Best Turkish Films of All Time7.5 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Kis Uykusu/ Winter Sleep (2014) 7.5 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Uzak/ Distant (2002) 7.4 Deniz Gamze Erguven: Mustang (2015) 7.4 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da/ Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) 7.3 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Uc Maymum/ Three Monkeys (2008) 7.3 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Ahlat Agaci/ The Wild Pear Tree (2018) 7.2 Yilmaz Guney: Umut/ Hope (1970) 7.2 Yilmaz Guney: Yol/ The Way (1982) 7.2 Emin Alper: Kurak Gunler/ Burning Days (2022) 7.2 Omer Kavur: Gece Yolculugu/ Night Journey (1987) 7.2 Omer Kavur: Akrebin Yolculugu/ The Journey on the Hour Hand (1997) 7.1 Abdullah Oguz: Mutluluk/ Bliss (2007) 7.1 Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Iklimler/ Climates (2006) 7.1 Reha Erdem: Bes Vakit/ Times and Winds (2006) 7.0 Omer Kavur: Anayurt Oteli/ Motherland Hotel (1987), Yusuf Atulgan's novel 7.0 Omer Kavur: Gizli Yuz/ The Hidden Face (1991), medieval grail quest 7.0 Yilmaz Guney: Duvar/ The Wall (1983) 7.0 Omer Kavur: Anayurt Oteli/ Motherland Hotel (1987) 7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Yumurta/ Egg (2007) 7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Bugday/ Grain (2017) 7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Bal/ Honey (2010) 7.0 Semih Kaplanoglu: Baglilik Hasan/ Commitment Hasan (2021) 7.0 Mahmut Fazil Coskun: Anons/ The Announcement (2017) 7.0 Yavuz Turgul: Eskiya/ The Bandit (1996) Frequently mentioned but not my favorites (yet): Lutfi Akad: Vurun Kahpeye/ Strike the Whore (1949) Lutfi Akad: Kanun Namina/ In the Name of the Law (1952) Metin Erksan: Aci Hayat/ Bitter Life (1962) Metin Erksan: Susuz Yaz/ Dry Summer (1963) Metin Erksan: Sevmek Zamani/ Time to Love (1965) Lutfi Akad: Hudutlarin Kanunu/ The Law of the Borders (1966) Lutfi Akad: Gelin/ Bride (1973) Kartal Tibet: Tosun Pasa (1976) Ertem Egilmez: Sabanoglu Saban/ Saban Son of Saban (1977) Ertem Egilmez: Hababam Sinifi/ The Chaos Class (1975) Yilmaz Guney: Suru/ The Herd (1978) Yavuz Ozkan: Maden/ The Mine (1978) Atif Yilmaz: Selvi Boylum Al Yazmalim/ The Girl with the Red Scarf (1978) Erden Kira: Bereketli Topraklar Uzerinde/ On Fertile Lands (1980) Atif Yilmaz: Adi Vasfiye/ Her Name is Vasfiye (1985) Nesli Colgecen: Zugurt Aga (1985) Yavuz Turgul: Muhsin Bey/ Mr Muhsin (1987) Nurettin Ozel: Garip Bir Koleksiyoncu (1991) Nuri Bilge Ceylan: Kasaba/ Small Town (1997) Zeki Demirkubuz: Masumiyet/ Innocence (1997) Zeki Demirkubuz: Ucuncu Sayfa/ The Third Page (1999) Zeki Demirkubuz: Yazgi/ Fate (2001) Omer Vargi: Hersey Cok Guzel Olacak/ Everything’s Gonna Be Great (1998) Yesim Ustaoglu: Gunese Yolculuk/ Journey to the Sun (1999) Cagan Irmak: Babam ve Oglum/ My Father and My Son (2005) Reha Erdem: Hayat Var/ My Only Sunshine (2008) Reha Erdem: Kosmos (2009) Tolga Ornek: Kaybedenler Kulubu/ Losers’ Club (2011) Emin Alper: Tepenin Ardi/ Beyond the Hill (2012) Emin Alper: Kiz Kardesler/ A Tale of Three Sisters (2019) Kaan Mujdeci: Sivas (2014) Yilmaz Erdogan: Kelebegin Ruyasi/ The Butterfly’s Dream (2013); Tolga Karacelik: Sarmasik/ Ivy (2015) Ceyda Toru: Kedi (2016) |