Movies and TV shows set in istanbul turkey

The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in istanbul turkey ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, realistic, tense, touching and suspense films and TV shows about / with love, turk, friendship, love and romance, couples, murder, family relations, death, kiss and drinking plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Crime genres shot in Turkey, Germany, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as istanbul turkey: Delibal (2015), Ezel (2009), Love Doesn't Understand Words (2016), Turkish Passion (1994), Mustang (2015), Never Give Up (2015), The Protector (2018), Black and White Love (2017), Kurt Seyit and Şura (2014), Red Istanbul (2017).

List of movies set in istanbul turkey

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 6.7
 12K
Delibal (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A love story following two young people battling with their emotions and dreams, the pressures of career, family and not knowing what the future holds. Füsun is a brilliant student, destined for a successful career but can't help from falling ...
Style: neurotic, romantic, emotional, captivating, touching ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: bipolar disorder, love, jealousy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father son relationship, wedding, parents and children, living together, conflict, musician, suicide, illness ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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 8.7
 37K
Ezel (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Ömer, a young man returning from military service, is set up by his friends and fiancé and ends up in prison for ten years. He fakes his own death and manages to escape. He re-creates himself as ‘Ezel’, a high-end gambler who is outwardly a ...
Style: tense, serious, suspenseful, soap opera, captivating ...
Plot: tragic love, warden, mafia, manipulation, tragic hero, ex convict, hidden identity, vengeance, frame up, trial, false arrest, murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Love Doesn't Understand Words (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 68 min.
TV show
Story: Hayat is a country girl with strict parents. She is in a love hate relationship with her boss Murat. Hayat is full of secrets that can ruin her career and relationship.
Style: romantic, sweet, feel good, inspirational, sincere ...
Plot: young girl, love and romance, love, couples, friends, twists and turns, intrigue, job seeking, friendship, youth, nouveau riche, new house ...
Place: istanbul turkey
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Turkish Passion (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A young woman’s passion forms the basis of this erotic Spanish drama adapted from a popular novel by Antonio Gala. The night before Desideria’s marriage, her girl friends give her some valuable advice on sex. The marriage takes place, and while ...
Style: sexy, manga, sensual, serious, realistic ...
Plot: cuckolded husband, family problems, love affair, obsession, belly dancer, unfaithful wife, cheating wife, sexual exploration, attraction, male female relationship, infidelity, affair ...
Time: 90s
Place: turkey, middle east, cappadocia turkey, istanbul turkey
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 7.6
 41K
Mustang (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Germany, Turkey, Qatar
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Style: sad, heartbreaking, realistic, art house, social ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: sisters, teenage girl, teenager, coming of age, sexism, running away from home, sister sister relationship, islam, women, teen suicide, female protagonist, virginity ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, near future
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey, middle east, maghreb
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 5.4
 419
Never Give Up (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
TV show
Story: A beautiful and intense tv show about finding and holding on to love. Nur, a simple woman from countryside goes to Istanbul and finds what she expected the least; love.
Style: captivating, sincere, romantic, psychological, soap opera
Plot: looking for love, romantic relationship, love story, couple relations, love affair, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, male female relationship, woman
Place: istanbul turkey
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 6.4
 37K
The Protector (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: The epic adventure of Hakan, a young shopkeeper whose modern world gets turned upside down when he learns he’s connected to a secret, ancient order, tasked with protecting Istanbul.
Style: exciting, captivating, enigmatic, tense
Plot: friendship, love, archaeology, ritual, plague, heroes, superhero, save the world, ancient mystery, cop, buddy, machine ...
Time: future, 16th century, 15th century
Place: istanbul turkey, constantinople, turkey, ottoman empire
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Black and White Love (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 140 min.
TV show
Story: Ferhat is a hitman working for his criminal uncle. Aslı is a young and idealistic doctor. One day, their roads crossed in the most unexpected way: Aslı is forced to operate on a man that Ferhat had shot.
Style: emotional, touching, disturbing, melancholic, light ...
Plot: opposites attract, forced marriage, power of love, rescue, fake marriage, jealousy, love, love story, strong female character, self sacrifice, marriage, doctor ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Kurt Seyit and Şura (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: A Turkish lieutenant and the daughter of Russian nobles fight for their love against forces of family and social expectation and historical events.
Style: captivating, romantic, realistic, historical drama
Plot: friendship, marriage, wedding, world war one, nobleman, trust, jealousy, hopes, betrayal, marriage proposal, deception, secret ...
Time: future, edwardian era, 20th century, 1920s, post world war one
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey, russia, ottoman empire
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 5.7
 7K
Red Istanbul (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Orhan who lived in London for years and did not come back to Turkey agrees to help Deniz -a famous director- edit his first book. Deniz has been living in a mansion with his family which started to lose its old brightness and power. Orhan finds ...
Style: tense, captivating, suspense, psychological, crying
Plot: writers, gay, love, friendship, missing person, investigation, disappearance, police, mother son relationship, lgbt, book editor, police interrogation ...
Time: year 2016
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Midnight at the Pera Palace (2022)
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: At a historic Istanbul hotel, a journalist is unexpectedly thrust into the past and must stop a plot that could change the fate of modern Turkey.
Style: disturbing, entertaining, captivating
Plot: hotel, conspiracy, time travel, time loop, hotel room, sent to the past, political intrigue, time traveler, political campaign, changing the past or future, time jump, historical character ...
Time: pre world war one, post world war one, 1910s, 20th century
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey, ottoman empire
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 5.9
 4K
Haunted (2007)
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 95 min.
Story: New Turkish horror picture Musallat looks the technical end looks stronger than most. Musallat the story of a young couple haunted by mysterious forces and there looks to be a heavy possession element as well. The calm life of Suat and Nurcan is ...
Style: psychological, suspense, tense, captivating, demonic ...
Plot: losing-it hero, couples, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, a vision, djinn, pursuit, danger, possessed, demonic possession, couple relations, job seeking ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, istanbul turkey, europe, germany, berlin germany ...
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Love Likes Coincidences (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Year 1977, a September morning in Ankara... Yilmaz tries to rush his pregnant wife Neriman to the hospital and he crashes into Omer's car. The causes Omer's pregnant wife Inci, who was in the back seat, to have a pre-term labor. The babies ...
Style: romantic, inspirational, sentimental, emotional, dramatic ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: true love, destiny, life, couples, love triangle, hopes, love and romance, power of love, fall in love, childhood memory, love, life & death ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, middle east, istanbul turkey
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 6.9
 11K
Topkapi (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum.
Style: clever, suspenseful, suspense, neo noir, fast ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heist, caper, robbery, perfect crime, con artists, murder, art theft, theft, femme fatale, museum, smuggling, gypsy ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: greece, istanbul turkey, turkey, europe, paris france
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Love in Another Language (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 98 min.
Story: 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 speak, he has chosen to stay silent because of the pitying looks ...
Style: realistic, emotional, psychological, captivating, sentimental ...
Plot: mute or deaf, love and romance, couples, workplace, social misfits, hopes, leaving home, call center, mute character, self discovery, family relations, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey
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 6.1
 178K
The Promise (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.
Style: sad, factual, heartbreaking, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Plot: armenian genocide, love triangle, world war one, genocide, true love, wedding, orphanage, tragic love, love affair, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, war ...
Time: 1910s, 2010s
Place: ottoman empire, turkey, istanbul turkey
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A Talking Picture (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter ...
Style: contemplative, talky, humorous, clever, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, ship, greek, cruise, self discovery, couple relations, love and romance, introspection, legends and myths, couples, parents and children, cruise ship ...
Time: year 2003, year 2001, middle ages, 21st century
Place: mediterranean sea, cairo egypt, greece, athens greece, israel ...
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 8.5
 29K
Ethos (2020)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: 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.
Style: psychological, captivating
Plot: muslim, city, confrontation, social differences, cultural difference, social problems, culture clash, social relations, chance meeting, cross cultural relations, society, visceral ...
Time: 2020s
Place: istanbul turkey
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Forbidden Apple (2018)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Three things in life can not be hidden "love, smoke and lack of money". The social society and the events behind the business world are told.
Style: touching, captivating, sincere, realistic, psychological ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: parents and children, mansion, wealthy family, love, love and romance, couple relations, family relations, ambition, family life, friendship, love affair, family problems ...
Place: turkey, 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: captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot: turkish history, independence, power struggle, historical event, war for independence, leader, fight, coup d'etat, society, politics, political leader, independence movement ...
Time: 1900s
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey, united kingdom, ottoman empire
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Homicide Unit Istanbul (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Istanbul police commissioner Mehmet Özakin is in charge of serious crime, mainly murder investigations, mostly in the Turkish metropolis. A very modern Turk, he uses up to date Western methods, without prejudice, assisted by bachelor Mustafa ...
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing, tense, detective
Plot: investigation, murder, murder investigation, forensics, crime solving, murder mystery, crime investigation, murderer, uncover truth, sleuth, police detective, police investigation ...
Place: istanbul turkey
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 3.6
 4K
Back Streets (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Arka Sokaklar, a long-running television crime series on Turkish Kanal D, was first broadcast in July 2006. The characters are described, below, using in-universe tone.
Style: tense, captivating
Plot: police, police investigation, fighting crime, partners against crime, detective inspector, teamwork, police detective, crime investigation, crime solving, organized crime, unsolved crime, homicide detective ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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You've Got Murder (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Istanbul Police Department homicide detectives encounter a murder nothing like they’ve seen before.Commissioners Emin, Salih, Asuman and deputy Alaattin begin investigating.But strange murders keep happening. They don’t have any evidence or any ...
Style: suspenseful, entertaining, suspense, feel good, humorous ...
Plot: serial killer, police, murder, police department, fight, chase, death, partner, law enforcement, humour, absurd humor, silly humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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 6.4
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Saf (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, Romania
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Turkish director Ali Vatansever weighs the human cost of politically motivated urban renewal in his achingly resonant second feature, about a young couple forced to compromise their ideals and work for the very industry encroaching on their Istanbul ...
Style: rough, tense, suspenseful, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: murder, missing person, hiding place, death, immigration, refugee, family relations, couples, police station, prison, female protagonist, money ...
Time: 21st century
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Anatolian Eagles (2011)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Onur, Ayşe, Mustafa, Tunç ve Fatih. Onlar, gökyüzüne hakim birer pilot olma hayaliyle yaşayan genç havacılar. Hayalleri yükseklerde fakat hedefe giderken yaşadıkları bin türlü zorluk, aile, sevgili hasreti, dostlukları, havada olmak ...
Style: tense, captivating
Plot: air force, pilot, soldier, airplane, military life, military, wartime life, military base, fighter pilot, turk, airport, love ...
Place: istanbul turkey
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 6.5
 6K
Dragon Trap (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When a serial killer goes after former convicted pedophiles, it is up to Police Commissioner Abbas and his Chief Celal to stop the killings.
Style: surprise ending, suspense, psychological, neo noir, detective
Plot: investigation, soldier, serial murder, pedophile, police officer, car chase, drinking, murder, serial killer, killer, dead body, drawing ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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Mission Istaanbul (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A promising journalist Vikas Sagar (Zayed Khan) is offered a position to head a controversial news station in Istanbul by its owner Owais Husain (Sunil Shetty). With this offer comes the promise of money and many other perks that make this offer ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, exciting
Plot: terrorism, news reporter, chase, conspiracy, frame up, investigation, danger, murder, rivalry, escapades, bare chested male, estranged couple ...
Time: 21st century
Place: istanbul turkey, india
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 6.1
 8K
Jolly Life (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Riza Senyurt is the world's most troubled Santa Claus at Christmas time. For one thing, he doesn't know who Santa Claus is. Whether fake or real however, he is Santa Claus now. Bearing the load of the whole world on his shoulders, Santa ...
Style: funny, humorous, entertaining, feel good, light ...
Plot: christmas, santa claus, new year's eve, life philosophy, humour, society, lifestyle, silly humor, turk, shopping mall, santa claus suit
Place: istanbul turkey
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 7.5
 25K
Losers' Club (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
Story: 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 Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship ...
Style: sincere, psychological, captivating, touching, art house ...
Plot: urban legend, best friend, architect, sex talk, sex scene, sex, beat generation, turk, photography, bookseller, sex on a sofa, drinking ...
Place: istanbul turkey, turkey
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The White Angel (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Beyaz Melek’ filmi; bir aşkın öyküsüdür.Bu aşk öyküsü, iki insanın birbirine duyduğu aşk değil, bir grup insanın hayata ve birbirlerine duyduğu aşkın ve sevginin hikayesidir.Filmde, doğudan batıya, mekteplisinden köylüsüne, ...
Style: touching, realistic, psychological, captivating, serious ...
Plot: family relations, hospital, aging, terminal illness, friendship, retirement home, death, old age, wedding, bittersweet, love and romance, elderly lovers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: turkey, istanbul turkey, middle east
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