Muhsin Ertuğrul

Directing·Feb 27, 1892·Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

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Muhsin Ertuğrul (28 February 1891 – 29 April 1979), also known as Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director. His mother, Fatma Dilruh Verdrich is of German descent. His father is Hüseyin Hüsnü Paşa. Muhsin Ertuğrul, who had important contributions to Turkish cinema and Turkish theatre's western style instead of traditional theater. He was born in Istanbul on 28 February 1892. His first performance in theatre was in 1909 with the role of "Bob" in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. He ran the Darülbedayi Theatre in Istanbul from its opening in 1914. In 1932, He directed in first Turkish sound film "Bir Millet Uyanıyor" alongside Atıf Kaftan, Naşit Özcan. He married in 1929 Neyyire Neyir (née Münire Eyüp), one of the first ever Turkish actresses, who debuted in the 1923 movie Ateşten Gömlek, directed by himself. The marriage lasted until Neyyire's death in 1943. Ertuğrul then married Handan Uran (born 1927) in 1950. A stage actress, she starred in her only movie, the 1953 Halıcı Kız which first Turkish colour film, once again directed by Ertuğrul himself. She survived her husband's death in 1979.

Film	Credit
The Carpetmaker Girl1953 · Director	Director
Married or Single1951 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Ateşten Gömlek1950 · Actor	Actor
Kara Koyun1946 · Director	Director
Yayla Kartalı1945 · Director	Director
Kıskanç1942 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Kahveci Güzeli1941 · Director	Director
Akasya Palas1940 · Director	Director
Victim of Lust1940 · Ahmet Barksever, Director	Ahmet Barksever, Director
Nasreddin Hodja at the Wedding Feast1940 · Director	Director
Allah'ın Cenneti1939 · Director	Director
Bir Kavuk Devrildi1939 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Tosun Pasha1939 · Director	Director
Aynaroz Kadısı1938 · Director	Director
The Girl From The Marsh Croft1934 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
The Chickpea Seller1934 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Million Hunters1934 · Director	Director
Cici Berber1933 · Director	Director
Naşit Dolandırıcı1933 · Director	Director
Karım Beni Aldatırsa1933 · Director	Director
Wrong Path1933 · Director	Director
SSöz Bir Allah Bir1933 · Director	Director
Bir Millet Uyanıyor1932 · Director	Director
The Streets of Istanbul1931 · Director	Director
Smugglers1929 · Director	Director
Ankara Postası1928 · Actor, Writer, Director	Actor, Writer, Director
BBir Sigara Yüzünden1928 · Director	Director
Tamilla1927 · Director	Director
Spartacus1926 · Director	Director
So-Called Girls1924 · Director	Director
The Chickpea Seller1923 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
OOn the Path of Glory1923 · Director	Director
Shirt of Fire1923 · İhsan, Director	İhsan, Director
The Tragedy at Kizkulesi1923 · Actor, Director, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Screenplay
A Love Tragedy in Istanbul1922 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Mystery on the Bosphorus1922 · Director	Director
The Black Tulip Festival1920 · Director	Director
Samson1919 · Actor, Director, Producer	Actor, Director, Producer
Die Fürstin von Beranien1918 · Actor	Actor