Directing

Hakkı Kurtuluş

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Eye Am poster
5.8

This is the auto fiction of M., a film-freak. On account of two consecutive retinal detachments, he almost goes totally blind. During 40 bed-ridden days, he'll be obliged to lie prone with both eyes closed.

Eye Am

2013

Eye Am poster
5.8

This is the auto fiction of M., a film-freak. On account of two consecutive retinal detachments, he almost goes totally blind. During 40 bed-ridden days, he'll be obliged to lie prone with both eyes closed.

Eye Am

2013

Eye Am poster
5.8

This is the auto fiction of M., a film-freak. On account of two consecutive retinal detachments, he almost goes totally blind. During 40 bed-ridden days, he'll be obliged to lie prone with both eyes closed.

Eye Am

2013

Viaggio in Bergmania poster
7.0

This is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration, Ingmar Bergman. Their desire to approach even further to Bergman and to his work leads them to make this journey from their hometown Istanbul to Sweden, the land of Bergman. Their journey passes through not only to Stockholm, Uppsala, Dalarna, Gotland and of course Faro, but will also be an inner journey to their own selves.

Viaggio in Bergmania

2011

Viaggio in Bergmania poster
7.0

This is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration, Ingmar Bergman. Their desire to approach even further to Bergman and to his work leads them to make this journey from their hometown Istanbul to Sweden, the land of Bergman. Their journey passes through not only to Stockholm, Uppsala, Dalarna, Gotland and of course Faro, but will also be an inner journey to their own selves.

Viaggio in Bergmania

2011

Viaggio in Bergmania poster
7.0

This is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of inspiration, Ingmar Bergman. Their desire to approach even further to Bergman and to his work leads them to make this journey from their hometown Istanbul to Sweden, the land of Bergman. Their journey passes through not only to Stockholm, Uppsala, Dalarna, Gotland and of course Faro, but will also be an inner journey to their own selves.

Viaggio in Bergmania

2011

There poster
4.0

The story covers one day of a broken family that is gathered after the mother passing.

There

2009

Together, We Shall Die poster
5.0

After completing his specialty in Canada, Mazhar returned to Istanbul. As he mourns his mother, he falls in love with Ece, who is also the lover of Erman, Mazhar’s best friend. Mazhar and Ece will live a passionate and devastating love in the midst of the vicissitudes of the city.

Together, We Shall Die

2021

Together, We Shall Die poster
5.0

After completing his specialty in Canada, Mazhar returned to Istanbul. As he mourns his mother, he falls in love with Ece, who is also the lover of Erman, Mazhar’s best friend. Mazhar and Ece will live a passionate and devastating love in the midst of the vicissitudes of the city.

Together, We Shall Die

2021

Together, We Shall Die poster
5.0

After completing his specialty in Canada, Mazhar returned to Istanbul. As he mourns his mother, he falls in love with Ece, who is also the lover of Erman, Mazhar’s best friend. Mazhar and Ece will live a passionate and devastating love in the midst of the vicissitudes of the city.

Together, We Shall Die

2021

Incurable poster
4.0

Uncurable is the (hi)story of Abdullah Kozan who spent 47 years of his life as patient in a state hospital named “Homeland”.

Incurable

2021

Incurable poster
4.0

Uncurable is the (hi)story of Abdullah Kozan who spent 47 years of his life as patient in a state hospital named “Homeland”.

Incurable

2021

Incurable poster
4.0

Uncurable is the (hi)story of Abdullah Kozan who spent 47 years of his life as patient in a state hospital named “Homeland”.

Incurable

2021

In Algorithm We Trust poster
4.0

Frustrated by failure and public humiliation, Lily, a wannabe YouTuber, finds herself with no other option but to work for a new social media app named ‘Kathartist,’ where users create content using their smart glasses. Little does she know, this app is actually a front for a cult worshiping the almighty Algorithm, brainwashing failed content makers like her for recruitment. As she becomes more involved, Lily becomes successful but grows increasingly vulnerable to Gabe, a worldwide famous influencer known for his reaction videos, particularly those targeting Lily’s original content.

In Algorithm We Trust

2025

In Algorithm We Trust poster
4.0

Frustrated by failure and public humiliation, Lily, a wannabe YouTuber, finds herself with no other option but to work for a new social media app named ‘Kathartist,’ where users create content using their smart glasses. Little does she know, this app is actually a front for a cult worshiping the almighty Algorithm, brainwashing failed content makers like her for recruitment. As she becomes more involved, Lily becomes successful but grows increasingly vulnerable to Gabe, a worldwide famous influencer known for his reaction videos, particularly those targeting Lily’s original content.

In Algorithm We Trust

2025

We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary! poster
4.6

A questioning on Turkish (Cinema) history from 1856 to present, based on the mysterious and missing film “The Fall of the Russian Monument in Ayastefanos” which was allegedly shot on 14 November 1914, the so-called birthday of Turkish Cinema.

We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary!

2015

We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary! poster
4.6

A questioning on Turkish (Cinema) history from 1856 to present, based on the mysterious and missing film “The Fall of the Russian Monument in Ayastefanos” which was allegedly shot on 14 November 1914, the so-called birthday of Turkish Cinema.

We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary!

2015

We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary! poster
4.6

A questioning on Turkish (Cinema) history from 1856 to present, based on the mysterious and missing film “The Fall of the Russian Monument in Ayastefanos” which was allegedly shot on 14 November 1914, the so-called birthday of Turkish Cinema.

We Bear Good News For Our Beloved Country, Our Cinema Is Celebrating Its 100th Anniversary!

2015