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Oh, Beautiful Istanbul

The lovely Ayşe moves from her country village to Istanbul in the hope of becoming an actress. One day she meets Haşmet, a grumpy, world-weary street photographer. He takes it upon himself to cure Ayşe of what he sees as her blind optimism, but some of it begins to rub off on the old cynic.

Top Cast

  • Sadri Alışık

    Sadri Alışık

    Haşmet İbriktaroğlu

  • Ayla Algan

    Ayla Algan

    Ayşe Goncagül

  • Diclehan Baban

    Diclehan Baban

    Zambak Düriye

  • Feridun Çölgeçen

    Feridun Çölgeçen

    Aktör Şefik

  • Danyal Topatan

    Danyal Topatan

    Bakkal Halil

  • İhsan Yüce

    İhsan Yüce

    Balıkçı İbrahim

  • Asım Nipton

    Asım Nipton

    Komiser

  • Güngör Denizaşan

    Güngör Denizaşan

  • Handan Adalı

    Handan Adalı

    Belkıs Hanım

Overview

The lovely Ayşe moves from her country village to Istanbul in the hope of becoming an actress. One day she meets Haşmet, a grumpy, world-weary street photographer. He takes it upon himself to cure Ayşe of what he sees as her blind optimism, but some of it begins to rub off on the old cynic.

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