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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. ...

Milky Way (1959)

Adapted from a Kerime Nadir novel. Main characters are two cousins. Nejat has no parents and cared by his auntie. Zulal has just finished high school and trying to find a suitable man to marry who should be presentable and wealthy. Nejat has been in love w ...

Zümrüt (1959)

The Plague (1954)

A nurse in the Red Crescent (the Turkish equivalent of the Red Cross) fights to save the populace during a plague. ...

Leylaklar Altında (1954)

Allaha Ismarladık (1951)

A soldier who supports the War of Independence in occupied Istanbul falls in love with the daughter of the occupying commander. ...

The Devoted Mother (1949)

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