36 Best Turkish Movies of All Time
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- DirectorNesli ÇölgeçenStarsSener SenErdal ÖzyagcilarNilgün NazliThe landlord of a village in eastern Turkey decides to sell his land after a severe drought and migrates to Istanbul with his family. However the struggle for survival in the 'big city' will not be easier for them.
- DirectorYavuz TurgulStarsSener SenUgur YücelSermin HürmeriçIngenuous countryman Ali Nazik moves to Istanbul, expecting help to become a famous singer, he finds Muhsin Kanadikirik, a fading music producer.
- DirectorSerif GörenStarsKadir InanirFatma GirikSerpil ÇakmakliKara Bayram is a poor farmer living in a village with his wife, 3 kids and his mother Irazca. They live on their own until another villager, Haceli who is backed up by the Mukhtar starts to build a new house right in front of their's. Kara Bayram and Irazca do not accept these uninvited neighbors from the first day and unwanted events start right away.
- DirectorZeki ÖktenStarsKemal SunalJale AylançErdal GülverThe story of a family man who has hardship as a musician.
- DirectorTayfun GüneyerStarsFerhan SensoyAsuman DabakZeki AlasyaA Turkish family's journey to Cuba.
- DirectorAli Taner BaltaciCem YilmazStarsCem YilmazMazhar AlansonÖzlem TekinFailed magician Iskender decides to do a tour to save his career, but has to bring his grumpy and senile father along. The tour is quite unexpectedly interrupted when a bride actually disappears from the stage.
- DirectorHalit RefigStarsMüjde ArYasar AlptekinMehmet Akan7 year old Umur falls in love with his much older aunt in the midst of political upheaval and dysfunctions of his family.
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsSener SenMüjde ArUgur YücelIll fated lovers, Sener and Mujde, who can never come together because of endless obstacles and misunderstandings, slowly drift into the plaintive world of arabesque music.
- DirectorKartal TibetStarsKemal SunalMüjde ArAdile NasitTwo traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsIlyas SalmanSener SenYaprak ÖzdemirogluIn the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot.
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsKemal SunalSener SenHalit AkçatepeSaban, Ramazan and Bayram are sailors in an Ottoman Navy and Hüsamettin is their commander. Hüsamettin's aide Ramazan, Saban who is foster son of Hüsamettin's sister and Bayram who is married to Hüsamettin's niece stays at Hüsamettin's family residence.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsTürkan SorayKadir InanirAhmet MekinStory of a dilemma between a woman's love and her logic. Asya, a young girl with a strict mother, meets Ilyas, who is a womanizer city man, and they quickly fall in love. They get over the hardships and have a happy marriage. However, after he helps a man one night, Ilyas' life changes forever and he leaves Asya and their son for another woman and doesn't come back.
- DirectorZeki ÖktenStarsKemal SunalSevda FerdagBilge ZobuA janitor/doorman and his family who came to "big city" Istanbul, with the hope to live a better life. With the different characters living in the building, the story evolves around the doorman and his tricky ways to skip work but make some extra cash on the side
- DirectorZeki ÖktenStarsKemal SunalSener SenAysen GrudaGoing through his daily routine in a stereotypical neighborhood, a street cleaner falls in love with a charwoman. Unfortunately for him, so does his boss.
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsKemal SunalMünir ÖzkulHalit AkçatepeLazy, uneducated students share a very close bond. They live together in the dormitory, where they plan their latest pranks. When a new headmaster arrives, the students naturally try to overthrow him. A comic war of nitwits follows.
- DirectorTunç BasaranStarsOzan BilenNur SürerFüsun DemirelBaris, a 5 year-old little boy, has to stay in a prison with her mother during her detention period. Baris develops a special relationship with Inci, a young woman who also stays in prison. She promises him that the kite will fly someday.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsMüjde ArMacit KoperYilmaz ZaferAfter Serap, the theatre actress, acts in an advertisement, she loses her identity and become a housewife with two children. The movie is about dilemma of Serap and Naciye.
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsKemal SunalMeral ZerenZeki AlasyaThe sequel of The Stupid Millionaire (1974), the fun continues this time in Ankara, after the 4 brothers find the heritage from their father which is a box-ful of gold.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsKemal SunalMüjde ArAdile NasitA poor peasant, Feyzo returns from military service dreaming about getting married to Gülo, the love of his life. However, he has to face many obstacles. According to tradition, a man has to pay a lot of money to the bride's father in order to get the bride's hand.
- DirectorOsman F. SedenStarsTürkan SorayIzzet GünayMuhterem NurThe police step in when the race to grab a share of the inheritance between the rushing son, the lawyer's assistant and the relatives causes mysterious deaths.
- DirectorZafer DavutogluStarsFatma GirikIzzet GünayVahi Öz
- DirectorOrhon Murat AriburnuSami AyanogluCahide SonkuStarsZeki MürenCahide SonkuHadi HünThe story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.
- DirectorSerif GörenYilmaz GüneyStarsTarik AkanSerif SezerHalil ErgünWhen five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
- DirectorSerif GörenStarsTarik AkanOya AydoganErdal ÖzyagcilarWhen one day he decides to live his life with his monthly pay, Haydar gets conned, robbed, and battered in the dark streets of Beyoglu.
- DirectorDervis ZaimStarsAhmet UgurluTuncel KurtizAysen AydemirMahsun is homeless and unemployed. He lives in Rumelihisari (one of the most picturesque and oldest quarters of Istanbul), and tries to stay alive with the help of local fishermen. Mahsun loves cars, he steals at nights and in the mornings he drives them back clean and well kept.
- DirectorEzel AkayStarsHaluk BilginerSebnem DönmezBeyazA story about the tragedy and the danger of humor and the humorist - A comedy as grand as the Lands of Rome...
- DirectorÇagan IrmakStarsÇetin TekindorFikret KuskanHümeyraThe family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.
- DirectorÖmer Faruk SorakStarsCem YilmazÖzge ÖzberkOzan GüvenA slick young Turk kidnapped by extraterrestrials shows his great « humanitarian spirit » by outwitting the evil commander-in-chief of the planet of G.O.R.A.
- DirectorYilmaz ErdoganÖmer Faruk SorakStarsYilmaz ErdoganDemet AkbagAltan ErkekliLives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.
- DirectorSinan ÇetinStarsIlyas SalmanSener SenAysen GrudaAbbas is the assistant of Sakir who is a rogue guy, and Abbas has a dream which is to buy a minibus for his own.
- DirectorOrhan AksoyStarsMünir ÖzkulAdile NasitSener SenA mid-aged couple with 6 kids who are running a pickle shop gets divorced with 3 kids each. The family members find each other years later with a funny story.
- DirectorYilmaz DuruStarsIrfan AtasoyHamiyet YankiYilmaz DuruA cruel landlord ruins not only the villagers' life but also his brothers and his own. Describes the life in a Turkish village during 1960s.
- DirectorAtif YilmazStarsMüjde ArAytaç ArmanYilmaz ZaferVasfiye, her story, tellers of the story, and their listeners change every time the story is told.
- DirectorMustafa AltioklarStarsOkan BayülgenMüjde ArSavas DinçelA young car mechanic, while in the middle of an unlikely love affair, tries to protect the people in his poor gypsy neighborhood from a gangster who terrorizes the locals.
- DirectorYavuz TurgulStarsSener SenUgur YücelSermin HürmeriçBaran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
- DirectorTolga ÖrnekStarsTaner BirselAli DüsenkalkarHalit ErgençIn the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days.