Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

The film tells the story of three thieves fighting over the money obtained from a robbery. Alexander the Great is a mafia boss who has lost his former power. Alexander, who takes action to regain his former influence, brings together three famous thieves nicknamed Atmaca Ahmet, Altınparmak Bilal, and Jet Jale. The trio forms a gang to steal Bayat Hayati's forty million. The robbery is successful. However, Alexander reports the robbery to the police to avoid sharing the loot with the gang. As a result, Ahmet and Bilal decide to collaborate and take revenge on Alexander.

Mahir and Gülsen's daughter Çiğdem and Basri's son Uğur are married and expecting a child. They invite their families over for dinner to share the good news. After dinner, Çiğdem and Uğur announce the news, and everyone is happy except Mahir. Gülsen wants to bring Çiğdem to their home to take care of her during her pregnancy, but Mahir objects. The two families meet again at the children's home. Basri wants to build a house for his children and have them live close to him, but Mahir objects to Gülsen's insistence. However, the children refuse because they have already moved into a house through a cooperative.

Traveling from Italy to Türkiye to learn the ney, Francesco embarks on an inner journey thanks to an unforgettable sound that echoes in his mind on his way back.

When Burhan loses his father at a young age, he begins living with Nazım Paşa, who worked alongside his father. Burhan, who grew up with Nazım Paşa's daughter Nüzhet, is in love with the young woman but cannot confess his feelings due to an illness in his leg. Nazım Paşa plans to marry his daughter to Ragıp, a doctor. Nüzhet, who refuses to accept this marriage because of her love for Burhan, makes a great sacrifice for Burhan's recovery.

A night club singer decides to join a troubled boxing champion evading police investigation. The trust chains are broken between the two the night the champion gets in a fist fight single-handedly before his wife is murdered.

Halime doesn't identify with the traditional image of women in her patriarchal Turkish village community. There's more to life than looking after the house and children, she believes. So she decides to organize a shooting competition for women. But this idea isn't universally welcomed by the men in the village and, as heads of the household, their permission is needed.

The story of a doctor who saved the lives of four people who attempted suicide.

The turbulent love story of a driver, who intriguedly lands in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

Rojbash is the story of a group of Kurdish actors, coming together to restage a play from 25 years ago. Their journey straddles between the play, their dreams and the reality. For Kemal who dedicated his life to Kurdish theatre, political conditions of Kurdish language today, is worse than 25 years ago. In response, he decides to call his actor friends scattered around the world, to restage their old play Rojbash. Intertwining daily life with rehearsals and lines from the play, their clamorous days begin.

Nuri Kantar lives a happy life with his wife and relatives. He is the chairman of the board of directors of his company. Kuşkonmazoğlu is a member of the board of directors and a partner in the company. Due to a mix-up caused by their similar names, Nuri Kantar is believed to have died. Taking advantage of the situation, Nuri Kantar hides himself to observe what will happen after his death. Kuşkonmazoğlu attempts to defraud the company in Nuri Kantar's absence. When Nuri Kantar, who has been quietly observing the events, emerges, everything will come to light.

An entertaining film adapted from the eponymous short story by Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar, one of Turkish literature's most daring writers, which focuses on the concept of "honesty."

The curse whispered by the spirits through the cracks of the house traps its visitors in an endless nightmare. In each room, there is a mirror that echoes past mistakes. In the room where time is trapped within the walls, it is impossible to escape the nightmare. It is not possible to leave this house filled with the sins of the visitors.

After the traumatic loss of his wife, Necip goes to their summer house with his daughter Özge. Their fresh start confronts a plumbing problem which seems ordinary. Soon after, Lokman who claims to be the plumber and their friendly neighbour shows up and everything gets more nonsensical and obscure. Necip starts to embrace his past with every drop of the leaky pipe.

Elvan is the sole heir of a famous restaurant chain. He arranges a meeting with a Russian businessman to save his restaurant, which is going through tough times. Rıdvan is a mobile rice cooker. The fame of their pilaf has been heard all over Istanbul's nightlife and among the tradesmen. Rıdvan, who set his mind to open up to the world at the insistence of his friends, goes to the hotel where Elvan is located to meet the same Russian businessman.

Adapted from a Kerime Nadir novel. Main characters are two cousins. Nejat has no parents and cared by his auntie. Zulal has just finished high school and trying to find a suitable man to marry who should be presentable and wealthy. Nejat has been in love with Zulal forever but he cannot tell his feeling to her as he feels like he is going to ruin her good relationship with her.

Osman and Hacer, who are pickpockets and in love with each other, get lucky. Osman will receive a large sum of money in exchange for a three-month fake marriage. Hacer cannot prevent this marriage, which she opposes, but she will take precautions.

The story of a famous singer who unwittingly becomes involved in the smuggling of historical artifacts, and a naive girl who falls in love with him.

Bolu Bey asks his groom Yusuf to find a unique horse for himself. However, Bolu Bey does not like the horse brought to him and to punish his groom, he causes his eyes to be blind.

The president, who believes that he caused an unjust execution because he complied with the presiding judge in the first death sentence he participated in, is re-investigating the incident after his retirement.

Nermin, a married woman, is having an illicit affair with her lover. With his help, she performs a spell so that she can be with him. However, the consequences of this spell are dire. Because of the spell, Nermin's sister Seher is raped and murdered. Nermin's husband Bedri struggles with terrible nightmares every night. Unaware that he is battling Sinsiran, the most dangerous of the jinn, Bedri finds a glimmer of hope through his coworker Murat. Thanks to Murat, Bedri meets Can, who directs him to Sakine, giving him a glimmer of hope for salvation. Bedri immediately sets off for Sakine's village. However, things in the village will take a dangerous turn...

Abbas, a widower, lives with his three children and his sister Zarife, who sings in a nightclub. Abbas is in love with Cemile, who works at the same store. Cemile, who feels sorry for Abbas and acts friendly toward him, giving him hope, is in a relationship with Zeki.

Aslı is a senior at the Fine Arts Faculty, majoring in painting. She borrows an antique, original book from a professor she greatly admires. That day, she loses her bag, which contains the book. However, she cannot remember where or how she lost her bag. Her closest friend, Nevin, a senior at the Faculty of Medicine, takes Aslı, who is becoming increasingly depressed as she tries to remember how she lost the book, to a psychiatrist. Psychiatrist Dr. Melih is a scientist with strict scientific ideas. As soon as he sees Aslı, he makes his diagnosis: Dissociative Amnesia. And he wants to apply the treatment that best responds to this diagnosis. Hypnosis... Aslı initially hesitates but eventually agrees to undergo hypnosis.

In a secluded village, the sudden collapse of the state leaves villagers unable to divide the land they once farmed together. As tensions rise, the elder recalls a legend of a buried deed said to reveal the true owner of the land.

Fictional Turkish resistance in Nazi occupied Bulgaria

The life between dreams and reality of a woman who lost her husband.

Two kids living in a small town runs away from home in order to find the movie star they fall in love with.

A gang of thieves is in conflict due to loot sharing. The gang leader takes half of the loot, while the rest of the gang has to share the other half. Considering it unfair, they revolt against their leader.

Sultan and Mehmet are a newly married couple. They have dreams. They will take their friend Garip with them, move to Bozdag, buy a field, and have children.

Telling the story of how time transforms a person into two different women, Hayal Kuşu stands out as a project that brings together two souls of the same woman, past and future.

The story of two female theater actors, Deniz and İpek. The events that take place during the rehearsals and staging of Jean Genet's play "The Balcony" are intertwined with love, indifference, passion, sexuality, and the lust for power, just like in the play itself.

Sami, a former film producer, has been unable to hold down any job due to his passion for horse racing and all kinds of gambling, and his turbulent life continues with fleeting love affairs. His latest long-term girlfriend is Meloş, who is in her thirties. Sami, who deceived Meloş with the promise of making her a famous film star, has failed to meet her expectations, leading to constant arguments between them. Despite this, a strong bond of love has formed between them.

A woman with three months of life remaining.

The film tells the story of an officer who falls in love with the same girl as his commander. Metin and his three friends have just graduated from the Naval Academy. They travel by ship to the school where they will take a course in underwater warfare. Metin begins to take an interest in Birsen, who is also on the ship. However, there is another man named Kemal who is also trying to attract Birsen's attention. A dispute arises between Metin and Kemal on the ship over Birsen. However, when they arrive at the school where they will receive their training, Metin discovers that Kemal is his new commander. Their mutual interest in Birsen will frequently bring the two men into conflict.

The true story of Cengiz, who went to the army.

In the years when the death penalty was still legal in Turkey, Arkın was sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit. Cüneyt, on the other hand, was imprisoned in the same prison for a minor injury offense. However, he frequently received solitary confinement for standing up against injustices in the prison. Arkın also visited the solitary cell from time to time. On the day Cüneyt was to be released, Arkın’s sentence was to be executed. Two days before this, the two prisoners were handcuffed together and transferred to the city center. However, Cabbar, the real perpetrator of the crime for which Arkın was sentenced to death, planned an attack on the transfer vehicle to prevent Arkın from speaking before his execution.

Young people who come together for revenge begin to be affected by each other. Young people resort to all sorts of ways to overcome their father's hostility.

Bünyamin is a character from new book of Hayal and one day he suddenly shows up in real life. Hayal tries to prove that he is not real.

Five fishermen live on an island. Their ordinary life start to change with the unknown disappearance of one of them. Also a wolf comes to the island. The wolf tries to open his own living space. These happenings cause a growing tension between friends.

Following the death of her taxi driver father, Nebahat has to choose between poverty and being a driver herself. Despite the troubles caused by her fiancé, his mother, rascal drivers and the owner of the cab she chooses to become Nebahat the Cabbie.

Sevgi and Doğan, a young couple, steal cars in the poorer districts of Istanbul and sell them to the junkyard to be pressed. One day, however, an unsettling event shakes them to the core, pushing them to face some truths about their relationship and the harsh realities of life.