80s & 90s Turkish Films
by cbcgamze | created - 25 Jul 2016 | updated - 03 Sep 2016 | Public- Genres
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1. Tabutta Rövasata (1996)
76 min | Drama
Mahsun is homeless and unemployed. He lives in Rumelihisari (one of the most picturesque and oldest quarters of Istanbul), and tries to stay alive with the help of local fishermen. Mahsun ... See full summary »
Director: Dervis Zaim | Stars: Ahmet Ugurlu, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aysen Aydemir, Serif Erol
Votes: 11,074
2. Hakkari'de Bir Mevsim (1983)
110 min | Drama
A urban Turkish teacher is transferred for political reasons to a backward Kurdish village in the mountains near the Iranian border. He is welcomed with distrust, but during that harsh year the mutual cultural misunderstandings fade away.
Director: Erden Kiral | Stars: Genco Erkal, Erkan Yücel, Serif Sezer, Rana Cabbar
Votes: 1,158
3. Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite (1989)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Baris, a 5 year-old little boy, has to stay in a prison with her mother during her detention period. Baris develops a special relationship with Inci, a young woman who also stays in prison. She promises him that the kite will fly someday.
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Ozan Bilen, Nur Sürer, Füsun Demirel, Güzin Özipek
Votes: 7,172
4. Motherland Hotel (1987)
101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The lonely proprietor of a small hotel in a provincial Turkish town develops a passion for a departed guest and the reality of routine everyday-life starts crumbling into pieces.
Director: Ömer Kavur | Stars: Macit Koper, Sahika Tekand, Serra Yilmaz, Osman Alyanak
Votes: 4,609
5. Gemide (1998)
102 min | Crime, Drama
Sailors want to remain in their small world, warm and cozy and full of lies, but they kidnap a prostitute from some pimps.
Director: Serdar Akar | Stars: Erkan Can, Haldun Boysan, Yildiray Sahinler, Naci Tasdögen
Votes: 16,160
6. Innocence (1997)
110 min | Drama
Yusuf is released from prison after serving a ten-year sentence. He is scared of life outside as he goes to an address given to him by another prisoner.
Director: Zeki Demirkubuz | Stars: Güven Kiraç, Haluk Bilginer, Derya Alabora, Yalcin Cakmak
Votes: 19,868
7. Yol (1982)
PG | 107 min | Drama
When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
Directors: Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün, Meral Orhonsay
Votes: 14,514
8. Çiçek Abbas (1982)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Abbas is the assistant of Sakir who is a rogue guy, and Abbas has a dream which is to buy a minibus for his own.
Director: Sinan Çetin | Stars: Ilyas Salman, Sener Sen, Aysen Gruda, Pembe Mutlu
Votes: 11,165
9. Istanbul Kanatlarimin Altinda (1996)
119 min | Adventure, Drama, History
The story takes us back to the 17th century Istanbul, and the powerful times of the Ottoman Empire under the rule of Sultan Murad IV. Hezarfen Ahmet Celebi, Logari Celebi, Bekri Mustafa and... See full summary »
Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Ege Aydan, Okan Bayülgen, Beatriz Rico, Savas Ay
Votes: 3,860
10. Agir Roman (1997)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young car mechanic, while in the middle of an unlikely love affair, tries to protect the people in his poor gypsy neighborhood from a gangster who terrorizes the locals.
Director: Mustafa Altioklar | Stars: Okan Bayülgen, Müjde Ar, Savas Dinçel, Mustafa Ugurlu
Votes: 11,868
11. Her Sey Çok Güzel Olacak (1998)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
When Altan swipes prescription drugs from his brother Nuri's pharmacy, they soon find themselves on a dangerous but funny road trip to get rid of the stuff and escape the mafiosi Altan ... See full summary »
Director: Ömer Vargi | Stars: Cem Yilmaz, Mazhar Alanson, Ceyda Düvenci, Selim Nasit
Votes: 27,610
12. My Cinemas (1990)
90 min | Drama
Nesibe is the daughter of a poor family living in a suburb of Istanbul. She suffers violence and oppression in her family. Her only consolation is the glittering world of motion pictures.
Directors: Füruzan, Gülsün Karamustafa | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Sema Aybars, Yaman Okay, Aysegül Uygurer
Votes: 373
13. Abschied vom falschen Paradies (1989)
92 min | Drama
Abschied vom falschen Paradies, the second film of director Tevfik Baser's Trilogy of Isolated Life, is about the life story of Elif, who is imprisoned in Germany. Elif, who settled in ... See full summary »
Director: Tevfik Baser | Stars: Zuhal Olcay, Brigitte Janner, Ruth Olafsdottir, Barbara Morawiecz
Votes: 88
14. Sen de Gitme (1995)
107 min | Drama
Director: Tunç Basaran | Stars: Isik Yenersu, Olivia Bonamy, Meriç Basaran, Cezmi Baskin
Votes: 158
15. Hasan Boguldu (1990)
89 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Hasan, who must carry 40 kilos of salt on his shoulder in order to marry the most beautiful girl of Oba, Emine.
Director: Orhan Aksoy | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Yalçin Dümer, Güzin Özyagcilar, Atilla Ergün
Votes: 242
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