Video-documentary about Istanbul taxi drivers. Traffic reveals the character of the big city, reflects the behavior patterns. For many people it is part of the boring routine, but for others it is a way of life. 34 Taxi is a video-documentary work that tells Istanbul from the point of view of taxi drivers. The film, shot mostly during the journeys, is based on the conversations of taxi drivers with their customers.

Planning to take any job she can get in order to save enough money and leave Turkey for the U.S., Mina is hired at an Istanbul café as a fortune teller who reads the dregs in coffee cups. She discovers she has the ability to offer comfort and insight to the customers who are just as lost in the wilderness as she is.

Planning to take any job she can get in order to save enough money and leave Turkey for the U.S., Mina is hired at an Istanbul café as a fortune teller who reads the dregs in coffee cups. She discovers she has the ability to offer comfort and insight to the customers who are just as lost in the wilderness as she is.

Aylin, a business student who dreams of becoming an actress, wants to land the role of a concubine in an Ottoman TV series. Frida rehearses her unfinished play on the streets. Famous actress Lale struggles to keep her theater afloat. The paths of the three women cross in Istanbul at Lale's course.

Aylin, a business student who dreams of becoming an actress, wants to land the role of a concubine in an Ottoman TV series. Frida rehearses her unfinished play on the streets. Famous actress Lale struggles to keep her theater afloat. The paths of the three women cross in Istanbul at Lale's course.

The Waves focuses a boy named Emrah's one day on the shores of the Bosphorus.

The Waves focuses a boy named Emrah's one day on the shores of the Bosphorus.

Turkish men talk about their moustache. They discuss the importance of the moustache from a social, historical, political and aesthetic point of view. Is the moustache a symbol of masculinity? Does it have a heroic meaning? Does it represent one’s political view? The film reflects on these questions from men’s point of view. With her creative outlook, Belmin Söylemez successfully depicts a humorous and lasting portrait of men in Turkey based on the moustache.

Turkish men talk about their moustache. They discuss the importance of the moustache from a social, historical, political and aesthetic point of view. Is the moustache a symbol of masculinity? Does it have a heroic meaning? Does it represent one’s political view? The film reflects on these questions from men’s point of view. With her creative outlook, Belmin Söylemez successfully depicts a humorous and lasting portrait of men in Turkey based on the moustache.

The story of a young woman entering the world of filmmaking as assistant director to Bilge Olgaç and the two years they worked together. Through her diary, Belmin Söylemez explores what she learned from Bilge Olgaç, the most productive woman director in the history of Turkish Cinema. The film also gives us clues on filmmaking in Turkey in the late 80’s. From tough shooting conditions to 35 mm editing, we discover Olgaç’s world through her assistant’s eyes. ‘Bilge and Her Apprentice’ pays tribute to the life and work of Bilge Olgaç, who passed away in 1994.