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Best Movies from Turkey

Explore Turkey's cinema on Celluloid — ranked by Celluloid Score with critic consensus, audience ratings, and expert reviews.

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The highest-rated Turkey film on Celluloid is Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019) with a 81% Celluloid Score — Recommended.

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Guide to Turkey Movies on Celluloid

Each film from Turkey in our catalog includes aggregated scores from five sources, unique synopsis and consensus text, and linked critic reviews where available.

Titles are indexed by original language and country of production for easier discovery.

Essential Turkey Picks

Top 5 by Celluloid Score
Miracle in Cell No. 7 2019 · Mehmet Ada Öztekin · Turkish

Turkey's remake became one of the highest-grossing local films ever by weaponizing tears with precision.

81%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Ayla 2017 · Can Ulkay · Turkish

Ulkay's true-story weepie dominated Turkish box office and bridged cultures with sentimental force.

77%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Aile Arasında 2017 · Ozan Açıktan · Turkish

Açıktan's ensemble comedy became one of Turkey's highest-grossing domestic hits of the decade.

76%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun 2009 · Levent Semerci · Turkish

Semerci's military chamber piece became a national conversation about sacrifice and endurance.

76%
Celluloid Score Recommended
Kanto 2026 · Ensar Altay · Turkish

A quietly devastating domestic drama anchored by Didem İnselel's restrained lead performance, praised on the festival circuit for treating dementia, caregiving, and generational resentment with unusual patience and honesty rather than melodrama.

74%
Celluloid Score Recommended

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Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019) ★★★★½

Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019) Review: A Turkish Classic

Mehmet Ada Öztekin's Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019) endures as a defining drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Ayla (2017) ★★★★½

Ayla (2017) Review: A Turkish Classic

Can Ulkay's Ayla (2017) endures as a defining drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Aile Arasında (2017) ★★★★☆

Aile Arasında (2017) Review: A Turkish Classic

Ozan Açıktan's Aile Arasında (2017) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun (2009) ★★★★½

Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun (2009) Review: A Turkish Classic

Levent Semerci's Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun (2009) endures as a defining war landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Kanto (2026) ★★★★☆

Kanto Review: A Devastating Portrait of Caregiving and What Gets Left Unsaid

Didem İnselel anchors a patient, quietly devastating drama about a disappearance that forces one family to reckon with years of unspoken resentment.

Restrained, aching, deeply humane.
Organize İşler (2005) ★★★★½

Organize İşler (2005) Review: A Turkish Classic

Yılmaz Erdoğan's Organize İşler (2005) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
The Butterfly's Dream (2013) ★★★★☆

The Butterfly's Dream (2013) Review: A Turkish Classic

Qerim Önsöz's The Butterfly's Dream (2013) endures as a defining drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Distant (2023) ★★★★☆

Distant (2023) Review: A Turkish Classic

Can Evrenol's Distant (2023) endures as a defining sci-fi landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Miracle (2015) ★★★★☆

Miracle (2015) Review: A Turkish Classic

Mahsun Kırmızıgül's Miracle (2015) endures as a defining drama landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Worth watching for context — influential even where opinions split.
Siccîn (2014) ★★★★☆

Siccîn (2014) Review: A Turkish Classic

Alper Mestçi's Siccîn (2014) endures as a defining horror landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Strongly recommended — a staple of its national cinema.
Çatlı (2026) ★★½☆☆

Çatlı Review: A Handsome Biopic That Can't Decide What It Thinks of Its Subject

Vedat İnceefe's committed performance can't fully rescue a period drama that flinches at the hardest questions about its notorious real-life subject.

Well-mounted, but morally evasive.
Recep Ivedik (2008) ★★★½☆

Recep Ivedik (2008) Review: A Turkish Classic

Togan Gökbakar's Recep Ivedik (2008) endures as a defining comedy landmark from Turkey, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Worth watching for context — influential even where opinions split.
Efes'in Sırrı (2026) ★★☆☆☆

Efes'in Sırrı Review: A Cute Concept Stretched Thinner Than Its Ancient Setting

A magical age-swap premise set among the ruins of Ephesus can't quite justify its own running time.

Cute idea, thin execution.
Kardeş Takımı 3 (2026) ★★☆☆☆

Kardeş Takımı 3 Review: The Franchise Runs Out of Gadgets and Ideas

A time-travel gimmick can't disguise that this family spy franchise has nothing new left to do.

Kids might enjoy it; everyone else can skip it.
Mutluyuz Mu? (2026) ★½☆☆☆

Mutluyuz Mu? Review: A Comfortable Sequel That Never Pushes Past Comfortable

A divorced couple's fake-vacation premise has real comic potential that this formulaic sequel mostly leaves on the table.

Familiar, forgettable, occasionally funny.
Kıble: Bitlisli Belkıs (2026) ★½☆☆☆

Kıble: Bitlisli Belkıs Review: Folk Horror With Atmosphere but No Follow-Through

A promising Anatolian folk-horror premise about a djinn-communing healer collapses under flat pacing and cut-rate scares.

Interesting folklore, forgettable execution.

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