Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

The film is about three girlfriends who go to the same school but come from different social classes as they start their lives. Filiz is the daughter of Kasap Emin. Her family is super strict. Betigül, who comes from a rich family, was raised without any manners. Betigül, who is obsessed with cheap romance novels and movies, dreams of becoming a beauty queen. Dürer comes from a wealthy and respected family. The three friends agree to meet again five years after graduating from school. The five years that pass will take them to different places.

Ragıp Elibol is a wealthy and stingy businessman. He separated from Melek, the mother of his children, and married Dürdane. His son Cengiz is studying at university, while his daughter Zeliha is at home waiting for a husband. One day, Ragıp is hit by a car while driving. Four young people, who have many things they want to do but cannot afford, kidnap Ragıp, thinking he can provide them with the means to do so. They claim to be a secret organization and demand a ransom. His wife Dürdane informs the police, explaining that she is being threatened for ransom. Everyone he knows, including his family and business partner, is delighted about the ransom. No one contributes to the demanded ransom. Ragıp learns that he has no one who loves him thanks to those who kidnapped him. When the young people lose hope of getting the money, they release Ragıp.

"The Boy Of The Fish" follows Noon, a young boy living in a Syrian refugee camp, who finds solace and a sense of freedom in a whale-shaped doll he names "Bahr." Set against the challenging realities of camp life, Noon’s journey is both a story of resilience and a testament to the boundless imagination of childhood. Through vivid symbolism and a unique soundscape, the film explores themes of loss, hope, and the longing for freedom amidst confinement. Shot entirely on an iPhone due to restrictions in the conflict zone, the film combines raw authenticity with poetic depth to capture the emotional landscape of a young soul navigating adversity.

The film is about Kemal and his girlfriend Meral breaking up because of a crime Kemal committed. Kemal comes to Istanbul to shop for his sister Mine's wedding. There, he meets Meral. Kemal and Meral fall in love at first sight. Everything is going well when Kemal receives a telegram from his mother. He learns that his sister has been raped and has committed suicide. He flees to Trabzon to take revenge on those responsible for his sister's suicide. His goal is to leave the country from there. During this time, Kemal's path will cross with Meral's once again.

Hakan (Yaşar Alptekin) is a dancer who wants to be famous.

During a company event, Yasemin, the successful PR manager, learns that her fiancee Yaman has been unfaithful to her. She faces a cathartic choice: continue living a lie or leave everything behind. On an instinct, she jumps on the first plane she finds and ends up in Lisbon. However upon arrival, her suitcase is lost, her credit cards are blocked, and she has nowhere to stay. Drifting toward a small seaside town, a sweet surprise awaits Yasemin: she must share the rental stone house with the owner, José. What begins as a clash of opposites turns into love. As a perfectionist and meticulous person, Yasemin confronts her fears to rediscover what truly matters: new beginnings, and gaining back the self-confidence she once had.

The process of fraudulent seizure of the inheritance left to a minor Russian girl in a case led by an Islamic judge.

Meet Vartanus who has devoted her life to her bedridden father; Goncagul who realizes that her Mafioso lover will never marry her. Gulnur who's resigned herself to daily beatings as long as her husband doesn't touch the kids, Tulay who's shattered every time her mother gets beaten; hairdresser Fusun who tends to see things on the bright side. These are the women who transport Eylem, each other and perhaps every woman in the country to Last Stop: Kurtulus. The heroines adopt one unwavering principle: to oppose all forms of violence! A dark comedy that's rose-tinted, provocative and fantastic...

Two young members of the Ottoman army officers who showed heroism in the Yemen desert, fall in love with the same woman, the daughter of their commanding officer, she only loves one and when they both go to Yemen again, Murat one of the officers is lost and thought to be dead. Leyla after hearing this agrees to marry the other officer whom is Murat best friend without knowing that Murat is still alive.

The man wants to die and the woman wants to be famous. According to the man, there could not be a better plan than the woman killing him. This way the man will get his wish to die and the woman will become famous.

Zeynep, who works as a seamstress in a clothing workshop, lives a modest life with her mother in a small house in one of the city's suburbs. With this money, mother and daughter leave the neighborhood and rent a luxurious house in a nice neighborhood, hoping to find a wealthy match.

Tamer, reliant on friends to navigate life, Aslı, aimless and living with family while tending to a sick neighbor, and Celil, an ordinary caregiver emotionally detached but devoted to his patients until death, cross paths in a poignant exploration of interdependence and survival.

Ms. Deniz will marry Nurperi with her father's compulsion. For Otilia concert, Deniz went to Burgazada a week before Nurperi's bed and encountered the sun while diving here. The sea thinks that the sun is hearing impaired and decides to learn sign language to communicate with it. As the young man begins to communicate with the sign language, the Sun begins to think that he is hearing impaired.

Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.

After 17 years as a laborer in Germany, Mehmet is deported and his wife and son remain in Germany. Unable to come back legally, Mehmet embarks on a long and dangerous journey to return to Germany illegally.

The pioneer movie of western trend of Turkey. Sheriff Ringo Kid goes out of the city and seven men comes to rob the city bank. Also, Ramon, the leader of these seven men kills Ringo's family.

Istanbul is being terrorized by a crime wave, and the police call in American superhero Captain America and Mexican wrestler Santo to put a stop to it.

The film is set in present-day Istanbul. Selim is a shop owner in his early forties. He sells clothing for men in his shop situated in one of the back streets of Istanbul. Selim is a family man who has devoted his life to his home and his work. He lives with his wife Ayla, his six-year-old daughter Esma and his old father in a simple flat in and old, modest neighbourhood. He has warm relations with his family. He is an affectionate father. One of his neighbours, a young widow named Nihal tries to seduce Selim, but her flirtation leaves him cold. Selim is known for his honesty and integrity among his family and friends. He is a careful spender. As a little child, he has learned that money is not easily earned. He has no tolerance for petty "trickery" met in daily life. One day, Selim finds a bag full of dollar bills (approximately 500,000$) in a cab. From that day on, Selim finds himself in a bewildered state with a bag full of money on his hands.

Nil spends years in jail and is being tortured during September 12 junta period and alienates the new life after she is released.

Meet Neslihan. A perfect cook, an expert on Turkish cuisine, strictly loyal to her husband, an impeccable house wife ...and a serial killer.

Three children live a poor but happy life with their families in the Dalyan Delta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Their lives take a completely different turn when the youngest, Yiğit, is presented with an opportunity to change his family's destiny. Yiğit is invited to participate in a game that has been played for years, where his bravery will be tested by Light and Darkness. Yiğit agrees to play the game, unaware that it will lead him to the princess he has seen in his dreams.

Born out of a Christmas ornaments-filled heaven, Turkish Superman fights the mob in order to save the day!

While Pembe has been waiting for her husband, who went to the city to work, for 28 years, she does not give her daughter Kezban, whom she has raised according to traditions and customs, to anyone who wants it, even though it is time for her to get married. Meanwhile, Murat Sergeant, the butler of the village lord, is in love with Kezban and wants to buy her. But the Pink Woman does not give up her daughter, hoping that her husband will return one day, and rebels against the lord. It is the story of the Pink Woman's struggle against life, the lord and the system with her traditions.

Based on the story of Ezo the Bride, a beautiful young woman with black hair and rosy cheeks. She lived in a small village in southern Turkey. All the men who passed through the village fell in love with her and her family hoped she would find a good match. However, Ezo was not what you’d call ‘lucky in love’. Her first husband loved another woman. Darn. She was allowed to leave the marriage on grounds of maltreatment. Her second husband lived in Syria, and she missed her village.

Rıza is a father of 5, who has economical problems but happy nevertheless. Everything changes when his younger son gets hit by a car.

Merve is a young woman struggling to overcome the various difficulties she faces in the prime of her life. Unable to achieve success in any of the jobs she takes on, Merve becomes a laughingstock among the wealthy. Determined to put an end to this situation and lead a respectable life, she turns to a marriage of convenience as a solution. However, when she falls in love with someone else, things become complicated. Unwilling to choose between love and money, Merve finds herself utterly helpless due to the marriage contract she signed. Now, there is only one solution left for her: to kill her husband.

While working as an assistant to swindling driver Şakir, ingenuous Abbas falls for the same woman his boss loves.

The story of Sadık and Osman, who heroically resisted the Balkan gangs that carried out bloody raids on Turkish villages in the Rumeli Province of the Ottoman Empire in 1910.

The story of a poor but courageous and honest neighborhood community and the bullies who want to disrupt their way of life.

The year 1997... In the days when people are exiled for their thoughts, now the tables have turned and the freedom of a cow living in the village of Gomalak is in danger. "The Exiled Cow". inspired from a true story, tells the tale of Sarikiz, with its spectacular cast and now meets the audience as the comedy of the century...

The 1971 film directed by Bilge Olgaç

Two brothers look for ways to prove their outlandish hypothetical speculations right to their cheeseparing father, in order to receive a great deal of allowance from him.

Ahmet Bedevi, also known as Tarzan of Manisa, was born in 1900 in Baghdad to become a soldier, fighting in the War of Independence and honored with a medal. He returned to a ruined and destroyed Manisa in 1923. Bedevi started working at the Municipality as a fireman and a gardener. He became the pioneer and symbol of planting activities. Because of the soft climate of the area, he first wore a vest and trousers and then he started wandering about in the town in his shorts. The people of Manisa saw his resemblance to Tarzan because of his clothes, and always cherished him with love. Tarzan of Manisa lived in the mount Spilylus, ignoring all his individual needs but working for a greener environment. He died on 31st May, 1963. However, he has never been forgotten by the locals; on the contrary, he was immortalized for the things he did for Manisa and people followed his example.

Tamer has a one night stand. He never sees the woman he was with again. His wife, Begüm, becomes suspicious of his behavior and makes him confess his crime. Tamer begs for forgiveness.

A private boy's school opts to become mixed, and male students must adjust to the presence of new female students.

This is the directorial debut of Muzaffer Ozdemir, Palme d'Or awarded actor of Uzak / Distant (2002) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, and also an actor in the Ceylan films Kasaba / The Small Town (1997) and Clouds of May (1999). Dogan, a pessimistic and neurotic architect, falls ill while camping with his friends nearby Istanbul. His doctor advises traveling. Longing for his homeland, Dogan sets off on a short break to the town of his childhood, whence he did not have the opportunity to visit since years. But not even the countryside has escaped the homogenizing concrete web cast by the modern technological age and liberal mentality inimical to the Earth.

Accidentally shot in the head by his best friend on a hunting trip, Salih needs both material and spiritual help to heal the buckshot in his brain. Luckily, his mother knows some uncanny ways to look after her precious boy...

Müzeyyen is a 22-year-old high school senior living in Antalya who spends most of her time with a posse of misfits. She lives a drug-fuelled, highly troubled life outside the norms of society. When her long-lost brother Ali decides to visit her during winter break, everyone's life is tested, each with different consequences.

After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the Associations Against Prostitution visits the brothel to save Asiye. However, she finds herself in a strange musical show.

When an aging matriarch starts showing signs of dementia, her dysfunctional family in Istanbul must navigate a minefield of unresolved issues to care for her.

As the gravedigger prepares for the next funeral, each time he digs a hole he wonders about his own death.

A secret taxidermist gets psychopathically involved in a rape-and-murder crime after his obsession with two camping girlfriends grows hysterically unstoppable, only until the brunette suspects his strange behavioral patterns and seeks pre-investigation measures.

Escaping from their dysfunctional families, Behiye and Handan become best friends. Their euphoria will soon be replaced by regrets and eventual betrayal as class differences resurface.

Ninjas are on a murder spree, and the helpless police call for help from police lieutenant Murat, who had once defeated them.

Zeynep, a young and idealistic teacher, has economic problems. Zeynep enters a world she doesn't want when she starts giving private lessons to a mafia boss's child.

Ahmet is a young, handsome, and successful lawyer. He lives a happy married life with his beautiful wife Nevin and their young daughter. Ahmet has taken Tülay, a journalist who wrote false reports about his client, to court. Ahmet's wife Nevin visits her family with their daughter. Ahmet first argues with Tülay, whom he met at a meeting, but they later reconcile and develop feelings for each other. Tülay is a beautiful and passionate woman. Ultimately, Ahmet succumbs to his weaknesses and becomes involved with Tülay.

Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 5, 2001, won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange Behlül Dal Jury Special Award.

Due to the war in Bosnia, Sevgi is sent by her family to live with relatives on a desolate hill in Anatolia, where she receives a very cold welcome. There is a strange tension among the inhabitants of the house. Sevgi begins to investigate the cause of the screams she hears at night. Meanwhile, she has fallen secretly in love with the eldest son of the house.

Safa is a grumpy old man. His grumpiness has alienated all of his children. As a result, he finds himself spending another holiday alone, when he meets a little girl named Aylin. The friendship between Safa, who is in the twilight of his life, and Aylin, who is just beginning hers, begins to change Safa. Safa resorts to a game in order to mend his relationship with his children. Safa's children, who are struggling with life's problems, visit their neglected father, albeit reluctantly, and unwittingly find relief from their great troubles. However, his children continue to receive their share of Safa's series of surprises until the very end.

While seeking to claim his grandfather's land, Emre falls for a local official's daughter and finds himself contending with two other suitors.

Ali is a flirtatious young man who is managing three girlfriends at the same time. When the three lovers, played by Meral Zeren, Fatma Belgen, and Suna Keskin, realize that they are being managed, they call Ali home and beat him up. Tarık Akan defeats all three of them and runs away.

The funny love and marriage story of 4 people 2 of who is a couple that want to divorce and the other 2 are their attorneys.

The movie Saskin (Silly) is about a young guy Mehmet, who falls in love with a girl who happens to comment about perfect love on a radio show and follows her to a holiday resort where she possibly work.

The chief is the chief of seven villages. He makes a living as a smuggler. Apo's father is the chief's smuggler. One day, he steps on a mine while smuggling and dies. His family is too afraid of the chief to claim his body. Around this time, Apo is having an affair with Ayno, the beautiful daughter of a villager named Şahan; they meet secretly from time to time. Apo goes to the chief to ask him to send him on a smuggling trip, as it is his only option to earn the dowry money...

The film tells the story of police chief Şahin, who fights relentlessly against criminals. Şahin and his friend Turgut are assigned to gather evidence about a global crime syndicate. Haşmet and Denisos are the leaders of this crime syndicate. Şahin gathers a lot of evidence that reveals the true nature of Haşmet, who plays the role of a philanthropic businessman in his normal life. However, the organization sets a trap for the two police officers just as the truth is about to come to light. Turgut loses his hands, while Şahin loses his eyesight. Both friends become disillusioned with life. Şahin's girlfriend Lale helps him cling to life. Şahin begins preparing for revenge.