Fikret Kuşkan

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

A left-wing journalist whose wife died while giving birth to his son during a military coup returns to his family's farm. Estranged from his father for turning his back on the family and wasting his life with political activism instead, he tries to reconnect with him so that his son will have a place to live as his health is deteriorating due to the extensive torture he had to endure.

In the middle of the 13th century, following the death of "The Iron Sultan, Alaeddin Keykubat," Mongols attack Anatolian Seljuks to destroy the last power against "The Great Khan". Allegiance or independence turns into an issue of debate among the Seljuk statesmen. A secret resistance is possible. A new and stronger state is not a dream. Emir Celaleddin Karatay, Vizier of Seljuks is to sparkle a nationwide resistance. His way is not predictable.

During the 1960s, a disabled man finds himself in an arranged marriage to the most beautiful girl in the village.

In a poor neighbourhood of Istanbul, a young homeless girl has been found dead. Six people from the neighbourhood are being interrogated. While the police camera is recording, these six witnesses find themselves caught in manipulation and abuse, forcing them to give away their innermost secrets.

A man is forced to confront his past after he loses everything in an accident. Mustafa is a successful business man living a seemingly great life with his family when an accident takes it all away from him and leaves him with many questions and a cab driver, Fikret, who can answer it all. Mustafa is due to get a lot more than what he bargained for, however, as his interrogations take him to long-forgotten childhood memories and force him to see his formerly perfect life from a very different perspective.

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.

The mid 90’s. Turkey’s political instability, inflation and hopelesness on people were increased. In those years when all hope was lost, people deeply bond with Bold Pilot and Halis Karataş who win every race coming from the last place. People see themselves at the point where this horse and jockey are: at the back. This duo make people to believe that everybody can win. The race ends at the finish line and the first to cross this line are Bold Pilot and Halis riding it.

Mustafa Kemal invites Mehmet Akif to Ankara for prevent the propaganda of the occupier states and to increase the participation of the people in the liberation struggle. Mehmet Akif is set out with his 13-year-old son and encounters many incidents as he moves towards Ankara. Mehmet Akif, who was deeply affected by his experiences and witnesses, tries to write the National Anthem in this process.

Five short films by five directors based on themes of love and tolerance, each independent of the other. Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Efes Pilsen. The collection includes five short films: Ömer Kavur's "The Meeting," İrfan Tözüm's "Monte Cristo," Yusuf Kurçenli's "Because I Love Her," Erden Kıral's "Moon Stories," and Zeki Ökten's "Always the Same."

Şefik, a successful soldier, is one of the leading figures of the Committee of Union and Progress. When Abdulhamid II declares a constitutional monarchy, Şefik and his friends go to Istanbul. They plan to closely monitor the events unfolding there. However, it is here that Şefik will part ways with the society.

A woman is searching for a face in photographs taken by a photographer. The face she hopes to meet one day belongs to a watch repairman, but the shop has long since closed.

Tulay, a restless woman whose marriage is slowly disintegrating sets out to come to terms with various traumas while continually being watched by Halit, a resident in her apartment complex.

Follows a family who migrates to Mersin as seasonal workers.

Against a backdrop of political unrest in Turkey, this biopic charts the life of Anatolian rock singer Cem Karaca, focusing on his revolutionary ideals. Heightened emotions and moments of threat reflect the country's rising tensions.

A triptych of literary adaptations explores past, present and future in rural Turkey. “Düne Özlem” (from Hulki Aktunç’s Bir Yergöstericinin Hayatı): A once-famed traveling critic returns after years to the cinema that launched his career—and finds it unrecognizably transformed. “Bugüne Özlem” (from Kemal Tahir’s Arabacı): A horse-drawn cart driver picks up two stranger women en route to a village—unaware they intend to marry him off to their spinster relative. “Yarına Özlem” (from Zeyyat Selimoğlu’s Bıldırcınlar): An old captain haunted by a fatal shipwreck readies quail-hunting with his grandson, even as his daughter-in-law waits in vain for her migrant husband to return from Germany. Each segment poignantly probes longing— for what was, what is, and what might yet come.

A dwarf and a transvestite, both are excluded from the society and doomed to exist at night. Their lives overlap in a strange encounter and this becomes the start of their friendship.

Two Turkish brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the political fence. When one of the brothers is murdered, the boys' father suspects that his surviving son was instrumental in the killing. Celebrated film director Elia Kazan returns to his acting roots in a key supporting role.

After being hunted by a werewolf for thirty years, Ibrahim thought he had finally found a place to hide. However, the curse found him in his new home. It was time to settle the score instead of running away. The real question is, is this reckoning really with a werewolf, or is it primarily with Ibrahim's own identity?

The epic story of Mehmed II — the young Ottoman prince who defied palace enemies, survived treachery and deposition, and returned to fulfil his life's dream: the conquest of Constantinople. Spanning his rise from a doubted heir to one of history's most consequential rulers, the series unfolds across palace intrigue, battlefield warfare and a psychological chess match between two great empires. Praised as the finest Turkish historical series in years — cinematic, fast-paced and historically grounded.

The lives of women in prison, as well as the adventures of their relatives who came to visit and the aftermath of those who went out.

The life of a disabled guy changes dramatically after a family from a small town comes to Istanbul. How will Seher behave after she learns that her mother-in-law has agreed with Agah Karacay? What will Ceren do when she learns that she is supposed to get married to disabled Nedim instead of Cenk? Will Cemre manage to save Nedim’s life with her care and treatment? Will Seniz manage to keep her secrets? Will Ceren eventually fulfill her dreams of becoming rich? Will Cenk eventually find a true love? How will the life of Karacay family change after the arrival of Seher and her children? Will Nedim become healthy again?

Hanımın Çiftliği is a Turkish drama series. It has been adapted from Orhan Kemal's novel Hanımın Çiftliği. It has been very praised and won numerous awards.

This nostalgic series, shedding light on 1990s Turkey, offers a heartwarming family atmosphere. Şaşıfelek Çıkmazı, the main setting for most of the series, is a place filled with people leading simple yet colorful lives, including a grocer, butcher, snack bar owner, and more. Inci, who returned to Şaşıfelek Çıkmazı years after leaving her family, opens a new chapter in her life with the friendly neighborhood residents she's known since childhood. A humorous drama about intimate neighborhood relationships in an old neighborhood in Istanbul.

The series centers on the story of Mesut Bahtiyar—a record-breaking marriage officer who has officiated the weddings of thousands of couples over the years—living with his five daughters and elderly mother in one of Istanbul's long-established neighborhoods.

Epic independence fight in 21st century. Turkish independence war against occupying forces (Greece, England, France, Italy) in her land.

Rosa, a young woman who has devoted her life to the struggle for human rights, whose world is turned upside down during a Gaza protest she attends in London. As she grapples with a serious illness and an unexpected personal quest, Rosa finds herself in Istanbul. There, her path crosses once again with Ali, a man she met for the first time at the same protest. The two quickly fall in love, but their relationship will become the catalyst for a devastating chain of events that neither of them could foresee.

Amidst the ravages of WWI and the conflicts within the country, Akif tries to keep his family together and encourages the youth to unite against the enemy. With his pen mightier than the sword, he writes the National Anthem of the new Türkiye.

Metin and Perihan are a couple who got married, had two children, came to Istanbul with the desire to find a job, opened a small grocery store and started a new life for themselves. The story changes when Perihan goes to Bursa one day. After an accident on the bus, no one can find Perihan, and there is no survivor of this terrible accident. Shaken by this news, the family gets used to Perihan's absence over the years and tries to move on with life. 13 years pass after this terrible event. Metin got married again and the children grew up, and Metin had another child with his new wife, Hülya. Perihan, who has no knowledge of the past and has been living in a rehabilitation center for 13 years, remembers who she is and returns home.

When she is pregnant out of marriage, she will have to give her son to his older brother during birth. In the meantime, Meryem, the wife of Kudret, also gives birth. Kudret puts Ulfet's son next to his own child and says that the children are born twins. Years pass. These children are Sahin and Yusuf. Neither Neither nor Mary is aware of the facts, but Kudret does not know which is his son. Fikret Ana, who knows the living with all the facts, will be able to keep the secret that he has kept for years until when?