Best Turkish thriller movies

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 that he will soon die if he doesn't get an operation. The family refuses to help her because they can't see anything wrong with the boy. What happens on a Eid morning becomes a breaking point for the family.

Av: The Hunt (2021)

Police officer Sedat raids a derelict apartment squatted by a young couple. The man is killed, the young woman, Ayşe, escapes. When her friends and relatives offer no help, Ayşe is forced to steal cash and a car from her father and flee town like an outlaw. The chase goes deeper into the wild. Along with three men he has recruited, Sedat is pursuing her, out to kill in the name of honour. Taking off from the suburbs of Anatolia, Av: The Hunt continues reaching breath-taking natural landscapes, and recounts how a young woman is pulled into spiral of violence while trying to escape the patriarchal society she lives in.

The Mine (1978)

When work accidents in a coal mine start to result in death, İlyas warns his colleagues working in the mine. It starts to collect signatures for the necessary measures to be taken, but the necessary solidarity among the workers cannot be established. A tent theater that comes to the region further complicates things.

Trick (2024)

A writer, an actress, a musician, and a kitchen counter... A bloody night where their arts, the games they play, their lies, and their betrayals of each other and their loved ones spill onto an old mother’s carpet... A story of an “era of lovelessness” because of which you’ll want to leave the house for but won’t be able to change the channel...

Entrusted (2018)

'Çocuklar Sana Emanet' meaning 'Children's Safety to you" The story about an interior architect Kerem recovering from traumatic car accident then spends time with healer woman and people of a village. But It is full of mysteries, suspense & hope.

My Aunt (1986)

Üftade has long been the object of men’s fury. Her only hope is to marry the young man she is in love with and escape her traumatic life in the home of her abusive stepfather. However, when her lover suddenly leaves her, Üftade's despair increases exponentially and she begins to lose her mental balance due to the traumas of her childhood.

Blind in Love (2017)

In Darkness (2009)

A drama-thriller centered on an advertising agency employee for whom work is an outlet from his life under his overbearing mother's roof.

The Pomegranate (2011)

“The Pomegranate” tells the story of a woman; seeking her own justice. “The Pomegranate” questions the justice of four people with different beliefs in a house, in half a day and in their own realms of faith. Asuman is a fortune-teller with uncanny psychic powers who lives in the suburbs of Istanbul but tells fortunes of the rich at their own luxurious places.

The Criminals (2022)

Late at night in a small Turkish town, a young couple tries to find a hotel room to spend the night together. They are rejected from all hotels for not having a marriage certificate. Once they believe they’ve found a trick to use, the situation gets out of hand.

Inflame (2017)

Hasret has been seeing the same nightmare for some time, but she keeps living unaware that what she sees is actually remembering. A 30-year-old woman who works in a News Channel, living alone in the flat left by her musician parents who died in a car crash twenty years ago. Is it? The question creeps into her mind, and then (or maybe even before) her life through recurring nightmares: Is it possible that her parents did not die in a car crash?

Gen (2006)

A suicide case is informed to the police from a mental hospital in a rocky district. Two policemen comes to hospital to investigate the case. In the same morning, Dr. Deniz comes to hospital as the new psychiatrist. Because of the heavy rain and landslide the only road and telephone connections that provide access to hospital from the city are damaged.There is no transportation to hospital and none can leave hospital. During three days, three patients are killed wildly in the hospital. Everyone becomes anxious. The police deepen the investigation. A mystical patient attracts attention.

Weasel (2020)

Ayhan is a police officer who has left his job. He starts a new life in the forest house, far from the organization and everything he has been struggling with for years. During an uneasy hunt, he shoots a weasel. Karadayı, who appeared at that time, warns Ayhan about weasels. Karadayı looks like a good person despite his strange demeanor, but his prophecy about weasels is terrifying. Facing with the memories of the past at home, Ayhan also struggles with the weasel that has haunted him.

Alev Alev (1984)

The Playroom (2024)

Fırat and Filiz are a couple in their 30s, married for seven years. Their marriage has entered a period of stagnation, so they come for a holiday to “Evcilik,” a quiet, very sweet small hotel near Assos in the northern Aegean town of Sivrice. At the hotel, they meet Özkan (50), a local villager who manages the cleaning and running of the entire hotel and the seaside restaurant, along with his wife, Aysun (30), a very beautiful woman. As Fırat and Filiz observe the relationship dynamics between the local couple, they both start seeing Özkan and Aysun in a completely different light. One day, while out on a hike up a deserted hill, supposedly searching for a historical ruin, Filiz suddenly mimics Aysun’s way of speaking and seduces Fırat by speaking in Aysun’s accent. From here, things take a turn. The balance of power shifts, and the story hurtles toward an unexpected, uncontrollable climax, like a truck with failed brakes.

Gerçek Kesit: Manyak (2018)

Riza, a garbage man becomes obsessed in her old mother when he finds a woman's corpse in a garbage can. But someday he meets with his new neighbor,a beautiful widow and starts to lose track of reality, stuck between his love and her mother.

The Following (2023)

As Aren walks through the deserted street at night, listening to her music, she catches the eye of an uncanny man on the side of the road. Towards the end of the road, Aren's only chance is to defend herself.

The Loop of Fear (2022)

A story of a kid named Onur fighting his psychological fears inside his own persona trapped in a loop of dreams.

The Trace (1994)

Commissioner Kemal, who is nearing retirement, investigates a suicide case. Cezmi Kara, whose face has become unrecognizable, has been found dead in her home. Kemal suspects that this is a murder and obsesses over the dead man's face.

Banyo (2005)

The film takes place in three bathrooms. Two of them are side-by-side and the third sees the two right across the street. In these 3 places, 3 different couples and a young voyeur boy (actually an art student who researches for a project) are described in stories. At the core of these stories there are determinations of the nature of men and women, marriage and betrayal.

Aga (2022)

Salim, Veysel and Şenol are three brothers living in a rural house. Salim and Veysel work as shepherds, while Şenol, forced to leave school by Salim, cares for their bedridden mother and handles household chores. Salim’s costly dream of marriage binds the brothers, leading to a final confrontation.

Long Time Ago (2019)

Ahmet is married to Sevgi who runs a hair salon in town and their marriage has not been on track for some time. Ahmet suspects his wife has been cheating on him. Ahmet’s in secure and anxious state reaches its peak when he notices a foreigner in town. One midnight, at an old gas station out of town… Mehmet’s phone rings. Ahmet is at the end of the line, panicked and in fear. Mehmet realizes that he has no choice to help his brother. In this long and dark night, the two siblings unexpectedly find themselves in the middle of a homicide they have committed.

The Box (2017)

This short film is shot as a part of a film directing workshop at IFA with a student only crew in eight hours.

The Town (2020)

There is a villager whose name is Deniz. One day, an officer comes from Ankara and it will determine Deniz's fate.

Ev (2010)

A psychopath gunman breaks in and plants bombs in bigbrother house to change the rules of the game.

House of Nightmares: Sleepwalkers (2007)

Tolga is a science-fiction writer who has never been able to achieve the success of his first book. The signature day of his last book also results in a fiasco. Tolga, who has become a depressed soul, also fights with his lover Ebru and is abandoned. Tolga comes to the Nightmare House, which is far from the crowd of the city, hoping to listen to herself and to catch the muse again. Here, when he wakes up in the morning, the fatigue he does not make sense and some strange events he encounters drag Tolga into the chaos he cannot get out of. The fierce struggle confronts a father and son. Are the dream thieves two vampires, or two souls trapped in different universes and sizes, in the words of this father-son Tolga?

Losers of the Dark City (2000)

Newlyweds Mine and Kürşat work at a bar. Their lives change with the presence of Özgür who moves into their apartment next door.

The Empty Crib (1969)

Despite the intense pressure from the environment and the fact that relatives do not accept the situation, Ali, who loves Fatma very much, is determined not to leave his wife. After years of depression, the couple has a child. But a wild bird that appears during a migration will upset all plans again.

The Cemil Show (2021)

Cemil, a wannabe actor auditions for the villain role in a film. He can't get the role but the role gets him.

Film (2011)

Amateur filmmaker Kemal Mutlu captures scenes of everyday life with plans of making a film. He lives with his housemate Nuri in a small flat in Istanbul. One day,Nuri's friend from orphanage, Izzet, comes to visit unannounced. Just out of prison, Izzet's colorful character grabs Kemal's attention, and he decides to make a film about him. Unfortunately, it soon turns out that underneath his friendly exterior, Izzet is a psychopath. When he is refused entry into a bar, he gets in by force and kidnaps actress Oznur Kula. Kemal is happy to have found an actress to star in his film, however things soon get out of control as Izzet's sick plans unfold.