Many films depicted the "corruption" of the big city (Istanbul) against the "purity" of the village.
Gürsel’s characters were often wealthy, spoiled, but ultimately good-hearted. He would start the film as a playboy, get entangled with Dilber Ay’s character, then fall genuinely in love with Doğan’s pure heroine. The rest of the film would involve him realizing Ay’s evil, suffering a near-death accident, and being nursed back to health by Doğan. He was the male equivalent of a damsel in distress—except he had to also be a capable fighter when the script demanded it. Dilber Ay Zerrin Dogan Levent Gursel Eski Turk Filmleri
Levent Gürsel (b. 1961) represents the male periphery. Unlike the chiseled hero (e.g., Kadir İnanır), Gürsel was cast as the sinsi tip (sneaky type)—the gambler, the con artist, the sleazy brother-in-law. Many films depicted the "corruption" of the big