The Struggle for Life (Hayat Kavgası) (translated)

Hayat Kavgası is a 1969 Turkish film. It was directed by Mehmet Bozkuş, written by Bülent Oran and produced by Türker İnanoğlu.

The story follows Murat, a hard-working but low-income young man responsible for his younger sister Nil, who suffers from a heart condition, and his romance with Filiz, the daughter of a wealthy family. Murat is at first distant toward the relationship, citing the class gap between them; unable to afford Nil's surgery, he loses her, swears revenge, confronts those responsible for wronging his sister, and eventually marries Filiz. Years later, an accident in which Filiz's father Osman Bey unknowingly injures the couple's daughter Funda leads to a reconciliation within the family.

Cüneyt Arkın and Mine Mutlu play the leading roles. The film's large cast also includes names such as Sezer Güvenirgil, Önder Somer, Nubar Terziyan, Necdet Tosun, Feri Cansel and Aynur Aydan.