His movies often depicted poor, uneducated people of society, who were nevertheless happy and yet still believed in love.

He also had a leading role in the widely viewed Turkish television series, "Kartallar Yüksek Uçar".

[1] Sadri Alışık and his cinema partner Ayhan Işık studied at picture department of Fine Art State Academy.

He was also very interested in poetry and published his poems in a book called "Bir Ömürlük İstanbul" or Istanbul of a Lifetime.

The same Cultural Center organizes Sadri Alışık Cinema and Theatre Awards every year.