Aydın Arakon

Biography

Mehmet Aydın Arakon (22 May 1918, Edirne - 11 August 1982, Istanbul ), director, screenwriter. After graduating from Işık High School, Aydın Arakon studied architecture for a while and then at Istanbul University Faculty of Law. He dropped out of both schools. He started writing stories during his high school years. Together with his schoolmate Sabahattin Kudret Aksal, they published a literary magazine called Sokak , which did not last long. After a while, Arakon started writing screenplays, and in 1948, he joined Yeşilçam and started directing the following year, which he continued together with writing screenplays. Known for his investigative personality, the artist became famous with the film Fosforlu Cevriye . He is the brother of the director of photography İlhan Arakon.

Directed

1. The Conquest of Constantinople (1951) — Director
2. Radiant Cevriye (1959) — Director
3. Istanbul Give Me Your Hand (1962) — Director
4. Sonsuz Geceler (1965) — Director
5. Scream (1949) — Director
6. Yumurcak (1961) — Director
7. Özleyiş (1961) — Director
8. Sahildeki Kadın (1954) — Director
9. Hayat Cehennemi (1958) — Director
10. Fosforlu'nun Oyunu: Kıtıpiyoza Tuzak (1959) — Director
11. Senin İçin (1957) — Director
12. Fosforlu Oyuna Gelmez (1962) — Director
13. Şehvet Uçurumları (1962) — Director
14. Hodri Meydan (1962) — Director
15. Yumurcak Faka Basmaz (1962) — Director
16. Ankara Express (1952) — Director
17. Ya Ben Ya O! (1961) — Director
18. Tuzak Oteli (1956) — Director
19. Miras Uğrunda (1956) — Director
20. Red Plume - Genghis Khan (1952) — Director
21. Civanmert (1960) — Director
22. Uçurumdaki Kadın (1964) — Director
23. Whore (1960) — Director
24. Ölüm Film Çekiyor (1961) — Director
25. Efsuncu Baba (1949) — Director