Cahide Sonku

Known for ActingBorn 1919-12-27Died 1981-03-18Sana'a, Yemen

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Horse, Woman and Gun

Yuvamı Yıkamazsın

Yayla Kartalı

Akasya Palas

Yahya Peygamber

The Devoted Mother

Senede Bir Gün

Düşman Kardeşler

Beyaz Atlı Adam

İlk Ve Son

Kıskanç

Söz Bir Allah Bir

Mıstık

Serseriler Kralı

The Stranger's Daughter

Kovboy Ali

Sevgim ve Gururum

Kahpenin Kızı

Vatan ve Namık Kemal

Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm

Ayşecik Yavru Melek

The Wren

The Girl From The Marsh Croft

A Song to Long For

Siyaset Meydanı

Victim of Lust

Yeşilçam Sokağı

Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü

Dağların Kızı Ruhsar