The Clerk

The Clerk (1968)

DramaComedyHistory

Set during the Ottoman era, the film tells the story of a young clerk living in Üsküdar with his mother. Well educated and polite, he is known by everyone simply as “Katip.” Despite graduating at the top of his class, Katip is unable to secure a government position due to the lack of political connections. Passionate about music since childhood, his beautiful singing voice captivates the women of his neighborhood, though his heart belongs only to his neighbor, Nazlı. One day, Katip’s singing earns him sudden fame that reaches the palace itself. Praised by the court, he is finally granted a clerical post in the ministry. However, when he rushes to share the good news with Nazlı, he discovers that her family has been exiled by order of the sultan. Unable to reunite with his beloved, Katip continues his rise through the ranks of public service—until one day he is summoned back to the palace, where fate awaits him once more.

Director: Ülkü Erakalın

Casts

	Zeki Müren as Kâtip
	Sezer Güvenirgil as Nazlı
	Gülistan Güzey as
	Suna Pekuysal as
	Suzan Avcı as
	Vahi Öz as Nazır Paşa
	Mualla Sürer as Kalfa
	Sümer Tilmaç as Neşet Bey
	Şaziye Moral as Anne
	Cenk Er as Rahmi
	Müfit Kiper as
	Bedia Muvahhit as
	Sadettin Erbil as
	Nubar Terziyan as Agop
	Tuncay Torun as
	Necdet Yakın as Bican Efendi
	Cevat Kurtuluş as
	Faik Coşkun as
	Talia Saltı as

Crew