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Ateten Gmlek English The Daughter of Smyrna or The Shirt of Flame is a 1923 blackandwhite Turkish drama film, coproduced by Kemal Seden and akir Seden, written and directed by Muhsin Erturul based on a memoir of the same title The Turkish Ordeal, published first in English by Halide Edip Advar. The movie marks a milestone in the cinema of Turkey as for the first time ever Turkish Muslim actresses, namely Bedia Muvahhit and Neyyire Neyir, featured in a movie. It is in general about some events during the Turkish War of Independence 19191922. Its remake with the same title was released in 1950, directed by Vedat rfi Beng.

The husband and the little son of Aye, featured by Bediha Muvahhit, are killed by Greek troops during the occupation of Izmir 19191922 after World War I 19141918. With the help of an Italian Levantine family, Aye, slightly wounded, goes to Istanbul, where she lives in the home of her paternal first cousin Peyami. There, she meets Major hsan, a friend of Peyami. The three takes part at protest rallies against the occupation of Izmir held at Sultanahmet Square. However, following the occupation of Istanbul by the Allied forces briefly after, she is forced to escape to Anatolia accompanied by Peyami. The two joins the military unit of the Turkish National Resistance led by Major hsan. Aye helps by nursing and Peyami becomes an officer subordinate to hsan. Both men, hsan and Peyami, fall in love with Aye. This love turns into a shirt of fire Ateten Gmlek for both. Aye, however, has a heart for hsan only. hsan gets wounded in action, and she treats him. Meanwhile, hsan promises to marry her after he enters Izmir as the first Turkish soldier. In order to draw Ayes attention, Peyami intends also to be the first soldier in Izmir. Peyami is killed in action soon after. Aye, hearing the bad news, runs to the front, but she is also killed by enemy shrapnel shell.The novel Ateten Gmlek written by Halide Edip Advar 18841964, a womens rights activist, who actually participated in the Turkish War of Independence, was first appeared as serial in the newspaper kdam between Juneand August 11, 1922 before it was published in book form. Since it became of great interest, its filming came into question. ........

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