Altan Erkekli
Birthday: Born in 1955-11-18 in Istanbul, Turkey
Deathday: Alive
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Yeşilçam
Character: Mümtaz Bolat
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....
Baht Oyunu
Character: Zafer Dogrusöz
Ada is a young girl who believes that if she is abandoned by her first love, she will be unhappy forever like the women of her maternal side. While trying to escape the fate of her family, Ada falls in love with Rüzgar, a student from Albania at the same university who is threatened with deportation. Believing that Rüzgar is her first love, Ada proposes him and they have a fake marriage to prevent his deportation. She believes that Rüzgar will literally propose to her on the 3rd anniversary of t...
Nerdesin Birader?
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Yalan Dünya
Character: Şehmuz Kocabaş
Yalan Dünya produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey at 2012....
Kurtuluş
Character: Yakup Kadri Bey
Epic independence fight in 21st century. Turkish independence war against occupying forces (Greece, England, France, Italy) in her land....
Havada Bulut
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Bir İstanbul Masalı
Character: Cemal Kozan
The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is 28, Esma the second daughter who is the star of the series and finally a son who is ...
Beyaz Gelincik
Character: Halil Aslanbaş
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Eyvah! Ramazan Bey
Character: Ramazan
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Acayip Hikayeler
Character: Nazif
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Bir Demet Tiyatro
Character: Cemil/Suavi Kırağıoğlu/Hakkı/Dodo/Kayınpeder/Tijar Bey
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Kara Ekmek
Character: Salim
Asiye is young and beautiful girl who works as a manicurist in a small beauty salon. She lives in a poor neighborhood with her family and wants to get married as soon as possible in order to get rid of her step mothers evil tongue. When she learns that she is pregnant, she immediately talks to her boyfriend and wants him to come and ask her family's approval for marriage. However, her boyfriend wants her to have an abortion and mentions clearly that he has no intention for marriage....
Yerden Yüksek
Character: Ziya Fikret Tamyol
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Dengi Dengine
Character: Muhtar
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Hangimiz Sevmedik
Character: Münir Yeşil
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Şen Yuva
Character: Kalender Şenyuva
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Bozkır
Character: Abbas Eroğlu
Experienced chief of police Seyfi and newbie officer Nuri Pamir start to investigate the case of a child murder taking place in the city. The case brings them to Mr. Abbas and his daughter Dilara, who are well-known individuals in their circles....
Vurgun
Character: Erdoğan Vardar
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Var Bunlar
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İbret-i Ailem
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Bahar Dalları
Character: Ekber
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Senden Önce
Character: Derman
Hakan, a disillusioned businessman, is weary of his wife's growing estrangement. On a business trip to Uludağ, he crosses paths with a captivating woman and subsequently succumbs to adulterous temptation. This fateful encounter will irrevocably alter the course of his life and that of his wife....
Afili Aşk
Character: Muhsin Yiğiter
The story of a Ayse, who due to slanderous accusations is forced to marry Kerem, a well-known rich and handsome playboy....
Arjen: Azap Yolu
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Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm
Character: Salih Hulusi Kezrak
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 described....
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Incurable
Character: Narrator
Uncurable is the (hi)story of Abdullah Kozan who spent 47 years of his life as patient in a state hospital named “Homeland”....
Magic Carpet Ride
Character: Yusuf Ziya Ocak
A struggling, suicidal young comedian meets a car thief who is willing to teach him a few things about his profession....
İstanbul Tales
Character: Hilmi
Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood....
The Blue Exile
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Mavi Sürgün is a fictionalized account of one period of the life of a Turkish journalist who was condemned to exile for an article he wrote in 1925. He turned his punishment into a reward by creating a little paradise in what is today the holiday resort, Bodrum. In fact he is considered by some to be the first ecologist. The film concentrates on this latter aspect of his character and through flashbacks portrays the inner turmoil of a man who is trying to come to terms with his past. The slow pa...
Game of Love
Character: Miran Dayı
With his dad’s shop threatened by commercial development, Ali decides to change the building contractor’s mind by making his daughter fall for him....
Benimle Oynar mısın?
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O... Çocukları
Character: Lokman
After the coup d'état on September 12, 1980, a husband and wife wanted for political crimes decide to flee abroad. But their children are the biggest obstacle to this plan. Before fleeing abroad, they search for a safe place to leave their children. The couple finally chooses Mehtap Anne's home as the "safest place" for their children. The place where they left their children is actually the "Emanetçi Anne" house, where Mehtap, a former prostitute, takes in the children of other prostitutes who ...
I Saw the Sun
Character: Davut
In the southeast region of Turkey, the Kurdish family of Altun lives in a small mountainside village plagued by a 25-year war that makes their daily lives a hellish struggle. As the war intensifies, the family is forced to migrate west to the city of Istanbul....
Heist School
Character: Almancı Sedat
Five high school students plans to steal University Entrance Exam booklets....
Waiting for Heaven
Character: Çoban
Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in a far off state and to be executed soon. Eflatun is ordered to make a portrait of the rebel prince who's been condemned to death in a Western manner to help the authorities be certain on the identity of him. Upon the order, Eflatun sets off for an arduous journey to...
Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası
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The film tells the story of Temel, who tries to overcome an impossible task with his friends in order to be with the girl he loves....
Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor
Character: Hilmi
“Anlatacaklarım var! Vaaz vermek değil niyetim, duyduğumu söylemek. Söylemeye değer şeyler duyuyorum zira. Belki hayatı daha yaşanır kılmak için ya da belki sade, ama sade anlatmak için... Sen anlat dedi Tanrı bana, anlaşılsın diye değil, hiçbir mükafat istemeden anlat... Çünkü bir mükafattır artık bir anlatıcıya doğru düzgün anlaşılmak! Sen anlat dedi... Sen sade anlat! Umudu hatırlatsın diye umutsuzluğu, çareye yol açsın diye çaresizliği anlat... Ders verme dedi kimseye, çünkü hoca denmez öğre...
Vizontele Tuuba
Character: Nazmi Dogan
Guner Sernikli is a government official who, with his wife and their wheelchair bound daughter, has been assigned as the head librarian to this isolated province, virtually an exile since there is no library in the village. The family is warmly welcome, but these are the years of political anarchy and leftist/rightist clashes in big cities and the youth of the village inevitably follow the tides. They arrive in Vizontele, just as the situation is becoming really absurd. Guner brings wisdom; his ...
Love Likes Coincidences
Character: Yılmaz
Year 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... This accident is the threshold of the coincidences that bring Ozgur and Deniz together....
Vizontele
Character: Başkan Nazmi
The story takes place in a small town (called Hakkari) in Turkey at the beginning of the 70's. The time has come to bring technology into that small town. The first Television (or called Visiontele by the citizens) arrives and the chaos begins....
Mask: With a Polite Smile
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Baris is a young man who finds various deception methods to continue his life. The reason for this situation is seen as a reflection of the traumas he has experienced at past. However, there are bigger mysteries than thought....
Sümela'nın Şifresi: Temel
Character: Necati
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Make a Wish
Character: Dede
In one parallel coming-of-age story, Kaan is faced with being uprooted from home; in the other, Berke is faced with bullying. Both demonstrate that when you know and choose what you want - Make a Wish - you can change your life....
Babasının Kızı
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Türkan
Character: Prof. Dr. Ahmet O. Daver
Türkan Saylan, fighting cancer with all her might, continues to help everyone she knows and doesn't know with every last ounce of energy she has. As her illness progresses, her eldest son Çınar, who lives in Germany and is also a doctor, comes to Istanbul with Saylan's grandson Timur. However, when he arrives at his mother's house in the morning, he finds a group of police officers at the door and a crowd of journalists surrounding the house. A search is being conducted at Saylan's house as part...
Bayram Havası
Character: Akif Güldağı
Ramadan traditions are recounted through the stories of grandparents and grandchildren....
Mill Horse
Character: Memur
Ali, an honest and honorable man, moves to Istanbul when he is transferred there. He moves in with his sister Hacer and brother-in-law Yakup. Yakup's niece Ayşe also lives in the same house. From the day he starts his job as a civil servant, Ali reacts against the swindlers and bribe-takers around him. As a result, his boss and other civil servants become uncomfortable with the situation. When Yakup runs away with the money he collected to build a mosque, Ali and Ayşe are left alone. Not wanting...
Home Coming
Character: Hoca
September 1980. Mustafa 'Mehmet Ali Alabora' and his wife, who're both laborers are married for 5 years. The couple has nothing to do with politics and spend their days happily with their 3 year old daughter and their TV, despite the clamor of guns clashing outside every night. One Friday morning, they wake up and hear the voice of Hasan Mutlucan on radio and observe soldiers marching through the streets, the very confirmation of the military coup that has taken place. Arrests begin instantly in...
The 80th Step
Character: Savcı yardımcısı
The story of a group of former activist friends who came together after September 12 and questioned the past....
The Shadowless
Character: Yazar
A barber working in Istanbul longs to be ‘both here and far, far away’. One day, he takes the day off and disappears abruptly without warning anyone. He then settles in a far-flung village. Some mysterious events start happening in the village as people disappear one by one....
Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar
Character: Ömer Bey
A film that takes a different approach to the theme of people whose lives have changed after traveling to India and embarking on a spiritual journey, focusing on the lives of young people in Turkey. The story takes place at a university in Istanbul. One day, the door to a classroom filled with young people facing various challenges opens, and a young Indian girl named Shiva enters. At first, everyone teases her for her clothing and appearance, but she eventually becomes everyone's friend. Her di...
Kilit
Character: Yakup
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Speed Foot
Character: Lütfü
The bus driver who has been working on the same line for years has retired. Therefore, the people of the district will meet with Lütfü, a new driver. Lütfü who tries to get used to the district is in a contention with Sadenaz, who grows on the end of the bus every morning. Although the bus's departure time has already passed, this sympathetic girl runs on the bus like a storm, before Lütfü's annoyance. However, in the course of time, a friendship between Sadenaz and Lütfü is formed. Lütfü does n...
Kim Bu Aile?
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Adem Haberdar's life takes a completely different turn when he has to leave the police after failing an important operation. Pursuing the gang that caused him to quit his job, Adem has to take over a chicken restaurant in order to follow the gang....
C Takımı
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Tells the funny events that is experienced 30 years later by a group that became friends in high school in the 1990s....
Bandırma Füze Kulübü
Character: Belediye Başkanı
When the calendars showed the 1950s, curiosity and interest in space had reached new heights, and many countries from Europe to Asia, led by the United States and the Soviet Union, had launched space programs and entered into fierce competition to reach beyond the unknowns of the sky. By 1957, the Soviet Union had become the first country to launch a rocket into space with Sputnik, followed by the United States as the second to make history. During these years, high school students and their fri...
Meleklerin Mucizesi
Character: Psikiyatrist
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Yağmur: Kıyamet Çiçeği
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Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi
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We follow the story of Yunus, who lives in one of the Anatolian villages ravaged by war and violence, and his transformation into Yunus Emre, a figure of global significance whose thoughts and poems blend love and passion. His great regret at choosing to console himself with wheat will drive him to seek answers. This quest will be so profound that he will set out on the road, bidding farewell to everyone he loves, especially his beloved Balım Kız. On his journey to attain the greatest love of al...
Çingene Kızı Zeugma
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Everyone eagerly awaits the arrival of the mosaic of the gypsy girl from America to the Zeugma Museum in Gaziantep. There are others who are just as excited as museum director Esra and security guard Zeki: Barbaros and his men... When the mosaic suddenly disappears, everyone begins to suspect each other. So who stole the mosaic?...
Dünya Malı: Eksi Bir
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Vural has to work for Haluk, who betrayed his mentor Suphi. When Haluk plans to steal a priceless gospel, Vural gets his chance to avenge his mentor but he will have to face his own internal conflicts as well as everyone after the gospel....
Operation Cicero
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Ilyas Bazna works as a butler in the British Embassy in Turkey during WW2. After Bazna starts to work as a German spy he is going to experience a series of unexpected events....
Veda Partisi
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Hülya, Mehtap, Didem, and Arzu are planning a surprise bachelorette party for their close friend Yonca. Hülya asks her husband İbrahim, who is also the chairman of a political party, to rent a villa with a pool for Yonca's bachelorette party. When Hülya and her friends arrive at the rented villa, they encounter the fantasy-filled world of the owner, Açelya. The bright pink decor, pink objects, pink horse statues by the pool, and sexy pictures of Açelya on the walls catch everyone's attention. Th...
Umut Üzümleri
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Madımak: Carina'nın Günlüğü
Character: Metin Altıok
Carina is a young Dutch woman studying anthropology who travels to Ankara to conduct reesarch....
Karagöz: Yâr Bana Bir Eğlence
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Karagöz, who is going through difficult times due to poverty, reflects this problem in his home life. As a result, he argues with his wife and decides to rent out his house. Unable to escape his problems, Karagöz deceives Tuzsuz by following Hacivat's advice. However, this causes him to experience even more serious problems. Right in the midst of this chaos, Karagöz's wife plays a game to take revenge on him. Will Karagöz be able to escape the situation he has found himself in?...
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Character: Hüseyin Dilbirliği
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 and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way....
Vezir Parmağı
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In this story set in ancient times, 31 women who lost their husbands, fathers, and children in war rise up against their lack of men after many years and demand that the state send them men to marry and have children. Five single men from different regions and cultures are selected at a porter market in Istanbul to marry these 31 women. The selected men, unaware of what awaits them, believe they are going to war. However, the porters, referred to as "human donkeys," find themselves in a complete...
Remember us
Character: Eşref
Kaan has difficulty getting a higher position in his work where he has built a good career. While he was occupied with his wife, children and his work, he has pretty much neglected his father. Until one day he is obliged to take care of him....
Sarıkamış Çocukları
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About Arif
Character: Müfit
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The Chaos Class Again
Character: Mehmet Hoca
A private boy's school opts to become mixed, and male students must adjust to the presence of new female students....
Don't Marry Him
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What would you do if your daughter is marrying a man against your will and doesn't realize you are right about your reasons? Don't Marry Him tells the story of the taxi driver, Adil, who does everything to no limit to prevent his daughter's marriage to a dangerous guy."...
Enes Batur: Gerçek Kahraman
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In the first film, Enes Batur was shy and unable to relate to those around him, showing the audience how his life changed through his social media posts. In this sequel, he becomes a part of "Justice Warriors" and embarks upon an adventure which will eventually make him a superhero....
Yıldızlar da Kayar: Das Borak
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Bekir and Tayfur, two brothers who have been unable to get their business off the ground, send actors and dancers to various organizations through their agency. To turn their fortunes around, they organize a competition called "Similar Star," which brings together lookalikes of famous celebrities. Around this time, rumors spread that the world-famous star Das Borak was struggling with burnout syndrome and psychological issues, leading to the cancellation of his concerts one by one. As Borak star...
Muslum
Character: Psikolog
A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father)....
Ağır Romantik
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After crossing paths unexpectedly, Aslı and Kerem fall in love but clashing family backgrounds threaten to stand in their way....
Unutulmayanlar
Character: Aziz
Aziz, a former Yeşilçam director, was devastated when the woman he loved, Leyla, starred in a sex film, and he left Istanbul. Thirty years later, the stubborn man sells everything he owns and returns to Istanbul to film the script he has kept under his arm. Upon arriving in Istanbul, Aziz's first task is to find his "old friends." The elderly crew members are excited by the idea, but none of them are where Aziz left them, or as he left them. A lot has changed since then. Most of them have moved ...
A Long Story
Character: Emin Efendi
A long story that started and ended at the station....
Cars of the Revolution
Character: Ulaştırma Bakanı
In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days!...
Hayati Tehlike
Character: Akif
Hayati is a beloved baker who bakes bread and other baked goods at his bakery, which he has named Hayatinin Yeri (The Place of Life). However, while leading an ordinary life in his father's legacy bakery, he gets into big trouble for refusing to pay protection money to the mafia. Just as guns start firing, the situation escalates further when his milk brother Utku intervenes. For Utku is a police officer conducting a special operation while keeping his identity hidden. Hayati takes over the oper...
We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary!
Character: Narrator
A questioning on Turkish (Cinema) history from 1856 to present, based on the mysterious and missing film “The Fall of the Russian Monument in Ayastefanos” which was allegedly shot on 14 November 1914, the so-called birthday of Turkish Cinema....
Vay Babam Vay!
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Ismet is dead and his family and townspeople gather for his funeral. Meanwhile, the family talks among themselves about how they will divide the inheritance....
The Chaos Class Goes to Cyprus: Summer Games
Character: Mehmet Hoca
At a school tournament in Cyprus, Yakışıklı, Racon, Format and Dede wind up competing — and goofing off — on behalf of the Private Çamlıca School....
Tete ve Masal: Rüyalar Diyarı
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Son Bilet
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Barboros sets off to see a play with his wife Ceren and nine-year-old son Ali, when a luxury car crashes into his vehicle at high speed. Barboros loses his wife and son in the accident, and his grief is compounded when the driver responsible for his family's death is released....