Nihal Koldaş

Released from prison after serving a 10-year sentence, Yusuf finds himself in a cheap hotel in Izmir where he meets a woman, a man, and a child who will complicate his life in unexpected ways, as he tries to survive in a society where social turbulence, an economic crisis, and an unstable political situation have created a new reality. (Cornell.edu)

It's 1930s. The Republic Day Ball is in progress in Zonguldak, a coal mining town in Turkey. Among the invited guests are the newcomers to this small and boring town...

Mertkan has a simple life in Istanbul: 'working' as an office-boy in his dad's construction company, hanging out with his male friends in malls and discos, cruising with his dad's 4-wheel drive at night. There is no urgency for him to find a meaning to this emptiness. When he meets Gul, a Kurdish girl from Eastern Turkey, putting herself through university by working as a waitress, Mertkan has a chance to change the futility of his life. (imdb)

Retired heavy penal court judge Sezgin (Erol Keskin) loses his faith in justice and attorneyship after his beloved daughter Belgin (Deniz Vural)'s murder and acquittance of his son-in-law Ilker (Mustafa Ugurlu) who was on trial for felony. He leaves his hometown and settles into a coastal town. Even though he was acquitted at the court, Sezgin believes that Ilker murdered his daughter. To execute justice, Sezgin abducts his son-in-law Ilker and locks him in the cellar of his villa. (adaletoyunu.com)

Fatma lives in Vienna with her family, and they maintain the traditions of their old homeland, Turkey. When the young Turkish woman Ayse marries into the family, the two women develop a friendship based on deep trust. "Kuma" is the story of this relationship, and of the rift that develops between them when Ayse oversteps the limits Fatma has laid down. (filminstitut.at)

Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. (Festival de Cannes)

Nesrin, an urban upper-middle class woman, goes back to her parents' old village in Anatolia to finish a novel and live out her dream of being a writer. When her conservative mother turns up uninvited and refuses to leave, Nesrin's writing stalls and her fantasies of village life turn bitter. The two woman are forced to confront the darker corners of each other's inner worlds. (imdb)

The story about 2 cops who get tangeled with the biggest mafia group in Istanbul with questionable loyalty and forbbiden love in between. (imdb)

A reclusive woman in her thirties leads a life frozen in time in a cave-like room. In her rare trips to the city, she chats with an oarswoman haunted by the devils. She searches for her twin sister in unfrequented corners of the city. In this journey in which time and space are out of joint, a same dream is recounted time after time. (imdb)

Yusuf (17) comes home after spending four years at a youth detention center. His return to the family freshly recall the act that the other family members, bound by rigid tradition, forced upon him as the younger son. (imdb)

The story of a murder.

Successful prosecutor Firat, who does not remember anything, is accused of murdering his wife and daughter. He has to escape from prison to reveal the truth. (imdb) Turkish version of ''Defendant (2017)''