The best Turkish films of the 2010s
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Winter Sleep (2014) · Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) · Mortal World (2018). (Updated Jan 18, 2026.)
From Winter Sleep and Once Upon a Time in Anatolia to Mortal World, The Butterfly's Dream and Ivy: Alem magazine's most famous Turkish films of the 2010s, plus two from a Reitix reader's list.
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Top 11
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1
Winter Sleep (2014)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan. A hotel owner in Cappadocia. Palme d'Or.
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2
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Nuri Bilge Ceylan. A night-long search for a body on the steppe. Cannes Grand Prix.
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3
Mortal World (2018)
Ali Atay. A black comedy about the Mermer family.
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4
Watchtower (2012)
Pelin Esmer. Two lonely people and a fire watchtower.
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5
The Butterfly's Dream (2013)
Yılmaz Erdoğan. Two young poets in Zonguldak.
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6
Thou Gild'st the Even (2013)
Onur Ünlü. Love in a fairy-tale town.
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7
Ivy (2015)
Tolga Karaçelik. A ship and its crew stranded at anchor.
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8
Clair Obscur (2016)
Yeşim Ustaoğlu. Two women whose paths cross.
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9
Butterflies (2018)
Tolga Karaçelik. Three siblings return to their father's village. Sundance Grand Jury Prize.
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10
The Mountain (2012)
Alper Çağlar. Two soldiers trapped on a mountain. Number one on the Reitix list.
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11
Hunting Season (2010)
Yavuz Turgul. A crime film with Şener Şen, Cem Yılmaz and Çetin Tekindor.
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