Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

Cansu and Oguz, a couple in their mid-twenties, deeply love each other for many years. Oguz is a strong person who always supports and motivates his partner whereas Cansu’s love is inspiring for everyone around but she is always afraid about becoming distanced from Oguz. However, this fear unexpectedly turns into different feelings when her concerns become real in the most extreme way.

Selami works as a doorman in an apartment building. He does not want his son İlyas to play soccer instead of helping him. İlyas secretly starts playing soccer for an amateur team without his father's knowledge. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Ayşe, the daughter of Enver Bey, a bank manager who lives in the same apartment building. Bakkal Şevket writes a letter to İlyas on behalf of the girl. Ilyas, who is discovered while playing for the amateur team, transfers to the third-division team Çelikspor. Once he starts earning money from football, Ilyas wants to marry Ayşe. Enver Bey believes his daughter is not worthy of Ilyas. When they come to ask for her hand in marriage, he kicks Ilyas and his family out of the house. However, the roles will later reverse.

This film documents Kutlug Ataman's artistic production in a retrospective approach and elucidates his works with his own words and with commentaries by curators, art institution directors, art historians and critics who are familiar with his production through close collaboration, to witness the construction of an impressive artistic production spanning 15 years. The film also includes the excerpts from the artworks and the installation footages of their realization.

The story of a newly released hitman, a florist counting down the days until a blood feud, a brother blinded by revenge, a father obsessed with tradition, and a woman torn between love and reason.

An old hut in the middle of the desolation… A haunted lunatic who accepted his crooked ideas as purely correct, an introverted disabled person with his legs cut off, and a father whose son was swallowed by a mysterious village. A desperate father, caught in dilemmas, must play a deadly game before he can go after his son. He will learn that this game he will win has already been lost. This short horror film is an interpretation of the double slit experiment from a different perspective.

Hızır Dede is someone who helps those in need without expecting anything in return and keeps his identity secret. Upon his death, he leaves this task to Orhan. Leyla, who grew up with Hızır Dede's help, works as a secretary at a company. The company's boss has three sons, Samim, Tayfur, and Süleyman, who all try to marry Leyla. Just as Leyla and Samim are getting close, Orhan comes to investigate Leyla's suitors while keeping his identity hidden. However, over time, Leyla begins to take an interest in Orhan. Orhan is torn between fulfilling his father's will and keeping his secret while marrying Leyla.

Two novice gangsters who desperately want to prove themselves in the criminal underworld, kidnap the daughter of a respected boss for ransom. But of course, as is the nature of such events, nothing goes as planned, so this "physical" exchange, turns into an emotional one.

A filmic love letter. One out of two. Premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival; Screened at the 2007 Pocket Festival Film in Paris

Önder has been married to his newspaper colleague Aylin for nine years. They have a son named Can. Aylin, who fell in love with Önder's cheerful, carefree, and spontaneous nature, began to accuse him of not taking marriage and family responsibilities seriously after they got married. Önder, who rents his home and whose car is constantly breaking down, is unable to provide the economic stability Aylin desires. At the surprise party Önder organized for their 10th wedding anniversary, Aylin announces she wants to leave, and Önder is devastated, unable to make her forgive him. Özgür, who has always been his biggest supporter, uses his connections to get him on important TV shows, and Önder suddenly becomes famous. His book, which had never sold, gets new print runs. He receives invitations to TV programs. As his books sell, he receives lucrative offers, and his fortune begins to turn…

When a secret hidden behind closed doors comes to light, unwanted events will occur.

They are considered the fastest growing rocker-like association in Germany. According to own data the "Ottoman Germania" already have more than 2000 members.They are happy to expose their brutal and arbitrary ideals. They attract a lot of young immigrant men. They have close relations with the AK parti in Turkey. They chant; son kan damlasına, to the last drop of blood.

Tarık and Gülay are newlyweds facing personal and professional struggles. After Gülay has a severe breakdown during a celebration at Tarık’s office, her health rapidly deteriorates, leaving doctors baffled. Miraculously, she recovers but is no longer the kind, gentle woman Tarık knew. Instead, she becomes manipulative and short-tempered, turning their lives and those around them into a chaotic ordeal.

The stand-up, which was staged 104 times from 2002 to 2005, hosted approximately 100,000 audiences. In this show, Ata Demirer reveals his unique style with scenes from Turkey, special characters and musical transitions.

This is a documentary about a passionate collector. A man who has been collecting for 70 years, collecting everything one can imagine. A man who lives in his own house like a guest of his collections. A man who tries to freeze time, as if to hold on to present. In this documentary, you will follow this passionate collector through the vivid streets of Istanbul, among the crowd, in search of new collection items while trying to understand his perception of life and collection.

Five friends set off on an adventure, claiming the world is small. Going to places they don't know and haven't seen is one of their main goals. Although the unfortunate events that befall them as soon as the journey begins frighten them, they will not compromise their pride, remaining steadfast in their convictions.

A man begins to sense that every moment of his life is being watched, not just by cameras, but by something deeper. As paranoia grows, the line between surveillance and obsession starts to blur. “REC🔴” is a psychological short that explores control, visibility, and the haunting cost of always being seen.

23 Cents Soldier is shaped around the memories of four Turkish and three Korean war veterans. The interviews begin with the lives of the veterans before the beginning of the war and continue with memories of the war and post-war era.

Revolutionaries passed before the streets of the 1960s on the road to democracy. Then the use of victory songs and rebellion flags, right-wingers, leftists and putschists again. The February 22nd Operation could not revolutionize, but it succeeded in overthrowing its government. Unexpectedly, because of an amnesty... İnönü kept Talat Aydemir's forgiveness by making a promise to him when he received him and drafting a law. But when this structure came to the Parliament, the AP members revolted. They also asked for the ex-Democrats to be pardoned. They said "all or nothing". It's a mess. When the AP insisted, İnönü resigned. Thus, without doing much work, Turkey's first settlement was dissolved in six months. İnönü was brought to the head of the new crime again. However, this time, EP was excluded and a second provision government was formed with CHP, YTP and CKMP. And the winds blowing from Kayseri would continue to sweep Ankara more...

A director and a screenwriter are invited by Istanbul Modern to shoot a film for the 100th anniversary of Turkish cinema. Determined to find inspiration from the cult Battal Khan movies, the duo encounters unexpected mishaps.

Ufuk, who is a photographer in Istanbul, is a person who lives in the moment. The only reality he questions is the subject of global warming and renewable energy. One day he meets a woman named Esma. Esma is quite dominant compared to the women she recognizes and she dares to say that she thinks.

The people are divided into two groups: supporters of the Sultan and supporters of Mustafa Kemal. In addition to those who have crossed over to Anatolia, there are also many secret supporters of the National Forces in Istanbul. Müjgan is the daughter of Süleyman Sırrı Pasha. Talip is one of the volunteers of the Kuva-yi Milliye movement in Istanbul. Talip befriends Müjgan in order to access information through her father. However, Müjgan realizes Talip's true identity and intentions. Upon this realization, Müjgan voluntarily helps Talip. However, this help leads to the beginning of a love affair between the two.

Özgür, who has just moved into a new house, finds a phone that he doesn't know belongs to anyone. Özgür's life is turned upside down when he answers a call from an unknown number. Threatened by the person on the other end of the line, Özgür is forced to carry out the instructions given to him to the letter. His first task is to invite strangers into his home and endure a tense standoff that will last until dawn.

The “director” İlker Canikligil, a controversial figure in Turkey’s digital world, has fallen into the clutches of the justice system following his prison sentence and the announcement of the verdict. However, his freedom will be secured not through conventional legal means, but through an “extraordinary” operation emerging from the dark labyrinths of Tarlabaşı.

An old woman and her granddaughter sit around a table and go through old family photographs. The old woman tries to resist looking at these pictures, yet she cannot resist what the past evokes. During the time of drinking one cup of Turkish coffee, we witness the story of a little girl who hung on to life.

A woman discovers the true nature of the man she married.

A mini documentary about küçük İskender and his views on poetry.

Hayati, a retired farmer, plans to keep his son out of trouble by giving him the title to his land. But when his easy-money loving son gets entangled in a cryptocurrency scam, Hayati realizes he wants to save his family legacy and land from a hostile takeover. With no prospects for an heir, Hayati develops an unlikely friendship with his city-girl great-granddaughter he's never met.

In a Dystopian Future, the real merges with virtual. And now, you, how much you are you anymore? This is now your Simulation! Your Perspective!...

Kenan Aktan is a highly cultured, polite, and successful psychiatrist. However, one day, one of his former patients, a woman, commits suicide, leaving behind a mysterious note. The case quickly falls on Dr. Kenan's shoulders, as the woman had fallen in love with him without his knowledge. Without understanding what is happening, the tabloid media labels him "Dr. Don Juan." The suicide case is referred to a criminal investigation. The police officers tasked with investigating the incident question Kenan and his staff at his clinic. However, Kenan, who does not compromise his personality, is cleared of any wrongdoing. After all he has been through, he begins communicating with women struggling with psychological issues online and meets with them outside of work. His sole desire is to observe these women, who are living with schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and manic-depressive conditions. However, the research/experiment he becomes engrossed in will come at a high cost…

The film tells the story of an artist trapped in poverty. Kemal, once a famous theater actor, is now unemployed. Poverty causes him to lose his wife and son. When his health deteriorates, he even resorts to juggling. Just when he has lost all hope, Leyla appears. Leyla has become paralyzed after falling while dancing at a nightclub. On the day she attempts suicide, Kemal finds her. The old man has forgotten his own troubles. His sole purpose is to help Leyla reconnect with life. He has placed the young girl in the place of his son, whom he has been separated from for years. Together with Leyla, Kemal will also heal.

The story of slum dwellers fighting against developers who want to take their land away from them.

A Team searching for antiquities and old stuff in an ancient ship facing exciting and frightening situations.

Dadaş is a civil servant in an important position within the government. As retaliation for the government's war on the mafia, Dadaş and his family are targeted. He loses his family in an attack, and is seriously injured in the attack. He miraculously survives. Due to his serious injuries, he is forced into disability retirement by the government. Dadaş becomes determined to seek revenge for these events.

From the pen of KALT: This is the last show of our "For You, Despite You" tour, which we started in August 2022, at Moda Stage on March 7, 2023. During this time, we would like to extend our thanks and the most precious mashallahs to all our audiences who have made us blush in every show in every city we have visited. Here you have it, 0 edits, 90 minutes of 100% lousy meat. Please allow time for your enjoyment & goodbye......