The Shirt of Flame (Ateşten Gömlek) (translated)

Halide Edib Adıvar's novel Ateşten Gömlek ("The Shirt of Flame") appeared in 1922, and a year later, in 1923, it reached the screen as a black-and-white Turkish war drama of the same name. Muhsin Ertuğrul wrote and directed it. It is remembered as the first narrative feature about the War of Independence in Turkish cinema, and Bedia Muvahhit (Ayşe) and Neyyire Neyir (Kezban) became the first Turkish Muslim actresses on screen.

The story rests on the memoirs of Peyami, a reserve officer wounded at the front. During the occupation Ayşe, who lost her husband and child in İzmir, takes refuge in his Istanbul home. Peyami, Ayşe and her friend İhsan discuss defending the homeland, attend rallies and cross into Anatolia. For both men Ayşe becomes an inspiration in which love of country and love of a woman merge, a "shirt of flame". Kezban, a village girl İhsan protects, falls in love with him. The story moves toward the İzmir offensive.

Kemal Seden and Şakir Seden produced it, with Cezmi Ar as cinematographer. It premiered on 23 April 1923, the third anniversary of the Grand National Assembly, at the Palas Cinema in Beyoğlu, in two parts on separate tickets. A remake followed in 1950, directed by Vedat Örfi Bengü.