Acting
Aug 5, 1932
İstanbul, Türkiye
Ahmet Mekin
Acting
Biography
Ahmet Mekin (born 6 August 1932) is a Turkish actor. Ahmet Mekin was born as Ahmet Kurteli in Istanbul and began his career in theatre. He made his film debut in Mahşere Kadar in 1957 and went on to appear in nearly 200 films, among them Aşktan da Üstün, Kelebekler Çift Uçar, Bir Türk'e Gönül Verdim, Düğün and Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalım. He is married to actress Şükran Sabuncu.
Feature Films (101)
İlyas, a truck driver from Istanbul, arrives in a remote village to work on a dam construction project and meets a young village woman named Asya. They fall madly in love and get married. However, their life together is fraught with conflict. When İlyas cheats on Asya, the final straw in their relationship, she takes her son and begins wandering without knowing where she is going, until a familiar hand reaches out to help her selflessly.
The Girl with the Red Scarf
The last 12 minutes of a young woman in a house on the edge of the city. The radical decision of a woman whose life was made a prison by tradition, violence and poverty...
Swing
The film tells the story of a group of thieves who are after the money obtained from a robbery. Kartal Murat and his assistant Tıfıl have formed a vicious robbery gang. However, Murat and Tıfıl have taken a different path from other thieves. Instead of committing robberies themselves, they rob other thieves. One day, Fırıldak Ömer's casino is robbed. The robber is Alkapon Bekir, a thief who has just been released from prison. Fırıldak Ömer hires Murat to find the thief and retrieve his money. After a lengthy investigation, Murat tracks down Bekir. However, Tıfıl plays a trick on Murat at the last moment, taking the money and fleeing. Murat collaborates with Bekir and his daughter Leyla to recover the money.
Aşk Para Yumruk
The film tells the story of a hitman exacting his revenge on the people who deceived him. Recently released from jail, Ali takes up work from strangers so that he can afford to go to Germany. He kills a divisive loan shark in exchange for some money and a passport. But, the money turns out to be counterfeit. So, Ali starts to search for the men who cheated him. In the meantime, he grows close to Gül, the daughter of the man he killed. This relationship, however, will make Ali feel some unfamiliar emotions.
The Wounded Wolf
The story of a foolish man who engages in relationships with various women in order to inherit a fortune.
A'dan Z'ye Kadar
It is a dramatic story of two boys and a girl who fight for their life when their father dies.
Öksüzler
It tells the story of two lovers who cannot be together. Ibrahim earns his living as a truck driver. Ceylan is the daughter of Bekir, a wealthy landowner. Bekir does not want his daughter to marry a driver. The two lovers elope and get married. Ibrahim accepts an offer to transport goods to Syria because it pays well. The job will last eight months. However, due to a mix-up, Ceylan receives news that İbrahim has died in a traffic accident. When Ceylan returns to her father's house, she learns that her father has also died. Ceylan, now alone, attempts suicide but abandons the idea for the sake of the baby she is carrying. A difficult process begins for the two lovers, who are unaware that the other is still alive.
Ceylan
Television & Series (15)
Eren, Seda, Merve and Yunus are four friends who met a year ago when they were studying at university. In their first year of class, Seda meets her childhood friend Gizem. Seda and Gizem, from the first moment they come together as in the old days are connected to each other. However, the balances in the group begin to change soon. As Seda, Eren, Merve, Yunus and Gizem confront the ghosts of the past, they start to think that adult life is not such a good thing. They have now realized that they are alone in their war with life.
Arkadaşlar İyidir
What is happening in Istanbul's back streets? Which lives are flowing, in the shadow of poverty? Women, gypsies, transvestites, street children each are victims of another discrimination. A typical Black Sea family connected to each other will meet with people who are trying to cling to the loneliness of life in this neighborhood where they will be forced to survive after their migration to Istanbul.
Kayıp Şehir
"Carbine" The first Ottoman crime show of television history, -Filinta- is a show that presents notions of rights, justice, camaraderie, fellowship and love. Mustafa is a very smart, skillful, handsome young man. He serves as a policeman with his best friend Ali, who is also an orphan like Mustafa. Kadı Gıyaseddin is a -kadı- (judge) who belongs to a well-established family, and was trained in Damascus, Bukhara, Cairo and Konya from an early age. He is of an easy-going and coolheaded temperament. He shows us his refined wisdom in every scene. He also has trained sultans sons at the palace. He is a former mentor of the Sultan. Our story begins with a conspiracy against Mustafa and Ali.
