Tansel Öngel

Set against the backdrop of construction activity promising to fill in the empty spaces of the urban landscape with entirely new neighborhoods, a story unfolds of an aging construction worker who, unlike his peers, has to drop all plans for the future after being diagnosed with a malignant tumor. This self-assured debut contemplates the dignity of the individual within the context of modern Turkish society.

1960s Turkey countryside. A newly assigned teacher finds out that the solitary village is missing a school. He gets fond of the village people and especially a disabled man. The teacher helps the village to build a new school and educate the children and the disabled man.

A secret murder plot at a forest cabin collapses as greed, uninvited guests and the mafia turn the night into a fight for survival.

In 1910, women working in the silk industry in Bursa, protest against the working conditions. They go on strike.

Çınar, who lives in Istanbul, dreams of participating in a music competition. However, his plans are disrupted by his father's decision to return to the village. Çınar and his ultra-intelligent sister Zeynep find themselves in hilarious situations as they try to adapt to village life. Eventually, the friends they make far from the city will show them the importance of friendship. Will Çınar and Zeynep be able to adjust to village life? And will they be able to defeat the city dwellers in the music competition with their new friends and achieve their dreams?

A film by Elif Akarsu Polat and Cigdem Bozali.

Pilot Captain Salih Ekrem is a young air officer and one of the first Ottoman pilots.

Nine stories of resistance against solitary confinement of political prisoners in Turkey.