Best Turkish Movies I've seen
List of the best turkish movies according to my ratings. Rated under 6/10 is not considered.
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- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsMuhammet UzunerYilmaz ErdoganTaner BirselA group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.10/10
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsHaluk BilginerMelisa SözenDemet AkbagA hotel owner and landlord in a remote Turkish village deals with conflicts within his family and a tenant behind on his rent.10/10
- DirectorTolga KaraçelikStarsNadir SaribacakHakan KarsakKadir ÇermikWhen the crew of a bankrupt cargo ship gets stuck on board for months, isolation breeds pressures that sink the men into a sea of madness and terror.9/10
- DirectorMustafa KaraStarsHaydar SismanNuray YesilarazHanife Kara"Cold of Kalandar" pictures within a unique pastoral atmosphere the realist, passionate and emotional story of Mehmet and his family living far from modern life, in a mountain village.9/10
- DirectorYavuz TurgulStarsSener SenUgur YücelSermin HürmeriçBaran the Bandit, released from prison after 35 years, searches for vengeance and his lover.9/10
- DirectorMetin ErksanStarsMüsfik KenterSema ÖzcanSüleyman TekcanA poor painter falls in love with a photograph of a woman while at work in one of the massive villas on Istanbul's Princes' Islands.9/10
- DirectorOnur ÜnlüStarsAli AtayDemet EvgarDamla SönmezCemal is a man who lives with his father in Akhisar town of Manisa and works in his own barber shop. Cemal, who seems to be at his own pace, is in trouble, and even he doesn't know what's going on. On the other hand, in this town where almost everyone knows each other, seemingly ordinary people have extraordinary powers.9/10
- DirectorÇagan IrmakStarsÇetin TekindorFikret KuskanHümeyraThe family of a left-wing journalist is torn apart after the military coup of Turkey in 1980.9/10
- DirectorSeren YüceStarsBartu KüçükçaglayanSettar TanriögenNihal G. KoldasMertkan 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 drive at night. There is no urgency for him to find a meaning to this emptiness.9/10
- DirectorMert BaykalStarsFerhan SensoyRasim ÖztekinAli ÇatalbasBased on a true event, the film tells the tragicomic story of three friends who end up in prison when they are mistaken as members of a terrorist organization.9/10
- DirectorZeki DemirkubuzStarsGüven KiraçHaluk BilginerDerya AlaboraYusuf 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.8/10
- DirectorSoner CanerBaris KayaStarsAlen Huseyin GursoyYavuz GürbüzSeyda SozuerRauf hopes to win over his big crush, the older Zana, with the help of the colour pink. But what does pink really look like anyways, and will he even be able to find it in his snowy little Kurdish village up in the mountains? Meanwhile, disturbing rumours sweep in from the outside world.8/10
- DirectorReha ErdemStarsSermet YesilTürkü TuranSerkan KeskinA strange man with otherworldly talents becomes both a friend and a pariah in a small Turkish town in this drama from writer and director Reha Erdem. Yahya is nearly in a panic when his young son falls into the river on a wintry day and looks lifeless when he's pulled from the water.8/10
- DirectorTolga ÖrnekStarsNejat IslerYigit ÖzsenerAhu TürkpençeKaan 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 Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.8/10
- DirectorÇagan IrmakStarsNejat IslerFikret KuskanBasak KöklükayaA Turkish thriller about a man forced to confront his past after he loses everything in an accident.8/10
- DirectorYilmaz ErdoganÖmer Faruk SorakStarsYilmaz ErdoganDemet AkbagAltan ErkekliLives of residents in a small, Anatolian village change when television is introduced to them.8/10
- DirectorYilmaz ErdoganStarsKivanç TatlitugMert FiratBelçim BilginIn a small Turkish town, two young tuberculous poets try to survive while publishing their poems. As they both fall in love, their life would never be the same.8/10
- DirectorÖmer VargiStarsSener SenKenan ImirzaliogluIsmail HaciogluA retired former dangerous man has to fight a new generation of mafia boss for the girl his son loves.7/10
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsTarik AkanKahraman KiralHalit AkçatepeTwo poor men try to find a television as a last wish for the terminally ill brother of one of them.7/10
- DirectorÇagan IrmakStarsÇetin TekindorYigit ÖzsenerGökçe BahadirGrandpapa 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 of his birth before he dies. It is this longing that makes him frequently drop bottles containing letters into the Aegean.7/10
- DirectorSeyfi TeomanStarsIlker AksumFatih AlGunes SayinThe peaceful cohabitation of two 30-something bachelors is disrupted when they both fall in love with the charming young woman who moves in with them.7/10
- DirectorYavuz TurgulStarsSener SenCem YilmazÇetin TekindorThe lives of three homicide detectives are turned upside-down during a murder investigation.7/10
- DirectorÜmit ÜnalStarsErdem AkakçeSelim DemirdelenSerhat TutumluerAra is the story of four people and an empty house. These people are stuck between their past and stormy relationships, between Istanbul and the "homes" they can't get back, between their innermost secrets and the lies they tell, between east and west. They are stuck in the "space between".7/10
- DirectorMurat DüzgünogluStarsTansu BiçerVuslat SaraçogluEsra KizildoganBahadir, an aspiring 35-year-old director, spends his life making cheap television films inspired by the stories of folk songs. On the other hand, he has a great ambition to make films like his idol, Tarkovsky. He stands between his dreams and the real, tragicomic conditions.7/10
- 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.7/10
- 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.7/10
- 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.7/10
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsKemal SunalMünir ÖzkulSemra ÖzdamarA young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.7/10
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsKemal SunalMünir ÖzkulHalit AkçatepeA kind and hardworking student joins to Hababam Sinifi (The Chaos Class) but they don't accept him as one of them and he becomes the target of all class' pranks.7/10
- DirectorYavuz TurgulStarsMeltem CumbulSener SenTimuçin EsenA single mother with a child meets a retired teacher who tries to keep pace with his new life and to protect them from her ex-husband.7/10
- DirectorÖzcan AlperStarsOnur SaylakSofiya KhandamirovaMustafa UgurluAddresses the issues of ethnicity and belonging and conveys how it feels to be across the borders, not only in terms of dislocating out of the borders of a country but also in terms of struggling to exist at the margins of a society.7/10
- 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.7/10
- DirectorGani MüjdeStarsMehmet Ali ErbilDemet SenerCem DavranThe story of Yetis Bey (Cem Davran) and his struggle with Byzantian Emperor (Illetyus) is presented in a humorous way.7/10
- DirectorÖzcan AlperStarsOnur SaylakMegi KobaladzeSerkan KeskinA man struggles after his release from ten years as a political prisoner.6/10
- 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.6/10
- 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.6/10
- DirectorErtem EgilmezStarsEmel SayinTarik AkanZeki Alasya4 friends who are mistreated in a casino want to get revenge by kidnapping the singer of the casino.6/10
- DirectorÖmer Faruk SorakStarsCem YilmazOzan GüvenDemet EvgarIn 1881, two Ottoman Secret Agents travel to the USA, at the Sultan's request, to deliver a valuable diamond as a gift for the President.6/10
- DirectorÖmer Faruk SorakStarsMehmet GünsürBelçim BilginAltan ErkekliYear 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, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies are born on the same day. They see each other for the first time.6/10
- DirectorSeren YüceStarsSongül ÖdenTolga TekinTülay GünalHaving reached their 40s Handan and Korhan live a humdrum life in an upper scale neighborhood in Istanbul. Handan tries to keep herself occupied, relentlessly trying on new pastimes, counting on Korhan's support for each one. Korhan, on the other hand, having witnessed too many of her whims, has learned not to make much of them.6/10
- DirectorAtil InaçStarsAydemir AkbasSafak SezerAli ÇatalbasAfter a violent shootout, a group of men have to hide two corpses.6/10
- DirectorHakan AlgülStarsDemet AkbagAta DemirerÖzge BorakA clarinet player goes on a search for his real father, teaming up with an eccentric nightclub singer.6/10
- DirectorMurat SekerStarsSevket ÇoruhTuba ÜnsalIlker AyrikServet the accountant makes a plan to steal money from a client. He decides to get his brother-in-law Gökhan involved to use his account for the money transfer. When two more friends Meatball Necmi and Del Piero are added to the plan, things start going bad.6/10