Mehmet Aslan
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-05-01
Day of Death
1987-09-01 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
Izmir, Turkey
Mehmet Aslan
Biography
Mehmet Aslan (1 May 1931, İzmir - 1 September 1987, Heybeliada ) is a Turkish actor , screenwriter and film director.
Having completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Izmir, Aslan studied for a while in the electrical department of Yıldız Technical University, then left the university and started working as an electrical technician. In 1949, he became acquainted with cinema by working as an assistant and actor in the film Captain Tahsin, directed by Orhon Murat Arıburnu and in which he played the leading role.
Continuing his career as an actor and assistant director, Aslan wrote his first script, "Ateş Gibi Kadın" (Woman Like Fire), in 1965. He began directing the film Bir Gönül Oyunu (A Heart Game) in the same year. He is known as the director of the Tarkan series of films. On the posters of films directed or written by Mehmet Aslan, his surname is sometimes written as Arslan.
Known For
Acting
(1986)
(1979)
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
(1971)
(1967)
(1965)
(1965)
(1965)
(1964)
(1964)
Zehir hafiye
as Resepsiyoncu Arif
(1963)
(1963)
(1963)
(1962)
(1962)
Esir Kuş
as Musa
(1961)
(1961)
(1957)
Crew
(1986)
Kara Gözlüm
Director
(1979)
Lionman II: The Witchqueen
Director
(1977)
Çakal Avı
Director, Writer
(1977)
Love, Desire and Weapons
Director
(1976)
Aybiçe Kurt Kız
Director, Screenplay
(1975)
Kocam Erkek mi?
Director
(1975)
Aklın Durur
Writer, Director
(1975)
Yarın Olmaz Şimdi
Director, Writer
(1975)
Tolga
Writer, Director
(1975)
Vur Tatlım
Director
(1973)
Tarkan: The Golden Medallion
Director
(1973)
Tarkan and the Armless Hero
Screenplay, Director
(1973)
Babaların Günahı
Director
(1973)
Siyah Eldivenli Adam
Director, Writer
(1972)
Karaoğlan Geliyor: Cengizhan'ın Hazineleri
Director, Writer
(1972)
Thirsty for Love: Sex and Murder
Director
(1972)
Zagor
Writer, Director
(1971)
(1971)
Sevimli Haydut
Director, Writer
(1971)
Dudaktan Silaha
Director, Writer
(1970)
Tarkan and the Silver Saddle
Director
(1970)
Kıskanırım Seni
Director, Writer
(1970)
Kaderin Ağları
Writer, Director
(1969)
Kanlı Aşk
Director
(1969)
Bir Şarkısın Sen
Director, Writer
(1968)
Agora Meyhanesi
Director, Screenplay
(1968)
Bozkırlar Şahini Targan
Director
(1967)
Aslan Yürekli Reşat
Writer, Director
(1967)
Yaralı Kuş
Director
(1967)
Akbulut Malkoçoğlu ve Karaoğlan'a Karşı
Director, Writer
(1965)
Üç Kardeşe Bir Gelin
Assistant Director
(1963)
Hop Dedik
Assistant Director
(1963)
The Stolen Love
Assistant Director
(1961)
Aşkın Saati Gelince
Assistant Director