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Cinema of

Turkey

Middle East / North Africa

Turkish Cinema History Turkish cinema emerged as a powerful force combining European modernism with deeply local narratives, creating a distinctive national voice. Directors like Nuri Bilge Ceylan pioneered a contemplative style—sparse, methodical, and rooted in Anatolian life—that gained international recognition despite limited domestic resources. This cinema matters globally because it demonstrated how regional filmmaking could achieve universal resonance, influencing contemporary world cinema while remaining culturally uncompromising.

2020s
Two Worlds One Wish 2025 · Ketche
Atatürk II 1881 – 1919 2024 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
In Good Hands 2 2024 · Ketche
Atatürk 1881 - 1919 2023 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Dilberay 2022 · Ketche
Godspeed 2022 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
In Good Hands 2022 · Ketche
Love Me Instead 2021 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Paper Lives 2021 · Can Ulkay
2010s
Turkish Ice Cream 2019 · Can Ulkay
Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda 2018 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin
Muslum 2018 · Can Ulkay
Muslum 2018 · Ketche
Ayla: The Daughter of War 2017 · Can Ulkay
A Romantic Comedy 2010 · Ketche
1970s
Umut 1970 · Yílmaz Güney
1960s
Aç Kurtlar 1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Bir çirkin adam 1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Pire Nuri 1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Seyyit Han 1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Bana kursun islemez 1967 · Yílmaz Güney
Benim Adým Kerim 1967 · Yílmaz Güney
At Avrat Silah 1966 · Yílmaz Güney
1950s
On the Waterfront 1954 · Elia Kazan
Man on a Tightrope 1953 · Elia Kazan
Viva Zapata! 1952 · Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 · Elia Kazan
Panic in the Streets 1950 · Elia Kazan
1940s
Pinky 1949 · Elia Kazan
Boomerang! 1947 · Elia Kazan
Gentleman’s Agreement 1947 · Elia Kazan
The Sea of Grass 1947 · Elia Kazan
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945 · Elia Kazan