Leyla and Mecnun
1983, Turkish. Directed by Halit Refiğ.
A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Original title
- Leyla ile Mecnun
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Fuat Özlüer
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Leyla and Mecnun runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Leyla and Mecnun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1983. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Leyla and Mecnun?
Leyla and Mecnun (1983) was directed by Halit Refiğ and stars Orhan Gencebay, Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Yılmaz Köksal.