Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

The story of two men who look alike getting mixed up.

Cemile, who grew up on the streets, makes a living as a sex worker. One night, on her way home, she finds an injured man on the street. She takes this man, named Kemal, who is wanted for murder, to her home and does everything she can to help him recover. During this process, a love affair develops between Cemile and Kemal.

The film tells the story of a prisoner who is exiled to a village. Kemal, who has been in prison for many years for murder, is released. On his way home, he kills a man who is harassing his wife. He is imprisoned again before he can reunite with his family. He serves nine years in prison. During this time, his reputation as a tough guy grows. In the last two years of his sentence, Kemal is given a banishment penalty. In the village he is banished to, he will get into trouble with the village chief and the tough guy.

Fato, who has forgotten her humanity amid the pink artificiality and stench of a big city, comes to a quiet resort town to escape. Fato, a woman from wealthy circles whose life has been constantly directed by her powerful father and who is fleeing from a man she was forced to marry, runs freely along the beach with Alişan and his horse Gelincik. Fato soon meets Alişan, and a perfect relationship forms between them in every way. Just as Fato has found true happiness, her father reappears. For the beautiful woman who does not flinch in the face of threats from power, authority, and wealth, the time has come to choose between love and death...

Every year, a Kurdish family leaves Gaziantep (Anatolia) to work on the land near Ankara. This thankless life of seasonal labor turns upside down when the eldest son falls in love.

The story of Kıymet Hanım, who married Numan Bey, an old Istanbul gentleman and retired long-distance captain. The elderly former captain, Numan Bey, who sought happiness in a retirement home after his retirement, finally decides to get married. He writes a letter to the Gönül Postası column of a newspaper. Although a much younger woman comes into his life, Numan Bey falls in love with his neighbor, Kıymet Hanım. The two old Istanbul lovers decide to marry. However, Numan Bey's daughter and son-in-law oppose the marriage. But they overcome all obstacles and succeed in building a new home in the autumn of their lives.

The lawyer falls in love with the singer Melek, who is new to town. He goes to listen to her every evening. He offers all kinds of gifts to persuade the woman, but this woman who adorns his dreams never gives him the answer he expects.

A whole gang of racketeers in Istanbul share their interests in the next amnesty proclamation, for Osman (Yilmaz Güney), lying in prison for murder, belongs to those who are expected to benefit from this amnesty law...

The film centers on a mother with children who comes from abroad to try to run a hotel in a tourist town.

The film tells the story of a family that is on the verge of breaking up as a result of slander. Sabahat spends her days doing housework, taking care of her mischievous child, and dealing with her grumpy mother-in-law. Cemal, who returns home exhausted from work, struggles with Sabahat's complaints every night. Arguments between them become increasingly frequent. Mualla, their neighbor who has been in love with Cemal for years, takes advantage of this tense atmosphere. When Cemal kicks Sabahat out of the house after an argument, Mualla sees this as an opportunity to put her plan into action.

The film tells the story of Füsun and Orçun, who love each other, and the troubles they encounter because of their new jobs.

The Girl from the Country; is a 1974 Turkish film starring Perihan Savaş and Salih Kırmızı. The director of the movie The Girl from the Country is Ülkü Erakalın.

Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing his country and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil and its people are suffering. Arash must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.

The story of Kara Seyit, a wandering musician who returns to his village to find it under the oppressive rule of his uncle, Beşir Ağa. The film follows Seyit’s quest to rescue his fiancée, Binnaz, and his father, who have been taken captive by Beşir.

The film, set just days before the Great Offensive, follows a group of soldiers assigned a special mission by Mustafa Kemal. Their mission takes a dramatic turn when they encounter a crashed alien spacecraft, forcing them to battle both enemy soldiers and extraterrestrial beings.

Sema, a young woman, is involved in fraud with her boyfriend Kemal. The couple's latest plan is to swindle a businessman named Ayhan. According to the plan, Sema must make Ayhan fall in love with her. However, things do not go as they expected, and Sema truly falls in love with Ayhan.

A political amateur who was kneaded with art in the first half of the 1950s and was enthused with the idealism of politics in the second half, was now a person who was dealing with politics and state affairs 24 hours a day, gradually getting hotter and broadening his goals and horizons. In this section, you will follow the milestones of the poet's hopeful arrival in the 1970s, not a dream that the poet remembers with longing, but is no longer left behind. Contrary to the poem, you will recognize the struggle of a stubborn, belligerent missionary who is incompatible with the world. You will witness how it changed in that struggle and how this change affected a country...

Istanbul, the darling of the world, is being sold before everyone's eyes. They are selling Istanbul together with the contractors, giving away one Istanbul for free for every Istanbul purchased. They are even selling its history. When Mimar Sinan comes to visit one day, he cannot find my beloved Istanbul in its place. He expresses his grievances about the mosques and houses he built being lost among the buildings, but to no avail—those who listen are still selling Istanbul. They are turning Taksim Park into a 50-story parking lot, Gülhane Park into a 30-story skyscraper, cemeteries into shopping centers, and waterfront mansions into 20-story apartment buildings, and they continue to sell Istanbul.

Murat Pasha is a police chief known for his harsh punishments. Yunus, a driver who is brought before him, has fallen in love with the pasha's servant. Although Yunus says he intends to marry her, he cannot escape being thrown into prison. Meanwhile, the servant woman Yunus is in love with is pregnant, and so she is also thrown into prison. Many people beg Murat Pasha to pardon the young couple, but to no avail. Moreover, those who intervene are also punished. Among those punished is the servant woman, whose revenge will be great.

A comedy that intertwines hilarious and extraordinary situations, particularly amusing in certain parts, and worth watching.

A merchant father, his son and dogs, on a journey in a dystopic world... A struggle for acceptance into a civilisation in fertile, promised lands they found using an antique map, after crossing the desert... Now, all they need to do is to pass a test: four stakes and a limitless area they will enclose within these stakes. The only rule is they should take off with dawn, and return to the first stake as the sun sets. Critically encompassing the good and the evil, capitalism and communal life, and even people who were forced to leave their homes due to ongoing wars, and refugee problems, Nomad captures its audience at the heart of the film: the relationship between a father and his son.

Duran Aga kills Eskiya Halil's father and withholds Halil's fiancee and tries to take villagers's field forcible. Because of these Eskiya Halil escapes from prison to revenge.

About a woman named Fazilet, who lives with a rich family as a handmaid, undergoing a change of identity in her imaginary world with the frustration brought by her social status.

After his father's death, Ali goes to his hometown to take his mother to the city where he lives. But his mother agrees on one condition only: he has to find a place for his father's heirloom dog.

when a double agent finds out he is going to be killed, he operates a series of murders.

The story of the film begins with a French painter arriving in a village in Turkey with his two children for a long vacation. Completely isolated from the modern world, the village does not use money except at the grocery store, and the arrival of the stranger brings about a number of changes.

The film tells the story of a mother who dedicates her life to her daughter. Reyhan is pregnant with Kenan's child. After a while, Kenan leaves Reyhan. Reyhan gives birth alone and leaves her daughter in a mosque courtyard. Just as she is about to commit suicide, she is saved by Vedat. Vedat helps Reyhan get back on her feet by giving her a job at his company. Their relationship eventually turns into love, and they get married. Vedat finds Reyhan's daughter, Çağla, and adds her to his family. As Çağla grows up and becomes a young woman, she begins to rebel against her family. She defies her mother and marries Cem, a fortune hunter. Reyhan will sacrifice her life to save her daughter from Cem.

The film begins with the friendship and adventures of two good friends who are the sons of wealthy and powerful families; however, events unfold when one of the families goes bankrupt.

Scream, called the first Turkish horror/thriller film, deals with the story of a doctor who takes refuge in a mansion on a stormy night and meets a young girl who has been driven crazy by her uncle because of an inheritance issue there. Unfortunately, there is no extant copy of the film.

Ahmet is a young man who is held up as an example by everyone in his town. One day, he inherits a large fortune from his father, whom he never knew. The presence of his greedy relatives, who are after the inheritance, prevents him from rejecting it. He then moves to Istanbul to take charge of the business. There, he falls in love with the maid he hires. When he learns that the journalist who approaches him to write about the maid's life is actually a journalist, he is devastated. His greedy relatives then take him to court, claiming he has lost his mind.

Serkan, who spends his days watching Turkish movies at home, starts working in a nursing home at the urging of his older brother.

Based on Yılmaz Güney's script and filmed in semi-documentary style, the movie provides a fresh perspective on the history of labor issues in 1970s.

Kara Cellat is a man who fears no one. He collects tribute from those who do dirty work and distributes it to the poor. His father goes to Istanbul after the man he knew in Adana commits suicide.

Yusuf, 12, lives in the Digor district of Kars and goes to school every day by bicycle. Although it takes a long time, this trip gives him the opportunity to see Leyla, a girl he particularly likes, for a brief moment each morning.

Hatice, who was considered unlucky by everyone, finally found the love she was looking for and married Tahsin. On their wedding night, the newlyweds rush back to the village upon hearing the news of Tahsin's father's death. The announcement of his father's will causes everyone a second shock, as he had left his entire estate to Tahsin. Tahsin's relationship with his siblings and the villagers, which was already strained, deteriorates further after this news. However, there is a buried treasure that no one knows about, and the siblings set out to find it. Tahsin and Hatice, on the other hand, decide to use the inheritance they have been left with in a surprising way after everything they have been through.

The another fight story against tyrant like Horasan'in Uc Atlisi.

It follows a man as he gets an epiphany in a repair shop and ends up becoming a mechanic's apprentice.

The film tells the story of a heartbroken woman's revenge on a flirtatious cabaret artist. Ahmet studied chemical engineering under his father's pressure. However, his mind is set on singing. The handsome young man works as a teacher during the day. At night, he sings at a cabaret without his father's knowledge. His life continues this way until his family decides to marry him off to the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The charming young man unknowingly breaks Hülya's heart before they even meet. Hülya won't take this lying down. With the help of her friends, she devises a plan to set Ahmet straight.

The story of three thieves who take refuge in a house and the adventures they experience between a mother and her stepdaughter.