Best Turkish music movies

A biopic about the Turkish vocal artist Müslüm Gürses. Born into a poor household, Muslum found his redemption in music from the initial trauma that lingered over his musical and personal life as internalizing the grief. He rose through his ashes of shattered dreams like a phoenix. He walked in darkness, sang songs filled with sorrow which stirred people's souls and created a cult following. They were calling him "Baba" (The Father).

Hayri and Orhan are two music producers head over heels in debt. In an attempt to find the next big thing to turn the business around, they contact Ferhat, a gastarbeiter in Germany, and desperately bring him to Istanbul to sign him. As they are struggling to find the necessary funds to promote Ferhat's debut album, a mysterious rich woman named Firuze shows up and starts supporting them. The future now seems bright, but things are not always what they seem...

Through their shared grief and connection to music, an orphaned girl bonds with her emotionally aloof, successful violinist uncle.

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.

Cengiz is the singer at a tea garden in Bursa and his greatest ambition is to release an album. Cengiz's life changes when he meets Taskin. Believing that the song composed by Taskin's father, Serafettin, would be a great start for his album, Cengiz buys the song using money he borrowed from his older brother. When Taskin spends all that money, Cengiz starts performing with Taskin and his sister Arzu.

It is 80's Turkey, local musicians of Adiyaman are hired by the military and trained to welcome one of the forceful generals of coup regime.

In the harsh times of the small time crime in Istanbul, a conscientious police officer Cumali is recognized by the police chief Ziver Bey who sees Cumali as a threat and matches him with Sekerpare, a famous harlot.

This is the tragicomic story of two lovers who cannot ever get together.

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.

The funny little details of everyday life. Simple things that make us laugh. An unforgettable performance by stand-up comedian Cem Yilmaz directing the full size Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra.

Against a backdrop of political unrest in Turkey, this biopic charts the life of Anatolian rock singer Cem Karaca, focusing on his revolutionary ideals. Heightened emotions and moments of threat reflect the country's rising tensions.

Written by Yılmaz Erdoğan and first staged at the Beşiktaş Cultural Center (BKM) in 1995, Otogargara ran for four seasons to sold-out audiences. The play was also performed 468 times in many provinces and districts of Anatolia between 1995 and 1999, in addition to Ankara and İzmir. During its run at BKM, Otogargara was directed by Turgay Kantürk and featured Yılmaz Erdoğan, Demet Akbağ, Sinan Bengier, Olgun Şimşek, Zerrin Sümer, Erdoğan Dikmen, Gürdal Tosun, Evrim Solmaz, and Serhat Özcan, along with 22 other actors and dancers. It was the first play produced by BKM.

A thorough look at the 90's Turkish rock scene, one legendary stage band and its two members: Kerim Capli and Yavuz Cetin... An inquiry of their existential battles with the society, the industry and their own minds.

While serenading a wedding that quickly implodes, a nomadic musician falls for the bride, who runs afoul of her family. Now he has to save her life.

Azize, who sells fish with her father, is discovered by a bar owner with her beautiful voice. She becomes a famous singer in a short time with the anonymous compositions and even gets a movie offer from Hollywood. However, nothing goes as planned for Azize. She is forced to choose between her love and her dreams.

The film, which deals with the birth and rise of the Prestige Music generation, tells the passions and life struggles of artists, including Özcan Deniz, Haluk Levent and Mahsun Kırmızıgül, from the 1990s to the present.

Demirer performs stand-up comedy and acts as a "one-man cabaret"! The successful comedian has a wide repertoire ranging from Turkish classical music to opera, folk music to pop and arabesque. Demirer is accompanied on stage by an orchestra conducted by Taşkın Sabah and, from time to time, dancers. The humor-filled stories that the audience eagerly awaits also take their place on stage between songs. Ata Demirer, with his unique style, both makes the audience laugh with his jokes and brings a pleasant sound to the theater stage with his songs.

A life story of Barış Akarsu, who was a Turkish rock musician and actor.

After receiving a letter from a woman named Asiye asking for help to save her, the President of the Associations Against Prostitution visits the brothel to save Asiye. However, she finds herself in a strange musical show.

Feeling stuck in her life, Alice follows the call of a mobile app and plots into a virtual world by following the white rabbit. She finds herself in a fantastic world while she searching for answers to the “Who am I?”. Alice will test her courage in this new universe with her imagination and fears.

A young punk rocker in Istanbul tracks down a cruise ticket to California on the night of his birthday gig. Based on the director's personal family story. Film sets during the 90's unrest Turkey.

After his pregnant wife killed by thinner addicts, Ersin Balkan, decides on to establish a school for children who are abandoned ad thinner addicts. Noticing that he can not afford a such thing with his salary, takes a new career and becomes a singer.

The story of the rock and metal music scene in the '80s and '90s in Ankara, the capital of Turkey -- the city which is deemed to be 'gray', considered as 'lifeless', 'soulless' and 'dull', and labeled as a 'city of politics' -- and a band's attempts to get out of it despite their love of their hometown.

This is a tragic love story between the Agha's daughter İpek and the poor farmhand Ferdi. The two lovers, who grew up in the same village, separated when İpek moved to the city, but their love continued. Despite the kinship between Abbas Agha and Ferdi's father, the Agha's change of heart when he inherits money puts an end to the friendship. Despite his father's warnings about Ipek, Ferdi doesn't listen and moves to the city, thinking that Abbas Agha will help him. As Agha despises Ferdi, he endures every insult and hardship for his love. Realizing that he cannot be with İpek while he's poor, there is only one way left for the young man to realize his dreams: to go to Istanbul.

The famous Turkish rock band Mor ve Ötesi is bringing the İnönü Stadium concert on May 28, 2022 to the cinema.

Turkish singer Murat Göğebakan embarks on a successful musical career, until he receives a terminal cancer diagnosis.

Hamlet returns home from drama school in United States, after the cold-blooded assassination of her father by her uncle, who has married Hamlet’s mother. After seeing her father’s ghost, Hamlet decides to feign insanity, in order to get to the truth.

Eager in spirit for a better world, an amateur rock band from bohemian Istanbul embarks on an impromptu tour to mainland Turkey, in hopes of sharing their music and love with fellow countrymen.

Daughter of a private eye falls in love with father’s playboy client. Pretending to have a busy love life, she makes him jealous and he also starts to love her. When father discovers the affair he asks the Playboy to leave his daughter not knowing she’s pregnant.

A girl gets through a break up with her and her fiancé when she knows that he's cheating on her. A young passionate man helps her and they fall in love but there is some conditions that keeps them from being together.

An unorthodox music documentary about the marginal diva Nükhet Duru from the perspective of Turkish musicians. Her fame transcended borders when The Weeknd sampled her song in his platinum hit "Often". A journey is taken across Istanbul along with the creative process behind Duru's new album "Hikayesi Var" which comprises her interpreting her own classics together with young generation of musicians Sıla, Kenan Doğulu, Teoman, Mabel Matiz, Funda Arar, Ceylan Ertem, Ata Demirer, Kalben, Zeynep Bastık, Rubato, Sena Şener ve Evrencan Gündüz.

A rich girl bets on getting a Turkish folk singer to fall in love with her and marry her in return for an expensive prize. But the bet at the end turns into a love story she didn't count on...

Biographical fiction of Sezen Aksu's life.

In this film, the famous singer/composer Zeki Müren plays himself. His flamboyant and luxurious life takes a tragic turn when he is poisoned, loses his voice and then gets framed for the killing that he doesn't actually carry out.

The paths of Demir, an idealistic advertising writer approaching his 40s, and a rap enthusiast Dagra, who is in his 20s somehow cross. Together they embark on an interesting road to regain their lost respect for life.

Fehmi is an aspiring young rapper from a slum of Istanbul where the Hip-hop subculture is the voice of the youth. Fehmi dreams of making a successful rap album, despite the disapproval of his family. Fehmi’s addiction to the deadly drug ‘bonzai’ jeopardises his burgeoning rap career. He comes to terms that he needs to quit, yet it’s a challenging pursuit. We witness Fehmi’s struggle through his relationships with his first love Devin, his gay brother Erdem and his band-mate Yunus. The process is an emotional roller coaster for everyone involved. Fehmi holds onto his passion for rap to stay strong in this rough journey.

The film tells the struggle of two young lovers trying to reunite with each other. Nazlı's father Asım asks for bride price for his daughter. Ferdi spent the bride price he had saved, for his brother Kemal's surgery. In order to save money again, he travels to Germany to find work. Nazli is pregnant with Ferdi's child. Sait, the son of the village's landlord, has set his eyes on Nazli. In order to have Nazli, Sait spreads the rumor that the child is from Kemal. Nazli, Kemal and her mother are forced into exile by the villagers. As if these pains were not enough, the news of Ferdi's death comes. The reunion of these two lovers is now a miracle.

“Farewell Shakespeare!” is an exciting breakup symphony, which sets in a theatre stage. Two eccentric lovers deals with a romance conflict, while going with the flow of non-diegetical music.

Riza and Fistik pickpocket to make both ends meet. When they enter a deluxe villa they find themselves in the middle of a costume party. Subsequently, the fur flied.

The film tells the story of Pir Sultan Abdal, a famous folk poet in Turkey, who criticized some Ottoman governors, Hizir Pasha in particular and as a result was hung by him.

A young businessman Harun crashes a young woman and because of this accident young woman becomes blind.

The devilish sultan tries to impose his tyrannical rule on the people, but since he cannot place the crown on his head, he is not recognized as sultan by the people. Keloğlan finds himself in the middle of events while fleeing from bandits.

The film tells the story of a legendary folk hero from the outskirts of the city. Ali is imprisoned on charges of killing Ihsan, one of the troublemakers of Sineklidağ. During his time in prison, his name becomes legendary in Sineklidağ. When a general amnesty is declared, Ali is released. However, his girlfriend Zilha, who is İhsan's niece, is not interested in him. Ali cannot convince Zilha that he did not kill her uncle İhsan. Finally, he decides to use the legend that has grown around his name.

Garip Bülbül is about the life story of the great bard Neşet Ertaş. Neşet Ertaş, who signed 400 records and many cassettes throughout his life, wrote many poems under the pen name "Garip". The film tells the unknowns about both the private and career life of Neşet Ertaş, who passed away in 2012.

Aşık Ziyeddin, an advanced word master in Anatolia of the 60-70s, is in an effort to train an apprentice to continue his profession of word mastery and love interest. The Apprentice Mustafa, who undertakes this hard work, has lost his heart to a girl older than him. He dreams of turning the heart of Gülbeyaz, who does not take care of himself by drinking some food from his hand to become a "Lover of Rights". However, Mustafa's dreams will be tested by religion, destiny, politics and poverty.

Ferhan Şensoy says the following about The Threepenny Opera: "When updating Brecht's (The Threepenny Opera) 67 years later, I sometimes approach John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera." For example, in the original work performed 267 years ago, Mack the Knife was a folk hero, while in Brecht's version, he is an ordinary thief. Our own Mahmut is a Kemalist gangster. But we don't stray too far from Brecht; in our play, too, the wrong characters say the right things. And yet The Threepenny Opera is not an opera. It is not a Brecht 'work.' It is an epic farce as close to Brecht's Kel Hasan Efendi as it is to his own work."

The film tells the story of Alişan, who is trying to escape from his bloodthirsty pursuers. Alişan is released from prison, where he was serving time for murder. Unable to return to his hometown of Urfa due to blood feuds, he goes to stay with his friend Müslüm. The two start working on a construction site they find in Marmaris. The blood feud pursuers track Alişan to Marmaris. Alişan escapes their attack with the help of Aslı, a deaf and mute woman living in a nearby villa. Over time, Aslı and Alişan fall in love. Unable to bear the burden of living on the run, Alişan will make a new decision.

The film tells the story of a famous artist's love for a woman. Famous singer Ekrem gives a concert for the benefit of Darülaceze. After the concert, he falls in love with nurse Fatoş, whom he meets. After a while, they decide to get married. Ekrem cancels his six-month contract because he is getting married. His manager blames Fatoş for this situation. He talks to Fatoş and asks her to leave Ekrem. Fatoş leaves Ekrem on their wedding day so as not to hinder his fame. She sets off for Izmir. However, she misses her flight. When the plane she missed crashes, everyone assumes Fatoş is dead. Ekrem, believing he has lost Fatoş, will struggle to come to terms with it.

Orhan, an Arabesque singer, owns a large piece of land in a coastal town. Orhan wants to build a retirement home there. Oğuz, a wealthy businessman who owns a newspaper and a bank, Through the businesses he has established, he launders the mafia's dirty money. Oğuz wants to seize Orhan's land to build a tourist facility. He tries to negotiate with Orhan. However, unable to convince the young man, Oğuz decides to kill him. For this purpose, he hires a hitman. Orhan, who survives the hitman's attack, sets out to track down those who wanted to kill him.

A construction workers life is inevitably changed, when a radio broadcaster discovers his touching singing abilities.

A revenge story of a man whose lover was blinded by his enemies and who was forced to shoot his own grandfather and was imprisoned.

Gul is a famous singer, married to Captain Engin, who has studied law. Engin goes to Korea during the war. One day Gul is told that he is dead. Her violinist, Cemil fancies her. One day Gul meets Engin again, yet Cemil continues molesting her. Engin takes his daughter while Gul gives becomes an alcoholic and is miserable. Engin learns about her condition and decides to go to her but in a car accident he becomes blind. Gul starts to work in their house under a false name, Seher. In the meantime she gives piano lessons to their daughter Oya. Engin regains his eyesight after a surgery. Cemil attempts to rape Oya, but Gul reaches in time, saves Oya and kills Cemil. Oya finds out that Gul is her mother and asks Engin to defend her in court. A happy future awaits all three.

While the young couple dreams of marriage, their families oppose them to be together. Determined to marry the girl he loves no matter what, Erol plans to overcome the obstacles he encounters.

Ruzgar is a new cool boy in the school.Deniz is the girl who he heard in the cellphone,singing.Then they fall in love with each other. Selin is Deniz's bestie will support them but,their love relationship is gonna be complicated.

During World War II, Germany aims to conquer Turkey with an operation which is Ankara Express. German spy Hilda and Turkish major Seyfi engage in a dangerous relationship while they work for the Ankara Express operation.

Rıza and Fıstık, who make a living by petty theft, find themselves in the middle of a costume ball when they break into a wealthy home. In fact, the new environment that this duo finds themselves in is representative of the situation of people who have fallen prey to the desire to Westernize.

Nermin is a factory owner's daughter whose car broke and Orhan, a poor factory worker who also writes music, fixed it.They fall in love with each other but her family does not allow this relationship.

Sevda Erses is a singer who has devoted herself to Turkish classical music and strives to be principled in her work. She is careful not to go beyond professional relationships with her boss and listeners, which is why her career has stagnated. As part of her Anatolian tour with a company, Erses also gives concerts in a small town. The singer not only receives great interest from the local people but also unintentionally captivates the town's leader. However, her heart belongs to an engineer she met in the same town.

Orhan receives a telegram from the village Agha telling him to go to Istanbul and murder a business rival. Orhan follows orders and kill the industrialist Fazli Çetin. In prison he sent there's a plot against him.

The film tells the story of a man whose life changes because of the sacrifice he makes for his brother. Orhan is preparing for his wedding with his fiancée Sevim. His brother Mete, however, is planning to rob the company he works for with a gang. However, Mete regrets his actions and decides to abandon the robbery. But the gang members force Mete to participate in the robbery on the night of the wedding. Mete seizes an opportunity to inform his brother about the robbery. Orhan leaves the wedding and goes to his brother's company. Mete's mistake will change Orhan's entire life.

The film tells the story of Murat and Helga, Turkish agents fighting against German spies during World War II. Helga's father, Alex, is a German spy who hates Turkey. Helga, who was born and raised in Turkey, does not share her father's views. After Alex's death, Murat, acting on orders from Turkish intelligence, is tasked with enlisting Helga to uncover the Germans' plans regarding Turkey. Helga is to marry Hans, who has taken Alex's place, thereby enabling her to learn the Germans' plans. The love between Helga and Murat will complicate this mission.