
Thus Were Recep, Zehra And Ayşe
1983, TR. Directed by Yusuf Kurçenli.
Recep lives with his wife Zehra and their children in his father's house. He also runs a hotel in the seaside town where they live. Ayşe, from the town, attends high school in Istanbul with Selma Hanım. After graduating, she returns to the town. However, her family does not allow her to attend university. Selma Hanım comes to the town to convince Ayşe's family. She starts staying at Recep's hotel. Ayşe also starts spending time with Selma Hanım while waiting for her university exam results. Mrs. Selma returns to Istanbul after a while. A few days later, Ayşe's exam results arrive. Her father tears up the results. Upon this, Ayşe runs away from home and goes to Recep's hotel. However, Ayşe's arrival at the hotel will change the lives of both Ayşe and Zehra.
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- TR
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- Released
- 1 January 1983
- Original title
- Ve Recep ve Zehra ve Ayşe
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Mahmut Cevher, Yusuf Kurçenli, Ayşe Şasa
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Thus Were Recep, Zehra And Ayşe (1983) was directed by Yusuf Kurçenli and stars Necla Nazır, Mahmut Cevher, Pembe Mutlu.