Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

The life Ipek and Azat takes a horrific turn as Ipek begins to experience nightmares that turn out to be real.

Dilan works in her uncle's real estate office and lives with her mother. She will turn thirty soon, and feels she is not living up to her potential. A documentary crew follows her while they try to figure out the problem.

Newlyweds Hasan and Nazlı set off on their honeymoon immediately after the wedding, without even taking off their wedding attire. Nazlı thinks they are going to a resort, but it turns out to be a village vacation in a converted village house. All sorts of trouble befalls them on their vacation.

Sema leaves from her husband in the case of suspicion. Then, Sema tries to get free from her suspicion. Does she achieve and turn back her husband?

The story of a sheepman who is torn between his wife and traditions in his rural village.

A look inside the story of two newlyweds who are parted from each other and spend the next half-century of their lives trying to reunite.

One of the first detective stories of Turkish film industry.

Ali supports his mother and sister by working as a driver. He has fallen in love with Çiler, the daughter of his neighbors, the Mısırlızadeler family. In contrast to his father's humility, Çiler is arrogant and fond of luxury. Ali risks becoming part of a world he doesn't know or like in order to win Çiler's heart. However, he cannot protect the girl he loves from being dragged step by step into disaster. His love for Çiler will also drag Ali into great danger.

A woman who has been raped disappears.

Şükran and Ali, who love each other, want to become famous. They plan to run away together. However, a fight breaks out between Şükran's brother Hüseyin and Ali. Ali is sent to prison. Because of this, he ends his relationship with Şükran. Left alone, Şükran starts working in a dance group. Ali, meanwhile, tries to secretly support Şükran with the songs he composes in prison.

A cab driver, a teahouse owner and an out-of-work journalist live in a down-at-heel suburb of Ankara. When the driver tells his friends tales of the murky and unlawful dealings of his passengers, they install a camera to record the passengers.

Story of daydreaming rebellious Rosa searching for love from her teenage years to her deathbed.

Laborers of the film industry have decided to march against the new censorship act in 1977. 60 years of silence in cinema was going to be interrupted for good. From actor/actresses to set workers, 400 women and men have started a 5-day-long walk to Ankara. A walk that was conceived with supportive but surprised looks of the public. The documentary tries to picture this forgotten but historical event in the light of the 100th year of cinema.

When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.

The sad story of a young girl's fall from the illuminated world of the runways into the darkness of drugs. Can who escapes from her home in order to reach the sparkling life she has longed for meets a young man named Hakan and falls in love. However, the path of the young lovers crosses with drugs and Can falls from the summit and gets stuck in a swamp.

The story of two hostile families.

Nalan, who comes to work at a brothel in Konya, begins a love affair with Kara Davut, the city's notorious gangster. Kara Davut, who receives no attention from his wife at home, and Nalan, who has never experienced true love and affection, begin a relationship that soon becomes the talk of Konya, and it isn't long before things start to get complicated.

Belma’s self-confidence gets damaged when the doctor she went to for her skin rash problem tells her that she should get botox. She becomes a woman who is uncomfortable with her skin and gets botox but things do not go as she expected.

It is the story of the dilemmas and struggles in the life of a film director during a period when fear and despair reigned, people were imprisoned, tortured, and killed. The director, who wants to make a film about Nazım Hikmet, is trying to find the money to do so.

What if a revolution will happen in Turkey? "After Revolution" is discussing ordinary, daily life just after socialist revolution in Turkey.

Aydın is a policeman recently appointed to a new post in Istanbul. While trying to get used to life in the big city, Aydın stumbles upon Mehtap, a young woman who works at a candy shop in Beyoğlu, and he falls for her. But there is no way that Aydın can make Mehtap realize that he even exists, just as Şevket, a young man who has dropped out of law school before starting to sell toy trains on the streets to make a living, cannot make Dilek, another girl who works at the same store, realize his feelings for her. When Dilek and Aydın meet, Aydın diverts his uncontrollable feelings toward Dilek.

On the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation, TRT World revisits the island's turbulent history and asks: Is there still hope for reconciliation?

A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them.

A nomad family migrates with their camels and goats when summer and winter turn. Balanced between traditional and modern lifestyles, migration season comes. What do they see ahead?

Alinur, a student filmmaker, tries to make a film about the apocalypse for his capstone project. The movie itself happens to be about a mercenary named M who inadvertently causes an apocalypse. As he tries to “create” the destruction of this supposed apocalypse through utilizing technical gimmicks that he has enforced onto the production of the film, this supposed effort also creeps in as a force that starts to “destroy” him, piece by piece. The outcome of it tests the sincerity of not only the film itself but also of the performative efforts that Alinur has made as a filmmaker—even this test might not be as sincere as it seems.

In Istanbul, on the verge of a country-wide power surge, four characters come across in a neighborhood undergoing the process of gentrification for the “New Turkey”: a mother whose son is in prison, a young female dancer, a feminist artist, and a cunning middle man. Their stories intertwine during a drug deal, offering a roaring tale of the contemporary generation.

The Dumlupinar Submarine collides with a Swedish ship while cruising on the Dardanelles. It sinks into depths of the sea within seconds. The soldiers trapped inside the submarine wait for days, hoping to be rescued.

As soon as Ali is released from prison, he rushes to his friend Selim's side. In the evening, they go to Viran Kazım's tavern. The tavern owner's daughter Zehra is also there. Ali and Zehra fall in love at first sight. Ali begins making plans to start a new life with Zehra. However, Çamur Süleyman, the troublemaker of the neighborhood, has no intention of letting Zehra go.

31 is popular Turkish slang for masturbation. Feeling Blue and 31 is the story of two young men whose lives quite literally come to rest upon the performance of their appendages. Ege and Kerem are 25-year-old virgins who masturbate excessively. One day Eros appears to them and threatens to castrate them if they fail to get laid within the subsequent seven days. Thus begins an often hilarious, tragic- comic struggle to have sex which involves a dance class, bar-hopping and sultry neighbours. Shot as the result of a bet over just 24 hours, the film has a winningly natural feel, in large part due to the directors’ decision to allow the actors to improvise dialogue within the framework of each scene. First-time actors Ozan Özcan and Deniz Alnıtemiz are perfect as the bumbling, funny and frequently terribly embarrassing leads who come across a bit like Turkey’s answer to ‘Flight of the Conchords’. Destined for cultish fame, Feeling Blue and 31 makes its world premiere at !f.

Seyit, a resourceful doorman of a middle class apartment in Istanbul, finds himself in a struggle for power when the new superintendent decides to crack down on his slack attitude.

Waifs, homeless, derelicts, almsmen, others, forgettens, outcasts, unwanteds. The Hotel of Waifs; a temporary resting place far from home, an amusement in a pale fun fair, an enthusiastic trip on roundabout ways of soul.

Working as a modest garbage collector and part-time theater assistant in Berlin, Ali Ekber feels betrayed by his friends. After getting his hands on a theater prop Politzei uniform, he uses it to pose as a Politzei and impress his love - waitress Babett.

In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.

Emre's (8) parents have temporarily left him at his grandmother and grandfather's summer house. Emre tries to pass the time by playing with his toys or walking on the beach with his friend Çiçek. His parents return to pick him up, and this return brings with it a reality that Emre will encounter for the first time in his life.

Türkan and Captain Selim want to get married. Türkan is worried about her father's reaction and wants to wait. The captain, who does not listen to her, goes to her father and asks for her hand in marriage. Türkan's father kicks the captain out. The father is determined to give his daughter to the wealthy businessman Osman Bey. Unable to bear the Captain's distress, his friends try to help him. However, this only makes matters worse.

About Arzu and Bülent's stormy love. Arzu is the daughter of a upper class lawyer. Bülent is young and lack a proper job. Bülent is sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to murder Metin who caused his sister Gamze to commit suicide.

The children of two families who are feuding, fall in love.

It is near future story in Anatolia. There is no indication of time and place, an post-apocalyptic world that ruled over by primitive technology. Zait, a loyal mine worker who works for a mine factory which is managed by unknowns, declares war against the factory.

A favorite of audiences of all ages, King Shakir is ready to take you to a whole new adventure. When a lab experiment goes wrong, a portal opens between a game on Fil Necati's phone and real life. Shakir finds himself and his family trapped in the games on Fil Necati's phone, on a quest to save the world. Shakir and his family must now complete all the games and stop the game before the real world comes to an end. In this adventure, our heroes will face many enemies who will try to stop them, and go through many perilous video games. The fun-filled King Shakir by Grafi2000 and the BKM team will be in theaters on 11 May.

An adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel "Beware of Pity"

Selin, the spoilt and only child of a wealthy family, is dragged into an unwanted marriage, but she manages to escape on her wedding day. As she heads for the Aegean on a bus, she meets Asiye who tells Selin that she is being forcibly sent to her relatives. Selin offers to change places.

Nejla and Muhsin's happy life in the first months of their marriage is plunged into darkness when Muhsin dies in an accident. Nejla, who cannot give up on Muhsin, believes that he will return, and every step she takes in this direction will cause her great trouble.

Metin and Hande got married after a long period of dating, but divorced shortly thereafter. One day, their mothers surprise them by coming to their house. Since Hande's mother Leman has a heart condition, Hande and Metin had not told their families that they had divorced. When the families arrive, Hande calls Metin and tells him that their mothers are coming, and explains that they need to pretend they are still married while they are there.

The film tells the story of a poor young man who falls in love with a girl who dreams of becoming rich. Halit Usta is a foreman at Turgut Bey's factory. He lives in a poor neighborhood with his daughter Fatma. He has raised his daughter on his own. Murat has been in love with her for a long time. But he has not been able to tell her. Meanwhile, Fatma desires to marry a wealthy man. Her father's boss, Turgut Bey, convinces her that her dream will come true. Turgut has seen Fatma and likes her. Although her father opposes the relationship, Fatma does not want to miss the opportunity to achieve her dreams.

The film tells the story of Murat and Helga, Turkish agents fighting against German spies during World War II. Helga's father, Alex, is a German spy who hates Turkey. Helga, who was born and raised in Turkey, does not share her father's views. After Alex's death, Murat, acting on orders from Turkish intelligence, is tasked with enlisting Helga to uncover the Germans' plans regarding Turkey. Helga is to marry Hans, who has taken Alex's place, thereby enabling her to learn the Germans' plans. The love between Helga and Murat will complicate this mission.

The film depicts the Russian Empire and Islam Bey, one of the commanders of Haji Murat, a Caucasian leader of Avar origin who did not want to come under Russian protection, and Islam Bey's brother, İmamoğlu Deli Ahmet, who was sent as a spy to the Russian fortress disguised as a priest, distracting the Russian army and ultimately defeating it..

When the lights go out, the terror begins. Inspired by the viral horror phenomenon, this short film follows a terrifying premise: a mysterious entity that lurks exclusively in the shadows, waiting for the flick of a switch.

Murat is a mafia boss. Commissioner Şahin, newly appointed to Beyoğlu, is after Murat. Murat asks his pregnant wife Nilgün for help with a smuggling job. However, during the job, Nilgün gives birth to a baby boy but dies herself. Before being arrested, Murat entrusts his son Deniz to Şahin. However, Şahin's enemies do not leave Deniz alone.

Set in 1981, the movie tells the story of Kars after the 1980 coup d'état. At that time, the region was covered in snow for months, and in addition to the many problems brought about by the coup, it was impossible to find coal. Coal was a blessing that only privileged people and some state institutions could access. Serhat, Gürbüz and İbo, three close friends, start looking for coal instead of playing games during the report card holiday following the coup. Their struggle for heating, one of their most basic needs, will turn into a story of solidarity that will shape their childhood.