Can Ulkay

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Can Ulkay

Born November 27, 1964 · Istanbul, Turkey (age 61)

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Known For

The SleeperThe Sleeper · 2025
The Sleeper
5.82025
MovieActionThriller
Ferman is a cold-blooded hitman who eliminates former agents for a secret organization. While eliminating a target during one of his missions, he encounters Saye and unexpectedly falls in love with her. Instead of killing her, he chooses to bring her into the organization. This decision marks the beginning of an irreversible path in both of their lives.
Paper LivesPaper Lives · 2021
Paper Lives
8.02021
MovieDrama
In the streets of Istanbul, ailing waste warehouse worker Mehmet takes a small boy under his wing and must soon confront his own traumatic childhood.
Ayla: The Daughter of WarAyla: The Daughter of War · 2017
Ayla: The Daughter of War
8.02017
MovieDramaWar
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.
Lefter: The Story of the OrdinariusLefter: The Story of the Ordinarius · 2025
Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius
6.82025
MovieDramaHistory
A football prodigy rises to fame, battling prejudice and inner turmoil on his quest for greatness. Based on the life of Turkish legend, Lefter.
MuslumMuslum · 2018
Muslum
7.12018
MovieDramaMusic
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).
Sarıkamış ÇocuklarıSarıkamış Çocukları · 2017
Sarıkamış Çocukları
10.02017
MovieDramaHistory
The film Sarıkamış Children tells the story of a group of children living in a village in 1915 who set out to fight on the front lines in harsh winter conditions. In 1915, two friends from the same village, Mehmet and Yusuf, have their fathers killed by bandits in Sarıkamış. The two boys' older brother is fighting on the Sarıkamış front. Determined to find a way to join their brothers at the front, Mehmet and Yusuf learn that a group of soldiers from their village is also being sent to the front. They decide to set out with this group to reach the front.
Periphery: Chain of Daily PrecessionsPeriphery: Chain of Daily Precessions
Periphery: Chain of Daily Precessions
MovieThrillerMystery
After encountering a young girl’s suicide at the end of his night shift, Commissioner Cihan finds no answers while attempting to solve the mystery behind her death. This growing uncertainty eventually drags him into a desperate struggle against the void of his own existence.
Turkish Ice CreamTurkish Ice Cream · 2019
Turkish Ice Cream
5.92019
MovieHistoryDrama
In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.

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