Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012), born İsmail Metin Karamanbey, was a Turkish film director and art historian. Metin Erksan gained success with films depicting the problems of people from the countryside he adopted from the literature. Susuz Yaz won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, Germany. Yılanların Öcü (1962) was awarded in 1966 at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. He was named "Best Director" with his film Kuyu (1968) at the first edition of International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Along with renowned film director Halit Refiğ, he was credited as the representative of the national cinema in Turkey. From 1970 on, he directed films aimed for commercial success. In 1974-1975, he filmed five Turkish stories (Hanende Melek by Sabahattin Ali, Geçmiş Zaman Elbiseleri by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Bir İntihar by Samet Ağaoğlu, Müthiş Bir Tren by Sait Faik Abasıyanık and Sazlık by Hulusi Koray) as short films for television. His 1977 film The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Hamlet was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1974 horror movie Şeytan is known as the "Turkish Exorcist" due to the movies' similar plots. He directed 42 films, 2 of which he produced himself; and he wrote the scripts of 29 films. He also starred in the 1998 film Alim Hoca as the title character.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1929
- August 4, 2012 (aged 83)
- Çanakkale, Türkiye
- Director and writer, also producer
- 6 on Motif · 46 credits in all
What are Metin Erksan's films like?
Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 0
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Metin Erksan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 6 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Metin Erksan's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
46 credits, 6 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Ölümün Ağzı (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Firtina Gönüller(1984)
I Cannot Live Without You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
Wild Lover (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1977)
The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)
Melek The Singer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
Dresses Of Times Past (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
A Suicide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
The Reeds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
A Horrible Train (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1975)
Seytan(1974)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Dağdan İnme (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1973)
Süreyya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
The Bald Boy and Cankiz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1972)
Feride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Makber (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Hicran (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1971)
Eyvah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Sevenler Ölmez (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1970)
Altın Koza (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
The Well (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Dağlar Kızı Reyhan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Hot Gypsy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1969)
Ayrılsak da Beraberiz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1967)
The Immortal Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1966)
Time to Love(1965)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
The Guilty Are Among Us (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
İstanbul Kaldırımları (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1964)
Dry Summer(1963)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Çifte Kumrular (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Sahte Nikah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Acı Hayat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1962)
Revenge of the Snakes(1962)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Mahalle Arkadaşları (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Oy Farfara Farfara (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1961)
Beyond the Nights (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1960)
Nebahat The Driver (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Binnaz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1959)
Hicran yarasi(1959)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
Three Friends (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1958)
The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1956)
Yolpalas Cinayeti (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1955)
Cingöz Recai: White Hell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1954)
The Dark World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1953)
Career shape
A full career of 46 titles from 1953 to 1996.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Metin Erksan's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 5 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 42/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Metin Erksan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Metin Erksan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adnan Uygur shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Adnan UygurShared titles: Time to Love (1965), Dry Summer (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Adnan Uygur
- Erol TasShared titles: Dry Summer (1963), Revenge of the Snakes (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Erol Tas
- Hakki HaktanShared titles: Dry Summer (1963), Revenge of the Snakes (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Hakki Haktan
- Kadir SavunShared titles: Revenge of the Snakes (1962), Hicran yarasi (1959)See all 2 shared titles with Kadir Savun
Cinematographers and editors
- Mengü YeginShared titles: Time to Love (1965), Revenge of the Snakes (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Mengü Yegin
- Turgut InangirayShared titles: Time to Love (1965), Dry Summer (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Turgut Inangiray