The Blue Bead (Turkish: Mavi Boncuk) is a 1974 Turkish comedy film, produced, co-written and directed by Ertem Eğilmez, featuring Turkish classical music singer Emel Sayın as a nightclub singer who is kidnapped by a gang of slackers after they are beaten and thrown out of the club where she works. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 1, 1974, is considered a comedy classic in its homeland.