Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

Directed by Selin Aktaş and Murat Kadir Toy

Nûşîn returns to her Kurdish family when her sister is hospitalised after attempting suicide and is declared brain dead. But her sister is pregnant – accidentally? Torn between feelings of guilt, shame and social pressure, Nûşîn fights against her family's wish to keep her sister's body alive until the baby is born.

A child seasonal farm worker is brought to the doctor for a criminal responsibility examination. Although both are guilty, the stronger will judge the weaker due to the hierarchy.

An experimental video art, weaving together echoes of Dorian Gray, myth, and literature — an exploration of beauty’s fragile glow and its slow surrender to decay.

Trapped operative confronts cunning foil amid tense, futuristic space hemisphere.

Tarot connects two girls as the line between reality and delusion blurs.

Serah is an African woman who came to Turkey from Uganda to work. After trying many jobs, he decides to work as a natır(Turkish bath worker) in a Turkish bath. Will she be able to purify her soul, which has been polluted by the bad events she has faced due to her being black, being a woman, and also being a foreign national?

The documentary defines radio broadcasting as an area of ​​struggle and builds its story through the narratives of women who worked as radio broadcasters in the 1970s. The origin of the documentary is the oral history project titled "Women Radio Broadcasters in the History of Türkiye."

Written by Ferhan Şensoy, Şu An Mutfaktayım (I'm in the Kitchen Right Now) is his 30th play, conceived for Derya Baykal as a one-woman show. Baykal's everyday life, as seen through Şensoy's eyes, gradually becomes generalized, offering a satirical view of contemporary Turkey through Şensoy's lens. The play bridges the local and the universal, engaging the audience in playful banter through its musical comedy.

The ongoing wars in the Middle East have caused countless number of children to grow up as orphans. Left with feelings of fear and anger, the memories of childhood never part with them.

Looking after the old books and stuff store after her father’s death, Serin lives in her own routine. Spending most of her time working, it’s like she almost closed herself in the store. With the moment Deniz walks into her life, Serin is filled with new urges and strong will to discover.

Tarık walks out of prison with nothing but a record and a broken past. Trying to keep his head down, he takes a job at a small bar where the nights blur into routine. But when he steps in to protect Sibel, a waitress caught in a toxic relationship, his old instincts come roaring back. Now, he’s facing the fallout of trying to do the right thing in a world that won’t let him forget who he used to be.

Turkish horror movie.

The value of time is meaningful while we are alive. When we die, timelessness comes. Death must be remembered so that the value of time may be known. Life ends in the blink of an eye.

A woman invites three friends over to eat, drink, and chat. While they appear to enjoy the day, they avoid discussing their deeper struggles. Tension rises until the focus shifts to a mutual acquaintance facing divorce. This sparks inner unrest among them. Eventually, the conversation ends, and everyone goes home.

This documentary traces the journey of Hungarian photographer Zsigmond Fejes from Austria Hungary to the ancient Anatolian lands 110 years ago. Journey to Cilicia follows the people and places that Fejes photographed during this journey, inviting the audience on a journey into the memory of a forgotten history and to witness the hidden stories of these lands.

Famous actor Yakup meets Melanie. They go to a mountain house together. In 1991, a fire breaks out in that house, and years later, Yakup rebuilds it. Everything begins in that deserted house, where the secret of "Lorem Ipsum Dolor" is hidden.

The film tells the story of a married businessman who falls in love with a young woman he meets abroad.

Karagöz, who is going through difficult times due to poverty, reflects this problem in his home life. As a result, he argues with his wife and decides to rent out his house. Unable to escape his problems, Karagöz deceives Tuzsuz by following Hacivat's advice. However, this causes him to experience even more serious problems. Right in the midst of this chaos, Karagöz's wife plays a game to take revenge on him. Will Karagöz be able to escape the situation he has found himself in?

The prequel-equal-sequel to the acclaimed feature filuminium”i eye aye”.

In 1987, doctor Ferit's future wife, Nuray, passes away. After this tragic event, Ferit resigns from his profession and dedicates his life to communicating with the dead. Thanks to Figen, he succeeds and communicates with Nuray, but what he learns, changes everything.

The movie is set in 2030; It takes place in an age when love was banned and child welfare institutions were closed. Even though it is the year 2030, life has regressed instead of progressing and the opportunities are so limited. How will Eşref be able to take care of his mother in this chaotic environment? What is the way for Eşref and his mother to escape from this environment? What will the year 2030 be like?

My secret friend, I will take you to the ocean, where we can swim endlessly. Our souls can collide in the depth of the ocean and get lost in the abyss. There is no password this time, as you wear out in empty endings every day, just imagine this time. Imagine the sweet peace in the depth, to not get lost among light and nothingness.

A Russian lady Natalya after the events when Turkish military shot Russian airplane in 2015 at the Syrian boarder comes to Istanbul, Turkey to rescue her nephew Masha, who is married a Turkish guy. Natalya has lot's of stereotypes about the country, but on the way to Masha she changes her opinion.

During the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid II, education based in Istanbul was spread to Rumelia, Anatolia and the Middle East through education reform. The aim was to provide better education for Muslim children and to train loyal civil servants for the Sublime State. Schooling began in many cities of the empire. One of these cities was Kayseri. Kayseri Idadi was opened in 1893, experienced the troubles of the late Ottoman period, and witnessed the effects of the Balkan Wars and the First World War firsthand. During the First World War, Kayseri Idadi, like many of its contemporaries, turned into a Sultani. Kayseri Sultani, due to its proximity to Ankara, was a firsthand witness of the War of Independence, and its students participated in the Battle of Sakarya. Kayseri Sultani, which Atatürk personally visited, took the name of Kayseri High School in the Republican era.

Everything seems to be stuck in an endless loop. Everything seems to be stuck in an endless loop. Everything seems to be stuck in an endless loop. Everything seems to be stuck in an endless loop...

A silent observational documentary capturing a single day in 1966 at the square in front of the Yeni Camii (New Mosque) in Istanbul Best 16mm Film at the I. Hisar Short Film Competition.

The film is about the paranormal events that happen to Ali and Jale, who run away from the city together to stay at an acquaintance's house after their families disapprove of their relationship.

The film explores the dark truth behind the photographs taken by a photographer.

The film tells the story of a mother who discovers one night that her baby is not in its crib.

“Rolled Back Cassettes" is a short experimental film that delves into the intricate world of a woman haunted by her lack of a genuine childhood memory. Seeking solace and closure, she embarks on a journey to confront her past, leading to a profound self-discovery. The film is divided into three distinct parts, each representing a significant aspect of the woman's emotional exploration. It is a visually captivating and introspective film that explores the complexities of memory, self-perception, and the power of acceptance. Through the woman's journey, viewers are invited to reflect on the influence of past experiences and the transformative potential of embracing one's true history.

The film tells the story of the love between a female university student and a painter. Ayşe, who has come to Istanbul to attend university, is staying in a student dormitory. However, since she wants to move out of the dorm, she and her roommate Hatice start looking for a rental apartment. The two happen to rent Reşit Bey's house. One day, Ayşe and Hatice are invited by Reşit Bey to his nephew's art exhibition. Ayşe meets and befriends Reşit Bey's nephew Bedri there. As the two begin spending time together, their relationship gradually turns into love.

A film director dreams of 2 young people in love. But the girl's father interferes with the director's dream and tries to prevent this love. The director resists the entanglement and does not change the story.

The Topkapı Palace series is the most comprehensive documentary project about the palace to date. In 1990, all of the palace's gates were opened to a film crew for the first time. Camera lights illuminated sections of the palace that are still closed to visitors and have never seen daylight until now.

Sema, who lives a happy life with her husband Mustafa and three children, begins to suspect that her husband is cheating on her. Thereupon, Sema goes to a magician and makes her husband cast a spell. After a while, the magician dies and his house is now in the hands of the demons. Having bought an old house, Mustafa moves to their new house with his family. But before long, strange things begin to happen in the house. After the strange voices heard by the children, the family suspects that what happened is caused by the demons. Meanwhile, the jinn take over Sema's body. Mustafa seeks help from an old teacher to save his wife. Hodja manages to save the jinn from Sema's body, but this time the jinn enter the teacher's body.

Cengiz, who has been crushed under the financial difficulties he has been through and is seen as responsible for everything by his wife, looks for a way out of the situation he is in. Meanwhile, Cengiz, who comes to his wife's fill, goes after a treasure that is not good for his brother-in-law. Cengiz, who finds Mustafa and learns the location of the treasure, can't prevent the demons from haunting his daughter, even if he sticks to his plan and obeys all the rules. They find themselves in a bigger nightmare on this road they entered by dreaming of a comfortable life. Although they give up the life they dreamed of to save their daughter, it is too late for everything now.

The Cleansing Session - Tarot is about the experiences of a young woman who tells her tarot fortune to others. Tugba, a young woman, had a fortune teller read tarot readings, and it soon came out. The fortune teller warns Tuğba that what she tells in fortune telling is kept confidential. However, Tuğba tells the information that the fortuneteller wants to be kept confidential at Club House. After this situation, Tugba's life suddenly becomes chaotic and cursed.