Department, started her art life in 1958. The artist, who gained her first experiences as an assistant to Lütfi Akad , exhibited her first work in the art of cinema in 1961 with the film Unutamamımın Kadın (Woman I Forgot). In the film Unfinished Ayyaş, he included scenes from real life and the life of her mother Vaso (Vasilik) Hanım, a master kanto singer and theater actress who came to Turkey from Greece. In addition to her experience as a musician, he also worked as a producer with a company called "Duygu Film". He wrote four books, mostly including her memoirs. Erakalın, who acted in one film as an actress, directed many films during the sex film craze of the 1970s. He has made around 200 films.
Directed 98
2020s
- 2022
Alman Kuzusu
Director
2010s
- 2010
Çığlık Çığlığa Bir Sevda
Director
1980s
- 1986
Kısrak
Director
Woman of Sorrows
Director
Hayroş
Director
- 1985
Bir İlkbahar Sabahı
Director
Satmışım Anasını
Director
- 1984
Sensiz Olamam
Director
Sev Yeter
Director
1970s
- 1979
Günahkâr Kadın
Director
Fakir
Director
Şıllık
Director
Bizim Fıstıklar
Director
Hot Belle
Director
Seven Husbands
Director
- 1978
Yara
Director
- 1977
Yeşilçam Sokağı
Director
Şıpsevdi
Director
- 1976
Ben Sana Mecburum
Director
Sevdalılar
Director
- 1975
Bitirimler Sınıfı
Director
Taşralı Kız
Director
İntihar
Director
- 1974
Eski Kurtlar
Director
Düşmanlarım Çatlasın
Director
Silemezler Gönlümden
Director
Ayyaş
Director
Ablam
Director
- 1973
Dikiz Aynası
Director
Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı
Director
Bir Garip Yolcu
Director
Kızım
Director
Kahpe
Director
- 1972
Afacan Harika Çocuk
Director
- 1971
The Stepmother
Director
Afacan the Little Tramp
Director
Beklenen Şarkı
Director
Mıstık
Director
- 1970
Yaşamak Kolay Değil
Director
Ana Gibi Yar Olmaz
Director
1960s
- 1969
Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları
Director
- 1968
The Clerk
Director
Paydos
Director
The Jail Bride
Director
Kadın Severse
Director
- 1967
Hırçın Kadın
Director
Kiralık Kadın
Director
Sen Benimsin
Director
- 1966
Kucaktan Kucağa
Director
Şoför Deyip Geçmeyin
Director
Katiller de Ağlar
Director
Şoförün Kızı
Director
Avare Kız
Director
The Woman Of My Life
Director
Black Rose
Director
Ayşecik Sokak Kızı
Director
The Sinful Woman
Director
İntikam Ateşi
Director
Yosma
Director
- 1965
From the Lips to the Heart
Director
I'm Under My Hat
Director
Sevgili Öğretmenim
Director
Serseri Aşık
Director
Farewell Kiss
Director
Uzakta Kal Sevgilim
Director
Ölümden Beter
Director
Yıldızların Altında
Director
Dağ Çiçeği
Director
- 1964
Muhteşem Serseri
Director
Öpüşmek Yasak
Director
Tophaneli Osman
Director
Anasının Kuzusu
Director
Bana Derler Külhanlı
Director
Yalnız Değiliz
Director
Hepimiz Kardeşiz
Director
Gözleri Ömre Bedel
Director
Fate Knocks
Director
Mualla
Director
Köye Giden Gelin
Director
Tığ Gibi Delikanlı
Director
- 1963
İki Kocalı Kadın
Director
The Stolen Love
Director
Avare Şoförün Kısmeti
Director
Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek
Director
Back Streets
Director
- 1962
Ekmek Parası
Director
Lekeli Kadın
Director
Red Carnations
Director
Biz de Arkadaş mıyız?
Director
- 1961
Ümitsiz Bekleyiş
Director
Unutamadığım Kadın
Director
İki Yetime
Director
- 1960
Nilüfer, the Jungle Flower
Assistant Director
Ateşten Damla
Assistant Director
1950s
- 1959
Ömrümün Tek Gecesi
Assistant Director
Wrote 22
2010s
- 2010
Çığlık Çığlığa Bir Sevda
Writer
1980s
- 1986
Kısrak
Screenplay
Woman of Sorrows
Writer
Hayroş
Writer
- 1985
Bir İlkbahar Sabahı
Writer
Satmışım Anasını
Writer
- 1984
Sensiz Olamam
Screenplay
Sev Yeter
Writer
1970s
- 1979
Günahkâr Kadın
Writer
Şıllık
Writer
Bizim Fıstıklar
Screenplay
Hot Belle
Screenplay
Seven Husbands
Writer
- 1978
Yara
Writer
- 1977
Yeşilçam Sokağı
Writer
- 1974
Silemezler Gönlümden
Screenplay
Ayyaş
Screenplay
- 1970
Yaşamak Kolay Değil
Writer
Ana Gibi Yar Olmaz
Writer
1960s
- 1964
Mualla
Writer
- 1962
Red Carnations
Writer
Produced 12
2010s
- 2010
Çığlık Çığlığa Bir Sevda
Producer
1970s
- 1974
Silemezler Gönlümden
Producer
Ayyaş
Producer
- 1973
Kızım
Producer
1960s
- 1966
Katiller de Ağlar
Producer
The Sinful Woman
Producer
- 1965
I'm Under My Hat
Producer
Sevişmek Yasak
Producer
Farewell Kiss
Producer
- 1964
Hepimiz Kardeşiz
Producer
Fate Knocks
Producer
Köye Giden Gelin
Producer
Acted in 3
2000s
- 2003
Yeşilçam Denizi
TV
1960s
- 1969
Altın Koza
Nominee · 1 episode
- 1963
Back Streets
Movie
Other crew 1
1970s
- 1973
Kahpe
Compositor
Created 1
1970s
- 1977
Şıpsevdi
Creator
Appearances1
2000s
- 2008
İzzet Günay Belgeseli
Self