Ezel Akay

The life of a young computer systems analyst is thrown into turmoil after arriving in Istanbul to start a new job. She soon finds her passport missing, her credit cards useless, her bank account empty and her identity stolen. As the story progresses we find people and events may not be what they seem.

A secret organization called the "Ancients" builds a futuristic hotel-style shelter to protect 100 chosen individuals from a deadly viral epidemic that will destroy the world. Taxi driver Noah, who stumbles upon this hotel-like shelter, finds himself in an unexpected situation.

A story in four parts is told from the perspective of two children, showing life in school, in nature, with family and at home. All of this unfolding along with the seasons. The Small Town depicts life in the village, while also portraying the relationships between members of a small-town family, in a long centerpiece scene around a campfire with family members talking about the past, life and its disappointments. Both brother and sister witness the complexities and darkness of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of nature and wildlife.

Turkey, after the 1980 military coup. In the notorious Diyarbakır prison, the prisoners decide to resist the torture. 14 July 1982 is the day when the biggest resistance starts.

Osman suffers from agoraphobia. Osman, who lives in an old mansion far from the city, avoids meeting people. Osman, who wants a more peaceful life, decides to leave the mansion. However, in order for him to move from the mansion, he must first fight with the five cute monsters and Nazli that he lives with in the mansion.

Mahsun Supertitiz is an unemployed homeless man who steals cars at night so that he can sleep in a heated place during the winter. Mahsun lives in Rumelihisar, an old section of Istanbul, and makes ends meet by getting the local fishermen to help him. Mahsun loves the cars he robs, cleans and polishes them, and drives them through the streets of Rumelihisar during the daytime.

Retired taxi driver Faruk is still working into his 60s. Having lost his wife ten years earlier, he leads a monotonous life. His only wish is to learn English, for which he is sometimes ridiculed and sometimes appreciated. His life will change a lot as he meets people throughout that difficult process, as learning a new language brings new experiences.

During the years when World War I began to turn the Ottoman Empire's territories into a war zone, the pain of a great love story that unfolded in southeastern Anatolia and present-day Syria burned as fiercely as the war itself in the hearts of those involved. Mahmut leaves his home, abandoning everything—including the person he loves—because he refuses to commit murder. After being caught up in the relentless war raging across Anatolian lands and fighting for years in the struggle for liberation, he sets out to return home. His sole desire is to reunite with the one he was forced to leave behind and to seek revenge for the injustice he suffered years ago.

Killing The Shadows is a bawdy comic fable set in the Ottoman Empire during the mid-14th century based on two legendary figures in Turkish folkore, the jester Hacivat (Beyazit Ozturk) and the nomad Karagoz (Haluk Bilginer), men who apparently lived and died by their sense of humour.

In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day.

Despite all the obstacles between them, Alya and Sinan fall deeply in love. However, Alya's pregnancy becomes a tragic turning point due to the interference of Sinan's powerful and ruthless father, Haldun. On one hand, the intrigues of their enemies Mehmet and Melisa, who want to seize their company, and on the other hand, long-hidden family secrets, turn the couple's lives upside down. As the dark truths of the past are revealed, Alya and Sinan will have to fight to protect both their love and their future.

A resilient housewife, her husband and their marriage therapist become mired in a toxic love triangle and a plot to obtain an antique manuscript.

Despite being old and neglected, Emine, the elderly maid of an expensive antique mansion, is mistaken for the owner of the mansion and murdered. The suspects are the two families who are the heirs. The murderer will be found through a letter sent to these two families.

A man with no recorded memory about his past finds himself in a bar, following a mysterious woman whom he finds familiar. This abrupt encounter leads him to the discovery of his repressed, hidden desires. But his reactions to this unfamiliar world backlash, and he finds himself enclosed in a never ending loop.

A documentary about children in the Kurdish Southeast of Turkey.

Elephants and Grass (Turkish: Filler ve Çimen) is a 2001 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Derviş Zaim, about six different stories that merge into a common theme. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 5, 2001, won awards at film festivals in Antalya and Istanbul, including the Golden Orange Behlül Dal Jury Special Award.

Turgut is an actor who performs in school shows to support his son Umut, earning a living by clowning around at parties. Umut's mother, Simay, left him and started living with someone else, enjoying her life. One day, in the middle of a show, he receives a phone call informing him that Umut has fallen ill at school and been taken to the hospital. Umut is diagnosed with leukemia. Now Turgut has only one goal: to find the money needed for his son's treatment. Meanwhile, years later, Umut's mother Simay reappears, complicating matters further for Turgut.

Rimo and Zimo are two towns that are not very far from each other, divided by a small desert. Both towns’ people have stayed away from each other for a long time, feeling mutual hatred and fear. One day, two little rascals from Rimo, Bızdık and Minnik, decide to go to the desert for an adventure. Meanwhile, the Zimo Family enjoys a family picnic at the desert with their baby egg and little daughter.

Remake of a well-known Turkish musical comedy loved by generations, the film is about the adventures of flirtatious Hurmuz in late 1800's Istanbul. Hurmuz who lives in Taskasap, Istanbul has six husbands in a plot to solve her economic problems. She arranges to meet each of her husbands one day of the week. However, suddenly, she falls in love with the town's doctor whom she meets at her husband's barber shop. The doctor falls in love with her too... But, one night all six husbands come home at the same time, and Hurmuz and Safinaz - Hurmuz's "go-between/accomplice/friend" - find themselves in a series of very awkward yet funny situations.

Hayri and Orhan are two music producers head over heels in debt. In an attempt to find the next big thing to turn the business around, they contact Ferhat, a gastarbeiter in Germany, and desperately bring him to Istanbul to sign him. As they are struggling to find the necessary funds to promote Ferhat's debut album, a mysterious rich woman named Firuze shows up and starts supporting them. The future now seems bright, but things are not always what they seem...

The legendary love story of Ali and Elif. Ali, who lost everything due to the impact of September 11 on the stock market, dies of a heart attack and goes to the other side. However, he is not accepted on the other side because his time is not up. He cannot return to the world either because his liver has been transplanted into someone else. Ali's angel, Yakup, tells him that his only chance is to find the person who received his liver and kill them.

Mehmet, a young Turkish man newly migrated from Tire, takes a job searching for water leaks below the surface of the streets of Istanbul. Due to a strange set of events, he is mistaken for a Kurd, imprisoned, and brutally beaten. Upon his release, he becomes an outcast marked as a Kurd.

Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam is a Turkish historical television series about Assassins, Tulip period and Patrona Halil rebellion in 18th-century Ottoman Empire. It was originally broadcast on Turkey's state television TRT.

A young and Idealist journalist Ozan loses his life in an unfortunate traffic accident. But not everything is finished for him just yet. He gets a second chance in life. He’ll come back to life and find answers to the question marks he left behind his mysterious death. But he will not be in his own body. When Ozan uses his chance to come back to life, he’ll find himself in Kadir’s body. Meanwhile Ozan’s girlfriend Elif who is also a journalist will already be after the people who took Ozan’s life. The two lovers who have crossed paths again will have a stranger’s body between them. Kadir. In Kadir’s body, Ozan, tries to unveil the mystery of his death together with Elif. Not only does he suffer facing the woman he loves in a different body, but also encounters with Kadir’s past. Not just adapting to a new body, adapting to a whole new life will not come easy for Ozan.