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Muhtesem Durukan(1926-1988)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Muhtesem Durukan in Merakli Köfteci (1976)
Muhtesem Durukan was born on 1 May 1926 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was an actor and writer, known for Bir kiz kaçinca (1964), Bir gelin gitti (1960) and Karli dagdaki ask (1957). He died on 17 July 1988 in Istanbul, Turkey.
BornMay 1, 1926
DiedJuly 17, 1988(62)
BornMay 1, 1926
DiedJuly 17, 1988(62)
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Known for

Bir kiz kaçinca
  • Writer
  • 1964
Bir gelin gitti (1960)
Bir gelin gitti
  • Writer
  • 1960
Karli dagdaki ask
  • Director
  • 1957
Lüküs Hayat (1950)
Lüküs Hayat
6.8
  • Writer(as M. Durukan)
  • 1950

Credits

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Actor

  • Kadir İnanır in Umut Sokagi (1986)
    Umut Sokagi
    5.9
    • Father of Arap Hasan
    • 1986
  • Duvardaki Kan (1986)
    Duvardaki Kan
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Haim Naum Efendi
    • 1986
  • Suçlu Gençlik (1986)
    Suçlu Gençlik
    3.8
    • Uyusturucu Imalatçisi (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Bugünün Saraylisi (1985)
    Bugünün Saraylisi
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Namik
    • 1985
  • Dokuzuncu Hariciye Kogusu (1985)
    Dokuzuncu Hariciye Kogusu
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • 1985
  • Zafer Ergin in Fethin Mucizesi (1985)
    Fethin Mucizesi
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • Saruca Pasa
    • 1985
  • Katiller de Aglar (1985)
    Katiller de Aglar
    5.3
    • Eroin Üreticisi
    • 1985
  • Bulut Aras, Erol Günaydın, Nilgün Sarayli, Özlem Onursal, and Saadet Çirkanis in Sessiz ölüm (1985)
    Sessiz ölüm
    Video
    • Tefeci
    • 1985
  • Siseli Köy
    Video
    • 1985
  • Körebe (1985)
    Körebe
    6.4
    • Arap Sadri
    • 1985
  • Ihtiras Firtinasi (1984)
    Ihtiras Firtinasi
    6.1
    • 1984
  • Beyaz Ölüm (1983)
    Beyaz Ölüm
    4.4
    • Kahveci
    • 1983
  • Dostlar Sagolsun (1983)
    Dostlar Sagolsun
    4.4
    • 1983
  • Özcan Özgür and Nazan Ayas in Kardesim Benim (1983)
    Kardesim Benim
    6.5
    • Oyuncu
    • 1983
  • Türkan Şoray and Cihan Ünal in Seni Seviyorum (1983)
    Seni Seviyorum
    5.4
    • Nikah Memuru
    • 1983

Writer

  • Bir kiz kaçinca
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Mapushane çesmesi (1964)
    Mapushane çesmesi
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Bir gelin gitti (1960)
    Bir gelin gitti
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Ask ve Kumar
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Lüküs Hayat (1950)
    Lüküs Hayat
    6.8
    • writer (as M. Durukan)
    • 1950

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Cavidan Dora and Yılmaz Güney in Tütün zamani (1959)
    Tütün zamani
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Muhterem Nur, Leyla Sayar, and Sema Pakis in Üç kizin hikayesi (1959)
    Üç kizin hikayesi
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Beklenen Bomba (1959)
    Beklenen Bomba
    5.1
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Bir yabanci (1948)
    Bir yabanci
    • assistant director
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Muhtesem Duru
  • Born
    • May 1, 1926
    • Istanbul, Turkey
  • Died
    • July 17, 1988
    • Istanbul, Turkey

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