Cahide Sonku

Cahide Sonku
Born	Cahide Serap 27 December 1916 Yemen, Ottoman Empire
Died	18 March 1981 (aged 64) Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation	Actress, model, writer, film director
Years active	1933-1971
Spouse(s)	Talat Artemel (divorced) Ihsan Doruk (divorced) Cahit Irgat (divorced)

Grave of Cahide Sonku (with incorrect year of birth)

Cahide Sonku (born Cahide Serap; 27 December 1916 – 18 March 1981) was a Turkish actress, model, writer and the first female film director in Turkey. Sonku was founder of her own movie production company, Sonku Film, in 1950. She was thrice married and divorced but had no children. Sonku died in Istanbul, aged 64.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1933	Söz bir, Allah bir
1934	Bataklı Damın Kızı, Aysel	Aysel
1940	Şehvet Kurbanı
1940	Akasya Palas
1945	Yayla Kartalı	Nermin
1946	Senede Bir Gün	Nazli
1947	Yuvamı Yıkamazsın
1949	Fedakar Ana
1951	Vatan ve Namık Kemal
1952	Günahını Ödeyen Adam
1953	Beklenen Şarkı
1955	İlk ve Son
1956	Büyük Sır
1962	Ayşecik - Yavru Melek
1965	Yahya Peygamber
1965	Korkusuzlar
1965	Düşman Kardeşler
1965	Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965	Sevgim ve Gururum
1966	Sevda Çiçegim
1966	Kovboy Ali
1966	El Kızı
1966	Çalıkuşu
1966	At, Avrat, Silah
1966	Sokak Kızı
1967	Serseriler Kralı
1967	Bizansı Titreten Yiğit
1971	Mıstıkk

External links

• Cahide Sonku at the Internet Movie Database