Best Turkish war movies

In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.

In a desolate war zone where screams of the innocent echo, on the very line between disaster and valor, 7 Maroon Berets will dance with death.

After the death of his father Murat II, Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.

The heroic story of two soldiers trapped in an ambush, fighting for their lives.

A small task force of the Turkish army have to defend a relay station in the middle of nowhere against a possible terrorist raid.

The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.

A biopic focusing on to the childhood and the early years of the military career of the founder and the first President of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

In 1915, two Turks in Australia make a living by selling ice cream. When they hear war has broken out, they decide to go to Çanakkale. Authorities don't let them leave the island, so the two decide to put up a fight in Australia.

Ilyas Bazna works as a butler in the British Embassy in Turkey during WW2. After Bazna starts to work as a German spy he is going to experience a series of unexpected events.

The true story of 7 oddly dressed fearless men of ottoman army fight against cruel Vlad.

After the Freedom Flotilla attempts to bring humanitarian assistance to Gaza refuses to turn back, it is attacked by the Israeli military. In a dramatic battle scene, activists resist and are killed by the Israeli soldiers. A Turkish commando team led by Polat Alemdar (Necati Şaşmaz) travels to West Bank in Palestine, where they launch a campaign against Israeli military personnel in an attempt to track down and eliminate an Israeli general, leader Moşe Ben Eliyezer (Erdal Beşikçioğlu), who is the responsible for the flotilla raid.

Upon turning eight-teen, Salih leaves the orphanage to find his lost family and begins working in a Serbian farm. Suddenly, at the most unexpected moment he has found a home. Will he ever be able to let go of the ghosts of his past and be happy in this new life? As tension escalates disquieting secrets surface. A gripping tale of family, love and identity, My Mother's Wound follows Salih as he searches for a trail of hope amongst war-torn lives.

The story of a Ukrainian family living on the border of Russia and Ukraine during the start of the war. Irka refuses to leave her house even as the village gets captured by armed forces. Shortly after they find themselves at the center of an international air crash catastrophe on July 17, 2014.

Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria, ultimately becoming the only Ottoman officer not to lose a battle during WW1. However, despite all his success, he would encounter an unexpected challenge upon his return to Istanbul.

After the First World War, the Allies occupy Istanbul. The protagonist, Yandim Ali is a rogue, discharged from the navy, who doesn't believe that the country can be saved, until he meets Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), who plans to start a resistance in Anatolia against the occupying Allies, as well as the collaborators of an Ottoman government, that exists only on paper.

Corporal Muhsin is a sharp shooter who previously fought in the Balkan War. When mobilization is declared again, he joins the war alongside his brother Hasan. The two brothers support each other in the fight against the enemy.

Depiction of the life of the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya, Battal Gazi.

A bitter conflict has raged between guerrillas and the army in Turkey's Kurdish regions for over 30 years. Large expanses have now become war zones. Countless young people have lost their lives to the conflict. This dangerous but incredibly beautiful mountainous country is home to 17-year-old Jîn. But she is no longer safe since she secretly stole away from a group of rebels with whom she was fighting. Now she wanders the picturesque landscape alone, caught between two fronts. All of a sudden, the sound of gunfire and explosions rend the air above the untouched natural scenery. Attack is threatened from all sides. Desperate to find peace, Jîn decides to escape to another part of the country – an impossible plan, since the military is omnipresent and there are road blocks everywhere. As a Kurd without identity papers she risks arrest at every turn. In addition, as a woman with no family to shield her, many men will see her as fair game. But her courage is unbroken.

The story of the film is about the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey in 1915. The film covers the resurrection of Turkey following its defeat in the Balkan War, through depictions of Sergeant Mehmet Ali (Ali Ersan Duru) from Biga, Corporal Seyit and many others. To help Russia and threaten Constantinople, the Allies try to force through the Dardanelles Straight with a large fleet. Through a series of historical sketches, the film documents how they were defeated despite many difficulties and hardships.

Civil war reigns in one of the most dangerous areas of the world for 7 years. The Turkish army enters the region without any allied states. Among the officials in the region, there are also the Special Forces team under the command of Captain Alparslan. Together with Captain Pilot Onur, Tim brings out a big trap against the Turkish army. In order to break the trap, the main test for the team that fights the lives of terrorists against the terrorists in the difficult conditions is to be able to survive without losing their conscience.

Bakur (North) is a documentary that invites its audience to reflect on a war that has been continuing for decades and gives an insightful look on its main subject, the PKK. The film follows the lives of the guerilla in three different camps on the Kurdish region (north) that lies within Turkish borders.

Back in his hometown after his university studies, Servan is witness to the burning down of his village and a series of other atrocities which eventually lead him to join the Kurdish resistance. In the ranks of the Kurdish liberation movement, he is seriously injured in clashes with the Turkish army. In order not to slow down his comrades and allow them to escape, Servan insists that he be left behind. Against all odds, he survives, enduring several days of acute pain. However, his friends cannot come back to pick him up, the area being surrounded by Turkish soldiers. As the soldiers approach, Servan decides to leave his hide away in spite of his serious injuries. He sets out to find his friends, overcoming countless obstacles in the forest, but nevertheless helped by Kurdish villagers throughout his journey. However, he is hunted down by death squads and village guards.

The human tragedy and the suffering of the Crimean Turks who were taken hostage as prisoners of war in German prison camps during World War II.

When the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.

Ertem Egilmez's period drama about National Forces in the Turkish War of Independence.

"The Wolf Pack" are on a mission to reach Kafr Cenneh. On the way there the 9 commandos must face the enemy which outnumbers them by far.

The life of Vecihi Hürkuş, the first Turkish pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft during World War I and the War of Independence, is being brought to the big screen. Vecihi Hürkuş, who pursued his passion for flying at the age of 16, dedicated his life to manufacturing aircraft and training new pilots.

Eight-year-old Evlin characterizes the resilience of Kobane's resistance against ISIS forces through her experience in a refugee camp on the Turkish-Syrian border.

In Romania, the idealistic Istanbul teacher, Aliye, communicate activities to a town in Anatolia supporting the idea of National Struggle in the region.

Inhospitable at the best of times, the snow-covered mountainscapes of Eastern Anatolia constituted a fatal frontier for many war exiles after the battle of Sarikamish in 1915, and provides a canvas laced with beauty and threat for this bone-chilling survival yarn, the superb debut feature of Alphan Eşeli. Starting out with three characters – a refugee mother and daughter and their grizzled guide – the film traces their daunting trek across this barren terrain to safety, with the Russians encroaching and other stragglers, including a pair of wounded, frostbitten Ottoman soldiers, all orbiting the same burnt-out village they find in their path. Puncturing its aura of ghostly impasse with some shocking narrative reversals, and constantly prickling with the mutual dread of strangers in gruelling extremes, the movie stakes out hugely credible ground next to established Eastern Front war classics (In the Fog, Come and See) while remaining thoroughly its own beast. (Source: LFF programme)

Serdar, who served as the captain in special forces, loses 16 fellow soldiers as a result of a malicious ambush. He was dismissed because of internal traitors, on the grounds that he disobeyed the order after the operation by turning off the radios in order not to get the return order. The President, aware of the games being played on his country, inside and outside, says that it is time to stop these events and that action must be taken as soon as possible. Upon this, the Undersecretary proposes the establishment of a ghost team to fightback these traitors. Undersecretary Alkan Filiz, who received the necessary permission and authorization, makes an offer to Serdar to take up this special team (T.i.M) consisting of distinguished soldiers and policemen for the undercover assignment. Serdar, who accepts the mission, contends for his brothers in arms who are martyred, their families and their country against the enemies inside and outside with team (T.i.M)

Muna is the 6-year-old daughter of a Palestinian family, living in Gaza. In fall 2009, their house gets raided by Israeli soldiers. When she comes out of hiding, Muna realizes that she's all alone. Not knowing what to do, she wanders the streets of Gaza in search of her family. During her search Muna comes across to surgeon Ela who has travelled to Gaza with Doctors Worldwide in order to aid victims of war. With the help of her colleague Ali and his Gazan friend Süleyman, Ela tries to find Muna's family. In their quest, the doctors confront the harsh realities of war.

On August 10, 1978, a coffeehouse frequented by leftists in Ankara was raided. Even the strict rule in the country could not prevent this and similar atrocities. A few hours after the incident, which would later be known as the Balgat Massacre, the police detained many young nationalists in the surrounding neighborhoods whom they believed to be connected to the incident. Among those detained was Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu, who was only 20 years old at the time. Mustafa's detention marked the beginning of a legal battle for his mother, Zeynep, and his father, Ahmet Bey. Years later, Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu was sentenced to death by a court established by the September 12 Military Coup and was executed one morning without his parents even knowing about it...

We have a topic that has always been on the agenda of Turkey and the world, which we have been discussing for nearly 40 years: Cyprus. To foreigners, Cyprus is known as an innocent little island under Turkish invasion. Everyone forgot the bloody events of the past. What about us? Do we know? No. Especially the younger generations, who have come to the point of governing the country today, do not know where this country has gone through regarding Cyprus. However, we are now approaching a road junction in Cyprus. I will tell you the story of Cyprus in this documentary. This is a very bloody and sometimes very sad story...

During the years when World War I began to turn the Ottoman Empire's territories into a war zone, the pain of a great love story that unfolded in southeastern Anatolia and present-day Syria burned as fiercely as the war itself in the hearts of those involved. Mahmut leaves his home, abandoning everything—including the person he loves—because he refuses to commit murder. After being caught up in the relentless war raging across Anatolian lands and fighting for years in the struggle for liberation, he sets out to return home. His sole desire is to reunite with the one he was forced to leave behind and to seek revenge for the injustice he suffered years ago.

Hasan, who lives in a town in Anatolia, and his cousin Yusuf fall in love with a woman named Elif. Elif also falls in love with one of the two men, but she does not reveal to anyone which one it is. Just then, all men capable of bearing arms are called to the Çanakkale Front. Before leaving for the front, Yusuf decides to confess his feelings to Elif, telling her that Hasan loves someone else, and secretly takes the thyme-scented handkerchief Elif made for Hasan. Yusuf, Hasan, and the other volunteers set off for the front and encounter Karagöz Puppeteer Rüstem Çavuş, who is on an expedition with Istanbul-born Eftal. During this time, some of the volunteers are killed in an attack at Anzac, while Hasan, Yusuf, Çopur, Rüstem Çavuş, and Istanbul-born Eftal are taken to a prisoner-of-war camp.

“Çanakkale is Impassable” is the first and longest cartoon made about the Çanakkale War and has the distinction of being the first war cartoon in Turkey. It is also the first cartoon in which the most figures, ship models and special effects were used and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other important figures were drawn using animation techniques.

In the middle of the 13th century, following the death of "The Iron Sultan, Alaeddin Keykubat," Mongols attack Anatolian Seljuks to destroy the last power against "The Great Khan". Allegiance or independence turns into an issue of debate among the Seljuk statesmen. A secret resistance is possible. A new and stronger state is not a dream. Emir Celaleddin Karatay, Vizier of Seljuks is to sparkle a nationwide resistance. His way is not predictable.

Oya, a teacher, is assigned to Söğütlü Village. However, there is no school here, so no one in the village can read or write. Oya, who starts working at the school built in the village, is helped only by Fatma, the mayor's daughter, and a man named Yanık Bekir. Onbaşı, who is accustomed to getting whatever he wants in the village, is impressed by Oya and wants to be with the young woman. However, when he does not get the response he desires, Onbaşı slanders Fatma. Fatma is cleared of the charges when Major Pala Suat intervenes in the matter. Meanwhile, the village is under occupation due to the outbreak of World War I. Oya, who takes refuge with Major Pala Suat, decides to join him in the fight.

Captain Faruk is assigned to the northern front during World War I. He kills an elderly Romanian general who resists him in a house where he has taken refuge. The general's daughter, Mariya, informs her brother, Captain Polibas, of her father's death and takes refuge with her aunt. The town of Ivesti, where her aunt lives, is also occupied by Turkish soldiers. Captain Faruk is placed in Mariya's aunt's house by the mayor of Ivesti. Captain Faruk tries to make Mariya forgive him. The two will eventually fall in love with each other.

Plans to take over the task of the British spy who came to Istanbul to Anatolia by Kemal’s story of said British: Lawrence.

The film depicts Aliye’s patriotism. The entire country is under occupation. Aliye, a newly appointed teacher in Anatolia, settles in the house of Ömer Efendi, a leading figure in the town. The Nationalist Forces are not afraid to give the town to the enemy troops for their own benefit and will try everything to send Captain Fuat Bey, Aliye’s fiancé, away from the town.

Esma, Berk and Hasan are three people who try to escape the troubles of life with the help of a video game called Discovery. These three young people is sucked into the game in a mystical way. They find themselves in the battle of Gallipoli.

The film tells the story of a Turkish platoon serving in the Korean War. First Lieutenant Kemal is sent to Korea on a mission to learn the enemy's routes of operation. He sets out with a group of soldiers. They take up position at the farm of Can Bey, who lives in the area they have arrived at. The reconnaissance team discovers that the enemy is preparing for an operation. Lieutenant Kemal and his soldiers will attempt to thwart the enemy by making the necessary plans.

Zübeyde, Mothers and Sons, tells the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's mother, Zübeyde Hanim, which begins in Thessaloniki, in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, and reflects the period until the declaration of the Republic.

The story of the war, which is the beginning of the history of Turks in Anatolia.

The lives of an army captain, a war correspondent and a young man with links to the PKK intertwine in the southeastern Anatolia Region in 1993.

The Turkish Sultan decides to send his armies in war against the remnant of the Roman Empire, Byzantine. All of his advisory council assent to the move with the exception of one aged councilor, who allies himself with the Byzantines, who kidnap the fiancée of the Turkis army leader. The Sultan orders the army leader, along with two others, to proceed to Byzantine for espionage purposes. There, they contact a couple sympathetic to the Turkish cause and, with their home as the base, gather information about the city's defenses. The Byzantines capture the couple and two of the Turks, leaving only the army leader to escape with the vital information. The Turks use it to make an easy conquest, ending the Roman empire, and creating the Ottoman empire.

The film tells the story of Sezer and those around him during troubled times in Cyprus. Lale is deeply shaken by the unexpected death of her husband Murat. Lale, a school teacher, marries Murat, a pilot officer. However, Murat dies in a plane crash. At this time, Lale, who is pregnant, moves in with Murat's sister Aynur, who lives in Cyprus. One day, Lale returns to Turkey for a short time. During this time, Aynur's house in Cyprus is raided by a group of EOKA militants. Aynur and her husband are killed. Lale's young son Sezer is rescued by a man who happens to be at the scene. Years later, Sezer learns the truth about his past as a result of an EOKA attack. He will do everything in his power to find his mother and inform the fighters about what happened.

The film, which brings Turkey's recent political agenda to the big screen, highlights the effects of recent events on the present day and their traces in political life. The coup, which took place on February 7, 2012, when Hakan Fidan, the Undersecretary of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), was summoned for questioning as a suspect in the KCK investigation, centers on the causes and consequences of the MİT crisis. The film will also address the placement of listening devices, known as "bugs," in the offices of some high-ranking officials, including the prime minister.

Benjamin is a young poet from Turkey, works in Bosnia as a volunteer to help the extrication of dead bodies from the mass graves. He comes to Bosnia in order to escape from his past. A childish game of Benjamin causes Joseph's lover-Zeliha's dead. The psychological pressure of his job revives his past in his dreams. Zrinka is Serbian-Bosnian psychologist who is helping to the people in post war syndromes.Benjamin meets her committing suicide on Mostar Bridge.By the time they fall in love. She releases Benjamin from his qualms of conscience. Benjamin goes back to Turkey to face with his brother and past. Zrinka saw a dream something bad happened to Benjamin. She goes to Turkey but she finds secrets and new description of love.

The story of Sadık and Osman, who heroically resisted the Balkan gangs that carried out bloody raids on Turkish villages in the Rumeli Province of the Ottoman Empire in 1910.

Set in the period of the Turkish War of Independence, the film depicts the smuggling of arms and ammunition from Istanbul to Ankara.it is also an intelligent, brilliantly written multiple character study with rich psychological depth.

The film, which focuses on the theme of brotherhood and the futility of war, tells the story of two enemy brothers facing each other on two separate fronts. The film, which contains messages aimed at mothers who do not want to lose their children, features Sinan Çetin's children, Orfeo (Osman) and Cemo (James).

The film depicts the Russian Empire and Islam Bey, one of the commanders of Haji Murat, a Caucasian leader of Avar origin who did not want to come under Russian protection, and Islam Bey's brother, İmamoğlu Deli Ahmet, who was sent as a spy to the Russian fortress disguised as a priest, distracting the Russian army and ultimately defeating it..

Ahmet Celal, who was injured during the war, is in great pain and a young woman named Emine helps him and saves him and heals him. A stormy love breaks out in those scenes and the intrigued life of that love is worked out.

Revolving around an old man who refuses to leave his otherwise evacuated village in Kurdish Turkey, "Ax (The Land)" is a twenty-seven-minute long short film about the forced deportations of Kurdish villages by the Turkish military.

The film tells the story of Lieutenant Kemal and his four friends who participated in the Cyprus Peace Operation on a special mission. Kemal goes to Cyprus on a secret mission, where he meets with the mujahideen. First, he must find Osman, Reşit, Ahmet, and Emin. However, he cannot find them among the mujahideen because they are all in prison. To rescue them from prison, he somehow gets himself imprisoned as well. After enduring all the torture, he reunites with his friends. The team later escapes from prison and sets out to carry out their mission. Their objective is to destroy the radar that provides intelligence to the Greeks and tracks all Turkish military vehicles.

The story of love between a Turkish officer who went to the island during the Cyprus landing and a woman who is a native Turkish of Cyprus.

The film tells the story of Serap and Ahmet, who fall in love during the War of Independence. Emine commits suicide after giving birth to a baby girl. Osman Müfit, the village teacher, takes the girl under his wing and names her Serap. When Serap graduates from the Girls' Teacher Training College in Istanbul, Anatolia is under occupation. The situation in Balıkesir is no different. On one side is Rıza Bey, the village chief who collaborates with Anzavur, and on the other is Osman Müfit, the leader of the National Forces. Rıza Bey's son Ahmet also joins the national forces and fights against his father. Serap returns to Balıkesir from Istanbul. Serap and Ahmet meet in the midst of the war. These difficult days for the country will bring them even closer together.

When Ayşe, a young woman from Anatolia, moves to Istanbul for work, she accidentally uncovers a weapons smuggling operation involving her employer.

The film focuses on the epic struggle that took place during the Battle of Gallipoli. The Dardanelles Strait was surrounded by British forces from the Allied Powers. The British, who landed at the Arıburnu coves, intended to advance into the interior. British attacks on many fronts were repelled with great sacrifice. Those behind the front lines also assisted those on the front lines with all their might. During this time, the Turkish navy ship Muavenet-i Milliye succeeded in sinking the British navy ship Goliath. These sacrifices would herald that victory was not far off.