Poppy (Gelincik) (translated)

Gelincik is a 1978 Turkish film directed by Şerif Gören from a screenplay by Safa Önal. Produced by Memduh Ün for Uğur Film and released on 1 November 1978, it blends adventure and drama in a romantic story. Cüneyt Arkın and Fatma Girik star in the leading roles.

Fato, a wealthy young woman exhausted by the hypocrisy of big-city life and fleeing the man her powerful father wants to force her to marry, retreats to a quiet seaside resort town. There she meets Alişan, who gallops freely along the beach on his horse Gelincik, and a deep love blossoms between them. But when her father reappears, Fato finds herself facing a fateful choice between love and death.