Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

In a wooded area, the bodies of many young people who died for different reasons are found. A young commissioner with severe insomnia is tasked with solving these murders.

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.

In this biographical drama, the Turkish writer Rifat Ilgaz (Tarik Akan) is forced to go into internal exile after World War Two, because the government suspects him of being a communist. Most of the movie follows him while he is on the lam, and during his reunion with his wife, who grows testy from the restrictions that hiding him impose on her. Eventually he turns himself in, and while in prison, suffers some torture. All the same, he endures with the flame of his spirit undiminished.

The city governor feels that his death is approaching, so he summons his friend Sheikh Hesham (Emad Hamdi) to succeed him after his death, and brings with him the knight (Karim Khan) to take over the security affairs of the state.

How would a found footage film look if the footage was never found? This conceptual art experiment questions the very nature of film and cinema while serving as an ironic tribute to the found footage horror pop culture. The found footage format provides the narrative justification for such a film to exist: the non-existence exists because the footage existed yet it was lost and never found.

A boxer from berlin gets involved in several schemes. When trouble mounts, he relocates to Turkey.

Successful journalist Anıl falls into a deep depression after experiencing a major betrayal and moves away from the hustle and bustle of the city to a quiet forest house. However, Esin, whom he meets by chance after an unexpected accident, turns Anıl's plans upside down. Esin, who suffers from amnesia, flees from the dangers pursuing her, thereby also disrupting Anıl's life. Anıl is forced to hide Esin, and this escape leads them on an unexpected journey.

Biographical trans documentary film in which Iris Mozalar, a young artist, shares her diversity of being a bisexual transgender woman, the process of creating herself and her reflections against society.

This film is about two outlaws that come head to head. Kamil is the famed outlaw of the town. He plans to skip the town with his lover Nesrin, and get rid of his outlaw ways. Ahmet, on the other hand, is an outlaw whose reputation has spread to the entire country. At the end of his nine-year prison sentence, he is exiled to town for six months. The rumors that spread following the news of Ahmet's arrival aggravate Kamil. Ahmet is looking forward to meeting his mother who he has been yearning to meet for years, and doesn’t complain about what is being done to him. But someone else is doing their best to make the two outlaws fight one another

Salih is a young teacher assigned to the village of Elaldı. As Salih tries to adjust to his new life in the village, he falls in love with Zeynep, the most beautiful girl in the village. His greatest fear is that Zeynep will be married off, as cousin marriages are common in the village. Trying to find a solution to this problem, Salih writes a petition to the Ministry of Family Affairs. Following Salih's petitions, the ministry takes action and prepares a project to bring order to family life in the village and resolve the existing issues. According to the project, everyone will have a formal wedding, and those who do not marry their relatives will be entitled to receive the deeds to the houses they live in and the fields they cultivate. After beginning to compile a list of those eligible to marry, Salih is met with an unexpected outcome. According to the list, people are separated from their loved ones and matched with others, leading to a complicated situation.

"Hope Island" tells the story of a group of people who come to the UK from Turkey illegally and a young girl who comes for the purpose of educational opportunities. These young people, who come from different classes and cultures, are taking the journey of hope towards England to resume life elsewhere.

Rıza, who makes a living as a craftsman, lives a poor life. However, he is happy with his wife and child. Rıza's only wish is to repair his shack. One day, this happiness is shattered by a blow. Cengiz, the son of a wealthy businessman, drives his car into Rıza's shack and destroys it. Moreover, he does this purely for the sake of it. At first, Rıza decides to stand up against this injustice. However, over time, he will realize that he is up against a powerful wealthy individual.

Davut, who made a wrong deal with his servant Lamia years ago, took his own life to break the agreement. Destroyed by his father's suicide, Asaf applies the science of Hüddam, to end this curse on his blood ties.

Seventeen-year-old Yusuf comes home after spending four years at a detention center. His return to the family circle freshly recalls the act that his loved ones, bound by rigid tradition, forced Yusuf to commit.

The dream of becoming a professional footballer Necip 1.struggling to get into the league they last is carried to a playoff game. In a tough match at the end of the intervention, his entire body is paralyzed. In the hospital, intensive care and treatment at home after what happened on the first day and the lens of the lives of people around them will keep necip.

"Karaoğlan - Camoka'nın İntikamı" is the third adaptation based on a famous Turkish historical comic book by Suat Yalaz.

A young man discovers that he was adopted, and that his father was really a superhero named Copperhead. Like anyone who finds out such blood runs in his veins, he dons the Copperhead mask and goes into action. First on his list is the nefarious, mustached Dr. Satan, who has plans to steal technology that will let him control the world's robots and electronics. This technology belongs to a kindly professor and his pretty daughter, whose safety is now in Copperhead's hands. As he fights to bring the villain down, he finds time to enjoy the numerous Turkish beauties who disrobe for him.

Bedri is a poor man working in low jobs or stealing. He has a friend named Cilali İbo. Together they witness good and bad things of fate.

When a lady named Faride takes revenge against her husband Kemal through black magic and AMMAR jinn, it bought out immense power of darkness against her also.

The love and marriage story of Rabia, who was raised with religious education, and Italian pianist Peregrini, who became a Muslim for her sake.

The story revolves around the love between a high-society fashion designer and a young man from the countryside. Fashion designer Mine is engaged to her wealthy boss, Burhan. During a visit to her uncle's farm, they meet Ali. Mine, captivated by Ali's voice, decides to take him to Istanbul and educate him. Burhan, however, plans to send Ali back to his village. But things do not go as Burhan had planned.

The story of Abbase Sultan, who ruled the country in the Abbasid Caliph.

Sumru, a young ethnomusicologist in search of her lost lover, leaves Istanbul for a three-month research project in Diyarbakır. While crossing paths with locals and tracing the pains of others through a music project based on Anatolian mournings, she comes to confront the remnants of her own agony.

Mert, who has been studying and working in America for many years, returns to Istanbul to become the company's manager in Turkey. Here, he goes on a boat trip with his friend Bora and Bora's wife Aylin. During the trip, Mert's girlfriend Dilek joins them in Göcek. While the group is enjoying their vacation, one day Deniz (Berrak Tüzünataç), the daughter of one of Istanbul's wealthiest families, comes aboard their boat. Deniz's sarcastic and reckless attitude affects Mert. Until that day, Mert had always done what he was supposed to do, following the path his family had laid out for him. Now, he begins to question himself. To find out whether a handful of sea is truly the sea, he has a long journey ahead of him.

The playboy son of a wealthy father decides to become a detective. Meanwhile, he falls in love with two of his three close female friends and breaks their hearts...

Leyla and Murat are two artists who go from success to success on stage and on set. The only thing that overshadows their love is Leyla's ex-boyfriend, who is pursuing her. Her manager, who holds her hand, is obsessively attached to Leyla. Realizing he cannot have her, he damages Leyla's vocal cords. Upon discovering the truth, the young woman goes to her manager's house seeking revenge and witnesses his death. The mistakes she makes in her panic will make her a murder suspect. Moreover, she is accused of betrayal by Murat, whom she loves with all her heart.

Oğuz is a kind-hearted, young, university-educated, unemployed young man. He is madly in love with Naz, whom he has been with for three years, and is disturbed by the interest shown in the young woman by her flirtatious boss, Alper. After a heated argument, he suddenly decides to marry Naz. However, Naz's father, Cemal Bey, has vowed to give his daughter to someone who wears the national uniform.

The film focuses on the experiences of Inspector İsmet, who investigates a series of murders during the course of his investigation.

A young journalism student, Ebru, stays in a dormitory rumored to have a dark past. Initially dismissive of the stories, she begins to investigate after experiencing terrifying events. Ebru uncovers a connection between the hauntings and missing girls from the dormitory’s history. As she unravels its dark secrets, she becomes entangled in a ritual aimed at breaking an ancient pact between humans and jinns.

Metin and his best friend Zeki comes to Istanbul to get married. All of a sudden they become famous and funny stories start.

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.

Rafadan Tayfa has traveled to Nevşehir for the "Cappadocia Riddle Hunt" event, which will take place during the grape harvest festival. When the event begins, Hayri's path crosses with agents searching for a mysterious pot. The pot, which falls into Hayri's hands before the agents, makes him their target. As the Riddle Hunt continues, a connection between the discovered locations and the pot is revealed. The pot actually holds the ashes of Zümrüt'ü Anka.

Demirer performs stand-up comedy and acts as a "one-man cabaret"! The successful comedian has a wide repertoire ranging from Turkish classical music to opera, folk music to pop and arabesque. Demirer is accompanied on stage by an orchestra conducted by Taşkın Sabah and, from time to time, dancers. The humor-filled stories that the audience eagerly awaits also take their place on stage between songs. Ata Demirer, with his unique style, both makes the audience laugh with his jokes and brings a pleasant sound to the theater stage with his songs.

Ecumenopolis: City Without Limits" tells the story of Istanbul and other Mega-Cities on a neo-liberal course to destruction. It follows the story of a migrant family from the demolition of their neighborhood to their on-going struggle for housing rights. The film takes a look at the city on a macro level and through the eyes of experts, going from the tops of mushrooming skyscrapers to the depths of the railway tunnel under the Bosphorous strait; from the historic neighborhoods in the south to the forests in the north; from isolated islands of poverty to the villas of the rich. It's an Istanbul going from 15 million to 30 million. It's an Istanbul going from 2 million cars to 8 million. It's the Istanbul of the future that will soon engulf the entire region. It's an Istanbul nobody has ever seen before.

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten. Upon his release, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd.

Koki, a gardener in Guatemala City, hides a secret: he is a vampire. By day he lives with his wife, and young son; by night he feeds in the shadows. Together, the parents try to shield the boy from the curse. But when the hunger awakens in him, something irreversible occurs, sealing a tragic inheritance.

When a pathologically well-behaved woman is told she will die in 24 hours from a condition caused by emotional repression, she finally begins to feel—rage, defiance, desire—only to survive and discover that the institution that diagnosed her cannot allow her to live.

A man who has very enjoy life with his uncle. Some day he met a girl who is pretty and they fell in love each other. The girl has sister who commit a crime and all things are changed in her sister's life

After losing her husband she starts living with her 6 kids and trying to survive. There is one person who wants to get married with her but the kids are not happy about it. Kocasını yitirdikten sora altı çocuğuyla yalnız kalan fedakar genç bir anne, çok yaramaz ve gelişme çağındaki çocukları ile düzenli bir yaşantı sürdürmeye çalışmaktadır. Genç kadınla evlenmek isteyen biri vardır fakat çocuklar bu meseleye fazla olumlu bakmazlar. Her şeyden önce çocuklarının mutluluğunu düşünen genç kadın evlenme teklifini kabul etmeyecektir. ...

The film tells the tragic story of an Iraqi-Turkish girl, Cennet, who loses her entire family during a US-led operation against insurgents in her village in US-occupied Iraq. She makes a distressing journey through the border between Turkey and Iraq to find her brother who had been sent to Turkey for treatment.

The story of a photographer who witnessed a murder and his struggle with the killers.

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.

Right Where I Left You tells the story of a woman’s long and difficult journey after her brother’s suicide. Nihan sets off with her brother, her brother-in-law and her brother’s coworker to their village where the funeral will take place. While trying to hide the fact that her brother’s death was not suicide from the village imam, Nihan also confronts her brother-in-law Salim. On this journey, Nihan must confront the contradictions between her own view of life and the norms imposed by religion and society.

Police summoned to an apartment building make a horrifying discovery.

Directed by Atif Yilmaz.

With her baby in her womb, Gül has to wait for the arrival of the man she loves.

Sibel's husband is hospitalized with liver failure and is waiting for an organ transplant. Due to the urgency of the situation and the low probability of his turn, Sibel begins searching for an organ donor on her own.

A daring gang plans to steal priceless historical artifacts, including Tutankhamun’s necklace, that have been brought to Istanbul for a prestigious festival.

When Murat loses his parents, he is unable to complete his education. He takes responsibility for his brother Ahmet. He gambles to earn money. Over time, Murat becomes the best gambler in the community and works for a casino owner named Nusret. Unhappy with his life, he turns to alcohol. His brother Ahmet and childhood friend Lale want Murat to change. Murat promises them every time, but he cannot keep his word. Despite everything, Ahmet and Lale will continue to fight for Murat to change.

When her father dies after challenging a divine being called "The Tennis God" to a table tennis match, Kat finally gets the chance to prove to everyone that she's the best. All she has to do is beat The Tennis God. How hard can it be?

It is the story of a worker girl who chooses to stay between two men as a result of unexpected events and eventually choose to escape with her truck driver lover.

Kemal commits murder because of a blood feud and spends a long time in prison. When he is released from prison, Kemal, who is now a young man, spends some time looking for work. One night, he helps Recep, who is attacked by a group of men. Recep, a casino owner, is fighting against the mafia. Kemal accepts Recep's job offer and begins working for him. When Recep is killed by his rivals, Kemal takes over the business. However, Osman, the mafia boss who killed Recep, begins looking for an opportunity to eliminate Kemal.

Ruknettin is a very wealthy, lonely, and sick businessman. Arif and Şemsi save him from committing suicide. He stays with them and feels better. Wealthy Naci wants his daughter Selma to marry her partner Nihat, but she does not want to. She tells her father that she will marry Ruknettin's son Tahsin. When Nihat's men try to kidnap Selma, Arif and his friends rescue her. Arif takes on the role of Tahsin. Selma and Tahsin fall in love with each other. It is revealed that Arif's mother is Ruknettin's ex-wife. Arif does not forgive his father. Selma and Ruknettin try to convince him, and they succeed. They all start a happy life together.