FILM · 1985 · TURKEY

Aşık Oldum

Directed by

Ertem Eğilmez

Runtime

97 min

Studio

Burak Film, Sineray Film

8 archived facts · 4 topics · 2 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Şakir is instantly infatuated with Sibel in a red dress whom he meets in the parking lot of the advertising agency where he works, and he is desperate to win this fascinating woman. But there is one obstacle; Şakir is married! Despite this, Şakir is determined to pursue Sibel and will try various ways to achieve his goal.

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1. #001

   Aşık Oldum is the Turkish adaptation of The Woman in Red, which had been released in the United States a year earlier; the adaptation was directed by Ertem Eğilmez.

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2. #002

   The lead roles played by Gene Wilder and Kelly LeBrock in the original film were taken on in the Turkish version by Şener Şen and Şehnaz Dilan.

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3. #003

   The original American film was released in Turkey in 1988, three years after its adaptation.

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4. #004

   The character Şakir Bostancı is conceived as a middle-aged, married and introverted man who works at an advertising agency.

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5. #005

   Because Şakir is inexperienced at womanizing, he takes tips from his friends; while trying to confess his love over the phone, he reaches İnci in the same office instead of Sibel, and events become tangled.

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6. #006

   The film's production companies are Burak Film and Sineray Film.

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7. #007

   The film was released on 4 September 1985.

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8. #008

   The cast includes Şener Şen, Nevra Serezli, Ayşen Gruda, Erdal Özyağcılar, Savaş Dinçel, Uğur Yücel and Necati Bilgiç, as well as Sümer Tilmaç in the role of the bartender.

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