Serkan Ercan

Deftly interweaving five contempo vignettes with fairy tale flavors, slick criss-crosser "Istanbul Tales" is both a compulsively watchable entertainment as well as an atmospheric love letter to one of the world's most beautiful cities. (bostonturkishfilmfestival.org)

Ten years old Cemil runs away from his stepfather who tortures him and his mother and ends up in Istanbul. Veli Firat Tanis, the leader of a gang which Cemil takes refuge in Haydarpasa, tries to send him back to his home by putting his pocket money. While the gang gather money for Cemil, they, at the same time, suffer from harsh living conditions. In the mean time Cemil's mother Münevver Nur Sürer comes to Istanbul in the hope of finding her son (imdb)

Halim is an old friend of Nevzat and he lives in Ankara. He comes to Istanbul because of his mother's illness. Nevzat plans to marry the woman he loves. He wants to introduce Halim to this woman and wants to learn what Halim thinks about her. According to Nevzat, the only side of the woman that is interesting is not her mysterious character but the effects of these reflections, a portrait of a mysterious woman arises. (golgefilmi.com)

Kenan is a 35-year-old toll booth attendant still living with his father who suffers from heart disease. Shy and withdrawn, he prefers to live in his own head rather than engaging with the people around him. he works at a busy toll station, and is known to talk to himself occasionally while working. As with everyone else, his relationship with his father is one of reserve and distance. (www.aksav.org.tr)

The story takes place in Harbiye town of Antakya just before the 1960 military coup d'etat. The economic and political crisis of those days are reflected by the both funny and sad story of a family. The story is told from the eyes of Cemal. Now a famous painter, Cemal goes back to his hometown years later and remembers his childhood. (imdb)

Dependent on a caretaker, Selim's disabilities have dominated the household for many years and his future is Neriman's biggest concern in life. Younger Zafer's scorn for his family is also rooted here -he constantly feels overshadowed by his older brother's condition. On the other hand, Hale, Zafer's fiancée, clings to him with hopes of distancing herself from her family. (imdb)

Driven into a spiral of debt because of his ambition, Tarık´s life begins to fall apart with the seizure orders issued for his home and workplace when he fails to pay his debts. Suffocating under the pressure from his bank and a loan shark, and on the brink of divorce with his wife, he intends to fight to the end. Selling the field back in his hometown is the last resort, and he visits his parents to persuade them. (film.iksv.org)

Hayat is a bad writer, she is divorced and the husband took the son and she cannot pay the rent. She is at rock bottom when the character Bünyamin from her newest novel pops out into the real world.

Tarik is a mathematics teacher who is assigned from Anatolia to Istanbul. The school is a difficult one and the neighbourhood is full of unwanted events. Tarik finds himself in a huge struggle from the first day on. (imdb)

The night long journey of the 4 soldiers discharged from the army. (imdb)

The champion is a great love story between Halis Karatas and Begum Atman, who came together with the legendary race horse Bold Pilot. (imdb)

There is nothing more dangerous than an astronaut with nothing to loose. (imdb)

Turkish version of ''This Is Us''

The Balkan War in 1912: The Ottomans suffer a big defeat, Rumelia is lost. With their faces marked by sorrow the rumelian migrants have to leave their homes to move to Istanbul and Anatolia. However, a new national enthusiasm develops soon. The beginning of World War I causes the conscription call of the young throughout Anatolia. Among them Veli and Mehmet Ali. After a certain time they are displaced to Mados, afterwards they become delegated to 19th Division. (kinostar.com)

On a very cold, snowy night, a new drama takes place in the history of humanity. Semi-paralysed, mentally unstable [Shemsi's] drama is the common denominator of the three municipal police officers on duty tonight. [Shemsi] is extracted from a cultural centre where he had taken shelter due to a reeking smell.

Struggle of the people in Çengelköy and the 15 July Martyrs' Bridge against the coup attempt of the members of the terrorist organization called Gülen movement (FETÖ) on the evening of 15 July 2016.

The story of Deniz and Baris's relationship spanning 10 years. (imdb)

Most street children do not reach the age of twenty. It cannot be said that those who saw it lived. Drugs, violence, sexual harassment, hunger... The fate of street children is either prison or grave. Five of these children manage to resist this fate. (imdb)

After a tragic miscarriage, Nimet -a middle aged woman- gets stuck in the conservative society in Istanbul while her beloved younger sister Öznur carries a burden of her own in the family, trying to struggle her own demons.