On the Path of Glory

On the Path of Glory 1923

1

It is a documentary film about the last periods of the Turkish War of Independence.

1923

Urfa İstanbul

Urfa İstanbul 1968

1

Because of the huge heritage, some attempt to kill an innocent baby. Involved in the plot, Ayşe (Hülya Asan) flees with the child for safety and her path crosses that of a young man (Ahmet Mekin)...

1968

The Broken Disk

The Broken Disk 1959

8.00

In this film, the famous singer/composer Zeki Müren plays himself. His flamboyant and luxurious life takes a tragic turn when he is poisoned, loses his voice and then gets framed for the killing that he doesn't actually carry out.

1959

Hicran Gecesi

Hicran Gecesi 1968

1

Three women love the same man. Providing a wealth of variation on the love-hate relationship, the tension between them climbs to a climax in their rivalry.

1968

Sefiller

Sefiller 1967

4.00

Zafer Davutoglu's 1967 adaptation of Hugo's novel Les Misérables set in Turkey.

1967

The Vagabond

The Vagabond 1957

1

Bedri is a poor man working in low jobs or stealing. He has a friend named Cilali İbo. Together they witness good and bad things of fate.

1957

Sinekli Bakkal

Sinekli Bakkal 1967

7.00

The love and marriage story of Rabia, who was raised with religious education, and Italian pianist Peregrini, who became a Muslim for her sake.

1967

So-Called Girls

So-Called Girls 1924

1

Based on the novel of Peyami Safa, the movie centers on the life of Mebure who arrives in Istanbul after the Greeks occupy Western Anatolia. In Istanbul, Mebure begins to live with her relatives who live in very good conditions and sooner or later Behic, the son of the house, starts to be interested in Mebure and tries to make use of her. In the meantime, Mebure tries to find her missing father.

1924

Bataklı Damın Kızı Aysel

Bataklı Damın Kızı Aysel 1969

1

The second film adaptation of the legend of Aysel who, seduced by her boss, becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child.

1969

Cilali Ibo the Texas Conqueror

Cilali Ibo the Texas Conqueror 1971

3.00

In 1959, a new comic actor, Feridun Karakaya starts a series with Cilali Ibo (Ibo, the Polished One) and becomes popular around the 1960s and 1970s. Cilalı ibo Teksas Fatihi (Cilali Ibo the Texas Conqueror) is a parody/pastiche of the Western genre, scripted by Osman F. Seden.

1971

The Wren

The Wren 1966

5.80

Feride is a young girl who lost her family as a child and was educated in a French school. Because of her mischievousness and cheerfulness, she is nicknamed Wren by those around her. On the eve of marriage with the boy she loves, she thinks she is being deceived and runs away. Feride then begins to work as a teacher in various Anatolian cities. She will experience many difficulties during her travels.

1966

A Handful of Soil

A Handful of Soil 1957

1

The fight of poor Omer and rich Kerim, who want to marry the same woman.

1957

Beşikteki Miras

Beşikteki Miras 1969

1

The sequel to the 1968 film Urfa-Istanbul. This time film depicts Ahmet and Ayse's adventure after their arrival in Istanbul.

1969

In the Name of the Law

In the Name of the Law 1952

5.80

Deemed "the D.W. Griffith of Turkish Cinema," Omer Lutfi Akad directs this 1952 film based upon real events that took place in İstanbul, in the following years of World war II. It is about a love triangle that led to homicide. It was a stylistic departure of what otherwise had been typical of Turkish melodramas of the time.

1952

Murderous City

Murderous City 1953

8.00

Selma is a young eighteen-year-old girl and her fiance, Ali, is a workshop foreman. One day, Ali is arrested for hitting a man in a nearby cafe. This indident causes her downfall and the tragic events that occur.

1953