Süreyya Duru

Biography

Süreyya Duru (9 August 1930 - 21 February 1988), Turkish film director and producer. Duru, who graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law after Galatasaray High School, is the son of producer Naci Duru. Süreyya Duru started working as a production supervisor at her father's company, Duru Film. He worked in the films of directors including Orhon Murat Arıburnu, Lütfi Ömer Akad and Atıf Yılmaz. In 1957, he founded the company Murat Film, named after his son. In 1961, he sat in the director's chair for the first time in the movie titled Aşk is Other in Istanbul. He directed Malkoçoğlu, which was adapted from a cartoon series of the same name in 1966. Malkoçoğlu was highly appreciated by the audience and sequels were also made. He died on February 21, 1988, at the age of 57, as a result of a heart attack during the shooting of the movie Ada, starring Rutkay Aziz and Türkan Şoray. His body was buried in Istanbul Feriköy Cemetery.

Directed

1. The Bald Boy (1971) — Director
2. Malkoçoğlu (1966) — Director
3. Nebahat The Driver (1970) — Director
4. Malkoçoğlu: The Raiders Are Coming (1969) — Director
5. Malkoçoğlu: The Black Pirate (1968) — Director
6. Malkoçoğlu vs The Kings (1967) — Director
7. Ada (1988) — Director
8. What's Fatmagül's Fault (1986) — Director
9. Ala Geyik (1969) — Director
10. Malkoçoğlu: Kurt Bey (1972) — Director
11. Şoför Nebahat ve Kızı (1964) — Director
12. Cinderella (1971) — Director
13. Selahattin Eyyubi (1970) — Director
14. Şoför Nebahat Bizde Kabahat (1965) — Director
15. Ben Bir Garip Keloğlanım (1976) — Director
16. Kara Çarşaflı Gelin (1975) — Director
17. Aşk ve İntikam (1965) — Director
18. Bedrana (1974) — Director
19. Ateşli Kan (1962) — Director
20. The Best Years of Our Lives (1972) — Director
21. Aç Gözünü Mehmet (1974) — Director
22. Çil Horoz (1986) — Director
23. Ömrümce Unutamadım (1971) — Director
24. Zengin ve Serseri (1968) — Director
25. Fate (1968) — Director
26. Sevgim ve Gururum (1965) — Director
27. Güneşli Bataklık (1978) — Director
28. Şahane Züğürtler (1964) — Director
29. Avare Yavru ve Filinta Kovboy (1964) — Director
30. Dişi Örümcek (1963) — Director
31. Kavga Var (1964) — Director
32. Siyahlı Kadın (1967) — Director
33. Beyaz Güller (1970) — Director
34. Damgalı Adam (1966) — Director
35. Yakılacak Kitap (1963) — Director
36. Yakılacak Kitap (1968) — Director
37. Çılgın Arzular (1974) — Director
38. Horny Virgins (1975) — Director
39. Her Şafakta Ölürüm (1972) — Director
40. Rabia: İlk Kadın Evliya (1973) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Best Years of Our Lives (1972)