One Day a Year (Senede Bir Gün) (translated)

Senede Bir Gün (One Day a Year) is a black-and-white Turkish film made in 1946 and shot on 35 mm. It is classed as a drama with an emotional streak. Ferdi Tayfur directed it and also took a part in the cast. İhsan İpekçi wrote the screenplay and produced the film, which was adapted from an earlier work of his, for İpek Film, a company active in Turkish cinema of the time.

The film is a story of love and separation. The heroine is Nazlı, played by Cahide Sonku, one of the best-known stars of those years, and Emin is played by Suavi Tedü. Yanbolu and a dungeon also figure in the story. The rest of the cast includes Galip Arcan, Sami Ayanoğlu, Mümtaz Ener, Fatma Andaç, Cahit Irgat, Hulusi Kentmen, Şükriye Atav, İbrahim Delideniz, Kadri Ögelman, Halit Akçatepe and Atıf Kaptan.

Cezmi Ar was the cinematographer and Muhittin Sadak composed the music.