
Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's first cabaret theatre. His film career took off in 1972, when he acted in the first of several Ertem Eg...
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Metin Akpınar has not been on the theater stage since 1992. In addition to TV series and movies, new generations were able to meet him with Devekuşu Kabare's six plays that could be recorded. As if it was written today, those who watched had a taste of his unique acting in current plays. It was an acting that accompanied his talent and his intellectual background. "I'm Glad I Did", when transferring through the years Metin Akpinar he brought his own narrative, on the other hand, offers a different approach to Turkey's recent history, leaving an archive for the future by refreshing memory.

Determined to wed his girlfriend, an earnest boyfriend goes off the beaten path to seek the blessing of her father, who has been missing for years.

A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.

One of the missile launchers deployed by the US on the seabed of the Black Sea to strike Tehran in response to a potential threat is accidentally fired due to an unexplained mishap. The officers manage to divert the smart missile's coordinates and safely land it on Turkey's Black Sea coast without causing an explosion. All that remains is to go back and retrieve the missile from the village without anyone noticing...

The paths of Resul, a blind sculptor who served time for murder; Kader, a famous actress; Fazıl Bir, a deranged director who turned into a human bomb in order to force Kader to star in his film; Güngör, a hard-working classical musician; and Muhtar, Güngör's incompetent manager who caused him to become a loser, intersect at a French restaurant called Le Chic , and within 15 minutes, a series of extraordinary events unfold and come to a head.

During the years when World War I began to turn the Ottoman Empire's territories into a war zone, the pain of a great love story that unfolded in southeastern Anatolia and present-day Syria burned as fiercely as the war itself in the hearts of those involved. Mahmut leaves his home, abandoning everything—including the person he loves—because he refuses to commit murder. After being caught up in the relentless war raging across Anatolian lands and fighting for years in the struggle for liberation, he sets out to return home. His sole desire is to reunite with the one he was forced to leave behind and to seek revenge for the injustice he suffered years ago.

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Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, meanwhile, is more interested in playing with puppets and dressing up as a rooster for the travelling theatre. His fiancée has only so much patience... So what should his parents do? What was that? Hire a Borrowed Bride? Meaning exactly what? Well just that: borrow a bride, as the title of the film suggests......

The world champion archer, who comes from Moldova, one of the poorest countries in the Eastern Bloc, wants to compete on behalf of Turkey. To do so, she must be married to a Turkish man. The federation president intervenes and decides to arrange a formal marriage. For this purpose, a former wrestler is persuaded to be the groom. After the comical marriage, events will take a rather amusing turn. Zeki Alasya, who directed the film, once again appears on screen with Metin Akpınar, effectively responding to speculation that they are estranged.

After his pregnant wife killed by thinner addicts, Ersin Balkan, decides on to establish a school for children who are abandoned ad thinner addicts. Noticing that he can not afford a such thing with his salary, takes a new career and becomes a singer.
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