My Favourite Turkish Movies
by Reggie80 | created - 05 Dec 2011 | updated - 06 Feb 2020 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Bandit (1996)
Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Ugur Yücel, Sermin Hürmeriç, Yesim Salkim
Votes: 72,208
2. Innocence (1997)
110 min | Drama
Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence. He is scared of life outside as he goes to an address given to him by another prisoner.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Güven Kiraç, Haluk Bilginer, Derya Alabora, Yalcin Cakmak
Votes: 19,827
3. My Father and My Son (2005)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Family
The family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Fikret Kuskan, Hümeyra, Ege Tanman
Votes: 92,584
4. The Broken Landlord (1985)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
The 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.
Director: Nesli Çölgeçen | Stars: Sener Sen, Erdal Özyagcilar, Nilgün Nazli, Füsun Demirel
Votes: 16,362
5. Destiny (2006)
103 min | Drama
Bekir loves Ugur, who loves Zagor, who is about to get out of jail. An already tense love triangle is thrown into turmoil on a hot summer night, when Zagor kills someone, and Ugur disappears.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Ufuk Bayraktar, Vildan Atasever, Engin Akyürek, Müge Ulusoy
Votes: 16,898
6. Propaganda (1999)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehdi is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain ... See full summary »
Director: Sinan Çetin | Stars: Metin Akpinar, Kemal Sunal, Meltem Cumbul, Rafet El Roman
Votes: 10,132
7. Agir Roman (1997)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Okan Bayülgen, Müjde Ar, Savas Dinçel, Mustafa Ugurlu
Votes: 11,860
8. Gemide (1998)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Sailors want to remain in their small world, warm and cozy and full of lies, but they kidnap a prostitute from some pimps.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Erkan Can, Haldun Boysan, Yildiray Sahinler, Naci Tasdögen
Votes: 16,134
9. Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim (1977)
90 min | Drama, Romance
Story 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Atif Yilmaz | Stars: Türkan Soray, Kadir Inanir, Ahmet Mekin, Hülya Tuglu
Votes: 16,950
10. Kabadayi (2007)
140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A retired former dangerous man has to fight a new generation of mafia boss for the girl his son loves.
Director: Ömer Vargi | Stars: Sener Sen, Kenan Imirzalioglu, Ismail Hacioglu, Asli Tandogan
Votes: 23,969
11. Fate (2001)
119 min | Drama
Musa, who works as a bookkeeper in the customs office, believes in the emptiness and absurdity of life. He doesn't struggle to change his life; he lets himself flow along with events ... See full summary »
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Serdar Orçin, Zeynep Tokus, Engin Günaydin, Demir Karahan
Votes: 7,016
12. Hunting Season (2010)
140 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The lives of three homicide detectives are turned upside-down during a murder investigation.
Director: Yavuz Turgul | Stars: Sener Sen, Cem Yilmaz, Çetin Tekindor, Melisa Sözen
Votes: 36,691
13. My Grandfather's People (2011)
126 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Grandpapa and his family were torn from their land, forced to migrate from Crete during the population exchange when he was just seven years old. Grands greatest desire is to see the land ... See full summary »
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Çetin Tekindor, Yigit Özsener, Gökçe Bahadir, Sacide Tasaner
Votes: 11,332
14. Her Sey Çok Güzel Olacak (1998)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
When Altan swipes prescription drugs from his brother Nuri's pharmacy, they soon find themselves on a dangerous but funny road trip to get rid of the stuff and escape the mafiosi Altan ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Vargi | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Mazhar Alanson, Ceyda Düvenci, Selim Nasit
Votes: 27,570
15. Distant (2002)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal
Votes: 22,873 | Gross: $0.10M
16. Climates (2006)
Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Dowdy university instructor Isa is an inattentive husband to his younger, TV-business wife Bahar. Self-absorbed, Isa only communicates in the most rudimentary way, while she, similarly, detaches into crying jags and juvenile behavior.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nazan Kesal, Mehmet Eryilmaz
Votes: 14,280 | Gross: $0.12M
17. Three Monkeys (2008)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama
A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rifat Sungar, Ercan Kesal
Votes: 22,997 | Gross: $0.04M
18. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Not Rated | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 50,276 | Gross: $0.14M
19. Süt (2008)
102 min | Drama
Yusuff has a hard time defining his adulthood. In one hand, there are his mother's expectations while on the other hand his passions.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Melih Selcuk, Basak Köklükaya, Riza Akin, Saadet Aksoy
Votes: 3,350
20. Egg (2007)
97 min | Drama
Yusuf, who goes to town for his mother's funeral, meets his mother's friend Ayla. Ayla pressures Yusuf to fulfill her mother's vow.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Nejat Isler, Saadet Aksoy, Ufuk Bayraktar, Kaan Karabacak
Votes: 5,668
21. Honey (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The quiet life of a boy and his family is endangered when his father does not return home from his work collecting honey in the forest.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay
Votes: 7,479
22. Takva (2006)
96 min | Drama
A promotion brings a Muslim's relationship with God into question.
Director: Özer Kiziltan | Stars: Erkan Can, Meray Ülgen, Güven Kiraç, Öznur Kula
Votes: 13,684
23. Incir Reçeli (2011)
94 min | Drama, Romance
On a night of despair after being turned down continuously for the scripts he writes, Metin ends up in a bar where he meets a girl named Duygu. After spending the night together, she walks ... See full summary »
Director: Aytaç Agirlar | Stars: Sezai Paracikoglu, Melike Güner, Sinan Çaliskanoglu, Barbara Lourens
Votes: 14,346
24. Losers' Club (2011)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets ... See full summary »
Director: Tolga Örnek | Stars: Nejat Isler, Yigit Özsener, Ahu Türkpençe, Idil Firat
Votes: 25,450
25. Yazi Tura (2004)
102 min | Drama
Yazi Tura is the film of two stories taking place in 1999. Stories of two young men... One is "Ridvan the Devil", a young football player from Central Anatolia, Cappadocia / Goreme, and the... See full summary »
Director: Ugur Yücel | Stars: Kenan Imirzalioglu, Olgun Simsek, Bahri Beyat, Engin Günaydin
Votes: 6,566
26. Love in Another Language (2009)
98 min | Drama
Onur, who has been deaf since birth, works as a librarian. His father had left him and his mother when he was seven, and Onur has always blamed himself for this. Although being able to ... See full summary »
Director: Ilksen Basarir | Stars: Mert Firat, Saadet Aksoy, Lale Mansur, Emre Karayel
Votes: 7,114
27. Beynelmilel (2006)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
It is 80's Turkey, local musicians of Adiyaman are hired by the military and trained to welcome one of the forceful generals of coup regime.
Directors: Muharrem Gulmez, Sirri Süreyya Önder | Stars: Cezmi Baskin, Özgü Namal, Umut Kurt, Nazmi Kirik
Votes: 8,210
28. Sonbahar (2008)
99 min | Drama
A man struggles after his release from ten years as a political prisoner.
Director: Özcan Alper | Stars: Onur Saylak, Megi Kobaladze, Serkan Keskin, Raife Yenigül
Votes: 6,845
29. Mutluluk (2007)
105 min | Drama
When an unmarried teenage girl is believed by her family to have given up her virginity, she is ordered to be killed out of shame. But before her relative is able to complete the task, the two encounter a college professor.
Director: Abdullah Oguz | Stars: Talat Bulut, Özgü Namal, Murat Han, Mustafa Avkiran
Votes: 7,831 | Gross: $0.04M
30. Majority (2010)
111 min | Drama
Mertkan has a simple life in Istanbul: 'working' as an office-boy in his dad's construction company, hanging out with his male friends in malls and discos, cruising with his dad's 4-wheel ... See full summary »
Director: Seren Yüce | Stars: Bartu Küçükçaglayan, Settar Tanriögen, Nihal G. Koldas, Esme Madra
Votes: 6,133
31. Dondurmam Gaymak (2006)
100 min | Comedy
Ali, who is ice cream salesman in Mugla, tries to survive in the face of fierce competition from the big ice cream brands. While trying to promote his ice cream, he tours the village with ... See full summary »
Director: Yüksel Aksu | Stars: Nejat Altinsoy, Mehmet Amca, Levent Aras, Ayse Aslan
Votes: 6,616
32. Zenne Dancer (2011)
104 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A feature film about an unusual trio: Daniel, a German photo-journalist in Istanbul without much knowledge about Turkish values. Can, a flamboyant, out and proud male belly dancer with lots... See full summary »
Directors: Caner Alper, Mehmet Binay | Stars: Kerem Can, Giovanni Arvaneh, Erkan Avci, Tilbe Saran
Votes: 2,865
33. The Governor (2009)
93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Faruk Yazici is the idealist governor of the Aegean city of Denizli and joins forces with his childhood friend Omer Ucar, who heads the team of engineers, in a fight against the beautiful ... See full summary »
Director: Çagatay Tosun | Stars: Erdal Besikçioglu, Sebnem Dönmez, Ugur Polat, Ismail Hacioglu
Votes: 5,007
34. Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? (2006)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A story about the tragedy and the danger of humor and the humorist - A comedy as grand as the Lands of Rome...
Director: Ezel Akay | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Sebnem Dönmez, Beyaz, Güven Kiraç
Votes: 13,372
35. Çalgi Çengi (2011)
90 min | Comedy
Two musicians witness a murder, which gets them entangled with a bunch of street thugs and mafia.
Director: Selçuk Aydemir | Stars: Murat Cemcir, Ahmet Kural, Erdal Tosun, Tuna Orhan
Votes: 13,692
36. Anlat Istanbul (2005)
99 min | Drama, Thriller
Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairy tales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.
Directors: Ömür Atay, Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabanci, Yücel Yolcu, Ümit Ünal | Stars: Altan Erkekli, Özgü Namal, Mehmet Günsür, Erkan Can
Votes: 6,928
37. Karpuz Kabugundan Gemiler Yapmak (2004)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmet Uluçay | Stars: Fizuli Caferof, Gülayse Erkoc, Hasbiye Günay, Kadir Kaymaz
Votes: 6,563
38. Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar (2000)
120 min | Drama, Sport
Thirtysomething Suat still lives with his parents and works at his father's store when not practicing as goalie for the local football team, Esnaf Spor. The neighborhood's greatest wish is ... See full summary »
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Müjde Ar, Savas Dinçel, Rafet El Roman, Erkan Can
Votes: 3,323
39. Tabutta Rövasata (1996)
76 min | Drama
Mahsun 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Ahmet Ugurlu, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aysen Aydemir, Serif Erol
Votes: 11,060
40. Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crushes into Omer's car. This accident causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Mehmet Günsür, Belçim Bilgin, Altan Erkekli, Ayda Aksel
Votes: 19,645
41. Neseli Günler (1978)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A 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.
Director: Orhan Aksoy | Stars: Münir Özkul, Adile Nasit, Sener Sen, Aysen Gruda
Votes: 11,944
42. Nefes: Vatan Sagolsun (2009)
128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.
Director: Levent Semerci | Stars: Mete Horozoglu, Ilker Kizmaz, Birce Akalay, Ibrahim Akoz
Votes: 35,378
43. Magic Carpet Ride (2005)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession.
Director: Yilmaz Erdogan | Stars: Yilmaz Erdogan, Tolga Çevik, Demet Akbag, Altan Erkekli
Votes: 35,459
44. Clouds of May (1999)
130 min | Comedy, Drama
Muzaffer goes to the house where his parents live for the movie he will shoot. He is thinking of starring his relatives in the movie he will shoot. But his father struggles with the forest ... See full summary »
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Emin Ceylan, Muzaffer Özdemir, Fatma Ceylan, Mehmet Emin Toprak
Votes: 6,775
45. Istanbul Kanatlarimin Altinda (1996)
119 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The story takes us back to the 17th century Istanbul, and the powerful times of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, Logari Celebi, Bekri Mustafa and... See full summary »
Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Ege Aydan, Okan Bayülgen, Beatriz Rico, Savas Ay
Votes: 3,856
46. Mustafa Hakkinda Hersey (2004)
119 min | Drama, Thriller
A Turkish thriller about a man forced to confront his past after he loses everything in an accident.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Nejat Isler, Fikret Kuskan, Basak Köklükaya, Serif Sezer
Votes: 9,798
47. Alone (2008)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Tells about those people whose lives have been isolated by modern lifestyles; It is also Foods, mothers, old songs and love that this movie is consists of.
Director: Çagan Irmak | Stars: Cemal Hünal, Melis Birkan, Yildiz Kültür, Asli Aybars
Votes: 22,787
48. Insaat (2003)
113 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The series of extreme events happens to two construction workers when one of them discovers something bad about their boss.
Director: Ömer Vargi | Stars: Emre Kinay, Sevket Çoruh, Suna Pekuysal, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 4,080
49. Vizontele (2001)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Lives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.
Directors: Yilmaz Erdogan, Ömer Faruk Sorak | Stars: Yilmaz Erdogan, Demet Akbag, Altan Erkekli, Cem Yilmaz
Votes: 38,864
50. Vavien (2009)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A reckless electrician, who is struggling with debt, decides to kill his wife and use her savings as a way out. His plan takes an unexpected twist when his loving wife, comes back from the dead to be with her family.
Directors: Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan | Stars: Engin Günaydin, Binnur Kaya, Settar Tanriögen, Ilker Aksum
Votes: 13,676
51. Winter Sleep (2014)
Not Rated | 196 min | Drama
A hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbag, Ayberk Pekcan
Votes: 55,546 | Gross: $0.17M
52. Coming Soon (2014)
134 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Pirated DVD seller Zafer who is formerly an extra in movies; swore to give up illegal works when his wife wanted to get divorce. To win his family back, he and his old-fashioned crew ... See full summary »
Director: Cem Yilmaz | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Tülin Özen, Zafer Algöz, Özkan Ugur
Votes: 35,748
53. A Madonna in Laleli (1999)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Pimps want to expand and conquer the world, by abiding the greats and oppressing the losers, but they lose their prostitute to some sailors.
Director: Kudret Sabanci | Stars: Güven Kiraç, Istar Gökseven, Cengiz Küçükayvaz, Ella Manea
Votes: 3,818
54. The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
188 min | Drama
An unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yildirimlar, Hazar Ergüçlü
Votes: 27,867 | Gross: $0.03M
55. Arif V 216 (2018)
125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
After 8 years, Arif's old friend 216 from planet GORA pays a visit to Earth.Together they go on a quest where they'll be visiting 60's.
Director: Kivanç Baruönü | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Ozan Güven, Özkan Ugur, Özge Özberk
Votes: 39,058
56. Money Trap (2019)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
Asim Noyan swindles people with his lies and games. Asim Noyan and his gang, who no one else has been able to catch, gets into a ruse again.
Director: Yilmaz Erdogan | Stars: Yilmaz Erdogan, Kivanç Tatlitug, Ezgi Mola, Bensu Soral
Votes: 16,186
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