Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

Seda, whose life has been shaken by a series of events and whose mental state has deteriorated, has lost all hope for the future. She wants to pay back the price for the pain she has suffered and the experiences she has endured. What she experiences at the moment of death is far beyond what she experienced while alive. The heart massage needed to bring Seda back to life is the beginning of unexpected events. During the CPR, her soul repeatedly leaves and returns to her body. During these comings and goings, Seda, who is drawn to the other world, falls under the influence of dark forces. Unable to understand the reason for what she is experiencing as she forms connections beyond her control, the woman finally confronts the truth.

It tells creature born from a combination of vampires and demons.

Having fled the war in Syria, Hanna and her young brother Nader are living in a run-down neighbourhood of Istanbul. Hanna's dreams and identity clash when she meets Ibo.

Doru and his friends play games to determine who’s the king of the jungles.

In this satirical comedy, Sadri Alışık portrays Marko Paşa, a fictionalized version of the esteemed Ottoman physician and humanitarian Marko Apostolidis. The film humorously explores the character’s role as a compassionate listener to the public’s woes, reflecting the real-life saying “Tell your troubles to Marko Paşa”.

Aslı, who has just moved to Berlin, is performing a voice. Speaking in Turkish for an audio tour of an archaeological museum, while talking about the altar of Zeus, who moved from his country to Germany in time, she tries to cope with feelings of mischief and foreignness in her own life and to be herself.

12-years old Besna he encounter three man. This was the beginning of his story full of destruction.

Factory owner Şaban is in trouble with his creditors. He is waiting for his partner Haşmet, who is coming from Europe, to pay off his debts. However, Haşmet dies in a traffic accident. In his will, Haşmet appoints Şaban as guardian of his young son and leaves all his property to him. However, for Şaban to fulfill Haşmet's will, the baby who went missing during the accident must be found. Upon this, Şaban and the factory clerk Bilal begin searching for the baby. Meanwhile, the appearance of Celal, who resembles Bilal, will further complicate the situation.

Mizar is constantly moving and running in Sniper surrounded Sarajevo streets. On the other hand, Mizar father, Jamil is handicapped and his only connection to the world is his son Mizar. One day the door bell of the room they reside in rings.

Hasan (İbrahim Tatlıses) decides to go to Saudi Arabia to buy toys for his kids. He asks for help from his boss but his boss wants him to accept the murder that his son did.

A long queue at the cafeteria of a rest stop. A middle-aged man, Emre, refuses to let a young mother - rushing to buy a bottle of milk for her little girl - go in front of him. This simple stand-off opens a Pandora's box when Emre's father gets involved...

Kanca, who became an instant sensation with his quick-witted responses in the competitions he participated in, has decided to change his life after suffering memory loss and has sworn never to compete again. His primary goal has become to heal Zeki, who was left wheelchair-bound in a car accident he believes he caused. However, his past refuses to let him go. Sabit Kanca, who knows everything, will now face an enemy he knows nothing about. Kanca must use his knowledge to save the lives of those he loves.

A young woman studying in Europe returns home to find that her father has been murdered. The perpetrators, in order to seize her inheritance, try to drive her insane.

Alone in a filth-ridden apartment, a solitary man consumes a steady diet of toxic internet culture and processed waste. When a breakup text triggers a visceral reaction, the line between the consumer and his filth begins to blur.

Recep, during his first visit to Istanbul, accidentally entered the film industry and made several movies. However, when image creators put him in ridiculous situations, he abandoned everything and returned to his village. On his second visit to Istanbul, he started a small stool manufacturing workshop. Over time, his business prospered, and he became a stool manufacturer. Married and a father of three, Recep changed his original surname, İbibik, to Oturakgil(Stoolson). However, this time, the stool business became a source of trouble for him.

A collection of stories from five women across different regions, generations, and beliefs in Türkiye. A four-generation family harvesting nuts in the Black Sea region; Aslı running a historic coffee business in Istanbul; Hira giving birth in the Aegean Sea; Hatice, an Alevi/Kurdish woman on the eastern high plains; and Arya fighting for transgender rights in Ankara. Stories of freedom, desire, and dreams shaped by the landscapes they inhabit.

When his wife is raped and murdered, Osman starts killing everyone on his path to find those responsible. In time, he becomes a powerful mob boss, but still continuing his search. When his enemies decide to hire a famous thug / fighter to get rid of him, he turns out to be Osman's long lost son.

The life of legendary writer Yaşar Kemal is depicted through his words and those of close friends. Using unpublished footage, audio, and documents, the film portrays his epic journey, literature, and worldview.

The film tells the story of two men who work in a theater. Edi and Büdü's path falls into a theater one day. By chance, the two get involved in a play and attract the attention of the audience. The owner of the theater then hires Edi and Büdü. Meanwhile, Fahri, an actor at the same theater, kidnaps Gülendam, the star of the theater. The owner of the theater assigns Edi and Büdü to find Gülendam.

Okan was recently fired from his job, pop star Batuhan was cheated on just before proposing, and social media star Basri accidentally killed his dog. They are all depressed, and taken to an old mansion for treatment. They are expecting to relax and have fun there, but local people have unexpected surprises for them.

Halil, who lost his job due to the economic crisis, is looking for a job. One day, He has found a contact-less credit card that changes the lives of Halil and his family, for a while.

“Fish Out Of Water” is a short experimental animated movie. When the norms, traditions, customs and culture of the society are taken as the basis, there are individuals outside of them, they cannot adapt to the existing order and are labeled “misfit”. This is exactly the subject of this animation. “Fish Out Of Water”, whose main character is Osto, presents the society that caused the character's internal and external conflicts and the lost individual himself.

A film about the love between a married doctor and a painter he meets on vacation.

Turkish thriller.

Meltem is very happy with her daughter Beril in their two-story house with a garden outside the city. Beril plays in the garden and paints pictures in front of the fireplace at home. The only thing that prevents Beril from being completely happy is her longing for her father. When asked about her father, Meltem does not give complete answers. While Beril is having a good time, Meltem is having some issues with the house's longtime caretaker. The old man appears at odd times, speaks very little, and seems to be waiting for Meltem to do something. Meltem is quite disturbed by the man's behavior. On top of that, the shared nightmares that Beril and Meltem have begun to experience, along with the people Meltem sees and the voices she hears, have started to cast a shadow over their happiness. The mother and daughter are defenseless in the house. The caretaker may be the greatest threat to them. Additionally, an old gravestone by the pond in the garden holds its own mystery.

Tigin, born under a blood-stained omen in the Turkistan village of Yesi, grows into a chieftain determined to unite the Turkic tribes and build a mighty state, while Olcayto, rescued as the lone survivor of a brutal raid, dedicates his life to avenging his dead family.

The little girl who is waiting for good news from her pregnant mother who is taken to city for birth and new born baby sister with her grandparents and the neighbours that came to their home, learns that she has to cauterize her own foot for her new born baby sister's health. The feeling of guilt and responsibility that she feels make her start to trying cauterize her own foot. After the lots of tense, fearful moments she gets caught by her grandmother before she managed it. End of the day she gets good news from her sister and mother but she continues sleeping instead of giving this important news to her grandparents.

What is the role of an ethnographic filmmaker as an outsider and student of a culture? Is it about representing, demonstrating, and reflecting or exposing, participating, and transposing? Although these are not binary terms of the historic discussions in anthropology, they share a lot to be experimented through shared cine-anthropology and sensory multimodal ethnography.

In a world where success determines existence, those deemed failures by societal norms must navigate the monotony of their disregarded lives, yet they continue to exist in ways unseen and unappreciated.

A documentary about June 2013 protests in Brazil aiming to refresh our own memories of struggle by listening to the stories from another part of the world from the view point of a Gezi protestor from Turkey.

The film tells the story of Nezir, who comes to Istanbul to become a singer, and how he overcomes the obstacles he encounters along the way.

Hazal is a young doctor working in a clinic. Having lost her mother five years ago, Hazal often sees her mother in her dreams in a terrifying state. At the same time, Hazal begins to hear strange noises in her home, which take a psychological toll on her. This unease does not go unnoticed by her friend Şenay, who is also a doctor. One day, while visiting her mother, Hazal confides in Şenay about her problems. Upon hearing this, Şenay's mother advises Hazal to seek guidance from an elderly healer who is knowledgeable in such matters. After receiving advice from the healer, Hazal embarks on a terrifying journey with no return.

Asli is an actress working hard for her next role, Iphigenia. One day, she auditions for "shoe advertisements" but agency employees won't let her finish her role. He steals the shoe he wore during the auditions and returns to the theater like a Cinderella.