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Ülkü Erakalın was born in Istanbul in 1934. After graduating from the Music Department at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory, he started working as a journalist. In 1958 he worked as an assistant of Lütfi Akad. In 1961, he shot his first film “Unutmadığım Kadın” as a director. After then he shot over 200 films including "Lekeli Aşk," "Acı Yıllar," "Aldırma Gönül," "Kadınlar Koğuşu," "Dudaktan Kalbe," "Üvey Ana" and "Ben Sana Mecburum." He received several awards. Erakalın published 4 books such as "Direklerarası’nın Son Direkleri," "Film Karelerine Gizlenen Anılar" (1999), "Yeşilçam’dan Son Yapraklar Belge ve Anılarla Türk Sinemasıın Kırk Yılı" (2000), and "Fotoğraflar Siyah-Beyaz Anılar Renkli" (2002). He managed the production company “Duygu Film.” Erakalın passed away in Istanbul in 2016.
Awards:
2009, Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival, honorary award for the film "Çığlık Çığlığa Bir Sevda"
1976, 1st Istanbul International Film Festival, the First Prize for the film “Ben Sana Mecburum"
1972, Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival, the Best Third Award for the film "Üvey Ana"
1971, Milano Children Film Festival, the First Award for the film "Afacan Küçük Serseri"
Reference: ulkuerakalin.com, sinematurk.com, google.com.tr/images, cumhuriyet.com.tr
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