FILM · 1980 · TURKEY

Zübük

Directed by

Kartal Tibet

Runtime

88 min

Studio

Erler Film

10 archived facts · 2 topics · 2 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük…

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1. #001

   Zübük was adapted for the screen from Aziz Nesin's novel of the same name; Atıf Yılmaz wrote the screenplay and Kartal Tibet directed.

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2. #002

   The film was produced by Türker İnanoğlu, with Erler Film handling the production.

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3. #003

   The film was released on 11 September 1980, just before the 1980 coup.

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4. #004

   Aziz Nesin coined the word Zübük from the word 'Zeybek' through phonetic resemblance.

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5. #005

   Kemal Sunal played both the member of parliament İbrahim Zübükzade and the character Zeybekzade Kara Yusuf Efe in the film.

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6. #006

   Nevra Serezli and Metin Serezli appeared together in the film as Yektane and the journalist Yaşar.

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7. #007

   The film was shot in the Vize district of Kırklareli as well as in Ankara and Istanbul.

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8. #008

   Memduh Ün appeared in the cast as a member of parliament and Osman F. Seden as the speaker of the parliament.

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9. #009

   Aziz Nesin's novel was written after the 1960 coup and was constructed drawing on the political figures of the period.

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10. #010

    The word 'Zübük' has long been used as a key element of certain judgments in politicians' exchanges with one another.

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