BEST OF TURKISH CINEMA ACCORDING TO MAVI BONCUK (146 FILMS)
20TH CENTURY
KARIM BENI ALDATIRSA / IF MY WIFE CHEATS ME | 1933 MUHSIN ERTUĞRUL
AYSEL BATAKLI DAMIN KIZI | 1935 MUHSIN ERTUĞRUL
ŞEHVET KURBANI / THE VICTIM OF LUST | 1940 MUHSIN ERTUĞRUL
GECELERIN ÖTESI / BEYOND THE NIGHTS | 1960 METIN ERKSAN
ŞOFÖR NEBAHAT | 1960 METIN ERKSAN
OTOBÜS YOLCULARI / BUS PASSANGERS | 1961 ERTEM GÖREÇ
SEVISTIGIMIZ GÜNLER: /DAYS WE MADE LOVE OF| 1961 HALIT REFIG
ACI HAYAT / BITTER LIFE | 1962 METIN ERKSAN
ÜÇ TEKERLEKLI BISIKLET THE THREE-WHEELED BICYCLE | 1962 LÜTFI Ö. AKAD
ŞEHIRDEKI YABANCI / STRANGER IN THE CITY | 1962 HALIT REFIĞ
SUSUZ YAZ / DRY SUMMER | 1963 METIN ERKSAN
ERKEK ALI | 1964 ATIF YILMAZ
GURBET KUSLARI / BIRDS ABROAD | 1964 HALIT REFIĞ
DUVARLARIN ÖTESI / BEYOND THE WALLS | 1964 ORHAN ELMAS
SON KUŞLAR / LAST BIRDS | 1965 ERDOĞAN TOKATLI
SEVMEK ZAMANI / A TIME TO LOVE | 1965 METIN ERKSAN
BITMEYEN YOL / ENDLESS ROAD | 1965 DUYGU SAĞIROĞLU
KARANLIKTA UYANANLAR / THOSE WHO WAKE IN THE DARK| ERTEM GÖREÇ
AH GÜZEL İSTANBUL / OH BEAUTIFUL ISTANBUL | 1966 ATIF YILMAZ
HUDUTLARIN KANUNU / LAW OF THE BORDERS | 1966 LÜTFI AKAD
SOLUK GECENIN AŞK HIKAYELERI, / LOVE STORIES OF THE PALE NIGHT | 1966 ALP ZEKI HEPER
KIZILIRMAK KARAKOYUN 1967 LÜTFI AKAD
VESIKALI YARIM / MY PROSTITUTE LOVE | 1968 LÜTFI AKAD
AÇ KURTLAR / HUNGRY WOLVES | 1969 YILMAZ GUNEY
UMUT / HOPE | 1970 YILMAZ GUNEY
DÖNÜŞ / THE RETURN | 1972 TÜRKÂN ŞORAY
ÜÇ ARKADAS / THREE FRIENDS | 1972 MEMDUH ÜN
GELIN / BRIDE | 1973 LÜTFI AKAD
CANIM KARDEŞIM | 1973 ERTEM EĞILMEZ
DÜĞÜN / WEDDING 1974 | 1973 LÜTFI AKAD
OTOBÜS / BUS | 1974 TUNÇ OKAN
DIYET / BLLOD MONEY | 1974 LÜTFI AKAD
ARKADAŞ / FRIEND | 1974 YILMAZ GÜNEY
ZAVALLILAR / THE POOR | 1974 ATIF YILMAZ
HABABAM SINIFI / THE CHAOS CLASS | 1975 ERTEM EĞILMEZ
SELVI BOYLUM AL YAZMALIM / MY GIRL WITH THE RED SCARF | 1977 ATIF YILMAZ
NEŞELI GÜNLER | 1978 ORHAN AKSOY
SÜRÜ / THE HERD | 1978 ZEKI ÖKTEN
YOL / THE ROAD | 1982 ŞERIF GÖREN, YILMAZ GUNEY
ÇIÇEK ABBAS / ABBAS THE FLOWER | 1982 SINAN ÇETIN
HAKKÂRI'DE BIR MEVSIM / A SEASON IN HAKKARI | 1982 ERDEN KIRAL
PEHLIVAN / THE WRESTLER | 1984 ZEKI ÖKTEN
DUL BIR KADIN / A WIDOWED WOMAN | 1985 ATIF YILMAZ
ZÜĞÜRT AĞA / BANKRUPT LANDLORD| 1985 NESLI ÇÖLGEÇEN
AAAHH BELINDA | 1986 ATIF YILMAZ
IPEKÇE | 1987 BILGE OLGAÇ
LALELIDE BIR AZIZE / A SAINT IN LALELI | 1988 KUDRET SABANCI
ANAYURT OTELI / MOTHERLAND HOTEL | 1987 ÖMER KAVUR
MUHSIN BEY / MR MUHSIN | 1987 YAVUZ TURGUL
SELAMSIZ BANDOSU / SALUTELESS BAND | 1987 NESLI ÇÖLGEÇEN
ARABESK | 1988 ERTEM EĞILMEZ
UÇURTMAYI VURMASINLAR / DON’T LET THEM SHOOT THE KITE | 1989 TUNÇ BAŞARAN
BENIM SINEMALARIM / MY CINEMAS | 1990 FÜRUZAN, GÜLSÜN KARAMUSTAFA
CAMDAN KALP / A HEART OF GLASS | 1990 FEHMI YAŞAR
AŞK FILMLERININ UNUTULMAZ YÖNETMENI / THE UNFORGETTABLE DIRECTOR OF LOVE MOVIES | 1990 YAVUZ TURGUL
KARILAR KOĞUŞU / WOMEN’S WARD | 1990 HALIT REFIĞ
GIZLI YUZ / SECRET FACE | 1991 ÖMER KAVUR
PIANO PIANO BACAKSIZ | 1991 TUNÇ BAŞARAN
KURT KANUNU/ THE LAW OF WOLVES | 1991 ERSIN PERTAN
DONERSEN ISLIK CAL / WHISTLE IF YOU COME BACK | 1992 ORHAN OĞUZ
DÜŞ GEZGINLERI / DREAM TRAVELERS | 1992 ATIF YILMAZ
GÖLGE OYUNU / SHADOW PLAY | 1992 YAVUZ TURGUL
ZIKKIMIN KÖKÜ / BULLSHIT | 1992 MEMDUH ÜN
KELEBEKLER SONSUZA UÇAR/ BUTTERFLIES FLY TO ETERNITY | 1993 MESUT UÇAKAN
TABUTTA ROVESATA / SOMERSAULT IN A COFFIN | 1996 DERVIŞ ZAIM
ESKIYA / THE BANDIT | 1996 YAVUZ TURGUL
MASUMIYET / INNOCENCE | 1997 ZEKI DEMIRKUBUZ
KASABA / THE SMALL TOWN | 1997 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
AGIR ROMAN / CHOLERA STREET | 1997 MUSTAFA ALTIOKLAR
HAMAM / TURKISH BATH | 1997 FERZAN ÖZPETEK
HER ŞEY ÇOK GÜZEL OLACAK / EVERYTHING WILL BE BEAUTIFUL | 1998 ÖMER VARGI
GEMIDE / ON BOAT | 1998 SERDAR AKAR
PROPAGANDA | 1999 SINAN ÇETIN
UCUNCU SAYFA / THIRD PAGE | 1999 ZEKI DEMIRKUBUZ
KAC PARA KAC/ RUN MONEY RUN | 1999 REHA ERDEM
LOLA+BİLİDİKİD | 1999 KUTLUĞ ATAMAN
MAYIS SIKINTISI / CLOUDS OF MAY | 1999 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
GÜNEŞE YOLCULUK | 1999 YEŞIM USTAOĞLU
21ST CENTURY
UZAK / DISTANT | 2002 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
HIÇBIRYERDE / IN NOWHERE LAND | 2002 TAYFUN PIRSELIMOGLU
BULUTLARI BEKLERKEN / WAITING FOR THE CLOUDS | 2003 YEŞIM USTAOĞLU
HEAD ON | 2004 FATIH AKIN
ANLAT İSTANBUL / TELL ME ISTANBUL 2004 ÜMIT ÜNAL, ÖMÜR ATAY
KARPUZ KABUGUNDAN GEMILER YAPMAK / BOATS OUT OF WATERMELON RINDS | 2004 AHMET ULUÇAY
BABAM VE OĞLUM / MY FATHER AND MY SON | 2005 ÇAĞAN IRMAK
DONDURMAM GAYMAK | 2005 YÜKSEL AKSU
HACIVAT KARAGÖZ NEDEN ÖLDÜRÜLDÜ? / WHO KILLED SHADOWS? | 2005 EZEL AKAY
GÖNÜL YARASI / HEART ACHE | 2005 YAVUZ TURGUL
SINEMA BIR MUCIZEDIR / CINEMA IS A MIRACLE | 2005 MEMDUH ÜN
BABAM VE OĞLUM / MY FATHER MY SON | 2005 ÇAĞAN IRMAK
KADER / DESTINY | 2006 ZEKI DEMIRKUBUZ
BEŞ VAKIT / TIMES AND WINDS | 2006 REHA ERDEM
HOKKABAZ / JUGGLER | 2006 CEM YILMAZ
TAKVA | 2006 ÖZER KIZILTAN
KÜÇÜK KIYAMET / THE LITTLE APOCALYPSE| 2006 YAĞMUR TAYLAN, DURUL TAYLAN
İKLIMLER / CLIMATES | 2006 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
RECEP İVEDIK | 2007 TOGAN GÖKBAKAR
THE EDGE OF HEAVEN | 2007 FATIH AKIN
YUMURTA / EGG | 2007 SEMIH KAPLANOĞLU
RIZA | 2007 TAYFUN PIRSELIMOGLU
SUT / MILK | 2008 SEMIH KAPLANOĞLU
ÜÇ MAYMUN/ THREE MONKEYS | 2008 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
TATIL KITABI / SUMMER BOOK | 2008 SEYFI TEOMAN
İKI DIL BIR BAVUL / TWO LANGUAGES ONE LUGGAGE | 2008 ORHAN ESKIKÖY, ÖZGÜR DOĞAN
SONBAHAR / FALL | 2008 OZCAN ALPER
HAYAT VAR / MY ONLY SUNSHINE | 2008 REHA ERDEM
ISSIZ ADAM / ALONE | 2008 ÇAĞAN IRMAK
PAZAR: BIR TICARET MASALI / THE MARKET: A TALE OF TRADE | 2008 BEN HOPKINS
KOSMOS | 2009 REHA ERDEM
MOMMO - KIZ KARDEŞIM / MOMMO THE BOGEYMAN | 2009 ATALAY TAŞDIKEN
EYYVAH EYVAH | 2009 HAKAN ALGÜL
VAVIEN | 2009 YAĞMUR TAYLAN, DURUL TAYLAN
KÖPRÜDEKILER / MEN ON THE BRIDGE | 2009 ASLI ÖZGE
ATLIKARINCA / MERRY GO ROUND | 2010 ILKSEN BASARIR.
AV MEVSIMI / HUNT SEASON | 2010 YAVUZ TURGUL
ANADOLU'NUN KAYIP ŞARKILARI / LOST SONGS OF ANATOLIA. | 2010 NEZIH ÜNEN
ÇOĞUNLUK / MAJORITY | 2010 SEREN YÜCE
BAL / HONEY | 2010 SEMIH KAPLANOĞLU
SAC / HAIR | 2010 TAYFUN PIRSELIMOGLU
AŞK TESADÜFLERI SEVER | 2011 ÖMER FARUK SORAK
KAYBEDENLER KULÜBÜ / LOOSERS CLUB | 2011 TOLGA ÖRNEK
THE EXTREMELY TRAGIC STORY OF CELAL TAN AND HIS FAMILY | 2011 ONUR ÜNLÜ
BIZIM BÜYÜK ÇARESIZLIĞIMIZ / OUR GRAND DESPAIR | 2011 SEYFI TEOMAN
BIR ZAMANLAR ANADOLUDA / ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA | 2011 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
ARAF / IN BETWEEN | 2012 YEŞIM USTAOĞLU
JÎN | 2013 REHA ERDEM
CELAL ILE CEREN / CELAL AND CEREN | 2013 TOGAN GÖKBAKAR
SEN AYDINLATIRSIN GECEYI / THOU GILD'ST THE EVEN | 2013 ONUR ÜNLÜ
KIŞ UYKUSU / WINTER SLEEP | 2014 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
SIVAS | 2014 KAAN MÜJDECI
TOZ BEZI / DUST CLOTH | 2015 AHU ÖZTÜRK
TEPENIN ARDI / BEYOND THE HILL | 2012 EMIN ALPER
HAYATBOYU / LIIFELONG 2013 ASLI ÖZGE
ABLUKA / FRENZY | 2015 EMIN ALPER
BASKIN / THE RAID | 2015 CAN EVRENOL
IVY | 2015 TOLGA KARAÇELIK
MUSTANG | 2015 DENIZ GAMZE ERGÜVEN
KALANDAR SOĞUĞU / COLD OF KALANDAR | 2015 MUSTAFA KARA
KOCA DÜNYA / BIG BIG WORLD | 2016 REHA ERDEM
KOR / AMBER | 2016 ZEKI DEMIRKUBUZ
OSMAN PAZARLAMA | 2016 TOGAN GÖKBAKAR
KELEBEKLER / BUTTERFLIES | 2018 TOLGA KARAÇELIK
AHLAT AĞACI / THE WILD PEAR TREE | 2018 NURI BILGE CEYLAN
KIZ KARDEŞLER / SISTERS | 2019 EMIN ALPER
NUH TEPESI / NOAH LAND | 2019 CENK ERTÜRK
BIR BASKADIR / ETHOS | 2020 BERKUN OYA
NEW FILMS FOR REVIEW
ASK, BUYU VS / LOVE, SPELLS AND ALL THAT | 2019 ÜMIT ÜNAL
After not having seen each other for 20 years, two women are reunited on the small Turkish island where, as teenagers, they first fell in love. What is the mysterious force that binds them together after all this time? And what can they do about it?
BILMEMEK / NOT KNOWING | 2019 LEYLA YILMAZ
"Not knowing" focuses on the life of a family that is not satisfied with their lives. Selma and Sinan are a couple who now find it difficult to endure each other. Umut, the son of the house, is after to prove himself. At the end of high school, rumors start circulating about Umut, who is homosexual. While Selma and Sinan are trying to cope with their tiring marriage, Umut suddenly disappears when the rumors go away and his head disappears. While Selma and Sinan are looking for their son, he realizes that they have actually lost themselves.
ZUHAL | 2021 NAZLI ELIF DURLU
Zuhal is an upper middle class woman with a nice job and a nice house in Istanbul, and a long-term relationship. Her ordinary life, spent with daily troubles, business rushes and phone calls with her boy friend on a trip, changes when she hears a cat meowing one night. Because of this meow, which she believes is coming from a flat, she is forced to communicate with her neighbors, whom she deliberately avoids. However, she cannot convince anyone of the existence of this voice. In her debut, after three award-winning short films, Nazli Elif Durlu tells the story of a strong female protagonist, with dark humor and lively characters.
KURAK GÜNLER / BURNING DAYS | 2021 EMIN ALPER
Emre, a young and dedicated prosecutor, is newly appointed to a small town hit by a water crisis and political scandals. After an initial welcome, he experiences an increasing number of tense interactions and is reluctantly dragged into local politics. When Emre forms a bond with the owner of the local newspaper pressure escalates under heated rumours.
KERR | 2021 TAYFUN PIRSELIMOĞLU
Can witnesses a murder in a small town. The police don't allow him to leave after his testimony. On the other hand, a quarantine is declared due to rabid dogs. The whole town turns into purgatory with no exit is almost at the edge of insanity.
OKUL TIRAŞI |/ BROTHERS KEEPER 2021 FERIT KARAHAN
Yusuf and his best friend Memo are pupils at a boarding school for Kurdish boys, secluded in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia. When Memo falls mysteriously ill, Yusuf is forced to struggle through the bureaucratic obstacles put up by the school's repressive authorities to try to help his friend. But by the time the adults in charge finally understand the seriousness of Memo's condition and try to get him to the hospital, the school has been buried under a sudden, heavy snowfall. With no way out and now desperate to reach help, teachers and pupils engage in a blame game where grudges, feelings of guilt and hidden secrets emerge, as time ticks mercilessly on and threatens to run out.
BENI SEVENLER LISTESI / THE LIST OF THOSE WHO LOVE ME | | 2021 EMRE ERDOĞDU
IKI SAFAK ARASINDA / BETWEEN TWO DAWNS | 2011 SELMAN NACAR
After a worker is severely injured in their family business, Kadir is forced into making a moral decision, which will have an impact on his dreams, his family and the life of the injured worker's wife.
ÇILINGIR SOFRASI. / A NIGHT IN FOUR PARTS | 2022 ALI KEMAL GÜVEN
TÜRKÇE PEKİYİ | 2012 MURAT BAYRAMOĞLU
SARDUNYA 2012 | CAGIL BOCUT
Just before her final exams, 19 years old Defne, has to return to her hometown after her father's stroke. His rehabilitation sessions will give the pair a chance to heal their fragile relationship in this beautiful Mediterranean town.