Hülya Koçyiğit

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 ...

100 Muhteşem Yıl (2017)

Hicran Sokağı (2007)

A neighborhood story with loves and fights. ...

Anneler Günü (2007)

Kabuslar Evi: Bir Kış Masalı (2007)

The theater actor, Gülseren, is unable to relieve the pain of her husband Hilmi and her daughter Melisa, which she lost as a result of an accident. As a result of the pressures and insistence of his surroundings, he moves away from his house in order to f ...

Wacky Class Welcome (2004)

The year is 2003, and the Private Çamlıca High School, once home to the legendary "Hababam Class", is still in operation. The school's founder has passed away, and his son, nicknamed "Mad Bedri," now runs the place. The time-honored Hababam traditions co ...

The Waterfall (2001)

The story takes place in Harbiye town of Antakya just before the 1960 military coup d'etat. The economic and political crisis of those days are reflected by the both funny and sad story of a family. The story is told from the eyes of Cemal. Now a famous pa ...

A Woman (1991)

The film tells the story of a widowed woman who is experiencing problems in her relationships. Füsun is a columnist for a newspaper. She also works as a university lecturer. Füsun, who lost her husband years ago, lives with her two children. Tayfun, one ...

Women's Ward (1990)

Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband. ...

Hiçbir Gece (1989)

Although Sevda is a successful actress, she feels that her life is not going well. She is both separated from her life partner and bored of acting in the same movies. During this time, she gives herself to drink to escape her life. However, a man she meets ...

Bez Bebek (1988)

There is an unexpected close relationship between Ahmet and Melek. Meanwhile, the release of Melek's husband from prison causes things to mess up. ...

Captives of a Night Dance (1988)

Ponente Lighthouse (1988)

Ponente Feneri is about a woman lighthouse keeper who lives on a deserted island with her elderly mother and daughter, and a man who takes refuge on the island. Şahin Gök is in the director's chair and the cast of the movie includes names such as Hülya ...

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 ...

The Frogs (1985)

In the half-light of dawn, Halil falls down dead, murdered. His wife, Elmas, cries for justice, but, in fact, there will be no investigation. Life goes on for Elmas: during the day she works in the rice paddies with her little boy and, at night, she goes t ...

The Escape (1984)

Details the struggles of an oppressed woman's sexual frustrations. ...

Yavrularım (1984)

When a couple with five children return from abroad, the father is unable to find work and his wife develops a terminal disease. He then looks for a new family to adopt each of his five children. ...

Remedy (1983)

A midwife is caught in a snowstorm on the way to Anatolia and forced to spend four months in an isolated village., where she's soon tending sick children and delivering babies. ...

Gazap Rüzgarı (1982)

The film tells the story of two lovers who love each other very much. Selma, a young intern, participates in a major trial. As a result of a small mistake she makes, the course of the trial changes and the defendant, Ömer Atalay, is acquitted. An investig ...

Herhangi Bir Kadın (1981)

Germany, Bitter Home (1979)

Follows the life of a Turkish woman living and working in Germany. ...

Evlidir Ne Yapsa Yeridir (1978)

Story of three married couples living in the same apartment. ...

Station (1977)

The film focuses on the relationship between Gırgır Ali and a singer he has kidnapped. Gırgır Ali is a man who has been involved in many petty crimes throughout his life. Since his release from prison, he has been trying to live without committing crim ...

I Cannot Live Without You (1977)

It's a psychological love story of a woman who's about to die from cancer and the killer she hired to kill herself. ...

Şoför (1976)

Osman, a truck driver, takes on the responsibility of the household after his father's death. When he is away from home, his mother and younger sisters Fatma and Zehra take care of the household. One day, Osman returns home from out of town and is murdered ...

Gülşah Küçük Anne (1976)

Gülşah, a sweet girl with a happy family life, comes home one day to an unexpected scene. Unable to find her parents at home, the little girl learns that her father has been unjustly imprisoned and her mother has been taken to the hospital. Shocked by th ...

Bir Araya Gelemeyiz (1975)

One-sided love for Fusun, a famous singer, thanks to the songs that Orhan sent. ...

Sabıkalı (1975)

A young woman named Aysel marries Ayhan, a businessman. The couple decides to spend their honeymoon in Uludağ, and Ayhan's nephew Tunç accompanies them on their vacation. Tunç, who is addicted to drugs, lures the young man into a trap when he goes hunti ...

Gülşah (1975)

Gülşah, a little child, is the nightmare of the nannies hired to take care of her. Growing up without a mother, Gülşah kidnaps all the nannies brought to the house with her tricks. When her latest nanny doesn't give up that easy, she comes up with a di ...

İşte Hayat (1975)

The film tells the love story of a girl who wants to be famous and the television presenter she kidnaps. Ayşe is a poor girl who wants to be an actress. She and her mother Makbule make a plan to kidnap television presenter Uğur Dündar. Their goal is for ...

Çirkef (1975)

The film tells the story of Ayşe, whose family has fallen apart, and her reunion with her children years later. Ayşe and her family live in shacks on Kerim Bey's land. Kerim Bey wants to demolish the shacks and build apartments in their place. During the ...

Diriliş (1974)

Sokaklardan Bir Kız (1974)

The film tells the story of a young girl struggling to survive in a depraved life. Having grown up alone because her father is in prison, Nuran has taken refuge in her uncle's house. Here, she is forced to endure the torment of her cruel aunt. Her only fri ...

An Angel on Earth (1974)

Tomboy Zehra helps Omer to get with the girl he is madly in love with after saving him from a suicide attempt but finds herself also falling for him. ...

Aşkın Zaferi (1974)

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 Yan ...

Blood Money (1974)

Hacer recently joined a factory where Hasan works and brings hope to her life. The two get married. Hacer is worried about the working conditions in the factory; she has a relationship with Hasan after she establishes a relationship with the union. Because ...

Last House in Istanbul (1974)

Three criminals on the run, breaking into the house of a wealthy doctor and his hot wife ... ...

The Bride (1973)

The struggles of a migrant Anatolian family to adapt to and survive in the very different conditions of urban Istanbul. A young woman moves with her husband and small child to her husband's family in Istanbul. Her son becomes ill and the doctor tells her ...

Siyah Gelinlik (1973)

If Only Life Would Be Like a Feast (1973)

Traditional Romeo and Juliet re-telling with a funny twist. Lovers from two families at loggerheads thrive to find peace between them by bring them into consonance with one another. ...

Gökçe Çiçek (1973)

Gökçeçiçek and Selman Ali, who love each other, are forced to separate due to a problem that arises between the Alakuşlar and Artukbeyler families. In order for the problem that caused the two young people to separate to be resolved, Gökçeçiçek mu ...

İki Bin Yılın Sevgilisi (1973)

Rabia: İlk Kadın Evliya (1973)

Rabia is a young woman who grew up worshiping alongside her religious father. Rabia, who was taken prisoner by the slave trader Ammar, is sold to Emir Hanzade as a concubine. Emir, who fell in love as soon as he saw his concubine, began to torture Rabia wh ...

Sezercik Aslan Parçası (1972)

Sedat, a famous factory owner, falls in love with Sevim, a worker in his factory, and marries her. However, his family does not want this marriage. Meral, a rich woman in love with Sedat, wants revenge. Making a plan with Sedat's brother Nedim, Meral traps ...

Sev Kardeşim (1972)

A factory owners son falls in love with a worker who works at the factory. ...

Vefasız (1972)

The film tells the story of the love triangle between Zehra, Ömer, and Meral. Zehra lost her family in a traffic accident and considers the islanders her family. Ömer, the son of Mustafa the greengrocer, is in love with Meral, the daughter of a wealthy f ...

Kaderimin Oyunu (1972)

Thinking that her fiancé, Bülent, is dead, Sema's life will become even more tragic when she loses her family in the earthquake. The paths of the two lovers will cross again. ...

Zehra (1972)

I Will Cry Tomorrow (1972)

Sevda is a poor woman. Kemal, the owner of a nightclub, has taken her under his wing and made her a famous singer. Kemal is in love with Sevda. He is jealous of everyone who comes near her. The young woman asks for time to think before responding to her bo ...

Yağmur (1972)

Gülsen a singer and Fikret a painter meet accidentally and fall in love, but both of them are engaged. They decide to get separated from their fiancées, and they do so. On the way to meeting Fikret, Gülsen has an accident and becomes disabled. She fabri ...

Azad Kuşu (1972)

The film tells the story of a mother trying to get her sick son operated. Working as a worker in a confection, Melek lives with her son Tayfun. However, Tayfun is sick and needs surgery in Europe. Melek tries to find money for her son's surgery. The hand r ...

The Unexpected Guest (1972)

The story of a lame and wealthy female novelist who is disappointed in love. ...

Son Hıçkırık (1971)

Bebek Gibi Maşallah (1971)

Leyla wants to marry her boyfriend Nihat. However, her uncle Feyzullah opposes this. Some time later, Feyzullah dies and leaves his inheritance to Leyla. However, in order to receive the inheritance, she must marry someone other than Nihat. Nihat devises a ...

Severek Ayrılalım (1971)

Meral loses his mother and father as a result of a car accident. Then, she moves her aunt's house to live with her cousin Selma. After years Selma is married with Omer and Meral falls into love with Omer. ...

The Beauty of Beyoglu (1971)

Sezercik Yavrum Benim (1971)

A fatherless child and his mother struggle to make ends meet meanwhile the fatherless child is not aware that the strange he has met is actually his father who abandoned him and his mother years ago. ...

Bütün Anneler Melektir (1971)

I will not mention your name (1971)

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 ...

Three Friends (1971)

A blind panhandler girl as an idealist dreamer joins three cronies in a supper, after which the cronies decide to rob a rich man's villa to collect enough money for her to recover from blindness. But they'd never guessed what would happen when her eyes see ...

Once a Year (1971)

A young hapless couple's devotion for each other is tested through harsh times of war as they are forced to negate patriotism and dependability to their families and nations, for a length of a lifetime before during and after the war. ...

Beklenen Şarkı (1971)

Gül is a young girl who works as a cleaner at the conservatory. She secretly cares for the students at the school. Meral, the daughter of a wealthy family, is a student at the school and is engaged to a young man named Selim. However, Meral's conceited, s ...

Kezban in Paris (1971)

A young girl's adventures in Paris, where she visits after befriending a rich boy. ...

Hayatım Senindir (1971)

Leyla and Murat are two artists who go from success to success on stage and on set. The only thing that overshadows their love is Leyla's ex-boyfriend, who is pursuing her. Her manager, who holds her hand, is obsessively attached to Leyla. Realizing he can ...

Zeyno (1970)

Murat and Zeynep are deeply in love, but there is a major obstacle standing in the way of their love. The two lovers have been defeated by a blood feud and are unable to be together. ...

Kezban in Rome (1970)

When her father dies, Kezban goes to her Uncle Temel's home in İstanbul. Her uncle's wife Emel and his stepdaughter Nazan are annoyed with her arrival. One day, Kezban goes to a ball. She spends time there with Erol, a friend of Nazan. They fall in love. ...

Güller ve Dikenler (1970)

Saadet Güneşi (1970)

Semra, who is a mischievous student in boarding school at the tailoring and modeling school, is renowned for his mischievous mischief. Faruk, the doctor of the school, is very handsome and all the girls in the school are in love with him. While Semra Faruk ...

Streetwalker (1970)

A roughneck music hall owner grooms a charmnig yet haggard belly dancer to be his new star headliner, but she falls in love with a pianist also in his employ. ...

Seven Ne Yapmaz (1970)

Fikret goes to Istanbul to work in the orchestra founded by his military friends. His first job is to play at the birthday party of Sevda, the fiancée of wealthy shipowner Osman. The unexpected rapprochement between Fikret and Sevda creates tension. ...

Kalbimin Efendisi (1970)

A man who has very enjoy life with his uncle. Some day he met a girl who is pretty and they fell in love each other. ...

Söz Müdafaanın (1970)

Selma works in a factory and looks after her bedfast mother. She is getting ready to marry Dogan the attorney, son of a rich family. Dogan's father is against the marriage, so he asks Despina the brothel keeper, to prepare a trap for Selma. Dogan believes ...

Cemile: Yaralı Ceylan (1970)

Cemile is a young woman who lost her parents as a child. Raised by a woman who mothered her, Cemile became a seamstress when she became an adult woman. Suat, who he grew up with in the same neighborhood, becomes a doctor. Cemile and Suat, who have loved ea ...

The Empty Frame (1969)

Beginning growing parting longing reuniting breaking and ending of the nostalgic forbidden love between a humble backwoodsman and a naive family girl is told through their secret letters and most private memories in narrative format. ...

Sen Bir Meleksin (1969)

Uykusuz Geceler (1969)

Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları (1969)

Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri Aygün, the film tells the relationship of a mentally-ill woman and the doctor whom she loved in her youth. ...

Kızıl Vazo (1969)

There is a blood feud between the Tosunoglu and Sönmezoglu families. Kemal Sönmezoglu leads a secret life with his daughter Azize from his enemies. Sevket Tosunoglu disowned his son Riza because he did not clean his blood. Riza calls Kemal to tell everyt ...

Kınalı Yapıncak (1969)

Having lost her entire family in a fire, Kınalı Yapıncak becomes deaf and mute due to the shock. Since she has no one, she takes refuge with her aunt. Her aunt introduces her as a servant girl. ...

Yarın Başka Bir Gündür (1969)

Ali, a homeless man, works as a shepherd. One day, Bülent rescues Ali from drowning in a lake. Bülent's father, Kamil Bey, adopts Ali, who saved his son's life. Ali grows up with Kamil Bey's children and studies engineering at university. After graduatin ...

My Daughter and I (1969)

The film tells the story of a woman who is forced to leave her daughter due to a false accusation. Leyla is betrayed by the man she loves on the eve of their wedding. Kemal hid his true identity from the young woman and used her for his smuggling operation ...

Küçük Hanımefendi (1968)

Kezban (1968)

Kezban is a beautiful young girl who lives with her mother in a village. After her mother dies, her father learns that she is his daughter and comes to the village to take her with him, but Kezban does not know that this man is her father. Believing that s ...

Yalan Yıllar (1968)

Vahşi Bir Erkek Sevdim (1968)

While Kamal helps his smuggler father in smuggling operations, the police arrest them, and his father is killed, and Kamal is thrown into prison. Kamal's brother Murad and his mother have to go to Istanbul. There, he joins the police and investigates smugg ...

Kadın Asla Unutmaz (1968)

Nevin meets Erol during a trip she takes to Istanbul after graduating high school. Coincidentally, their paths cross on a few more occasions. When the young girl returns to her hometown of Zonguldak, she realizes that she left behind someone she loves. ...

Kırmızı Fener Sokağı (1968)

The story of a bar bouncer and a young girl he meets on the street. ...

Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı (1968)

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. ...

Hicran Gecesi (1968)

Three women love the same man. Providing a wealth of variation on the love-hate relationship, the tension between them climbs to a climax in their rivalry. ...

Sarmaşık Gülleri (1968)

Sus Sus Kimseler Duymasın (1968)

Sevemez Kimse Seni (1968)

Cemile: Yalancı (1968)

The story of two stepbrothers who fall in love with the same woman. Osman is a ruthless casino owner. Osman, who lost his father at a young age, grew up with Murat's family. One day, he falls in love with Cemile, whom he meets at the casino. He takes the y ...

Funda (1968)

The painful story of foreign affairs officer Kenan, whose legs were crippled as a result of an accident in Europe, and his wife Fehiman. ...

Hırçın Kadın (1967)

Siyahlı Kadın (1967)

Seni affedemem (1967)

In order to avenge her father's murder, a girl marries his killer, but soon realizes that she is in fact in love with him. ...

Samanyolu (1967)

The story of two cousins who love each other madly, and a stranger who comes between them. ...

The Ninth External Ward (1967)

When Burhan loses his father at a young age, he begins living with Nazım Paşa, who worked alongside his father. Burhan, who grew up with Nazım Paşa's daughter Nüzhet, is in love with the young woman but cannot confess his feelings due to an illness in ...

Yaralı Kuş (1967)

When the Rain Falls (1967)

Utanç Kapıları (1967)

Dişi Düşman (1966)

Denizciler Geliyor (1966)

The film tells the story of an officer who falls in love with the same girl as his commander. Metin and his three friends have just graduated from the Naval Academy. They travel by ship to the school where they will take a course in underwater warfare. Met ...

Yiğit Yaralı Olur (1966)

The film tells the story of Yusuf and Gül, who are planning to get married, and their lives that are turned upside down. Yusuf is a worker at an iron factory. He plans to marry Gül with the money he is owed by the factory. However, his personal accounts ...

O Kadın (1966)

Kıskanç Kadın (1966)

Kumarbazın İntikamı (1966)

Murat was very young when his parents separated. He left his father's mansion with his mother and never saw him again. However, this distance does not prevent him from suspecting his father's suicide. As far as he knows, his father is not the type of perso ...

The Slandered Woman (1966)

Murat, who shot the owner of the house during a robbery, leaves his mistress Suzan at the scene and runs away. Suzan, who has nowhere to go, takes shelter in Fikret's car after a night spent in the rain. ...

Karaoglan: Camoka's Revenge (1966)

"Karaoğlan - Camoka'nın İntikamı" is the third adaptation based on a famous Turkish historical comic book by Suat Yalaz. ...

Karanlıklar Meleği (1966)

While a jealous woman Neriman driving a car she has an accident. She does not escape. Her husband Kemal lives with terrible injured face after this accident and he starts to hate all people. ...

I Love You (1966)

Atmaca Tarık works with a criminal gang. The entire Istanbul police force is searching for him. Selma is a young woman who is unhappy in her marriage because of her husband. Atmaca Tarık and Selma's paths will unexpectedly cross, and over time, they will ...

From the Lips to the Heart (1965)

Lamia and Kenan love each other. When they turn back from Paris they visit Kenan's uncle. Since then things do not go as expected. ...

Sigh (1965)

Kenan is brought up by his foster father, Azmi Bey. As he grows up, he falls in love with Azmi Bey's beautiful daughter Nalan. Nalan is diagnosed by Pleurisy, which leads to a series of tragic event. ...

If a Woman Wants... (1965)

Based on the eponymous novel by Mahmut Karakur. Nadya suffers a heart attack during a flight with her father. The plane makes an emergency landing in Istanbul. Her father takes Nadya to the consulate for treatment. Nadya receives treatment, but due to a t ...

Sevgili Öğretmenim (1965)

Metin, the son of factory owner Keramet Bey, attends a private college. Since his father is one of the founders of the college, he behaves as he pleases. The school principal tries to discipline Metin and his friends, but he can't seem to succeed. As a res ...

Sevgim ve Gururum (1965)

Serseri Aşık (1965)

Hülya, a singer, and Erol, the son of a wealthy family, are in love. However, Erol's father does not approve of this relationship. With the help of two men he hired, he forces Hülya to give up her career and leave Erol. As a result, Hülya attempts suici ...

Nazar Değmez İnşallah (1965)

Saim and Nazım, who are musicians, travel by ship to Istanbul. On board, they rescue a woman named Belma who is about to commit suicide. Belma was raised by her step-aunt after being left orphaned. Now her step-aunt is taking her to Istanbul to marry her ...

Tehlikeli Adımlar (1965)

Semra and Metin attend the same university. Semra comes from a wealthy family, while Metin lives a poor life. Metin is in his final year because he is successful in his studies. Their other friends, however, spend their time partying. They constantly organ ...

Uzakta Kal Sevgilim (1965)

The film tells the relationship of a young man working at the shipyard and his girlfriend who gets pregnant. ...

Aşk ve İntikam (1965)

Nejat looks for his sister he lost 17 years ago. When he find his sister, she is shooted by her troubled lovers. Since then Nejat chases the revenge. ...

Posta Güvercini (1965)

The film tells the story of complex love relationships in a family. Nazım, a pharmacist, neglects his wife Şahizer because of his addiction to nightlife. Nazım's nephew İskender is upset about his aunt's situation. But he likes Semra, who dances at the ...

Strike the Whore (1964)

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 ene ...

Affetmeyen Kadın (1964)

Hepimiz Kardeşiz (1964)

A townsman teacher Ahmet builds a school in the village but villagers burn the school because of fear of Aga. ...

Ayşecik Çıtı Pıtı Kız (1964)

Aysecik, who comes to Istanbul, is abandoned by her stepfather in the middle of the road. However, Turist Omer will appear and they will participate in the song contest together. ...

Son Tren (1964)

Katilin Kızı (1964)

Ayhan falls in love with Hulusi Bey's daughter, Ayten. However, Hulusi Bey does not want to give his daughter to Ayhan. So Ayhan kidnaps Ayten and they get married. A short time later, they have a daughter named Oya. Unfortunately, Ayten dies during childb ...

Kavga Var (1964)

Remzi is a kind-hearted but quarrelsome man who cannot tolerate injustice. Ayten is Recep's only daughter. Recep is a quarrelsome, tough man like Remzi. One day, Recep and Remzi come face to face and get into a fight. Through this incident, Remzi meets Ayt ...

Ahtapotun Kolları (1964)

Taşralı Kız (1964)

The film tells the story of a love affair that tames a vagabond. Zehra Hanım is fed up with her son Necmi's vagrancy. Necmi is actually a successful composer. However, in recent years he has become a compulsive gambler. He has lost all his earnings and hi ...

Dry Summer (1963)

A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property. ...

Şaşkın Baba (1963)

Kemal's father Nafiz is extremely stingy and money-minded. Through various schemes, he has indebted Leyla's father Naci to him and seized all his property in return. Since their families would never allow them to marry, Kemal secretly marries Leyla and bri ...

Young Girls (1963)

İskender is a young actor. He cannot turn down the request of an old friend of his who is the school's manager and starts working there as an elocutionist. All his students are impressed by him; they bet on who will be able to make İskender fall in love ...