Sabri Memi

Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. Risking their own lives, local villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away. 95 years later, during the Iran-Iraq War, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. In the morning of 19 March 1985 a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran to evacuate the Japanese. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's rescue flight.

A Turkish family experiencing financial difficulties travels to Baku to collect an inheritance from Azerbaijan. The two families spend 10 days together to collect the inheritance. Cultural differences lead to funny misunderstandings. In the process, friendships develop and unforgettable moments are experienced.

Conjoined twins Halim and Selim have led a carefree life in their small village but, unable to find suitable brides, journey to Istanbul in search of marriage prospects.

After losing his great love Duygu and spiraling into despair despite directing the film İncir Reçeli, Metin’s nights of singing his own songs at a bar take a turn when newcomer bartender Gizem arrives. Both scarred by past heartbreaks, Metin and Gizem must learn to trust and heal if they are to discover whether a new love can blossom between them.

Alya Albora arrives in Mardin with her late husband’s funeral and their five-year-old son to fulfill her husband’s last will. However, this arrival marks a point of no return, and there is no way out of Albora. The head of the Albora tribe, Cihan Albora, is not indifferent to Alya’s struggles, but he refuses to let her take her child and leave. Confronting the darkness of the past, hidden secrets, and the harsh realities of the region, Alya Albora finds herself caught in a fierce struggle with her late husband’s family.

Dünya Bu (The World as It Is, 2023) is a Turkish anthology comedy series on Gain, featuring 32 different self-contained stories set in a single shared world. Each episode tells a different human story with a comedic lens. Comedy is the clear dominant, drama is medium, romance and suspense are both low given the short-form anthology format with no overarching plot.