Turk movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant turk movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, serious, suspense, suspenseful and islamic films and TV shows about / with turk, muslim, turkish history, sultan, battles, state affairs, power struggle, war, military and family relations plots mostly in Drama, History and War genres shot in Turkey, Hungary, France and other countries.
turk movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as turk: Cholera Street (1997), Borrowed Bride (2005), The Great Seljuks (2020), Vlad The Impaler (2018), Crimean (2014), 125 Years Memory (2015), Battal Gazi Destanı (1971), Conquest 1453 (2012), Either Freedom or Death (2020), Yunus Emre (2015).

List of turk movies

 7.6
 13K
Cholera Street (1997)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey, Hungary, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The film is set in a rundown, crime ridden neighborhood of Istanbul dubbed "Cholera Street" (Kolera Sokağı). Salih is a mechanic and son of a respected barber Ali. A woman Tina arrives at Cholera street where she takes up residence and ...
Style: lgbt cinema, art house, serious, realistic, suspenseful ...
Plot: turk, power of love, serial killer, violence, women's issues, lgbt, murder, revenge, gangster, sexual abuse, junkie, overdose ...
Time: 90s
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Borrowed Bride (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, suspense, crying
Plot: teacher, turk, customs, teenage boy, marriage, relationships, family relations, relationship problems, family problems, wedding preparations and rituals, troubled marriage, male female relationship ...
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The Great Seljuks (2020)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: The growth of the great Seljuk Empire. An epic journey with love, secrets and struggle for the pursuit of order in the world and justice.
Style: tense, serious, captivating, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot: sultan, turk, conquering, turkish history, muslim, battles, state affairs, roman empire, trap, medieval, showdown, intrigue ...
Time: medieval times, 11th century, 12th century
Place: turkey
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Vlad The Impaler (2018)
Genre: Action, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The true story of 7 oddly dressed fearless men of ottoman army fight against cruel Vlad.
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, epic war
Plot: turk, turkish army, insurgent, turkish history, barbarian, army, battles, showdown, power struggle, fight, fight for supremacy, warrior ...
Time: 15th century
Place: ottoman empire, romania, azerbaijan, constantinople
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 7.2
 1K
Crimean (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The human tragedy and the suffering of the Crimean Turks who were taken hostage as prisoners of war in German prison camps during World War II.
Style: captivating, sincere, suspenseful, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot: turk, world war two, concentration camp, military dictatorship, military camp, prisoners of war, prisoner of war camp, wartime, pow, life is a bitch, war, german soldier ...
Place: crimea
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125 Years Memory (2015)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan, Turkey
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this Japanese-Turkish blockbuster: The sinking of the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul off the Japanese coast in 1890, and the evacuation of Japanese nationals ...
Style: touching, serious, captivating, psychological
Plot: turkish history, turk, tragedy, sea disaster, typhoon, drowning, survival, danger, friendship, compassion, muslim, sultan ...
Time: 19th century, 1890s, 80s
Place: japan, ottoman empire, turkey, iran, tehran iran ...
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Battal Gazi Destanı (1971)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Depiction of the life of the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya, Battal Gazi.
Style: heroic, dramatic, action packed, epic, period drama
Audience: adult
Plot: turk, revenge, rescue, sword fight, swashbuckler, betrayal, rescue mission, duel, battles, exile, rivalry, royalty ...
Place: turkey
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 6.4
 60K
Conquest 1453 (2012)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 162 min.
Story: After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
Style: tense, realistic, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: rise to the top, emperor, medieval, sultan, conquering, prophet, siege, politics, throne, muslim, turk, sword fight ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Either Freedom or Death (2020)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: On March 16, 1920, after the Allied Powers invaded Istanbul and disbanded Meclis-i Mebûsan, the Kuvayi Milliye movement, led by Mustafa Kemal Pasha, and the opening adventure of the fully independent assembly to be established in Ankara are ...
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: independence, war for independence, turk, turkish history, independence movement, coup d'etat, historical event, power struggle, fight for supremacy, war, state affairs, society ...
Time: 1900s
Place: turkey, ottoman empire, united kingdom, istanbul turkey
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 8.3
 3K
Yunus Emre (2015)
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: During the Mongol invasions, Yunus Emre leaves his home to travel across the Ottoman Empire, defying hardships and temptations to become a dervish.
Style: thought provoking, factual, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: sultan, turk, medieval, muslim, invasion, poet, new life, historical figure, social relations, power struggle, changing lives, society ...
Time: 13th century
Place: ottoman empire
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The Chaos Class (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Lazy, uneducated students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. When a new and obviously strict ...
Style: cult classic
Plot: turk, school band, coffee, kurd, night watchman, director, diploma, visual impairment, male male relationship, male protagonist, bare chested male, friendship between men ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Feyzo, the Polite One (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A feudal village in Southeastern Turkey in 1970's. A poor peasant, Feyzo returns from military service dreaming about getting married to Gülo, the love of his life.
Style: political, realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot: turk, village, village life, foreplay, rebellion, lawyer, couple relations, social relations, couples, disorder, parents and children, wedding ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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My Father and My Son (2005)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A Turkish man, whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup, finally returns home. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family farm, he takes his 8 year-old and tries to repair relations.
Style: touching, realistic, serious, emotional, thought provoking ...
Plot: homecoming, father son relationship, tragic hero, turk, family relations, society, trial, rebelliousness, rebel, family life, parents and children, coming of age ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: turkey, maghreb, middle east, istanbul turkey
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Establishment: Osman (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: The life of Osman Bey, the son of Ertugrul Gazi and the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Style: stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot: sultan, turk, state affairs, royal family, turkish history, battles, intrigue, father son relationship, military, destiny, love and romance, rise to the top ...
Time: 14th century, 13th century
Place: ottoman empire, turkey
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The Magnificent Century (2011)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Muhteşem Yüzyıl is a prime time historical Turkish television series. It was originally broadcast on Show TV and then transferred to Star TV. It is based on the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ...
Style: stylized, emotional, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Plot: sultan, palace intrigue, intrigue, political intrigue, power struggle, royal family, love and romance, couple relations, political unrest, political conspiracy, state affairs, military ...
Time: 16th century
Place: ottoman empire, constantinople, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe ...
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Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
Story: In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight. Frantic, scared and on the verge of death, this little girl captures the heart of Süleyman, who risks ...
Style: touching, disturbing, suspenseful, factual, suspense ...
Plot: little girl, korean war, turk, orphan, soldier, care, child custody, school, military base, rescue, mother daughter relationship, military ...
Time: 50s, year 2010, year 1950, 1950s
Place: turkey, korea
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 5.3
 820
Karamurat (1977)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story: An adventure movie directed by Ernst Hofbauer and Natuk Baytan.
Style: action comedy
Plot: turk, martial arts, sword fight, hand to hand combat, kung fu, swashbuckler, trick, sultan, cocaine, drug traffic, bare chested male, foreplay ...
Time: year 1970, 15th century
Place: ottoman empire
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Ice Cream, I Scream (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story: 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 his brand new yellow ice cream motorbike. However the naugthy ...
Style: humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: salesman, mischievous children, investigation, family relations, disorder, power relations, society, youth, rich and poor, down on your luck, turk, theft ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey
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 6.6
 2K
Tarkan (1969)
Genre: Adventure, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Attila the Hun raiders Tarkan Mars is about the struggle with the Romans and vandals to get a magic sword.
Style: dark, suspenseful
Audience: adult
Plot: turk, conquering, epic battle, power struggle, bravery, barbarian, gladiator, violent, sword and sorcery, destiny, extreme violence, revenge ...
Time: 5th century
Place: turkey
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Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (2006)
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The movie opens with a fictionalized depiction of a real-life incident: the arrest on July 4, 2003 of 11 Turkish special forces soldiers and 13 civilians by U.S. forces of the 173rd Airborne commanded by Colonel William C. Mayville in the northern ...
Style: serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: terrorism, vengeance, danger, military, daring rescue, fighting the system, espionage, politics, rivalry, allies, turk, war on terror ...
Place: iraq, middle east, turkey
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Stars of Eger (1968)
Genre: Adventure, History, Romance, War
Country: Hungary, Bulgaria
Duration: 157 min.
Story: This romantic and grandiose historical film depicts the era of the constant incursions and heroic battles fought by the defenders of the castle of Eger, led by captain István Dobó, against the heavy odds of superior numbers through the lives and ...
Style: cult classic, dark comedy, disgusting, biblical
Plot: fortress, knight, medieval, renaissance, swamp, defeat, cavalry charge, queen, russian history, russian empire, ancient, fencing ...
Time: middle ages, 16th century, medieval times
Place: rome italy, ottoman empire, italy, vienna, transylvania ...
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Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
Style: costume drama, epic, historical drama
Plot: sultan, muslim, conquering, turk, medieval, battles, roman empire, sword, castle, christian, history lesson, turkish history ...
Time: medieval times, 15th century
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, constantinople, istanbul turkey
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Intoxicated by Love (2024)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey, Iran
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Story of Rumi, his friendship with Shams Tabrizi, the love he had for him and the great influence of Shams over him in his life, his poetry and his love for God.
Style: thrilling, captivating, psychological, inspirational, philosophical ...
Plot: love, turk, mysticism, poetry, problem, devotional, transcendence, friendship, symbolism, persian
Time: 13th century
Place: persia
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 8.4
 13K
Mr. Muhsin (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Turkey
Duration: 119 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: sentimental, touching, sad, art house, serious ...
Plot: turk, kurd, advice, lonely, social commentary, love and romance, ambition, artists and showbiz, follow your dream, couples, showbiz, against the odds ...
Time: 80s
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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Everything's Gonna Be Great (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story: 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 tried to double-cross. Along the way, the brother who are ...
Style: art house, sweet, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: turk, on the road, business, gangster, infidelity, sibling relationship, parent child relationship, vacation, lie, cheating, old man, singer ...
Time: 90s
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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The Chaos Class Is Fretting Over (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Lazy, uneducated students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. When one of the students get ...
Style: lighthearted, slapstick, romantic comedy, period piece
Plot: school, turk, high school, student, friendship, boarding school, bromance, male bonding, coming of age, youth culture, social class, heartwarming ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
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 8.0
 37K
The Breath (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 128 min.
Story: A major who had just lost two people in his command in a combat with PKK militants arrives at the station and takes charge. He finds it very difficult to step out of the state of depression due to his recent loss and so intimidates his soldiers into ...
Style: captivating, rough, serious, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: turkish army, military, soldier, terror, ambush, war, danger, anti war, against the odds, military life, terrorism, army ...
Time: 20th century, year 1993, 90s
Place: ottoman empire, asia, middle east, turkey, kurdistan
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 4.6
 25K
Recep Ivedik 2 (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When his grandmother takes ill, foolish brute Recep tries to satisfy her wishes by getting a job and attempting to find a suitable wife.
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot: profanity, goofy hero, misfit, disorder, life is a bitch, love and romance, social misfits, unemployment, fish out of water, workplace, job seeking, buddies ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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Valley of the Wolves: Gladio (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 97 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: secret agent, conspiracy, false accusation, undercover, rivalry, forced into action, dishonesty, government agency, state affairs, turk, danger, kurd ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, istanbul turkey, turkey
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 6.8
 2K
Labyrinth (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A massive explosion rips though a busy street in Istanbul, Turkey. 95 people are dead; 30 Americans and 5 British. The massacre sends shock waves from Turkey to London and Washington, DC. A new terrorist organization is behind the attack. The ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, political thriller, dark, realistic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: jihad, terrorism, terrorist, islam, turk, intelligence, investigation, espionage, conspiracy, moral ambiguity, betrayal, geopolitics ...
Place: istanbul turkey, washington d.c., london, turkey
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