Necmettin Çobanoglu

The story of a man who believes he's been presented with a new life where he witnesses his son's resurrection. He finds the woman he's been looking for all his life. All this is a miracle for him. However, as in all miracles, it has to end. This is the tale of an odd search covering extraordinary circumstances in which the destinies of the heroes intercept and overlap. (imdb)

Hülya, who has been brought against her wishes to Turkey by her uncle, tries to get back to Germany... (3sat.de)

A harsh portrait of Turkey, its people and its authorities, shown through the stories of five prisoners given a week's home leave, and the problems they encounter in adjusting to the world outside. (imdb)

September 1980. Mustafa 'Mehmet Ali Alabora' and his wife, who're both laborers are married for 5 years. The couple has nothing to do with politics and spend their days happily with their 3 year old daughter and their TV, despite the clamor of guns clashing outside every night... (imdb)

The story of a poor Turkish poor family who try to emigrate illegally to Switzerland. (IMDB)

A collection of five short films that were shot in the Turkish province of Kars, on the Armenian border. (filmfestankara.org.tr)

the trip of 4 soldiers, one journalist and 3 smugglers and their struggle with each other and with the harsh snowy weather.

80-year-old Şeristan lives an ordinary life in a shanty in Istanbul with her son Mirza, and her grandchildren. One morning, following a nightmare, Şeristan, her son Mirza and her grandchild Hevi, set on a journey to Batman, from where they were forced to leave 20 years ago. All the facts of Şeristan's life, which she pursued as a secret, are revealed during this trip. Mirza's biggest challenge is to live up to his promise she gave to his mother. (iksv.org)

A village in the highlands of eastern Anatolia. As is required by age-old tradition, families here celebrate circumcision with a feast. Little Mert is to undergo the procedure but his father İsmail has no money to pay for the feast. His mother Medine ekes out a meagre living collecting willow rods. Nobody is willing to give them the lamb that must be served to their guests...

The story of the Turkish Folk song Çökertme.

Hamburg, close to the Reeperbahn, the world-famous red light district. In the heart of St Pauli lives the young Kurd Baran whose relatives have helped him to come to Germany after the death of his parents. He is working as an errand boy for a snack bar. His request for asylum has been rejected, and so his deportation was scheduled for the day of his 16th birthday. But Baran manages to hide himself underground. One day he meets Chernor, an African immigrant who also lives illegally in Germany. (İKSV)