Nur Sürer

In Türkiyë, when a woman is sent to prison, her small children stay with her. In this film, Inci (say "Injee") is sent to prison for murder in self-defense (which warrants incarceration in Türkiyë), and while there, develops a special friendship with a little boy who is the son of another inmate. (imdb)

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

The film covered issues of an unwanted pregnancy in a small farming village and addressed numerous moral and social issues.

Restorated by Başak Groupama this missing film tells the story of three friends struggling to survive in the fertile plains in southeast Turkey. Bald Hasan, Wrestler Ali, and Hopeless Case Yusuf travel to Çukurova to find work.

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

Ten years old Cemil runs away from his stepfather who tortures him and his mother and ends up in Istanbul. Veli Firat Tanis, the leader of a gang which Cemil takes refuge in Haydarpasa, tries to send him back to his home by putting his pocket money. While the gang gather money for Cemil, they, at the same time, suffer from harsh living conditions. In the mean time Cemil's mother Münevver Nur Sürer comes to Istanbul in the hope of finding her son (imdb)

She knew the way she should follow and the home she should find.

An ex-convict returns to his homeland and meet by chance with prison guard of his prison.

A man, Cezmi is found to be dead shot from his face. Although police closes the case considering that it's a suicide, detective Kemal insists on investigating how Cezmi is died. He starts the way to find a picture of Cezmi since his face is unrecognizable. (imdb user review)

A story of amateur goalkeeper.

The Little Agha gives a mirror to Zelihan, who is married just for three months, to seduce her. When the husband of Zelihan, Necmettin, finds The Little Agha in his house seducing Zelihan, he kills The Little Agha and buries him in the barn under the bed of a white ox. However, Zelihan is still under the influence of The Little Agha. She identifies The Little Agha with the white ox, and when Necmettin finds her making love to the white ox, he kills the white ox too.

A story about the dramatical effects of the population exchange between Turkey and Greece and Turkey's military junta era in 80's. An ex-convict, with his wife, comes to an Aegean town and they develop a friendship with an old greek lady, the owner of the hostel where they stay. Five years later, the man comes to the town again but this time, he is alone.

Based on Osman Şahin on story 'Son Cirit'.

Worst situations East of Turkey with a love story. Based on story by Osman Şahin.

Story begins a rather psychologically tormenting scene depicting the daily routine of husband Yusuf and wife Süsen. Both drunk and high, they enter their dingy house on the economically lower side of İzmir as they shout at the top of their lungs. She tells him Zahit will come back from the mountains and kill Yusuf, and Yusuf curses her and her brother. The banter continues with all the love-hate dynamics that a married couple can possibly muster and ends with passionate love-making. (Today's Zaman)

Suna is a woman who has recently lost her husband and leads a quiet life among the 'high society'. While she tries to keep up with this world she is overcome by boredom. One day she meets a photographer called Ergun who takes her away from this life and leads her into a bolder and freer one. (Istanbul Modern Cinema)

Lack is a story that originates after the 1980 military coup, during the years when the hunt for revolutionaries was most prevalent, and continues today. Pregnant Melek's husband is killed by torture. Although she has just given birth, she is kicked out of the house by her father-in-law, who keeps her older son Deniz. After 30 years pass, he turns to his mother and brother who he hasn't seen ever since. Now he will have the answers to all his questions. But, the truth has a price.

It tells the story of a miner who has to marry with the wife of his dead brother despite he is in love with another girl

Gülizar is a young villager in love with the teacher of the village

Retired police officer Cevdet and his wife have a quiet and ordinary life in the country, but one day they a friend of their son arrives with terrible news, and their lives turn upside down.

The Kozcuoglu family, who have lived on their farm in Hatay for generations, faces challenges when Demir, a successful businessman, moves to the city. Demir has a purpose for revenge regarding his mother's suicide in the Asi River. (imdb)

A Turkish drama series.

Hicran is a beautiful girl who is around twenty years old. She works at a stained glass store. Nowadays, Hicran is a mother and hates her girl. The story depicts choices a woman makes and how these affect her life. (imdb)

The young architecture Yagmur returns with her niece Ekin to her hometown. With facing a lot of difficulties she tries to settle down in the mansion she inherited from her father. (imdb)

A surgeon cannot save his wife when they are attacked and he starts to faint when he touches glass and metal. He starts to paint in a local shop and falls in love with the owner of the local restaurant.

A coming storm after dog days dawns during a road trip to an island for a funeral. The deceased is buried in haste and a man makes a detour through Aegean Turkey. The funeral is eclipsed by a last wish. (locarnofestival.ch)

Related to the real-life murder of prominent Istanbul newspaper editor Abdi Ipekci by the terrorist, Mehmet Ali Agca. An actor is researching the role of Agca for a movie but begins to take the research too seriously. (bfi.org.uk)

A group of unique characters from dramatically different socio-cultural backgrounds meeting in startling circumstances in the vibrant and colorful city of Istanbul, - some by chance and some by force of will. (imdb)

Günfer, who has big dreams in her small town, turns her life upside down with successive disasters. Günfer loses her father, whom she calls "my hero", from cancer. Without getting over the shock of this sudden death, this time because of her uncle's gambling debt, the mafia busted her father's bakery. As if all these experiences were not enough, Yasar's cheating on her would be the last straw.

Turkish version of ''1 Litre of Tears''

Nalan is a beautiful young woman who earns everyone's love at first sight with her warmth. Soon their lives will sink into real darkness. (imdb)

Hayalimdeki Sahneler aims to explain and analyze scenes from 3 heavily queer coded Turkish films from 80s. (imdb)

Ramazan, together wit his children, migrate to the big city, Istanbul in order to give them a better life. His daughter Fidan begins working as a clerk at a shop. But she could not adapt to the life of big city. She runs away with the son of the shop owner. Ramazan searches for his daughter, but the big city already has corrupted his daughter.

One day waves bring a wooden statue of Lenin to a small town by the Black Sea. The statue is erected in the town square by the Municipality with the hope that it would attract tourists to the town. As an official opening ceremony is planned with the participation of the Prime Minister and a Russian delegation, the statue gets stolen. Two police investigators from Ankara are assigned to find Lenin in twelve hours. Townspeople give an unexpected answer to the question «Where is Lenin?».

The series is based on a book of the same name by Halit Çapin.

Turkish version of "The Affair (2014)"

The story of two actresses, Deniz (Nur Sürer) and Ipek (Yasemin Alkaya).

A family migrates to the city after a tragic loss. When they reunite in their hometown 30 years later, buried emotions and painful secrets resurface.

Aile is a story of Aslan who is the son of a large family, runs a nightclub. An extremely shrewd man. He is a dark and mysterious character. Psychologist Devin will enter the life of this difficult man and it becomes intense. (imdb)

Follows Sadik, an ex-lawyer who is working as a private investigator. He takes up a complicated case, and his simple life starts to unravel. (imdb)

Struggling with existential angst and longing for his past life in an orange, a man navigates his quirky family in this decades-spanning drama.

The tense events unfold as the young widow Fikriye, forcibly married to Nasit Nefi Efendi during the final days of the Ottoman Empire in the film "Cadi" (The Witch), attempts to unravel the mystery behind the witch rumors surrounding the mansion where she lives. (imdb)

After the loss of her husband Sultan wants to remarry. Thus she finds herself in a new way. (imdb)

Dreamy housekeeper Aliye spends her days between hotel rooms, escaping into the lives of the guests. But after a brief encounter with a famous filmmaker, Aliye decides that she has a story to tell, leading to an entanglement of lives and fictions. Aliye is a fan-girl of the renowned filmmaker Levent, who has arrived at the hotel she works at as the honorary guest of the Söke Film Festival. At first, as locals inundate the filmmaker with their sorrows and heartbreaks, hoping for a chance to im