Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

How to Stage a Coup

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Atatürk

Designed primarily for non-Turkish viewers, Tolda Örnek's documentary has a portentous narration by Sir Donald Sinden, focusing mostly on Atatürk's qualities as a leader as well as an inspiration to others. His shortcomings (drinking and smoking too much, as well as an inability to relate to his wife) are not overlooked, but Örnek suggests that they were chiefly due to his obsession with work. He had a lot to do in a very short time and achieved it.

Bir Millet Uyanıyor

The events begin on March 15, 1920. The captain Davut, who belongs to the Kuvva-i Milliye in Anatolia, and the commander Tilki join the alliance that first presses the Akbas Ammunition and transfers the ammunition to the Kuvva-i Milliye on a received code.

Ankara - Heart of Turkey

A Soviet documentary made for the 10th anniversary of the new Turkish Republic in the year 1934.

Atatürk: Father of the Turks

In the documentary, the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the last period of the Ottoman Empire, the War of Independence and the developments in the first years of the Republic of Turkey are told in parallel. The documentary prepared by Michael Adams consists of recordings made by the BBC in 1970 in Çanakkale, Samsun, Amasya, Sivas and Ankara, as well as historical footage.

The Incredible Turk

This film is about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the modernization of the Turkish Republic.

Atatürk, Father of Modern Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

Göklerin Efsane Kızı: Sabiha Gökçen

How to Stage a Coup

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Atatürk

Designed primarily for non-Turkish viewers, Tolda Örnek's documentary has a portentous narration by Sir Donald Sinden, focusing mostly on Atatürk's qualities as a leader as well as an inspiration to others. His shortcomings (drinking and smoking too much, as well as an inability to relate to his wife) are not overlooked, but Örnek suggests that they were chiefly due to his obsession with work. He had a lot to do in a very short time and achieved it.

Bir Millet Uyanıyor

The events begin on March 15, 1920. The captain Davut, who belongs to the Kuvva-i Milliye in Anatolia, and the commander Tilki join the alliance that first presses the Akbas Ammunition and transfers the ammunition to the Kuvva-i Milliye on a received code.

Ankara - Heart of Turkey

A Soviet documentary made for the 10th anniversary of the new Turkish Republic in the year 1934.

Atatürk: Father of the Turks

In the documentary, the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the last period of the Ottoman Empire, the War of Independence and the developments in the first years of the Republic of Turkey are told in parallel. The documentary prepared by Michael Adams consists of recordings made by the BBC in 1970 in Çanakkale, Samsun, Amasya, Sivas and Ankara, as well as historical footage.

The Incredible Turk

This film is about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the modernization of the Turkish Republic.

Atatürk, Father of Modern Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

Göklerin Efsane Kızı: Sabiha Gökçen

Aurora's Sunrise

The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.

From Atatürk to Erdoğan: Building a Nation

Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as Atatürk, the Father of the Turks, founder of the modern state, and the current president Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan, who apparently wants Turkey to regain the political and military pre-eminence it had as an empire under the Ottoman dynasty.

Turkey Mourns Kemal Ataturk

Various shots of Kemal Ataturk sat around a table with other politicians, he speaks, M/S profile of him. C/U of his successor General Ismet Inonu. L/S of Istanbul, various shots of the city, a truck drives down the street. M/S of Turkish women sat around threading leaves onto spikes. M/S of ladies being fitted for clothes. M/S of two oxen pulling a plough, M/S of a tractor pulling a plough. L/S of workers in a factory. A substance is poured into a big vat.

Sarı Zeybek

From the famous Turkish journalist, Can Dündar narrates the last 300 days of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The documentary features the stories and mails from the friends of Atatürk who is the founder of Turkish Republic and also led the Turkish army in the Turkish War of Independence

Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey

The rise of modern Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk. He established peace on the borders of Turkey for the first time in centuries, secularized the country, emancipated women, guaranteed certain minorities equal rights, and replaced Arabic script with the Latin alphabet. Along with rare archival footage is commentary from academic experts and interviews with his adopted daughter Ulku; Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic; and the Patriarch of the Orthodox church.

Reza Shah

The documentary "Reza Shah" begins with the rise of Reza Khan to power and looks at his reign from beginning to the end.

Turquie, nation impossible

Demirkırat: Bir Demokrasinin Doğuşu

A documentary of Turkish political history about multi-party period, Democrat Party government and the coup d’État of May 27th.

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