Scorpion's Nest (Akrep Yuvası) (translated)

A 1977 Turkish film, Scorpion's Nest (Akrep Yuvası) grafts an emotional story of brotherhood onto a police-and-mafia adventure. Melih Gülgen directed it from a script by Erdoğan Tünaş. Memduh Ün produced it for Uğur Film. Shot in colour and running 95 minutes, it opened on 1 April 1977, with a score by Orhan Gencebay and cinematography by Cahit Engin.

At its centre is Commissioner Kemal (Cüneyt Arkın), a cop who has declared war on the mafia. His raids and a press statement enrage the organisation, and after several failed attempts the bosses turn to the elder known as Büyükbaba (Memduh Ün), who offers little help. They finally approach Kadırgalı Tahir (Eşref Kolçak), freshly out of prison. He refuses at first but gives in because of money trouble. While Kemal sits at home with his journalist fiancée Melike (Banu Alkan), talking about his missing older brother and their mother, a scoped rifle wounds him in the shoulder. He tracks the shooter to a building site opposite, beats him up, handcuffs him and brings him home, where a wall photograph tells Tahir the policeman is his brother.

The supporting cast includes Hayati Hamzaoğlu (Abbas), Hikmet Taşdemir (Cemil), Kudret Karadağ (the caretaker Zühtü), Baki Tamer (the mob boss), Aydın Haberdar, Ata Saka, Hüseyin Zan and Yadigar Ejder.