Cinema of Turkey

The child filmmakers of the Cinema School for Children in Ankara have remade a famous Turkish film by Yılmaz Erdoğan, "Vizontele."

A photography exhibition by Turkey's internationally acclaimed director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is presented to art lovers in the new season at the Baksı Museum, located 45 kilometers from the northeastern province of Bayburt's center.

Mothers, prostitutes or independent working women... In Yeşilçam - classıc Turkish cinema - women were usually represented in cliché ways such as the ones mentioned above, rather than portraying complex women characters.

The screening of Ayla: The Daughter of War, an acclaimed Turkish film, was organized in New York on March 8.

The release of Yılmaz Erdoğan's latest film "Organize İşler 2: Sazan Sarmalı" onto the international digital platform Netflix two weeks after it first appeared in Turkish cinemas has drawn anger from cinemagoers and Turkish cinema sector officials. 

Veteran theater and cinema actress Ayşen Gruda, who made a name with comedy movies which have in years turned into Turkish classics, died on Jan. 23. She was 74.

Since its beginning in 1914 with Fuat Uzkınay’s proto-documentary titled “The Demolition of Ayastefanos Monument,” Turkish cinema has produced dozens of masterpieces in several genres. Hürriyet Sunday’s jury composed of prominent directors, actors and cinema critics has picked the best movies of Turkish cinema. Click through for the top 50...

Damla Sönmez

Turkish television series actor Ufuk Bayraktar has been jailed for brandishing an unlicensed gun during a fight. 

Turkish director and Cannes Palme d'Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan on Friday received an outstanding contribution award at the opening of the Sarajevo film festival.