''Çöl Kartalı'' is a 1972 Turkish

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film, directed by

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and starring

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Plot

The film is about the love of two Ottoman officers, who are close friends, for the same woman. Murat and Faruk, who grew up together, are among the successful officers of the Ottoman Empire. Unaware of each other, they fall in love with Kamil Pasha's daughter, Leyla. While Murat and Leyla have been dreaming of marriage for a long time, Faruk is looking for a way to open up to Leyla. When Murat and Faruk graduate from military school, they are assigned to Yemen by Kamil Pasha. One day, when they are in conflict with the desert bandits, Murat is injured and lost in the desert. Faruk escapes and returns to Istanbul and asks Kamil Pasha for Leyla. Leyla accepts this marriage to forget her pain. Meanwhile, Murat is rescued by a slave who finds himself in the desert. When his wounds heal, he returns to Istanbul. The marriage of Leyla and Faruk will cause her to return to the deserts.

Cast

Hayati Hamzaoğlu Hayati Hamzaoğlu (3 April 1933 – 16 April 2000) was a Turkish actor. Biography Hamzaoğlu was born in Trabzon. After leaving school, he began working in a number of different jobs such as a shoemaker and a goldsmith. He started his acting ...

* Atıf Kaptan * Kazım Kartal * Cemil Can Biçakcı * Yusuf Sezer * Murat Tok * Tuba Şarman * Mehmet Şahiner * Meral Zeren

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* 1972 films 1970s historical adventure films Turkish romance films Turkish historical adventure films Films directed by Halit Refiğ 1970s historical romance films 1970s action adventure films Films set in the Ottoman Empire Films set in Turkey Films set in Egypt Turkish films about revenge Romantic action films Historical action films Turkish action adventure films Turkish swashbuckler films 1970s Turkish-language films {{historic-film-stub