Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

Even though there is a storm in his mind, Veysel, who cannot get up in front of the television, looks for an adventure and finds it: throwing the ashtray full of butts into the city.

Megalomaniac Süleyman, who works as security guard, wishes a congratulatory visit to the new rector. Süleyman tells his wife about his fake friendship with the rector although his appointment is not answered yet. Suleyman, finally entering the rector’s office, realizes that he has gotten himself into trouble, but it is too late.

While the artist attends his highly anticipated exhibition, his mysterious past jeopardizes the auction.

Artists call it “hand memory,” knowledge that isn’t stored in the brain but in the body, and is activated when you start painting, sculpting or drawing. Şirin Bahar Demirel sets out to get an understanding of it. She wonders what memories are passed on through the hands, and whether we can read the aggressive nature of a painter from their brushwork, or the desires of a textile artist from their embroidery.

Compilation of footage about daily life in the Ottoman Empire and various sights in the capital Istanbul. Shots include an outdoor barber shop, port ‘The Golden Horn’ and sailing ships on the Bosphorus.

One of the world's most extraordinary criminal organizations, with its claim to be the Mahdi and a strange interpretation of Islam... A brutal system established to reach 100 thousand virgins, which is the sign of the coming of the Mahdi... The secrets of Adnan Oktar's organization, which destroyed the lives of thousands of people, especially young girls, and was barely brought down after 40 years, are revealed for the first time. Here is the story of the kitties we made fun of.

A comedy film.

1914-1918, Burma, Turkish POW camp, and other side Turkey, British POW camp. Hidden truths that still remain silent despite the intervening century. Descendants of Turkish and British soldiers who crossed paths in Mesopotamia during the First World War think upon the unknown stories of their grandfathers and how it has affected their lives. The film progresses with testimonies from two different nations' prisoners of war, who have been left outside of the historical framework, and showcases the shared painful effects of war's cruelty upon individuals, and the bond that distinguishes the reality of history from memory and forgiveness. The film focuses on the tragic stories of W. C. Spackman, an English military doctor working in the Indian Army, and Colonel Suphi Bey, a Turkish officer, whose destinies intersect in Mesopotamia.

Hafir: The Dark Grave tells the story of a family that encounters terrible events wherever they go for business. Nadir, who works in a mining company, is sent from Istanbul to Zonguldak to take a soil sample. Nadir, who came to Zonguldak with his children, settled in a village house. After a while, Nadir and his children begin to experience strange events in their new home. Nadir, who is trying to solve the extraordinary events that become unbearable day by day, learns that terrible events took place in the house they live in years ago. These terrifying events strengthen family ties.

Asmoday: Cin'ur Racim tells the story of a group that finds themselves in a life and death struggle while trying to become famous.

Metin, who finds an old map while collecting the belongings of his deceased father, takes the map to a woman nicknamed Cinci Hodja. The woman says that the map was made 300 years ago and that a tomb where the treasure chest is buried is marked on the map. The excavation to find the treasure leads to the emergence of the demons that were imprisoned 300 years ago. Metin escaped from the village by taking his daughter Dilek with him by getting rid of the curse with the amulet given by the elf teacher. After 22 years, Metin gives the amulet to his daughter and commits suicide. Wishing to fulfill her father's will and end the curse, Dilek goes with her friends to Lübbey Village, where no one goes.

Mefruh: Violence Cin is about the experiences of a team investigating paranormal events. A team starting a new media channel starts making videos about paranormal events. The team decides to go to Yorgolar village, the old Greek village where a series of paranormal events took place in 1977 for their new video. The team, who set out without wasting time, find themselves in extraordinary paranormal events when they reach the village.

The horror movie "Necronomicon Dark Magic" is about the events caused by a dangerous spellbook.

Umay tells the story of a YouTuber who finds himself in terrible situations after uncovering an event from years ago. A YouTuber, who publishes videos on various topics, one day brings to light an event that took place in 1850. After that, a woman casting black magic and death spells reappears and grove-filled moments begin to be experienced.

Serhat has problems in his relationship with his lover Burçak and plans a little vacation to fix them.

Devil-i Ins tells the story of a young man who returns to his native village to learn the truth about his past.

Spectral Rainbow Frequency (2021) is about creating an experience akin to a certain type of synesthesia, as if all hues of colors comes, emerging and piercing through darkness accompanying the soundtrack.

Niloya is a little girl who was born in a charming village located on the banks of a river, where people engage in agriculture and animal husbandry. She loves playing games and singing songs, and her turtle Tospik is her closest friend. She finds happiness by chasing butterflies or riding on her turtle's back, exploring the land of dreams. She grows up in a loving family environment. She experiences adventures that emphasize family and cultural values. She asks questions like, "Why do onions make people cry?" and "Why is the sky blue?" She finds ordinary things fascinating. Sometimes she makes mistakes and learns from them.

When Tülay, a teacher, arrives at the village where she has been assigned, she learns after meeting with the village headman that she can stay at Zeynep's house. Accompanied by the headman, Tülay moves into Zeynep's house. At first, everything goes well for both Zeynep and Tülay. Zeynep and Tülay, who get along well and begin spending time together, go on an exploratory trip to the village one day. Their lives take a completely different turn when they discover a secret in a rocky area during the trip.

Protagonist tries his best to convince that he didn't kill his wife, but his criss cross murder story is not so bright for the Detective.

An attempt to explore a deconstructed subconscious through altered visions.

A woman wakes up early same as every saturday she did,takes her son's photo and goes to Galatasaray Square in Istanbul, Istiklal St. She joins the group as known "Cumartesi Anneleri" but today things are going to be a little bit different.

After each dance party, I go back home to look at the photos that remain of that day. I connect the pieces searching for new faces, only to see that people I already knew were there inside the frames, dancing.

While searching for an exit in the corridors of the labyrinth, a middle-aged man faces his past and through the cracks on the wall confronts his hidden conscience.

Set in an interrogation room, THE FALL OF A HERO (2020) shows a suspect (played by the artist) describing to an off-camera voice the Islamic State’s recruitment materials and the way they construct a familiar postlapsarian account.

Portrait of Colonel Sabit, living alone in an abandoned house in Ankara. He has to move out when they come to demolish the building.

Asli Baykal’s Darkroom, created with the young participants of the Sirkhane Darkroom Workshop in a border town between Turkey and Syria, opens the screening program. In it, children roam the area, looking at the world through the viewfinders of analog cameras, in an intimate vision of the medium as a form of play and a way to forge an alternate reality in a conflict zone.

Wife tries to seduce Husband

A young man plays a game with his girlfriend's proposal, where he will realize that things are not as they seem.

The documentary is about the developments after the political end of the Andalusian civilization that dominated Spain. In this process, Muslims who were forced to become Christians but continued to live their faith in secret would be called Morisco, and now Andalusian Muslims will be called Morisco. While the forced conversion continued with all its violence, the inquisition courts stepped in. The Moriscos, who were suspected of being secret Muslims, were tried and burned at the inquisition. However, the Spanish forces, the largest empire of the time, suppressed this rebellion in a very bloody way. There was a massacre, especially in the Galera region, where civilians took refuge. There are still places where Muslims took refuge in this region. The places where the massacre and the rebellion took place in the gallery are included in the documentary with all its details.

A documentary that covers psychiatric and psychological "treatments" including physical interventions aimed at "correcting" LGBTQ+ people in Turkey and the experiences of LGBTQ+ people who have been exposed to these methods.

The lifestyles, struggles, and dreams of a 12-year-old girl living in a highland village and her fellow villagers…

Film depicting belly dancers

Racy little feature

A story about a widow

An Experimental Short Film By Video Artist Duygu Bostanci.

Using home movies, this personal documentary focuses on the changing perceptions of marriage among three generations of a Jewish family living in Istanbul. Filmmaker Seren Kaspi shows how each generation tries to break the tradition of the previous one in its pursuit of happiness.

The sun rises on a Sunday morning in Berlin. On her way home, Derin finds herself thinking about what she left behind. She remembers why and how she moved abroad.

The 1976 Turkish film version of the television series Columbo.