Movie · 1968 · 76 min

The Clerk (1968)

Original title: Katip

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The Clerk is a 1968 movie (Drama, Comedy and History). The Clerk was directed by Ülkü Erakalın. The Clerk runs 76 minutes. There is currently no known legal streaming option for The Clerk in United States. Check back later or switch your region.

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Plot

Set during the Ottoman era, the film tells the story of a young clerk living in Üsküdar with his mother. Well educated and polite, he is known by everyone simply as “Katip.” Despite graduating at the top of his class, Katip is unable to secure a government position due to the lack of political connections. Passionate about music since childhood, his beautiful singing voice captivates the women of his neighborhood, though his heart belongs only to his neighbor, Nazlı.
One day, Katip’s singing earns him sudden fame that reaches the palace itself. Praised by the court, he is finally granted a clerical post in the ministry. However, when he rushes to share the good news with Nazlı, he discovers that her family has been exiled by order of the sultan. Unable to reunite with his beloved, Katip continues his rise through the ranks of public service—until one day he is summoned back to the palace, where fate awaits him once more.