Best Turkish crime movies

Law of the Border (1966)

In Deliviran, a village near Urfa close to the Syrian border, Hidir’s chief is involved in smuggling and gets shot. Hidir tries to stay out of illegal activities but circumstances contrive to push him in the opposite direction until he accepts to take a herd of sheep across the border.

Revenge of the Snakes (1962)

The film follows the life of a poor, old woman defying the hierarchy in the village. Irazca is an old woman who lives with her son Kara Bayram, her daughter-in-law Hatice, and three grandchildren. The headman of the village sells a lot from the common land of the village to Haceli. The family does not want a house to be built in front of their house and struggles against the tricks of the headman and Haceli.

Operation Cicero (2019)

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 Bandit (1996)

Baran the Bandit, released from prison after serving 35 years, searches for vengeance against his former best friend who betrayed him and stole his lover, teaming up with a young punk with his own demons along the way.

Hunting Season (2010)

Veteran homicide cop Fermanand his hot-headed partner İdris team up with rookie cop and anthropology major Hasan to investigate the murder of a young woman. The suspects include her conservative family, who might have killed her for honor, her drug-dealing boyfriend and aged billionaire Battal who had taken the victim as his second wife.

At the Bar (2007)

A group of drug-influenced lumpen teenagers from the suburbs of the city descends into the center where they do not belong, where they are excluded. They adopted a brutal method to seize rights that were not granted to them. Unaware of what will happen to them, cheerful and well-to-do university students are helpless in the face of this gun-wielding mob that suddenly raids the bar where they are having fun.

10 Days of a Curious Man (2024)

When a young woman goes missing in Istanbul, a jaded writer gets tangled up in a deadly chain of events as he sets out to find her—and a good story.

Motherland Hotel (1987)

Zebercet is an obsessive man living a monotonous life in a hotel with few customers. This monotonous life changes with the arrival of a woman who does not even give her name. She stays only one night in the room she has rented and leaves the hotel to come back a week later.

Under Construction (2003)

Two construction workers from Istanbul yearn to escape to sunny Italy and find better jobs. In an attempt to save enough money to move, they unwittingly become involved in their boss's shady criminal dealings. With a little twist of unexpected events their lives turns out to be far from anything they have dreamed of.

A Madonna in Laleli (1999)

Pimps want to expand and conquer the world, by abiding the greats and oppressing the losers, but they lose their prostitute to some sailors.

Consequences (2014)

Cenk has just arrived back to Istanbul from the United States. Suppressed love slowly begins to resurface after he encounters Ece, a woman whom he had a romantic relationship with in the past. Suddenly, there is a robbery attempt in a quiet and gloomy house, which results in a crime being committed.

The Resistance (2022)

Ecem and Rahmi, who are at the very beginning of their relationship, live in the basement of an apartment in Istanbul. Their life takes a different turn one night when Ecem's ex-boyfriend Kazim comes to their doorstep. The anger of Rahmi, who is very jealous, causes a night full of regrets.

Black Night (2023)

Ishak, a wandering musician from a small mountain town. A lynching he was a part of 7 years ago comes back to haunt him as he returns to his town to say farewell to his dying mother. Facing the other five perpetrators--his childhood friends—as well as the community and government officials supporting them, Ishak struggles with the guilt weighing upon him. However, the bigger the crime is, the stronger the silence gets since everyone has blood on their hands.

Wolves (2024)

District Governor Behçet and his screenwriter wife Ilgın settle in a village where the villagers are pressuring them to drain a water canal into which their children have fallen and drowned. Behçet denies his responsibility for the incident and blames the villagers for the deaths of the children, while Ilgın stays out of everything and sees what happened as the material for a screenplay. The villagers are determined to avenge their children.

Hostage (2005)

Inspired by the real-life story of a bus hijacking in Northern Greece, HOSTAGE explores the sensitive issue of Greek-Albanian relations through a young Albanian who takes over an intercity bus. Upon hijacking the bus, he takes the seven passengers hostage and demands a ransom of half and million euro, and safe passage to his homeland of Albania. Surrounded by police, the bus trundles towards the Albanian border and the tension mounts until the final harrowing conclusion.

At The Bar (2024)

A remake of the movie "At The Bar" (2007)

The Actress (2023)

The story of Turkey's most famous actress, who lives a bright life during the day and transitions to a dark world at night.

Thirsty for Love: Sex and Murder (1972)

An introvert party goer in '60s makes it a habit of kidnapping meretricious female models to hidden spots out to wild nature to rape them, and of returning them to their homes nevermore.

Baraj (1977)

Nazim, a foreman working on a dam construction, falls in love with Aysel, the most beautiful girl of the local brothel. Too shy to identify himself, Nazim sends her love letters, signing as Orhan, one of his employees - and a man with not many scruples... When Aysel arrives on the construction site, the deception does not last long. It all ends in a happy marriage. Only, it's not the end yet.

Karınca Kapanı (2014)

Fosforlu Cevriyem (1969)

Living on a farm with her father and stepmother, Necla, nicknamed 'Fosforlu Cevriye' because of her masculine demeanor, and her sister who drinks herself into alcohol, her life changes completely one day when her father is found dead at home. Necla will have to take on a crime she did not commit in order to find the murderer.

The Bad Seed (1963)

Alev seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. When her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic her mother starts to suspect that Alev was responsible.

Saýara (2024)

When her sister is murdered by a group of politically connected rich kids, Sayara, a quiet gym cleaner from Turkmenistan, begins to follow in her father's footsteps, seeking a path of revenge.

Mask: With a Polite Smile (2023)

Baris is a young man who finds various deception methods to continue his life. The reason for this situation is seen as a reflection of the traumas he has experienced at past. However, there are bigger mysteries than thought.

Soul Virginity (2023)

English feature film. a group of original six short movies, with a variety of style and presentation. featuring exciting artistic elements comprised of drama, horror, Sci-fi, mystery and crime.

The Sun Sets on Us (2024)

Umut’s nearly perfect life changes after an incident he experiences. While trying to come to terms with himself, he faces an unexpected truth.

The Boy Who Knew Too Much! (1972)

Little Ilker is a real trouble maker. He regularly prank calls the police, the fire department and plays tricks on anyone he encounters. One evening, while snooping around, Ilker witnesses a vicious murder and immediately runs to tell about it. There's only one problem...no one believes him!

Paramparça (2010)

Woman Despiser (1967)

A psychopath serial killer and a necrophiliac rapist wearing a Halloween mask and gloves chooses victims based on the fact that their first initial is the same as the district in which he kills them.

Horrible Rape (1972)

Whilst on a picnic a teacher and her young student accidentally stumble across a murder victim and unwittingly become the target of the murderer.