Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

Tired of traditional waxing methods, Çiğdem decides to switch to laser hair removal, a promise of the modern world. But how will she explain this to Ayfer?

A brave journalist named Haluk finds himself in a tough spot when he infiltrates a mysterious organization called "The Institute".

Young people who come together for revenge begin to be affected by each other. Young people resort to all sorts of ways to overcome their father's hostility.

Devil Girls tired of men's sexual bullying, they have the idea of eliminating the entire male race and dominating the world.

This is story of a young LGBTIQ individual searching for himself and hiding himself from people around him in his search he comes across a documentary and his soulmate.

A story of smuggling and two young people who fall in love with each other. The film was shot in Cyprus.

The events that happened to Recep and Saban who came to Istanbul for the first time.

Framed for a killing, a teenager takes refuge in a farm house.

An experimental and video art film in which an ox is butchered by a butcher.

Three young people spray-painting on the walls come across a police car in the middle of the night. The policeman, who takes his car to Taksim at the end of his shift, offers to drive the youth to their destination.

A child, his Father, a treasure found (bicycle) and the journey of right and wrong. Follow them through 3rd World Turkey, as everyday is another day of survival for them.

Hatice, who was considered unlucky by everyone, finally found the love she was looking for and married Tahsin. On their wedding night, the newlyweds rush back to the village upon hearing the news of Tahsin's father's death. The announcement of his father's will causes everyone a second shock, as he had left his entire estate to Tahsin. Tahsin's relationship with his siblings and the villagers, which was already strained, deteriorates further after this news. However, there is a buried treasure that no one knows about, and the siblings set out to find it. Tahsin and Hatice, on the other hand, decide to use the inheritance they have been left with in a surprising way after everything they have been through.

Sabit Kanca's landlord, Uncle Rıfat, wants to marry Rencide Posuk, whom he saw on television. However, Rencide does not like Uncle Rıfat when they first meet. It is up to Kanca to reconcile them, and he is forced to do so because of his accumulated rent debts. While Kanca is trying to resolve the situation, Turabi, the ex-boyfriend of Rencide's daughter Zeliş, also gets involved. When Turabi kidnaps Rencide to marry Zeliş, whom he is obsessively in love with, the situation escalates. Of course, it is Sabit Kanca's responsibility to resolve the situation.

Demon 3: Desolate Scream tells the story of a young woman who encounters terrible situations while trying to find out what the beings she sees are. Zeynep, who has been suffering from a neurological disorder for a while, begins to experience forgetfulness. Zeynep, who sees some beings at the same time, cannot understand whether they are related to her illness or not. Suspecting that the beings she sees may be from the Realm of the Phantoms, Zeynep sets out to find out. Meanwhile, Zeynep's 6-year-old sister, Elif, mysteriously disappears. The family is devastated by Elif's disappearance. But something more terrifying awaits them.

March 2020. The planet locks itself in. Our world is being drained of its substance and digital life forms are multiplying, like these couples who meet in a virtual universe. What if the crisis was not the pandemic, but the derealization of our lives?

Masked criminal Killing battles the Frankenstein Monster.

Burhan and Emin, who have been friends since high school, have been working at a factory as security guards. One night when they were listening to radio, the announcer mentions the birthday of a celebrity and Burhan says that his birthday has never been celebrated. After getting upset over this incident, Emin decides to make his friend happy by celebrating his birthday with a cake. When Burhan goes to security booth to get tea, Emin takes out the cake he has prepared and lights the candles.

I Did Not Choose is a documentary movie about a lesbian person living in Turkey. She lives with her family, friends and makes them accept her queer existence.

Our documentary, which basically focuses on the visual artists in the social context of 1970s, addresses the relationship between art and life of a specific era. During this era, a group of young artists, most of whom were the students of the atelier of Bedri Rahmi Eyüpoğlu and Neşet Günal, also the attendants of the State Academy of Fine Arts, had some critical discussions on the subjects of politics, art and aesthetic, alternative pursuits in the artistic arena, bringing forth many discussions.

Celal and his family have lost their father. This unexpected loss brings all the family members together. During the burial, they notice that the grave allocated to them is filled with water. At that moment, a charming woman in her sixties, whom they do not know, points to a nearby grave. Moreover, the grave she points to is dry. Celal follows the elderly woman and the cemetery attendant, and a tough negotiation begins over the dry grave.

When Kika enters the game for fun, she encounters something she doesn't expect. Nothing will be the same anymore.

A body and a place where we can find ourselves. The movie is about Esmeray, activist drag queen who bypasses many definitions of femininity and masculinity in Turkey. From the streets of Istanbul to the Eastern villages of Kars, the story switches back and forth between the desire to belong and the reality that shapes our identities.The affirmation of his personal choice (and nature) in the society he lives in is a need and a mission for Esmeray. He is committed socially and politically to fighting against all discrimination, and as a result becomes the spokesperson for the gay movement on television. Esmeray writes and performs a comic, but touching, stage monologue where he recounts the difficulties he has found in declaring his diversity in his rural village. And tells of his homesickness, which is stronger than he would have ever imagined it could be.

Seher, living in a container camp in Antakya after the earthquake, finds herself chasing after the aid supplies she missed while trying to find a way to reissue her lost university exam entrance document the night before the exam.

The year is 2087. Our protagonist, Ayla, is a 35 year old woman who has no expectations from life and spends her free time in cyberspace. One day, she gets a phone call from the government's ai and summoned to Istanbul to identify the corpse of a man she has not seen for years. Ayla sets off on a journey to fulfill her mission. What she encounters at her destination will make her question her whole life and all reality.

A writer confronts his own mind through a journey of observation, listening, and writing.

Helen performs forbidden spells to win back her lover, unknowingly awakening the ancient curse of the Kulyas jinn. Set across Istanbul, Kars, and the U.S., she must fight terrifying forces to end the dark legacy threatening her bloodline.

Ali Baltaoglu, a construction magnate with high-fying ambitions and deep ties with the government who dreams of carrying Europe’s Alps to the Black Sea in a Dubai-like metropolitan city concept, sponsors three guys -who are not even in the flm business- to flm a documentary about the urban legends of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Ali Baltaoglu plans to use the documentary as a covert advertisement and propaganda tool for the beneft of his mountain city project 'Kackar MegaMount 2023' which was planned to be built within Kackar Mountains National Park. Joined by a reticent driver who cannot drive, they set out to locate the legendary Swearing Ofu Hodja, a saintly and foul-mouthed imam with supernatural powers who works miracles, supports nuclear fusion, and condemns all kinds of authority. The team tumbles through a series of misadventures brought on them by the mysterious hodja, changing their lives forever in this war between matter and meaning.

The story of a minibus driver who married a restaurant worker who had been raped in order to save her honor, despite his family's opposition...

A sequel to Refig's highly successful comedy Karakolda Ayna Var.

Life in a Kurdish village in Eastern Turkey is routine for Grandfather Hamit every day for the last 5 years he visits his wife’s grave. political problems force hamit and the other villagers to leave their village. grandfather hamit and his son’s family want to go to germany.

Rüstem, who aims to exorcise evil spirits that torment people, is driven mad one evening by an extremely dangerous spirit. After killing his wife in front of his six-year-old daughter Canan, he imprisons the spirit in a box and throws it into the depths of the lake. Over the years, Canan tries to forget what happened and is now engaged to Semih, preparing for their wedding. Her friends accidentally find the box on the lake shore and give it to Canan as a birthday gift, and the events take an unbelievable turn.

Tanju is an outlaw. His father and wife live in the village. The village chief kills Tanju's brother and then kills Tanju's family. Hülya, the chief's daughter, hears about this and is kidnapped by Tanju. She then agrees to take revenge and joins forces with Tanju.

After completing his education, a young man named Pertev came to Istanbul and settled in a hotel in Moda. One day, while walking with his fiancée Necmiye Hanım in Moda, an influential figure named Şekip Paşa saw Necmiye Hanım and took a liking to her. He had Pertev Bey arrested on charges of carrying dangerous documents. He managed to bring Necmiye Hanım to his own home with a letter written in Pertev Bey's name. Necmiye Hanım's neighbor was a gangster named Küçük Cemal. Upon learning of Pertev Bey's arrest, Cemal senses an attempt to attack Necmiye Hanım's honor. Through his friend Eftalya, he learns that Necmiye Hanım has entered Şekip Paşa's house. Together with a few friends, he raids the house and manages to rescue Pertev Bey, who is being held captive by Necmiye Hanım and Şekip Paşa, and escape with him.

Leblebici Horhor [The Chickpea Seller] is an adaption of an 1875 Turkish-language operetta by the Ottoman-Armenian composer Tigran Chukhajian. It has been claimed as one of the first original Turkish operettas. A silent film under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul, it was supported by the piano-playing of the operetta in the movie theater while it was shown to the audience.

A cowboy-like man living in the center of the city... A madman who followed Yılmaz Güney from Adana during Yeşilçam's Western-style, noodle-style cowboy film era...