Eşref Kolçak

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2019)

Turkey in the 1960s and 1970s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters and directors were copying scripts and remaking movies from all over the world. This documentary visits the fastest work ...

Elim Sende (2018)

Bulut and Mavi fell in love the moment they first saw each other. However, no one has the courage to speak of this love. The ups and downs, love-filled, heartwarming story of two lovers who are unaware of each other. ...

Temel ile Dursun İstanbul'da (2016)

Don't Look Too Far (2015)

An eternal landscape from the Yesilcam. ...

We Hit The Road (2014)

Laborers of the film industry have decided to march against the new censorship act in 1977. 60 years of silence in cinema was going to be interrupted for good. From actor/actresses to set workers, 400 women and men have started a 5-day-long walk to Ankara. ...

Karınca Kapanı (2014)

Münevver Sarıselimoğlu is the wife of Güven Sarıselimoğlu, the owner of a large holding company operating in many fields, primarily the construction sector. Living under her husband's constant supervision and suffering from pressure and violence, Mü ...

The Exiled Cow (2014)

The year 1997... In the days when people are exiled for their thoughts, now the tables have turned and the freedom of a cow living in the village of Gomalak is in danger. "The Exiled Cow". inspired from a true story, tells the tale of Sarikiz, with its sp ...

Five Minarets in New York (2010)

Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back the dangerous Islamic leader codenamed "Dajjal", believed to be hiding in there. Working with the FBI and NYPD, the agents orchestrate the arrest of Hadji Gumus ...

Yeşil Işık (2002)

The legendary love story of Ali and Elif. Ali, who lost everything due to the impact of September 11 on the stock market, dies of a heart attack and goes to the other side. However, he is not accepted on the other side because his time is not up. He cannot ...

Güle Güle (2000)

Car mechanic Şemsi separated from his wife years ago and lives alone, far away from his only child. Celal is a disciplined retired colonel married to Zarife. İsmet is an introverted film buff who has spent his life on the island, while Galip is a faithfu ...

Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür (2000)

An elderly man whose 15-year-old granddaughter ran away from home writes letters to his wife, who suffered a heart attack because of this incident, to comfort her. In these letters, he writes that his granddaughter has settled in America and is living a ha ...

Kanayan Yara: Bosna - Mavi Karanlık (1994)

Berlin in Berlin (1993)

A young German engineer photographs a beautiful Turkish woman without her permission. Her husband finds out and starts a fight. In the midst of the argument the German engineer accidentally kills the husband. ...

Hüdayi Yolu (1993)

Yağmur Beklerken (1992)

A story based on the transition to a multi-party political system in the 1930s. ...

Madame (1988)

An elderly piano teacher recently diagnosed with terminal cancer lives in fear of death. But her real fear is who will take care of her cat, her only friend, after her death. As she tries to find someone to take care of her cat, the generational clash of t ...

Yaşamak (1988)

Suçlu Gençlik (1986)

The story of the young commissioner Cetin, who went after the criminals who sells drugs, and Neslihan, the model who addicted to the drugs. ...

Dikenli Yol (1986)

The film tells the story of a political criminal after his release from prison. Hüseyin is sent to prison for a crime he committed while he was a university student. His fiancée's brother, Yadigar, is also wanted for the same crime. Hüseyin sends Yadiga ...

Yarın Ağlayacağım (1986)

A man whose life is in difficulties becomes a prosecutor, but he has problems with his wife due to a wrong marriage, and in the meantime he gets close to a journalist. ...

Altar (1985)

A Turkish knock off of Italian Pepulum movies. Sometimes referred to as Turkish Conan. ...

Yaranamadım (1985)

The revenge story of a poor man, whose love interest gets raped. ...

Kahreden Gençlik (1985)

Kemal is a successful journalist. He has a happy family with his wife Aynur and son Cengiz. Cengiz is known for his diligence at school. His classmates, however, are irresponsible, lazy, and fond of partying. He is in a romantic relationship with his class ...

Feryat (1983)

Kahır (1983)

Hayri Bey accuse an innocent young man for a murder committed by his son Metin. Hülya, the sister of the accused, is joined by Orhan in a fight for justice against the powerful Hayri Bey. ...

Handcuffs (1982)

Çetin Inanç directs Cüneyt Arkin in a crime flick with fast pacing, fast cars, fast fights. ...

Dört Yanım Cehennem (1982)

Drama about a former criminal who tries to walk away from the life of crime. ...

Unutulmayanlar (1981)

Fahrettin, Ekrem, Fikret, İzzet, Nejat, Orhan and Eşref work as truck drivers for a company. Guns are loaded into their trucks without their knowledge. They are smuggling weapons without their knowledge. The police seize the trucks in a raid. The drivers ...

Takip (1981)

The film tells the story of two fugitives and the retired police commissioner who pursues them. A vehicle used to transport a group of prisoners is involved in a traffic accident. Two of the prisoners, Blind Mustafa and Condemned Hasan, manage to escape. B ...

Öğretmen Kemal (1981)

Kemal a simple teacher arrives in a remote village to start a new school and teach the young ones, when he gets there he faces a strong opposition to his idea by the village master. Kemal with the help of few villagers tries to fight back the ignorance and ...

Önce Hayaller Ölür (1981)

Kemal leads a happy life with his family. One day, Kemal gets into trouble as he witnesses a car accident. A teacher dies in the accident. The house of Kemal, who testified to the incident, is set on fire by unknown persons. In the police investigation, it ...

Yarabbim (1980)

The Return of Superman (1979)

Born out of a Christmas ornaments-filled heaven, Turkish Superman fights the mob in order to save the day! ...

Görünmeyen Düşman (1979)

The story of a police chief. The police chief, who has a tough but honest personality, marries the girl he loves. Some time later, it turns out that his father-in-law is a leading member of a mafia gang. The police chief goes after his father-in-law. Becau ...

Hayat Harcadı Beni (1979)

Ölüm Görevi (1978)

The film tells the story of police chief Şahin, who fights relentlessly against criminals. Şahin and his friend Turgut are assigned to gather evidence about a global crime syndicate. Haşmet and Denisos are the leaders of this crime syndicate. Şahin gat ...

Silah Arkadaşları (1978)

The film tells the story of four friends who served in the military together. While journalist Murat is chasing a story, his army friend, Chief Inspector Kemal, crosses his path. Murat has become a target for smugglers because of his articles in the newspa ...

Kaybolan Yıllar (1978)

Yuvanın Bekçileri (1977)

A story of two men, fighting over their love for the same woman. ...

Akrep Yuvası (1977)

The film is about a cop and a hitman meeting up. Kemal is a cop. He stops the mafia in Istanbul from doing stuff like drug dealing and smuggling. The mafia boss Abbas has to get rid of Kemal because the big boss, Grandpa, told him to. He makes a deal with ...

Şeref Sözü (1977)

Story of two brothers, struggling to build a life after losing their father in a young age. ...

The Indestructible Man (1977)

It tells the story of a child who lost his mother at a young age and struggled to get by with his father. When his father's enemies forced him into debt and caused them to be evicted from their home, little Çakır, seeing his father in distress, helped hi ...

Kader Bu (1976)

An adaptation of the Indian film "Avare. ...

Tek Başına (1976)

The film tells the story of a man who witnesses a major drug ring. Kemal is a middle-class employee at a company. One night, Kemal's car breaks down on his way home, so he leaves it where it is. That night, a murder is committed by a major drug ring at the ...

Örgüt (1976)

Let’s Dating at Dawn (1975)

A man from the criminal world who left a meeting is killed by Halil at a gas station where he stopped his car, and another man is killed by Halil at a sauna pool by a young man on a motorcycle. The third target, Mr. Semih, escapes the trap and has Halil ar ...

Cemil (1975)

Commissioner Cemil finds the body of a young girl on the beach as a result of the tip he received while patrolling. ...

Şehitler (1974)

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, a ...

Eski Kurtlar (1974)

Soğukkanlılar (1973)

The film takes on the efforts Kemal, a guy working for the mafia, makes to change his life. Kemal has grown up in a suburb of İstanbul. He has become very rich after starting to work for the mafia. Having lied to his father and neighbors that he works as ...

Dry Summer (1973)

A cruel landlord ruins not only the villagers' life but also his brothers and his own. Describes the life in a Turkish village during 1960s. ...

Üç Öfkeli Adam (1971)

Dertli Pınar (1968)

A love story set in a village. It is a tale of love that prevails over the feudal lord. ...

Kara Kartal (1968)

Düşman Kardeşler (1965)

Erkek Ali (1964)

This is the story of a young man who rebels against the Agha class in the east side of Turkey. The story ends with the death of the young man, who remains in the little girl he left an orphan and the young widow who is passionately in love with him. ...

Korkusuz Kabadayı (1963)

The leader of a criminal organization, Ulvi, is shot dead by an unknown assailant. His will is opened. He has left his inheritance and leadership to his friend Fikret, on condition that the killer is found within a week. ...

Beyoğlu Piliçleri (1963)

Suleyman works at a gas station. One of his customers Kenan, who is a businessman, asks him to be his bodyguard. Suleyman is in love with Oya. Kenan wants to prevent their marriage and makes a plot with his brothel girl Cicek. Cicek has an affair with Sule ...

Yarın Bizimdir (1963)

Two friends take action with the public to establish the cooperative they want to set up. The mayor tries to prevent the establishment of the cooperative, fearing that they will become his rivals. ...

Boşver Doktor (1962)

One day, Dr. Kamil realizes that his wallet has been stolen. He suspects Sevim, a woman he met the night before. He goes to the police to find out more about Sevim. He learns that Sevim has committed theft and fraud and that her ex-husband is in prison for ...

Çıkar Yol (1962)

The film tells the story of young businessman Vedat's bankruptcy and descent into theft. Young businessman Vedat is the owner of a company that operates a mine. However, when his company goes bankrupt, he kills his girlfriend Vildan and flees with her neck ...

Beş Kardeştiler (1962)

Murat goes to another city with his five sons to escape the blood feud. but his eldest son falls for an impossible love. ...

Dağlar Bulutlu Efem (1962)

During the final years of the Ottoman Empire, occupying forces raided villages and oppressed the people. Nationalist fighters Süleyman Ağa and his friends organized themselves and planned to launch a resistance against the enemy. They wanted Mehmet, Sül ...

The Man in Glass (1962)

The story of a man who lives outside the law. ...

Ümitler Kırılınca (1962)

Çöpçatan (1962)

Aşk Bekliyor (1962)

Having lost his family, Cem (Eşref Kolçak) takes shelter with his mother's brother-in-law, Hurşit Bey. Hurşit Bey, who has two little daughters, accepts Cem as a child. Cem grows up with Canan (Muhterem Nur) and Müjde (Nebahat Çehre). Meanwhile, he f ...

Kaderin Önüne Geçilmez (1961)

Şoför Ahmet (1961)

Gece Kuşu (1960)

For Chastity (1960)

A young taxi-driver tries to make his newly married wife happy and joyful. But the wife, seduced by luxury and class, thinks otherwise and it leads to bad outcomes. ...

Beklenen Bomba (1959)

The Enemy Cut down the Ways (1959)

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. ...

A driver's secret notebook (1958)

The story of a driver and a noble girl whom he fell in love with. ...

Kumpanya (1958)

They Paid with Their Blood (1955)

Two brothers fall in love with the same girl and a rivalry develops between them. ...

Yetim Yavrular (1955)

Hell of the Crazy (1954)

The adventure of a driver who gets mixed up with heroin smugglers by chance. ...

Affet Beni Allah'ım (1953)

Dracula in Istanbul (1953)

Azmi has taken on the role of lawyer for a count named Dracula living in Romania. Dracula is a vampire descended from Vlad the Impaler and wants to buy many houses in Istanbul through Azmi. When Azmi learned that Dracula was actually a vampire, the count h ...

The Devoted Mother (1949)

Widowed at a young age, a woman tries to raise her son. ...