Discoveries from Turkey World Cinema

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."

A well-located but poor district in Istanbul, surrounded by gardens, flowers, and trees, is to be leveled by a construction company in order to be able to build higher-quality real estate there. There is resistance to these plans, especially among young people in the neighborhood.

Esra is a free-time voice actor in this homemade movie of the director we know for his feature lengths. Over time, the sounds of the images she worked on and the sounds in the house mingled, reality goes beyond the walls of the house.

A Sunday in a high-rise building in Istanbul. Some only hear their own voice, and some in their loud silence. The day is shadowed by an unexpected event.

With hours to go for the main news bulletin, Zuhal is preparing for the broadcast and Defne is running around after her. Vedat complaining about having to eat salad for lunch. Harun is nowhere to be seen, as always. All is going usual at TRN, except Caglar talking about a news item that will make the water in the "aquarium" overflow.

Two film school graduates intimidated by the gender stereotypes that pervade film industry decide to make a documentary to explore the issue. The two women spend two years shooting, make 5000 kilometers, talk to established women directors and record every moment of this journey of discovery and self-discovery. But the real journey is just about to begin.

After the death of her father, Leyla decides to go after her family in Istanbul, looking for the answer he himself never got. A talkative taxi driver helps her, as they also share a quiet moment.

After his family is attacked by a gang called "The Scorpions", Jamal seeks revenge.

The story of a child whose exhausted family is trying to rebuild itself, and the emotional and dramatic story of the father and son meeting each other for the first time after the mother's return is told in a unique and melancholic language. The film brings to the big screen the selfless struggle of a mother and father who have not seen each other in years, as they dedicate themselves to their son with great effort, courage, and determination.

Ayşe is more nervous than usual due to the excitement of the wedding. The village headman keeps busy preparing for Mehmet's bachelor party, but his only problem is that Mehmet is afraid of Ayşe. The village headman solves this problem and finishes the preparations, setting up a table by the river for Mehmet, and they begin to have fun. As usual, it is the village headman's son, Fikret, who ruins the situation. He says he feels ashamed toward the doctor and wants to make amends. Though the doctor says there’s no need, it’s already too late. Dr. Mehmet wakes up to Ayşe’s phone call in an unfamiliar place, and the events unfold. Fikret’s new scheme will put Ayşe, Mehmet, and the entire village in an impossible situation. Will Ayşe and Mehmet manage to reunite?

The urban intellectual man is so overwhelmed that he has isolated himself. The young woman, bored in the countryside, is trying to escape to a different and bigger world. One person's place of escape is the other's place of longing. In this film, which encourages us to keep the world livable, director Olgaç says that friendship between people can only exist through love.

This work was shot during Children's Day on 23 April, a festive day celebrating the forming of the Turkish parliament and the official end - in 1920 - of the Ottoman Empire. On this day, children perform pompous patriotic rituals that were conceived by the elders.

Afacan tells the story of a young girl who witnesses a murder and struggles to escape the killers who are after her. Directed and written by Şinasi Özonuk, the film Afacan features a cast that includes Özkan Yılmaz, Türkan Şoray, Turgut Özatay, Hülya Demirtay, Birsen Menekşeli, and Suphi Kaner.

A high school student girl named Duru gets ready for the Turkish university exam, but things don't go as planned as she gets forced to deal with a sad reality.

Based on Death Wish 2

The story of Yılmaz, a secret detective who fights against criminals.

Turkish Bruce Lee. Two brothers and a valuable secret. A secret that leads to a lot of martial arts fighting.

Ramadan traditions are recounted through the stories of grandparents and grandchildren.

Cavidan and Orhan are married, but they argue constantly. One day, Cavidan, who is very angry with Orhan, goes to her mother's house. Orhan, on the other hand, seeks solace in a nightclub. There, he meets Melek, who is singing. Melek, who falls in love with Orhan, moves into his house. Orhan's neighbors tell Cavidan about the situation. Cavidan takes action to win Orhan back. However, Orhan, caught between the two women, does not know what to do.

The Özkan family gets involved in a crime and flees to a village to escape trouble. Believing they are safe there, they hide, but a series of paranormal events becomes their worst nightmare. As they try to escape from the village where they are hiding, it turns into a deepening labyrinth for all of them.

Set during the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, the film revolves around Rıza, who becomes embroiled in a dangerous espionage plot amidst political turmoil. As he navigates betrayal, coded secrets, and shifting alliances, Rıza must rely on both courage and cunning to survive.

Puzzled by the pleasantly unexpected changes in her husband's behavior, Ferdane secretly follows him to identify the cause.

Murat, who has just been imprisoned, asks for a request to his wife Sema, which is against the procedures. Sema cannot stand her husband's pressure and tries to get Murat's request into the prison by illegal means. But the prison has excessive precautions.

Story about the music made by the one of the most famous instruments in the Balkans: Tamburica (Tamburitza) and one of the biggest tamburitza festivals in the world: World Tamburitza Fest. Which is held in Novi Sad (Vojvodina, Serbia).

This Is a Beginning tells the story of a young woman who finds the love of her life while trying to bring her parents together. According to belief, people choose their parents before they are born. Buket chooses the father she thinks is most suitable, but for some reason she is unable to choose her mother. Determined to resolve this situation, Buket comes into the world as a spirit and seeks help from a woman named Zeynep. Buket, whose voice can only be heard by Zeynep, asks the young woman to facilitate the meeting between her father and mother. Zeynep, who agrees to Buket's request, will encounter the love of her life while striving to bring the little girl's parents together.

Dogme95 #50 A road story about three people traveling on the highway and deceiving each other for drugs and money.

A film by Onur Saylak.

The Pink Panther and Popeye get into silly misadventures while battling gangsters.

Yaşar, whose life has always been ruined by misunderstandings, ends up in prison again as a result of another misunderstanding. In prison, he meets Ömer and they become close friends. After their release from prison, the two engage in numerous scams. However, each time things go wrong and they end up back in prison. On their final release, they grow tired of it all and repent. They vow never to engage in such activities again. On the day they go to the mosque to repent, the funeral they attend for the sake of doing good lands on their heads like a stroke of luck. The funeral belongs to a famous and wealthy businessman who said, "Whoever carries my funeral will inherit my wealth." Yaşar and Ömer suddenly find themselves at the helm of a clean international shipping company. But things won't stay that clean...

Filmmaking partners Guillaume Giovanetti and Cagla Zencirci immersed themselves in the magical world of Japanese folklore to create this intricate and delightfully amusing modern-day parable. Starring Masahiro Yoshino, Masako Wajima, Xiao Mu Lee and Megumi Ayukawa.

Sadri Alışık's immortal character Turist Ömer embarks on a completely different adventure, as usual under the direction of Hulki Saner. The film is the third in the famous series.

Sequel to the hit franchise.

Ismet is a Turkish soldier, who was on duty at the border as a Commander of the Coast Guard and recently got retired. Now as a civilian, he struggles to communicate with his family and people surrounding him. His only son abandoned him and left to the U.S.

Uğur, one of the richest businessmen in the country, takes his wife Gül, a very famous actress, to Kaleköy for a surprise honeymoon. Uğur has sent the villagers away so that he can be alone with Gül. The couple, who met a week before their honeymoon and got married in a whirlwind wedding, find themselves in a reckoning about their relationship as the days go by. According to Uğur, Gül seems to be hiding something. As time passes, the tension between the couple does not resolve, and when Uğur reveals what she has been hiding, all hell breaks loose.

The film tells the story of a farm owner and his romantic involvement with a woman.

On the day Fatma returns from Europe, she learns that she has inherited something from her mother. Her mother had been defrauding her uncle for years, using the excuse that she had a disabled daughter. Her uncle had left his inheritance to his disabled niece. In order to claim the inheritance, Fatma must pretend to be disabled. For this purpose, lawyer Kemal will monitor Fatma for a while. However, this situation will lead to the beginning of a romance between Fatma and Kemal.

After an argument with his friend, our hero starts seeing the same masked figure in his dreams. Soon, he begins to question his reality… as the line between dream and reality fades away.

A thought-provoking documentary that can serve as an important reminder for those who are aware and a grain of wisdom for those who are lost. It doesn't matter who we are, where we come from, what color our skin is, what religion we practice, or whether our land has preserved all these traditions. Each of us has something to remember. The author returns the viewer to our roots and such values ​​as family, honor, the experience of ancestors, respect for elders, humanity, kindness, friendship, and spiritual purity.

The retired architect Ertil lives in an apartment complex in the center of Istanbul. He still mourns the death of his beloved wife, but spends his days productively completing imaginary assignments, designing buildings in a digital drawing program. His digital 3D models of his dream mosque, music theatre and resort are developed in detail, thanks to

The story of a journalist trying to solve a murder case.

The Miracle of 19" - Ahmet, a modern IT specialist, makes an unexpected discovery while digitizing an old Koran he inherited from his grandmother. He finds mathematical arrangements in the Quranic texts and complex codes that point to scientific data. This extraordinary discovery causes Ahmet to question his personal beliefs and the relationship between science and religion.