T. E. LAWRENCE, THE TURKS, AND THE ARAB REVOLT IN THE CINEMA: ANGLO-AMERICAN AND TURKISH REPRESENTATIONS.

Motion pictures; Arab Revolt, 1916-1918; Lawrence of Arabia (Film); Ingiliz Kemal Against Lawrence (Film); Ottoman Empire; Turks; World War I; Motion picture industry

The article examines the cinematic representations of the 1916 Arab revolt against Ottoman occupation in the films "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Ingiliz Kemal Against Lawrence". While "Lawrence of Arabia" tries to understand the Arab state of mind it simultaneously orientalizes the Ottomans by portraying them as savages. "Ingiliz Kemal", on the other hand, shows the Turkish post-1945 view toward the Arab revolt by depicting the British as aggressive colonialists, epitomized by Lawrence and its simultaneous suggestion that Arabs have already become their subjects. For this reason Ahmet Esat (played by Ayhan Isik) struggles to save the Turkish people from a similar fate.