Directing

Mustafa Altıoklar

Born June 17, 1958 · Unye, Ordu, Turkey (age 68)

Born in 1958. Mustafa Altioklar began his film career by shooting short films in 1989. By winning the award of "The Best New Coming Director" with his first feature film, Balcony, at Ankara Film Festival in 1992, Altioklar drew the attention of Turkish film industry to his work. With his second feature film, Istanbul Under My Wings (1995), he also brought an unexpected vivacity to the Turkish Cine…

Known For

Cholera Street

Cholera Street · 1997

MovieCrimeDrama

Salih is a mechanic and the son of a respected barber named Ali. A woman named Tina arrives at Cholera Street, where she takes up residence and works as a prostitute.

The Elevator

The Elevator · 1999

The images reflected on the screen come from a camera that Namik is carrying, a camera that is forgotten. The young man running in a hospital corridor is looking for his wife Nurcan, a nurse. He finds her and takes the trigger of his gun. Then he decides on his own life and all this is recorded in the camera.

Banyo

MovieComedyThriller

The film takes place in three bathrooms. Two of them are side-by-side and the third sees the two right across the street. In these 3 places, 3 different couples and a young voyeur boy (actually an art student who researches for a project) are described in stories. At the core of these stories there are determinations of the nature of men and women, marriage and betrayal.

Dansöz

Dansöz · 2001

Cobra, a famous oriental dancer who captivates everyone, is shot by a man she loves one day and becomes disabled. The film tells us about the world and lifestyle of the gypsies through a story of love, hate, and death.

Commissioner Shakespeare

Commissioner Shakespeare · 2001

Commissioner Shakespeare

After fainting in a school rehearsal, little Su is diagnosed with leukemia. As a result she is forced to give up the Snow White role she wanted so badly. Police Chief Cemil decides to stage the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at his oppressive police station. He hopes to win a TV competition in order to save his dying daughter.

Fosforlu Cevriye

Fosforlu Cevriye · 2000

Fosforlu Cevriye

A lively film about Galata's notorious prostitute, Fosforlu Cevriye, who had endured a life of suffering, taking in a wounded man she met in the boat where she was hiding from the police, nursing him back to health in her home, and then falling in love with him.

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

Istanbul Beneath My Wings · 1996

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

MovieAdventureHistory

During the sea battle which took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Italians, a ship which had been seized in the Mediterranean Sea is brought to Istanbul, and a young wounded lady named Francesca, the daughter of the killed Captain, becomes a slave for Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.

Yes Sir

Yes Sir · 2007

MovieComedyAction

Once a year a group of handicapped people are allowed to visit army barracks. There, they have the opportunity of feeling like and being real soldiers.

Filmography

Sort

Cholera Street

Cholera Street · 1997

MovieCrimeDrama

Salih is a mechanic and the son of a respected barber named Ali. A woman named Tina arrives at Cholera Street, where she takes up residence and works as a prostitute.

Director

The Elevator

The Elevator · 1999

The images reflected on the screen come from a camera that Namik is carrying, a camera that is forgotten. The young man running in a hospital corridor is looking for his wife Nurcan, a nurse. He finds her and takes the trigger of his gun. Then he decides on his own life and all this is recorded in the camera.

Screenplay

Banyo

MovieComedyThriller

The film takes place in three bathrooms. Two of them are side-by-side and the third sees the two right across the street. In these 3 places, 3 different couples and a young voyeur boy (actually an art student who researches for a project) are described in stories. At the core of these stories there are determinations of the nature of men and women, marriage and betrayal.

Director

Dansöz

Dansöz · 2001

Cobra, a famous oriental dancer who captivates everyone, is shot by a man she loves one day and becomes disabled. The film tells us about the world and lifestyle of the gypsies through a story of love, hate, and death.

Çingene Çeribaşı 1

Commissioner Shakespeare

Commissioner Shakespeare · 2001

Commissioner Shakespeare

After fainting in a school rehearsal, little Su is diagnosed with leukemia. As a result she is forced to give up the Snow White role she wanted so badly. Police Chief Cemil decides to stage the production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at his oppressive police station. He hopes to win a TV competition in order to save his dying daughter.

Fosforlu Cevriye

Fosforlu Cevriye · 2000

Fosforlu Cevriye

A lively film about Galata's notorious prostitute, Fosforlu Cevriye, who had endured a life of suffering, taking in a wounded man she met in the boat where she was hiding from the police, nursing him back to health in her home, and then falling in love with him.

Director

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

Istanbul Beneath My Wings · 1996

Istanbul Beneath My Wings

MovieAdventureHistory

During the sea battle which took place between the Ottoman Empire and the Italians, a ship which had been seized in the Mediterranean Sea is brought to Istanbul, and a young wounded lady named Francesca, the daughter of the killed Captain, becomes a slave for Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi.

Director

Yes Sir

Yes Sir · 2007

MovieComedyAction

Once a year a group of handicapped people are allowed to visit army barracks. There, they have the opportunity of feeling like and being real soldiers.

Producer

He's in the Army Now

He's in the Army Now · 2003

He's in the Army Now

MovieComedyDrama

When the devastating Kocaeli earthquake occurs, the Turkish government passes a special law allowing people to complete their military service in a month.

Director

Shattered Soul

Shattered Soul · 2006

MovieDramaCrime

As dismembered legs begin appearing across Istanbul, Commissioner Fatih and his partner Doruk—a U.S.-trained forensic psychiatrist—race to catch the killer, even as Doruk’s wife Beyza, haunted by mysterious blackouts, discovers a chilling connection between her missing time and the victims.

Director

Denize Hançer Düştü

Denize Hançer Düştü · 1992

Denize Hançer Düştü

The story of two female theater actors, Deniz and İpek. The events that take place during the rehearsals and staging of Jean Genet's play "The Balcony" are intertwined with love, indifference, passion, sexuality, and the lust for power, just like in the play itself.

Director

Ünye de Fatsa Arası

Ünye de Fatsa Arası · 2011

Ünye de Fatsa Arası

MovieComedyDocumentary

Kendisi

Berlin ER

Berlin ER · 2025

After her private life falls apart, a young doctor seeking a fresh start takes over the emergency room in Berlin's toughest, most chaotic hospital. Battling staff resistance and a run-down system, she must unite her maverick team to save lives.

Nedim Ertan

Laf Lafı Açıyor

Laf Lafı Açıyor · 1991

Laf Lafı Açıyor

Kelebek Çıkmazı

Kelebek Çıkmazı · 2007

Kelebek Çıkmazı

SeriesFamilyDrama

Director

Acayip Hikayeler

Acayip Hikayeler · 2012

Acayip Hikayeler

SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy

Director

Lise Defteri

Lise Defteri · 2003

The troubles of the young people during their adolescence, the secrets they hide from their parents and teachers, the TV series that describes the happiness and sadness in high school.

Creator