Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

In three stylistically very different parts, it deals with various forms of escapism in a society that has become blind to the violence that is eroding it from within. Made shortly before the 1980 military coup, Üç Bölümlü Kısa Film was bound to appear to contemporary audiences as a courageous plea for civil disobedience.

“Hummadruz” is the scientific term for certain mysterious unidentifiable sounds that come from the earth. They say that especially those who have left their homeland constantly hear these sounds. The first part of this film takes place in the arid land east of Turkey. Memories of a childhood romance, children’s games and laughter, sleeping with an ill mother, are sandwiched with close-up images of eyes wide-open, blood, fear, and tension. The second narrative half tells the story of a man and his infant son who for no apparent reason jump to their death off a bridge on the Bosphorus, and a wife who follows. Dramatizing a true story, the film expresses the desperation and frustration of those who had no choice but to migrate to Istanbul from their beloved homeland.

A dramatic love story between a blind man and woman.

Murat is a young man trying to cope with the death of his father. Trying to give a new direction to his life in this process, Murat moves to Istanbul and starts working in his uncle Kemal's factory. Kemal, who employs Murat as a worker so that he can learn the business better, hides from the employees at the factory that he is Murat's nephew. Murat, who lives in a neighborhood close to the factory, soon mingles with the workers at the factory. Getting used to his new life, Murat will have to leave his beloved friends as a result of the events.

The love story of a handsome beach attendant with two young women, one rich and the other disabled.

A plucky little horse goes on an adventure to deliver a message to an army outpost.

The story of two young lovers who couldn't get together.

Şahan is a simple, innocent young man. One day, he is falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. The prison where he is unjustly imprisoned becomes the birthplace of a new hero. Şahan, who becomes legendary for his murder story, suddenly becomes the solution to all the problems of the neighborhood. Every incident that occurs in prison is recounted in the neighborhood in an extraordinary manner. His release is just days away. The neighborhood awaits Şahan as if he were their savior. The owner of the houses and businesses in the area is forcing the people to leave the neighborhood. Their only hope for salvation is Şahan. Yet he has no idea what to do.

adventures of a problem kid.

Ferit who adores the cinema of 70s, is now obsessed with the clinic he discovered a long time ago. A man whose real name is a mystery runs this clinic under the nickname as Doctor. He uploads on his patients' memory unforgettable scenes from the old Turkish movies by organizing private sessions for them.

Fikret has come to Istanbul from his hometown to attend university. However, he spends his days drinking, gambling, and chasing women with his friend Ahmet. Every time Fikret runs out of money, he turns to his uncle Şefkati Bey back home. At the insistence of his daughter Nevin, Şefkati Bey decides to go to Istanbul to find out whether his nephew is telling the truth. The two friends are cornered.

The story of a couple who decide to divorce after 10 years of marriage and end up fighting on their last night together as they take stock of their past.

Interweaving the personal and the collective, this film follows the echoes of a painful past—the burning of Kurdish villages in 1990s Turkey—and explores how these memories, captured through a family album, ripple across generations.

At the surface, the city’s massive central bus terminal hums with the familiar chaos of noise, movement, and crowds. But as night falls, a darker, hidden world begins to stir beneath.Two veteran bus drivers guide a young attendant through his “first experience” — taking him to a clandestine brothel tucked away in the terminal’s underground levels. What begins as a seemingly ordinary night of pleasure slowly unravels into a gripping chain of events.

A brief glance at a dough man seeking for love.

Ferhan Şensoy and his team perform their play, which takes place inside a ship, from inside the same ship for their audience. Ferhan Şensoy, a true wordsmith, plays the captain, and the ship's crew returns from a long voyage and sets sail for Turkey. When they see the state of the country, they decide to turn back, saying, "Take it, it's yours." Deeply troubled by the public's tendency to accept every new crisis as normal, Şensoy remarks, "In another country, the people would rise up and protest, but here, such things do not occur," and in his "Audience Logbook," he critiques the nation's issues using the vernacular of the people.

A Turkish film about Nasreddin Hoca.

Ali, who is in love with his step-sister whom he grew up with, wants to take over the farm where they work with three bad guys.

The Crazy Partner focuses on two rookie detectives tasked with solving a murder case. Serdar and Aslıhan are two rookie detectives who can't stand each other. The pair are assigned to solve a murder case. As Serdar and Aslıhan pursue the suspects, they are forced to act like a married couple throughout the process. Serdar and Aslıhan, who are not very skilled at detective work, gradually move further away from the killer with every clue they find. It soon becomes clear that the crazy partners have made a quick but impossible entry into detective work.

Fatma is a young teacher in her own right during the years of oppression and fear following the September 12 coup. One day, on her way home, Fatma is stopped by the police who were checking the road. The police are looking for a militant named Şükran and they take Fatma into custody, even though they know she is not the person they are looking for. Although Fatma denies being Şükran during her interrogation at the police station, the interrogation turns into torture after a while. Fatma finally accepts that she is Şükran. When the real Şükran is caught, Fatma confronts the real Şükran, who was sent to the same prison, and denies her existence.

The road runner movie of two clever cheaters turns to a love story.

In a mid-upper class home in Istanbul, surrounded by disguised pressure from an Islamist society; a postpartum mother in baby blues, dares to question whether circumcision itself is blasphemy against Allah by interrupting perfection of the created body.

Commissioner Cemil finds the body of a young girl on the beach as a result of the tip he received while patrolling.

On a journey to Medina with her grandfather, Lina encounters Zubayr ibn al-Awwam and Asma bint Abu Bakr. Excited to see the Prophet, the little girl is overjoyed to meet two of his companions. In a conversation that begins on a whim, Zubayr and Asma recount the events that witnessed the birth and development of Islam. Lina's journey is marked by the oppression experienced in Mecca, the interventions of polytheists, Bilal Habeshi's struggle for freedom, and countless memories woven from faith.

A love story between a young girl and a carpenter who loves her madly.

Zeynep cannot even receive letters from her husband Murat in Germany. She waits longingly for him to return. When Murat returns to the village, he is accompanied by his German girlfriend Gertha. Shortly thereafter, Murat returns to Germany with his friends. He sends a letter stating his intention to divorce Zeynep. However, Zeynep is carrying Murat's child. She decides to go to Munich to tell Murat the truth. But in Germany, an unexpected life awaits her.

Ozan, who is studying at the university, goes to his village after the death of his grandmother. In the village, he learns a lot about the past of his father, whom he is angry with. But he also chooses to run away from reality.

Burak is a pharmaceutical representative. After applying for the job on the recommendation of a friend, Burak begins the training process after receiving a positive response. During this process, Burak meets Enver, an overly disciplined and obsessive branch manager. After completing his training, Burak begins his career as a representative alongside two other people. One of the representatives selected alongside him is Nazike, who is in love with him. As Burak races against time to succeed in his career and meet his sales quota, he finds himself caught up in unexpected events.

The story of the 1996 Susurluk Accident and its connection to the subsequent deaths of Mahmut Esat Coşan and Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, also featuring comments by Gökçen Çatlı, the daughter of Abdullah Çatlı, who lost his life in Susurluk, about her father.

Same explores the shared existential anxieties of humanity through the lens of displacement and rootlessness.

A woman who is forced to marry resists the pressure by marrying a stranger on paper, and they begin to act like a happy couple. Over time, their relationship turns into true love.

A new law is passed which makes the act of reading subject to a license. After waiting in line to get his license, Ali finds himself stuck with a permit that allows him to access only certain types of books. Ali does not give up easily. Under the gaze of men in uniform, he will try every possible way to get the books he wants.

A woman's journey to make a better living by moving to Istanbul from her village

After serving a jail sentence, Hasan gets a job driving a hearse for the protestant church, and becomes involved with a widow, Ayse, and her son.

Alp works in a University's Library. While he tries to meet his 'tomorrow', the time he spent among the book shelves leads him to remember his 'yesterday'.

A mysterious woman, seen for a moment and not realised whether she is real or imagined, will upset Basri's monotonous existence and throw him into a story that takes place outside of time and space: A story set in a world of obsessions, fears and delusions in which he finds himself all alone.

The story of a man who has been betrayed, stripped of all his possessions, and struggling to raise his child.

Omnibus of five short films that were shot in the Turkish province of Kars, on the border with Armenia. Among the five directors are three debutants who were chosen to film their stories after winning a scenario contest. The final result is a sympathetic collection of films that remain small and simple: the puppy love between a boy and a girl on their winter trip to school, the memories of a young woman about her mother's response to her first menstruation and bra, and the story of a student who returns to his village, but all too soon flees again for the past that is waiting for him there. The stories take place strikingly often around the cemetery and look at things from the past being revealed. The last contribution to the omnibus film is also significantly called ‘a small truth’.

Zeynep, Tülin Özen works in a hotel as a housekeeper. But she suffers hell on earth because of her father's behavior. She only talks to Mustafa, 'Engin Dogan' who works in the same hotel and he is interested in Zeynep. She is not interested in Mustafa who is younger than Zeynep, but she is not indifferent to him. While Zeynep is trying to make a bonfire of bad situation, Selçuk, Budak Akalin who lives on the other side of city is a voice technician. He feels guilty after his wife's death. The suitcase which has his wife's dresses changes the Zeynep's destiny.

Father of two kids who looks exactly like a rowdy takes advantage of this and go into different and funny events.