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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
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Azil, raised in the rebellious waters of the Black Sea, is suddenly confronted with all the secrets of his past: he is the lost heir of the Maçari family, one of Turkey’s most powerful dynasties. Shaken by the death of the woman he knew as his ...
Style:
family saga, tense, emotional, dark, suspense ...
Plot:
power struggle, dynasty, identity, identity crisis, corruption, moral dilemma, forbidden love, betrayal, revenge, inheritance, crime family, class conflict ...
Place:
black sea, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
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Mesut comes to İstanbul to sell the company where his father has given him power of attorney for two percent of the shares. He ends up staying longer than planned, coinciding with an opportunity to reconnect with Beste, a former crush of his.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic, contemplative
Plot:
relationships, slice of life, family business, longing, personal growth, intimate, bittersweet, city life, slow burn, second chance, nostalgia, unrequited love ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: Turkey
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Vefa Sultan immerses audiences in the spiritual heart of the Ottoman Empire, portraying the devoted life of Muslihuddin Mustafa—revered as one of Istanbul’s spiritual sultans. Through its rich atmosphere, the production vividly recreates the ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, meditative, reflective, thought provoking ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
spirituality, religious leader, philosophy, legacy, teacher student relationship, education, resilience, biopic, mysticism, religious conflict, political intrigue, muslim ...
Time:
17th century, 15th century
Place:
istanbul turkey, ottoman empire
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 3 min.
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Saraçoğlu plays “Istanbul,” a young entrepreneur who believes even love can be programmed, thanks to her innovative artificial intelligence software. She pitches her idea to Tan (Akyürek), a successful but emotionally reserved businessman. ...
Style:
romantic drama, sentimental, melancholic, modern fairy tale, romantic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, young adult, chemistry, chance meeting, investor, bittersweet, tourism
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 30 min.
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Pınar is a woman who comes from a traditional family and is trying to stand on her own feet in Istanbul. Working as an assistant brand manager at a food company, Pınar appears strong and determined from the outside, but in her inner world she is ...
Style:
realistic, melancholic, rom com
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, personal growth, office politics, single woman, aspiration, gender roles, family drama, female empowerment, workplace, coming of age, slice of life
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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A young student moves in with an estranged family friend in Istanbul, trading her humble hometown for a city that tests her identity — and convictions.
Style:
realistic, emotional, reflective, tension, melancholic
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, identity crisis, coming of age, social commentary, city life, intimate, domestic drama, multiculturalism, class differences, adaptation, migration ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Ecem and Rahmi, who are at the very beginning of their relationship, live in the basement of an apartment in Istanbul. Their life takes a different turn one night when Ecem's ex-boyfriend Kazim comes to their doorstep. The anger of Rahmi, who ...
Style:
romantic drama, tense, emotional, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
jealousy, confrontation, ex boyfriend, regret, intimate, love triangle, claustrophobia, anger management, moral ambiguity, betrayal, social realism, obsession ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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Mahsun is a motorcycle courier in Istanbul. While searching for a way out of his life filled with debt, he accidentally discovers his "greatest" talent and decides to become a GIGOLO. Her manager will be her friend Leyla, who is a failed ...
Style:
comedy drama, dark comedy, romantic comedy, ambiguous ending, noir
Plot:
debt, gigolo, working class, self discovery, urban, ambition, street life, identity, friendship, moral ambiguity, career change, social commentary ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Summer 1985, Istanbul. Hakan and Gaye want to give back a music tape to their friend Selen before they leave. Things won't go as planned.
Style:
thrilling, psychological, satirical, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, nostalgia, escapades, friends, music, satire, urban, summer, coming of age, slice of life, misadventure, personal growth ...
Time:
80s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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The Servet family moves from Eskişehir to Istanbul for family reasons and find themselves in a totally different environment. As the twins Kerem and Ece try to blend in with the environment in the private college they just started, they will meet ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, emotional, realistic
Plot:
youth, friendship, slice of life, college, adolescence vs adulthood, group of friends, family drama, coming of age, lifestyle, best friend, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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The Hammer and the Rose: A Behzat Ç. Story is a Turkish-made detective, adventure, comedy, and action internet series inspired by the novel of the same name by Emrah Serbes, which will be published in 2022.
Style:
detective, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
investigation, murder, secret, undercover, murder investigation, urban, mature, murder mystery, tough cop, police procedural, streetwise, corruption ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 105 min.
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Story:
After getting forced out of her apartment, a young woman moves in with her colleague in a building where all the residents seem to be hiding a dark secret.
Style:
tense, dramatic, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
reporter, house fire, dark secret, secrets, firefight, television reporter, tv reporter, news report, news reporter, news anchor, fire, female reporter ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
After losing her home and all that she's known, a widowed Turkish woman finds herself in an unexpected love affair with a young Syrian refugee in Istanbul.
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
refugee, female protagonist, widow, hopes, syrian refugee, grief, compassion, loneliness, immigration, urban, new love, character study ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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Yasemin Derin, a famous actress in Turkey, has been living a double life for many years. Hiding behind her fame, this unexpected second life of Yasemin drags her into the middle of an adventure full of secrets.
Style:
captivating, exciting, dramatic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, celebrity, life, criminal, double life, secret life, secret identity, secrets, film industry, fame, actress, movie actress ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Istanbul is under quarantine. Felek and Kerim find the best way to make profits in this period. They will access people's computers and introduce themselves as government officials, making them confess their "crimes". However, the ...
Style:
dark comedy, twisted, suspense, fast paced, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, fraud, scam, impersonation, con artists, cybercrime, social satire, blackmail, greed, pandemic, identity theft, quarantine ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 20 min.
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Eylül lives with her grandmother and earns her living by escort. All he wants is to save enough money, move to Wales and create a new life there. One night he is summoned to a bachelor party of a group...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, humorous, independent film, tension
Plot:
female protagonist, sex work, social issues, money problems, family life, sexual relations, prostitute, financial problem, sexual tension, social problems, escape, poverty ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, wales
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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In a world shaken by an epidemic of madness that spreads through speech, Murat is the only immune person. As he searches for the secret of his mysterious immunity, his “hot skull", he has to leave the safe zone and embark on an adventure ...
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
epidemic, survival, pandemic, authoritarianism, dystopia, virus, city, life, distopia, madness, society, immunity ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
Tells the story of 4 maids working in 4 different houses at a luxury compound Cennet Sitesi; in İstanbul and their mysterious and intriguing relations with their landlords.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
secrets, servant, employer employee relationship, domestic drama, class conflict, maid, domestic servant, problem, family secret, child abduction, secret, abduction ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
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Seeking to uncover the truth about his past, a henchman betrays someone close to him and assumes a new identity in a small Istanbul neighborhood.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, tense, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
hitman, organized crime, betrayal, deception, identity, mistaken identity, stolen identity, new identity, criminal, murderer, on the lam, hidden identity ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
A woman and a man in the 1970s; they will touch the destiny of a country with love and labor.
Style:
period piece, disturbing, sincere, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
love, justice, society, fight, danger, rivalry, journalism, corruption, organized crime, escapades, lifestyle, police investigation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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In the same neighborhood in Istanbul, two different houses in two different worlds. Berringiller, who was struggling with their livelihood at the foot of the slope, and their rich relatives are Erdemliler. Aysel no longer wants to take money from ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, dramatic ...
Plot:
revenge, class conflict, family drama, rich and poor, star crossed lovers, life is a bitch, couple relations, wealthy family, relationship problems, male female relationship, love affair, love interest ...
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, Germany, France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the heart of Istanbul's prison, Zakir controls the letters prisoners receive. His average day is spent between the censorship office, his colleagues and his evening writing class. For a writing assignment, he steals a photo from one of the ...
Style:
psychological thriller, atmospheric, tense, suspense, dark ...
Plot:
prison, obsession, character study, isolation, loneliness, bureaucracy, surveillance, confined, obsessive love, privacy invasion, power, secret life ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Featuring seven different yet intertwined stories of modern life in Istanbul, 7 Faces is a thought-provoking drama centering on seven characters living in the same city apartment building. Each of them faces a major change in their lives, which ...
Style:
tense, anthology, thought provoking, humorous, captivating ...
Plot:
family relations, character study, modern life, society, city life, eccentric family, dysfunctional family, multiple storylines, lifestyle, family life, social relations, apartment building ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 125 min.
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Story:
Sevkat lives in and old neighborhood in İstanbul. He has an egg store in the market. There are colorful personalities in the neighborhood. They all do everything together for better and worse like in the old times.
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
dating, neighborhood, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, chance meeting, love story, relationships, romantic friendship, love affair, love interest, romantic relationship, male female relationship ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Meet Vartanus who has devoted her life to her bedridden father; Goncagul who realizes that her Mafioso lover will never marry her. Gulnur who's resigned herself to daily beatings as long as her husband doesn't touch the kids, Tulay ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, uplifting, black comedy, black humor
Plot:
feminism, domestic violence, women, gender roles, domestic drama, empowerment, urban, resilience, social change, survival, female friendship, social realism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
istanbul turkey, indiana
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on ...
Style:
realistic, art house, tense, political thriller, suspense ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, conspiracy, cover up, corruption, political corruption, intelligence agency, social commentary, hitman, betrayal, investigation, justice, character study ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Going through his daily routine in a stereotypical neighborhood, a street cleaner falls in love with a charwoman. Unfortunately for him, so does his superior officer.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, slapstick
Plot:
turk, love triangle, blue collar, neighborhood, everyday life, romantic rivalry, class differences, social satire, social commentary, rivalry, city life, slice of life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Turkey
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Having lost her mother in the 1999 earthquake, Bilge and her family go on a vacation to the south. On the way to their rented house, she sees a series of visions. Things get worse when a small earthquake occurs, bringing back memories of her loss ...
Style:
serious, tense, atmospheric, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, earthquake, escapades, chaos and mayhem, supernatural, danger, forces of nature, resort, catastrophe, family drama, natural disaster, loss ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Iskender was a feared gangster in the dark alleys of Istanbul, known for his own rough code of honor—until betrayal left him bleeding and stripped of everything he had built. When he opens his eyes in a quiet Aegean town, he finds himself ...
Style:
emotional, crime drama, suspenseful, intense, tear jerker ...
Plot:
gangster, betrayal, redemption, small town, revenge, moral dilemma, secrets, loss of son, dark past, identity, second chance, violence ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 60 min.
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Showcasing Turkey of the 1960s, while it follows a film producer who will tell the story of survival in Yesilcam as he experiences the golden age of Turkish cinema.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, thought provoking, reflective, sentimental ...
Plot:
filmmaking, ambition, movie business, film producer, director, film industry, filmmaker, actress, movie actress, movie star, survival, bittersweet ...
Time:
60s
Place:
istanbul turkey, turkey
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