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Akın's life, who lived with a father he didn't like and a sick mother, changed after he lost his mother. He plans to start a new life with the money he steals from the carpentry workshop where he works. When his girlfriend Deniz dismisses this dream as ridiculous and leaves him, he accepts an offer from his friend İdris. This offer involves working as a foot soldier for a mafia group.
Comedy about Yesilcam (Turkish Hollywood)
Ferit is a basketball player from Istanbul. One day, at a camp he attends, he meets Emine, a village teacher. They fall in love at first sight and get married, but the spell is broken when Ferit's friends from the city arrive.
It tells the story of a father and son who reunite after many years. Kemal lives a happy life with his family. When Kemal's wife Zeynep falls ill with a terminal disease, the family's life is turned upside down. A large amount of money is needed for treatment. Kemal accepts the offer of Lamia, who is in love with him, and divorces Zeynep. This allows him to secure the necessary funds for treatment. However, his forced marriage to Lamia leads him into alcohol and gambling. He frequently ends up in prison due to the crimes he commits. He secretly sends the money he earns to his son for his education. However, years later, his path will cross with his son, who now hates him.
A family man, driven to the edge by his inability to financially support his family, is found running about on the street naked. Suddenly, he turns into a nationwide celebrity and an inspiration for millions of people in poverty.
This is the glorious story of the Hittites - the most powerful people in the Near East of their time. Narrated by Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons, "The Hittites" brings the fascinating history of this mighty empire to life with expert interviews, stunning cinematography, dramatic reenactments, and visual effects. Highlights include a breathtaking recreation of the controversial battle of Kadesh that decimated the armies of Egypt's Pharaoh Ramesses II. Based on the actual words of the Hittites, deciphered from ancient clay tablets excavated in the 20th century, their story unfolds as beautifully as it written almost 3500 years earlier.
The film tells the story of the love between Susran and Mizago, two Circassians fighting for freedom against the Russians in the Caucasus. Susran is the leader of the Circassians fighting against the Russians in the region. Susran falls in love with Mizago while dancing with her at a party. Mizago is the daughter of Karabata, a Circassian who collaborates with Russian Colonel Rakimov. Upon learning this, Susran goes to Karabata's house. However, he is ambushed and captured. Meanwhile, Susran's comrades-in-arms, Kanshav and Çelemet, kidnap Mizago. Susran will try to escape from Colonel Rakimov's clutches and reunite with Mizago.
Five short films by five directors based on themes of love and tolerance, each independent of the other. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Efes Pilsen. The collection includes five short films: Ömer Kavur's "The Meeting," İrfan Tözüm's "Monte Cristo," Yusuf Kurçenli's "Because I Love Her," Erden Kıral's "Moon Stories," and Zeki Ökten's "Always the Same."
A prostitute is hired for a boy by his father to convince him to leave his lover.
In a small, poor village leaning over high rocky mountains, the villagers are simple and diligent people who struggle to cope with a harsh nature. They earn their living off the earth and a few animals they feed. Fathers always prefer one of their sons. Mothers command their daughters ruthlessly. Ömer, the son of the imam, wishes hopelessly for the death of his father. When he understands that wishful thinking does not have any concrete results, he begins to search for childish ways to kill his father. Yakup is in love with his teacher, and one day after seeing his father spying on the teacher he dreams too, like Ömer, of killing his father. Yıldız studies and tries to manage the household chores imposed by her mother. She learns with irritation about the secrets of the relationship between men and women.
Depiction of the life of the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya, Battal Gazi.
After several years of numbly mourning his parents death, 26 year old Selim takes a chance on the US lottery for passports and wins. He decides to sell the family olive grove to raise enough money to live in Manhattan and to break all roots to Turkey, leaving his girlfriend behind. When Selim's aged grand uncle, Nasuhi returns from Russia after 58 years he asks Selim to visit with him the olive grove of his youth. Before they depart, Nasuhi finds a beaten Russian girl, Olga who was robbed when she tried to sell herself to raise money to continue her own search for her sea faring father.
Şefik, a successful soldier, is one of the leading figures of the Committee of Union and Progress. When Abdulhamid II declares a constitutional monarchy, Şefik and his friends go to Istanbul. They plan to closely monitor the events unfolding there. However, it is here that Şefik will part ways with the society.
The film is set in present-day Istanbul. Selim is a shop owner in his early forties. He sells clothing for men in his shop situated in one of the back streets of Istanbul. Selim is a family man who has devoted his life to his home and his work. He lives with his wife Ayla, his six-year-old daughter Esma and his old father in a simple flat in and old, modest neighbourhood. He has warm relations with his family. He is an affectionate father. One of his neighbours, a young widow named Nihal tries to seduce Selim, but her flirtation leaves him cold. Selim is known for his honesty and integrity among his family and friends. He is a careful spender. As a little child, he has learned that money is not easily earned. He has no tolerance for petty "trickery" met in daily life. One day, Selim finds a bag full of dollar bills (approximately 500,000$) in a cab. From that day on, Selim finds himself in a bewildered state with a bag full of money on his hands.
Ali works at the beach and waits every summer for the girl he loves to come on vacation. Umut goes fishing with his father and is madly in love with Zehra, who makes baskets on the island, but he can't bring himself to tell her brother about his feelings. Ömer works in the vineyard with his father. Additionally, he is developing formulas to produce his own wine in a small section of the vineyard allocated to him. The only hope of these three friends is to establish a winery together. All their efforts are aimed at raising the necessary funds. However, their lives are turned upside down by news from Vasilis. Now, it is time for everyone to confront their true feelings.
The love story of two young people living in the final days of the Byzantine Empire. The Ottoman Empire has set its sights on Constantinople. The Byzantine Empire, wanting to take precautions, asks for help from Western countries. The Pope makes the union of the Orthodox and Catholic churches a condition for the unity of the people. Some of the people oppose this situation and revolt. George, who escaped after being taken prisoner by the Ottomans, joins the uprising. George, who is Catholic, meets an Orthodox woman named Anna that day. He falls in love with Anna at first sight. George and Anna, who belong to two different denominations, will experience love during the days when the Ottoman Empire invades Byzantium.
Ali is a flirtatious young man who is managing three girlfriends at the same time. When the three lovers, played by Meral Zeren, Fatma Belgen, and Suna Keskin, realize that they are being managed, they call Ali home and beat him up. Tarık Akan defeats all three of them and runs away.
A young woman is trying to build a decent life for herself, but has to deal with the sexual advances of men all around her, including her stepfather.
Abandoned by her future husband at the wedding table, Zeynep vows to find a rich husband and save her womanhood pride.
In a typical western Anatolian town with two-story wooden houses, a square, and narrow streets, Liberation Day is approaching. A group of locals has formed a choir and begun preparations for a classical music concert for Liberation Day. The choir is nearing the end of its rehearsals. Although the choir is not entirely harmonious, they have managed to achieve a certain unity and are now in their final rehearsals before Independence Day. They are all working together on Sadettin Kaynak's piece titled "Spring Is Over, Autumn Is Over." Everyone is filled with excitement for the upcoming concert. When the town wakes up the next day, everything seems to be the same as before, until two large black jeeps appear at the town limits and stop in front of the town hall. From the moment the three or four Chinese men who emerge from the jeeps, accompanied by a Turkish businessman, head toward the town hall steps, nothing in the town will ever be the same again.
Rabia is a young woman who grew up worshiping alongside her religious father. Rabia, who was taken prisoner by the slave trader Ammar, is sold to Emir Hanzade as a concubine. Emir, who fell in love as soon as he saw his concubine, began to torture Rabia when he could not find her love back. Resisting the difficulties she experienced, Rabia's faith gets stronger in this process. As time passed, Rabia became one of the saints of her religion.
Leyla has become a stranger to her culture as a result of her family's wrong education. During her musical education in Vienna, she meets Mehmet, who is deeply connected to his roots, and they begin a relationship. However, Leyla's excessive admiration for the West will ultimately end this relationship.
A man researches the death of his political activist father while in police custody.
Esin lives with her uncle. She has a cousin named Bahri, who cares only about money. Esin meets the pianist Yalcin at a night club and they feel attracted to each other. Yalcin gives her music lessons, and a profound love is blossoming. Esin's uncle objects to their relationship though the two lovers get engaged. Bahri gets jealous, putting soporific in her drink, he rapes Esin. Esin gets pregnant, she breaks up with Yalcin. Her uncle believes that the trouble maker is Yalcin, he urges him to marry her. They marry, but Yalcin doesn't know about her pregnancy. Bahri secretly puts drugs into Yalcin's pocket, he gets arrested, Esin has a miscarriage out of the shock. She tells Yalcin all the truth. Yalcin is released on bail. He reaches home when Bahri is about to rape Esin. Esin shoots Bahri, Yalcin takes it upon himself. As the judge gives him the death penalty, Esin reveals the truth. He is acquitted and happy days await them.
The film tells the story of a married woman who falls in love with a younger man. Nesrin is a middle-aged woman who is having problems with her husband. One day, she meets Uğur, a young engineer. The two begin a romantic relationship. Nesrin's husband eventually finds out about the affair. He threatens Nesrin to break up with Uğur. Unable to tell Uğur about this situation, Nesrin leaves him. However, Uğur and Nesrin's paths will cross again after some time.
A dramatised documentary about the life of Rumi, a Persian mystical poet whose images of universal love and divine mystery continue to be celebrated more than 700 years after his death.
A genetic narrator who lovingly loves his friend's wife tells the story.
The film takes on a gang’s attempt to rob a businessman. Murat Necdet, Cemil, and Selma are the members of a gang of thieves. Their current target is Orhan İnan, a wealthy businessman. They devise a plan to have Selma assaulted just as Orhan is passing by ; Orhan saves her and takes her home. But Selma loses her memory, remembering nothing about her past. Their plan is to have Orhan become obsessed with Selma’s beauty and steal his fortune. There are, however, certain things to which the thieves are oblivious. This scheme, which started as a game for the heist, is no longer practicable.
