An old pop singer who has Alzheimer's returns to her old house where she remembers her old days of climbing the stairs of fame and fortune while trying to deal with her older sister who holds her responsible for her ruined life.
 

Director: Cagan Irmak

Screenwriter: Cagan Irmak

Stars: Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Mehmet Günsür, Kerem Bursin

Genre:  Drama, Family, Music

The key to the puzzle of forlorn sculpture Tammuz's life and reality of his dreams lies within Ihsan who is a young boy with tetra-amelia syndrome.

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Director:  Çagan Irmak
Screenwriter:  Çagan Irmak
Stars:  Aras Bulut İynemli, Deniz Celiloğlu, Aslı Enver
Genre:  Drama

What happens when your child comes out to you? In this feature documentary, parents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender individuals in Turkey intimately share their experiences with the viewer, as they redefine what it means to be parents, family, and activists in this conservative, homophobic, and trans-phobic society.

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Director:  Can Candan
Screenwriter:  Can Candan
Stars:  Ali Atay, Tansu Biçer, Cengiz Bozkurt
Genre:  Documentary, Family

Remake of a well-known Turkish musical comedy loved by generations, the film is about the adventures of flirtatious Hurmuz in late 1800's Istanbul. Hurmuz who lives in Taskasap, Istanbul has six husbands in a plot to solve her economic problems. She arranges to meet each of her husbands one day of the week. However, suddenly, she falls in love with the town's doctor whom she meets at her husband's barber shop. The doctor falls in love with her too... But, one night all six husbands come home at the same time, and Hurmuz and Safinaz - Hurmuz's "go-between/accomplice/friend" - find themselves in a series of very awkward yet funny situations.

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Director:  Ezel Akay
Screenwriter:  Gürsel Korat
Stars:  Nurgül Yesilçay, Gülse Birsel, Haluk Bilginer
Genre:  Comedy

The story of four people who cannot manage to become a family again after a loss and who destroy themselves with each passing day.

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Director:  Deniz Akçay
Screenwriter:  Deniz Akçay
Stars:  Lale Basar, Savas Alp Başar, Mert Bostancı
Genre:  Drama

Sprinkled with hilarious notes of cultural clashes and an endearing display of the kindness of strangers, this idiosyncratic 'comedy drama' will warm hearts in the most unexpected way.

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Director:  Maryna Gorbach, Mehmet Bahadır Er (co-director)
Screenwriter:  Maryna GorbachÖ Mehmet Bahadır Er (co-writer)
Stars:  Ushan Çakır, Viktoria Spesivtseva, Güven Kıraç
Genre:  Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Film takes part in Norhtern Cyprus and takes child marriages into account.

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Director:  Erhan Kozan
Screenwriter:  Evrim Kanpolat
Stars:  Miray Akay, Melisa Celayir, Tunç Oral
Genre:  Drama

A barber in Yozgat - a very small city in the middle Anatolia - has an emotional breakdown when he runs into Yavuz and Nese who have come to town to sing in a small music hall-bar.

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Director:  Mahmut Fazıl Coskun
Screenwriter:  Mahmut Fazil Coskun, Tarık Tufan
Stars:  Ercan Kesal, Ayça Damgacı, Tansu Biçer
Genre:  Comedy, Drama, Music

The Turkish Passport tells the story of diplomats posted to Turkish Embassies and Consulates in several European countries, who saved numerous Jews during the Second World War. Based on the testimonies of witnesses, who traveled to Istanbul to find safety, the Turkish Passport also uses written historical documents and archive footage to tell this story of rescue and bring to light the events of the time.

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Director:  Burak Arlıel
Screenwriter:  Deniz Yesilgün, Gökhan Zincir
Stars:  McKinley Anthony, Albert Barbouth, Batur Belirdi
Genre:  Documentary, Drama, History

The inaugural Seattle Turkish Film Festival Short Film Competition took place in 2014. Out of over 100 applicants, 11 shorts were selected to screen together during a dedicated festival session. Bir Maç Günlügü (A Soccer Game Journal) by Deniz Özden won first place in the competition, with Mert Gökalp’s Irme coming in second and Zen by Özer Kesemen placing third.



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