Turkish Radio & Television Corporation

documentary2013

SALT OF THE WOOD THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS HOW AHSABIN TUZU BOGAZLARDAN GECEN DEV

BUILT HOW IT FORMS MY DOCTOR’S KITCHEN THE LANGBOYLE INSA EDILIR BOYLE OLUSUR DOKTORUMUN MUTFAGI

OF THE TATTOO SLIPSTREAM WOODEN MOSQUES FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAYDOVMENIN DILI DUMEN SUYU DU

BUGUNE AHSAP CAMILER ILK DENIZCILER MAZI KALBIMDE YARAFIRST SAILORS THE PAST IS A WOUND IN MY HEART

THE CITY AND THE SAGE THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL BEYOND THE LINE WITH VARSEHIR VE BILGE TEPEDEKI SIR

YASAROGLU LIVING MEMORY MASTER OF INSCRIPTIONVAROL YASAROGLU ILE CIZGI OTESI YASAYAN BELLEK YAZINI

WILD ANATOLIAN HORSES 5 MINUTES ADVENTURERS, THE AGAINST TIMEYILKI ATLARI 5 DAKIKA MACERACILAR

KARSI ANADOLU MUCIZES ZEYTIN ENDUAKKA, JAFFA, JERUSALEM ANATOLIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE ANDALUSIAİ

AND HELLO UNIVERSE APPLE SMELLING DEATHS BEAR VS MAN: THE ENDLESSCONFELMA KOKULU OLUMLER

INSAN MAVI TUTKU MAGARA KILISE SAINT PIERREBLUE PASSION CAVE CHURCH OF ST. PETER CHILDREN OF THE

THE ANATOLIAN WILD SHEEP CONFIDANT OF THE HIDDEN CITY, TBOZKIRIN ÇCOCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN KOYUNU

IANT PASSING THROUGH TH

MY DOCTOR’S BOYLE OLUSUR

AM WOODEN MODUMEN SUYU

LK DENIZCILER THE PAST IS A W

THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL T

LIVING MEMORYTESI YASAYAN

5 MINUTES ADVENTU5 DAKIKA

ALIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE

NG DEATHS ELMA KOKULU OLUM

MAGARCHURCH OF ST. PETER

ÇCOCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN KOY

Turkish Radio & Television Corporation

documentary2013

APPLE SMELLING DEATHS

BEYOND THE LINE WITH

VAROL YASAROGLU

FIRST SAILORS

FOOTPRINTS

MASTER OF INSCRIPTION

SALT OF THE WOOD

SLIPSTREAM

THE CITY AND THE SAGE

THE LANGUAGE OF THE TATTOO

THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL

THE PAST IS A WOUND IN

MY HEART

WILD ANATOLIAN HORSES

WOODEN MOSQUES FROM

YESTERDAY TO TODAY

AGAINST THE TIME

DRAWING LESSONS

ETHNO-RHYTHM

ELMA KOKULU OLUMLER

VAROL YASAROGLU ILE CIZGI OTESI

ILK DENIZCILER

AYAK IZLERI

YAZININ EFENDISI

AHSABIN TUZU

DUMEN SUYU

SEHIR VE BILGE

DOVMENIN DILI

TEPEDEKI SIR

MAZI KALBIMDE YARADIR

YILKI ATLARI

DUNDEN BUGUNE AHSAP CAMILER

ZAMANA KARSI

RESIM DERSI

ETNO RITIM

GRASSHOPPER’S NOTES

HOW IT FORMS

HOW IT IS BUILT

INVENTOR AT THE SCHOOL, THE

LIVING MEMORY

MAP DIARY

MIGRATION OF THE SEALS

MILESTONES

MUSIC SCHOOL

MY DOCTOR’S KITCHEN

OLD TIME THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS

ONE MINUTE

PRACTICAL TASTES

REMEMBERING FRIENDSHIP

SPORTS FOR EVERYBODY

SPORTS SCHOOL

THAT’S HOW IT WORKS

CEKIRGENIN NOTLARI

BOYLE OLUSUR

BOYLE INSA EDILIR

OKULDAKI MUCIT

YASAYAN BELLEK

HARITA GUNCESI

DAMGALARIN GOCU

KILOMETRE TASLARI

MUZIK OKULU

DOKTORUMUN MUTFAGI

ESKI ZAMAN MEDRESELERI

BIR DAKIKA

PRATIK LEZZETLER

DOSTLUGU HATIRLAMAK

HERKES ICIN SPOR

SPOR OKULU

BOYLE CALISIR

THAT’S HOW IT’S FIXED

THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH

THE STRAITS

THREE CARNATIONS AND A NEEDLE

TODAY WITH SIRMA

TULUM PLAYER

YUNUS EMRE

ADVENTURERS, THE

ANATOLIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE

BLUE PASSION

DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE

EVERYONE CAN DRAW

GOOD LUCK

HIDDEN PARADISES

I’M PLEASED WITH MY LIFE

MAKING MUSIC WITH THREE-

STRINGED “BAGLAMA”

BOYLE TAMIR EDILIR

BOGAZLARDAN GECEN DEV

UC KARANFIL BIR IGNE

SIRMA ILE BUGUN

TULUMCU

YUNUS EMRE

MACERACILAR

ANADOLU MUCIZESI ZEYTIN

MAVI TUTKU

USAKLARIN DANSI

KESIF VE MACERA

HERKES RESIM YAPABILIR

RASTGELE

SAKLI CENNETLER

HAYATIMDAN MEMNUNUM

BAGLAMAM VAR 3 TELLI

DANCE OF THE BLACK SEA LADS, THE

5 7x30' 38 100x3' - 5'21 80x10'

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100x3' - 5'

MY WORK MY LIFE

ON THE PATH OF SITTING BULL

OUR CELEBRITIES

SOULS IN THE PURGATORY

TIME OF THE JUDAS TREES

IN ISTANBUL

WITHOUT A PLACE

5 MINUTES

AND HELLO UNIVERSE

ANDALUSIA

BEAR VS MAN: THE ENDLESS

CONFLICT

CAVE CHURCH OF ST. PETER, THE

CONFIDANT OF THE HIDDEN CITY,

THE

DA VINCI BRIDGE, THE

DANUBE, THE

EASTER IN TURKEY

FASTING SEASON IN ANATOLIA

FROM THE VIEW OF MINIATURE

ISTANBUL ISTANBUL

JERUSALEM, STONE AND PEOPLE

KATIP CELEBI

ISIM HAYATIM

OTURAN BOGANIN IZINDE

UNLULERIMIZ

ARAFTAKILER

ISTANBUL ICIN ERGUVAN VAKTI

LAMEKAN

5 DAKIKA

VE MERHABA KAINAT

ENDULUS

AYI VE INSAN

MAGARA KILISE SAINT PIERRE

SAKLI KENTIN SIRDASI

DAVINCI KOPRUSU

TUNA

TURKIYE’DE PASKALA

ANADOLUDA ORUC MEVSIMI

MINYATURUN DILINDEN

ISTANBUL ISTANBUL

KUDUS, TAS VE INSAN

KATIP CELEBI

MINIATURE, THE LANGUAGE OF “LOVE”

MYSTERIOUS CHILDREN OF HIDDEN

HISTORY – THE ROMANI

NOTHING BUT SOUND

ON THE WAY TO PILGRIMAGE

ONLY 5 MINUTES

ORPHANS OF BANISHMENT: THE

AHISKA KURDS

PAX OTTOMANA FROM JERUSALEM

TO KUZGUNCUK

RAMADAN IN A NUTSHELL

REFLECTIONS OF THE TRUTH

SULTAN ADBULHAMID II

SULTAN SELIM III

TIME IN ANATOLIA

UNFINISHED REVOLUTION, THE

UNLIMITED DISCOVERY

HOTEL ROOMS

LAST MILLS

MAGIC OF ROSE, THE

MUSICIANS OF KUMKAPI. THE

QURANIC CLIPS

MINYATURLE ANLATILIR ASK

SAKLI TAR H N GIZEMLI COCUKLARI –

ROMANLAR

MUZIGIN KAHRAMANLARI

HAC YOLUNDA

SADECE 5 DAKIKA

AHISKA KURTLERI

KUDUS’DEN KUZGUNCUK’A OSMANLI BARISI

KISACA RAMAZAN

GERCEGIN YANSIMALARI

SULTAN ABDULHAMIT II

3. SELIM

ANADOLUDA ZAMAN

YARIM KALAN DEVRIM

LIMITSIZ KESIF

OTEL ODALARI

DEGIRMENLER

GULUN BUYUSU

KUMKAPI CALGICILARI

KURAN KLIPLERI

� �

SECRET OF THE MASTER, THE

TRACING ROYAL PORCELAINS

WELCOME RAMADAN,

THE SACRED MONTH

AKKA, JAFFA, JERUSALEM

FISHERMEN OF SAROS BAY, THE

HOPE IN THE WATER

IMMIGRATION STORIES

SHADOWS ON THE WATER

OTTOMAN’S EXILE

SHADOWS ON THE WALL

STORY OF TURKISH COFFEE, THE

CHILDREN OF THE STEPPE: THE

ANATOLIAN WILD SHEEP

GIANT WINGS: THE BLACK VULTURE

HAWK, THE

LIVES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES OF

TIME

WHILE COCOONS ARE SPUN

WITNESS OF TIME, THE

SONGS OF MACAHELA

RUMI AND THE WHIRLING RITUALS

USTANIN SIRRI

SARAY PORSELENLERI

RAMAZAN GELDI HOS GELDI

AKKA, JAFA, KUDUS

SAROZUN BALIKCILARI

SUDAKI UMUT

GOC HIKAYELERI

SUDAKI GOLGELER

OSMANOGLU'NUN SURGUNU

DUVARDAKI GOLGELER

TURK KAHVESI

BOZKIRIN COCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN

KOYUNU

DEV KANATLAR: KARA AKBABA

ATMACA

NE ICINDEYIM ZAMANIN…

KOZALAR ORULURKEN

ZAMANIN TANIGI

MACAHELA SARKILARI

MEVLANA VE SEMA

54 26x10' 93 1x35'74 7x5'

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7x30'APPLE SCENTED DEATHS ELMA KOKULU OLUMLER

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

PRD PRODUCTION

Savas BOZKAYA

2012

documentary

When the war between Iran and Iraq broke out, perhaps

everyone wondered how this war would end. But, no

one could have guessed the tragedy at the end.

When Saddam Hossein gave the order for the operation

named Al-Anfar which would have changed the course

of the war, he could not probably predict that years later

this order would be screamed to his face by a judge

sentencing him to death because of a crime committed

against humanity.

March 16th, 1988, entered the history books as BLOODY

FRIDAY, when during the closing days of the war, eight

MIG 23 aircrafts of the Iraqi Air Forces undertook a

poison gas attack to Halabja. The attack killed up to

5,000 people, most of them civilians.

Halabja is the bleeding wound of human dignity. The

traces of the holocaust are still visible on newly born

children, although more than two decades have passed

over. Some newly born are disabled or struggle for their

life. Chemical and biological elements trickled into the

soil and continue to poison people. The committed

crime spreads over time through the cultivation of this

soil. It mostly has revealed itself on children and is still

revealing.

*LANGUAGE KURDISH

5

documentary

A television show for animation lovers. If you claim, “I

have a talent for drawing. Why not use my talent in the

field of animation?”, then this is your show. Besides, the

host is Varol Yaşaroğlu, the famous animation producer

and caricaturist.

He is explaining the stages of animation production to

his two students in the studio and meanwhile educating

you. From the stage of drawing to the stage of

animation, he shares his knowledge step by step. While

doing that, he also shows you how to use different

programs in tablet computers to make animations.

Using illustrations, he explains the stages of animation

process to both amateurs watching the show and the

students in the studio. It is the purpose of the show that

after a 13-week program, every student should be

capable of completing an animation project on his/her

own.

Finally, in each episode, funny adventures of some

animated characters, like Janitor Murteza, Muse,

Virtual Girl Friend Simge, and Amateur Artist Samet are

included in the show.

BEYOND THE LINE WITH VAROL YASAROGLUVAROL YASAROGLU ILE CIZGI OTESI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Beyhan ESER

Yonca ATCAKAN KOC

2012

26x20'

6

7

documentary

Not much is known today about ancient seamanship and itstraditions. Who were the first sailors? What kind of boats didthey have and how did they navigate? How did they findtheir way and which routes did they use? FIRST SAILORSconsists of three 26 minute episodes where many topicsabout seamanship is discussed. The first episode is named“Uluburun”, the second episode is “From Phokai toMarseilles”, and the third episode is “Cyclades Boats”.Every episode will look for answers on seamanship topics ofa different era. On this aspect, the topic “ancientseamanship” will be discussed extendedly. Thedocumentary tells the story of making archeologicalexcavations of underwater wrecks and displaying thefindings in the Bodrum Underwater Archeology Museum,and, inspired from this exhibition, the story of a group ofarcheologists who built ancient boats according to theiroriginals and navigating with them. The first episode tells

the reconstruction and the ancient route adventures ofULUBURUN shipwreck which is similar to ancientshipwrecks and was reconstructed with experimentalarcheology methods.

The topic of the second episode is the sailors who were ableto flee from Anatolia because of the Persian invasion. Thisevent took place in 600 B.C. and is reanimated by today’sarcheologists. The rebuilt ancient boat is named after theMother Goddess Kybele and the archeologists use Kybele tonavigate to Marseilles from Phokai using the route whichwas used in ancient times.

The third episode tells the story of sea people living in theCYCLADES ARCHIPELAGO in the Aegean Sea, the CycladesBoats which were built with a stitching technique, and theircultural and political relationships with ancient cities onAnatolian coasts.

FIRST SAILORS ILK DENIZCILER

Produced by

TX Date

Girayhan ALPDOGAN

2012

3x26'

Produced by

BIZIM COCUKLAR MEDYA

Directed by

Serdar DEMIRHAN

TX Date

2012

*LANGUAGE KURDISH

FOOTPRINTS AYAK IZLERI documentary

Flesh decays, rock erodes, iron rusts; it is for this reason

that the only thing a person leaves behind is memories

and the most powerful records are the ones that have

not been written, because they are living and because

here living is learning itself.

“Footprints” is taking you to a region that cannot be

located by coordinates. It takes you to the past times of

concealed faces and uncomprehending lives. This is the

story of brides sailing to the other side of the river. It’s

the story of a pair of eyes that are in love. And

sometimes, a mother’s crying voice will ring in your ear.

Figures imaginary enough not to be real and yet as real

as you are shall speak to you in these stories.

Our destination is the Eastern and Southeastern

Anatolian Regions of Turkey, a thousand years back in

history. This is a distinct and unique region. Unique,

because it’s like no other.

We are progressing in the hallways of memory and

listening to thousand years old memories from their

inheritors. Some are legends, some are stories of the

past. Each take us to another. We are tagging along with

folk dances with these stories. We follow their

footprints…

13x30'

8

9

documentary

Master of inscription, in other words, pen…Although it

is not a common sight these days, it still holds a special

place in the hearts of those who follow the path of

calligraphy. Against the deceitful allure of the ballpen,

and the attractive speed and ease of use of the

computer, pen still preserves its standing as an

indicator of prestige!... Even against the lazy hands that

avoid writing, the pen continues to sustain and increase

its importance thanks to those who still cherish its value.

The documentary “Master of Inscription” tells the story

and the passion of the pen from the view of the poet-

writer Sunay Akın, writer Buket Uzuner, writer-architect

Aydın Boysan, artists Nezih Danyal and Izel Rozental,

journalist Doğan Hızlan, academicians Prof.Dr.Kadir

Cangızbay and Prof.Dr.Nazife Güngör along with

collectors, stationers and even its repairman. The

program shows that although its name resembles a

close relation to pencil, pen carries much deeper

meanings than simply being a tool of inscription.

Today, where we even have digital signature, the digital

superiority of technology over pencils and pens is still

doomed to fail against our love for “qualified

inscription”.Pen still preserves its importance in terms

of “etiquette” for some and “respect” or “passion” for

others, as well as preserving its title of “Master of

Inscription”

MASTER OF INSCRIPTION YAZININ EFENDISI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Arzu BALKIZ

Arzu BALKIZ

2012

1x52'

documentary

SALT OF THE WOOD is the story of the transition of two

great gifts of nature, water and tree, into a wooden boat

with human labor.

The wooden boat production has been a tradition since

the archaic era in Anatolia. Thanks to the abundance of

chestnut, oak and pine trees in our country, boat

masters made this tradition last for centuries. Turkey

sends boats to seas worldwide and thus takes its place

in the boat market.

SALT OF THE WOOD follows the trails of boat making,

from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. By bringing

masters and boat fans together, it examines the

differences between wooden boats and their future.

Watch in 3 parts as wood comes to life, washed by its

master’s sweat and the salt of the sea.

SALT OF THE WOOD AHSABIN TUZU

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Zekiye ERGUN, Salih SOYSAL

Zekiye ERGUN

2012

3x28'

10

11

documentary

A brand new and assertive documentary on TRT Tourism

and Documentary Channel. Two captains in one ship:

Dominic and Hasan Baba. A captain who took his

license just recently. His guide is a fisherman. They set

sail together on a sailboat. Dominic is a 30-35 years old

English man. He has been living in Turkey for years and

he is a tradesman. He is also a traveler. He has been to

many places of the world. He wrote down his travels,

and his writings were published. He is a lover of the sea.

To him, the sea means infinity, the nature itself, peace

and freedom.

For many years, he has taken pictures of the sea while

he was traveling along all the shores on land. Now, he

wants to see the places he’s been to from the sea.

He made his mind. He went to the course and got hiscertificate. He is buying his dream boat. Now it’s time tosail. Hasan Baba is 60 years old. He is a fisherman inSığacık. Life for him is the sea. He lives in his boat. Forhim, fishing is only a means of income, to satisfy hisneeds. All the excitement in his life is being on sea. Hehas been through a lot on the sea. Dominic and HasanBaba came together on Dominic’s boat. On his firstboating experience, Dominic wanted Hasan Baba whois a local fisherman to be his guide. In this documentary,we will see the thrill of a journey together, the way ofseamanship, things seen from coasts, how they dance toeach others tunes, their amateur and expert actionsfrom their eyes. We will be their shipmates. Theaudience will be the confidants for both of them as athird person.

SLIPSTREAM DUMEN SUYU

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Samet UNEY

Sevil UNEY

2012

6x24'

documentary

The thirteenth and twentieth centuries are two distinctcenturies of the last millennium that have greatlyinfluenced human history - centuries of wars, faminesand shifting geographies. Alongside all theseabominations, they are also distinguished by thescientists and sages they contributed to human history.Jalal ad-Din Rumi is one such sage, a Sufi raised in thethirteenth century, whose importance cannot bedisputed from his century to our own. However, thosewho have told us about him since the days he was alivehave all related their own versions of Rumi. The sage,who put his entire thought and identity on full display inFih-i Ma Fih and Majalis al-Saba, has come down to usin terms of analyses of the images in his poems. He hasbeen described only in terms of what he produced in the

last decade of his 66-year lifespan. Scarcely anymention has been made of the land he was born in, hisfamily or its roots. In this work, our goal has been to seekout the roots from which Rumi drew nourishment.

THE CITY AND THE SAGE SEHIR VE BILGE

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Hadi SENOL

Hadi SENOL

2012

1x51'

12

1x55'THE LANGUAGE OF THE TATTOO DOVMENIN DILI

Produced by

Mihriban SEZEN, Yesim SONMEZ

documentary

“The Language of the Tattoo” tries to look at the codeswhich history, belief and tradition draw on bodies, andto understand and document the language of fadingsymbols. On the other hand, it looks at what kind ofmarks these old lines leave on young bodies. Tattoo isthe painting on body which has been drawn since pasttimes. Its origin is a tacit communication language, aform of art which is buried deep in history.

Sign is older than letter and in the archaic language oftattoo, meanings of symbols are read. The tradition oftattoo carries the signs of beliefs and culture livedthousands of years ago. It is a deep mark left on humanbody by pain, fear, joy and hope, but mostly desire.

These lines that reach today from thousands of years

ago, still speak the language of tales, myths andlegends in Anatolia, especially in Mesopotamia, in Urfa,Viranşehir and Mardin for instance. While the marks ofold times on old bodies are being erased quietly, newmarks, new paintings appear on younger bodies.

Do these new signs, which appear to be strangers to thehistory of these lands, create a new language that turnsits face to the West? In the sense of their equivalences inlife and the meanings they bear, do the traditional linesof sacred, belief, and desire and the rough and colorfulpaintings that resemble the chaos of modern lifeseparate or join together?

THE LANGUAGE OF THE TATTOO seeks answers to all ofthese questions.

Directed by

Mihriban SEZEN

TX Date

2012

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14

2x24'THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL TEPEDEKI SIR

Produced by

Sevgi KARTARI, Sebnem TEZEL

documentary

A professional 'Research' turns into an unexpected

'Search', during a journey of mystery.

Soon after arriving in the Eastern Anatolian city of Urfa,

to carry out a pre-production research for a

documentary film, director Şebnem finds herself on an

illuminating journey into the depth of a fascinating

region. On her path of search, desperately seeking for

an inspiration, she discovers the presence of a

mysterious shadow, following her on her voyage. Or is it

actually herself who involuntarily chases a ghost

guide? It seems like the city tries to share an ancient

secret with her…

Directed by

Sevgi KARTARI, Sebnem TEZEL

TX Date

2012

1x53'

THE PAST IS A WOUND IN MY HEARTMAZI KALBIMDE YARADIR

Produced by

Muhammet SIMSEK

documentary

THE PAST IS A WOUND IN MY HEART is the story of the

immigration of labour force from Turkey to Germany

fifty years ago.

Mehmet Ali Zaimoğlu is an immigrant who went to

Germany in 1961 as a worker. When he was retired after

40 years, he preferred to live in Germany. TRT sent an

invitation to 50 immigrants in order to revive the first

train journey from Istanbul to Munich in 1961, which is

also a symbolic start of the immigration to Germany.

Mehmet Ali Zaimoğlu is among the retired immigrants

who had joined the first journey and received the

invitation. The new journey means a new adventure for

Mehmet Ali Zaimoğlu. His wife also joins him in this

journey, where the couple will have the opportunity to

travel also to their past along with the new excitements

and close friendships. The cheer and happiness of the

new journey will accompany the sad success story of the

couple. The train leaving from Turkey passes through

Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. It

arrives in Munich in five days, where a surprise awaits

the immigrants.

Directed by

Mustafa DAVUTOGLU, Dilaram DAGLI

TX Date

2012

15

2x26'

16

WILD ANATOLIAN HORSES YILKI ATLARI

Produced by

MODERN YAPIMLAR

Bayram Ali YANGIN

documentary

As a tradition in Anatolia, once the work of vineyards

and orchards and harvest are completed, in order to

decrease the expenses, the villagers set the horses free

to the wild. These horses are called “jades.” These jades

soon became one with the nature. They proliferated in

their natural environment and produced groups. But

then they faced dangers, and now their numbers went

down to hundreds. Partly they can be seen running wild

in groups.

Our camera-crew observed them in their natural

habitat. They witnessed the fierce behavior among the

group leaders and how they endured against thirst

along with their struggle against heat in the day and

cold in the night. They observed how they reacted

against wolf pack raids, and watched how the colts

behaved.

But they were not alone during this observation. There

were foreign and local tourists who were also curious

about their life in the wild.

The first episode of the Jades went by like this.

The second episode of this documentary will be

produced in the winter season. The second episode will

cover the fight of these horses against snowstorms and

freezing cold.

Directed by

Oben ARAS

TX Date

2012

6x26'

WOODEN MOSQUES FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAYDUNDEN BUGUNE AHSAP CAMILER

Produced by

Hamdi YILDIRIM

documentary

Every living creature indispensably exists in this world.

But expressing his existence to future generations is

only specific to mankind.

We work, we produce and we leave our works to the

future.

Such is woodwork, the work of Anatolian people from

yesterday to tomorrow.

Wood is a cradle to their children, a coffin to their dead

and a sanctuary to their prayers.

WOODEN MOSQUES FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY is the

story of an adventure. It comprises wooden mosques

which were built with a traditional building technique

called “Çantı”, similar to the dovetail technique,

starting during the period of the Turkish principalities,

continuing with the Seljuk Turks and having vanished

today.

The program also shows mosques with wooden pillars

whose number has dropped down to 11 within time.

The efforts to protect these invaluable cultural works

from the impact of time, nature and technology never

wear off.

Directed by

Hamdi YILDIRIM

TX Date

2012

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AGAINST THE TIME ZAMANA KARSI

Servet SOMUNCUOGLU

Servet SOMUNCUOGLU

2011

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A documentary about customs and traditions that never

changed within centuries in the Koşuburnu Village of

Bayramiç at Çanakkale.

The social beliefs, practices and ways of life of the

ancient Turkmen people, their cemeteries and the

spring festival Hidirellez, which is celebrated three

days long, are the main topics of this documentary.

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EDUCATION

DRAWING LESSONS RESIM DERSI

Produced by

Julide DEMIREL

Directed by

Julide DEMIREL

TX Date

2011

documentary

1 (Episodes 1-13) (Production No. 2010-0025)

Drawing Lessons-1 is hosted by the painter Prof. Hüsnü

Dokak from the Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine

Arts, and three doctorate students. Each episode brings

a basic subject of the art of drawing, with examples of

art history and practical applications with students. The

episodes are shot at the university workshop and end up

with Prof. Dokak’s comment on the drawings of the

students. The subjects are: Composition, light - shadow,

rhythm - movement - repetition, ratioproportion-

dimension, color, space, space-object relationship, line,

stain, tissue, portrait, landscape and free work

(enthusiasm concept).

2 (Episodes 14-26) (Production No. 2010-0025)

Drawing Lesson-2 is hosted by Assoc. Prof. Lütfi Özdenfrom Gazi University, Faculty of Fine Arts. In eachepisode, the basic subjects of drawing are studiedpractically together with two students. The episodes areshot at the university workshop and end up with Assoc.Prof. Özden’s comment on the drawings. Pencil andcharcoal are used in preliminary sketch taking and roughdraft making, working on a live model, perspective andstain; and materials like magazine-newspaper paper,Indian ink, watercolor, oil paint, acrylic, sand, spray paintare used in collage, wash drawing, canvas making, color,working with acrylic paint, working with oil paint,composition, mixed material use and story-workrelationship.

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ETHNO-RHYTHM ETNO RITIM

Produced by

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BEYOGLU FILM YAPIMCILIK

Omer BEYOGLU

TX Date

2011

documentary

What does the traditional music tell us besides

presenting anthropologic data on a time where the soul

of the epoch (Zeitgeist) is alienated? What does the

traditional music, that is the deepest voice of cultures,

mean for us?

In fact, like anything else, music is not independent

from your story. Every nation would like to show that its

voice is worthy of being heard.

Ethno-Rhythm gives the opportunity to see that the

history of traditional music and that of nations follow

parallel roads.

Ethno-Rhythm suggests you cultural and historical

readings through a “local”, “Turkish” point of view by

showing the similarities between the cultures and the

traditional music of different countries.

Ethno-Rhythm is a documentary on the history of

traditional music.

80x10'GRASSHOPPER’S NOTES CEKIRGENIN NOTLARI

Produced by

Alev CAGLAYAN

Directed by

Aynur KIZANLIK, Seda ORNEK

TX Date

2011

documentary

Grasshopper’s Notes is a program about nature and

environment. The audience is also integrated into the

learning process of the Grasshopper, who learns and at

the same time teaches about the natural balance,

endemic species, natural conservation projects,

recycling practices, recyclable materials etc.

The documentary is designed so as to be broadcast

several times a day.

If you are ready to explore the nature with “The

Grasshopper”, you should join the journey!

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Produced by

SUR YAPIM

documentary

Various natural phenomena have been shaping the

Earth for millions of years. Aiming especially the young,

How It Forms tries to explain the phenomena changing

the world we live in with the help of science and

animation.

In each episode of the documentary which displays

great beauties of nature with a dynamic sound track, a

different phenomenon is discussed. The viewers watch

and learn the entire process and enjoy a visual feast.

Directed by

Ferhat SEKER

TX Date

2011

EDUCATION

HOW IT FORMS BOYLE OLUSUR

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documentary

We live in megacities with populations numbering in

millions and in the middle of broad streets, huge

buildings and elaborate structures created by

incredible knowledge of engineering. We admire every

building, whether old or new, in the city we live in and

try to understand these brilliant products of human

mind.

HOW IT’S BUILT shows us how these buildings were

made and what their specialties are.

With animations and drawings, it shows viewers the key

stages of the building process of these masterworks

whether they be thousand year old or new.

With a series of short but comprehensible knowledge,

viewers learn the key details of a building process in 5

minutes.

While witnessing the thousand year old adventure of

architecture and engineering, viewers, particularly the

young ones, are amazed how technology has improved

over years. This documentary opens a door into a world

of which viewers know nothing.

HOW IT IS BUILT also tells us the less known or unknown

stories and building techniques of these structures, as

well as well-known techniques.

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SUR YAPIM

Ferhat SEKER

2011

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EDUCATION

HOW IT IS BUILT BOYLE INSA EDILIR

EDUCATION

INVENTOR AT THE SCHOOL, THE OKULDAKI MUCIT

Produced by

EREN YAPIM

Directed by

Abdullah EREN

TX Date

2011

documentary

Prepared for TRT School, The Inventor in the School is

broadcast every weekday. The program combines

science with experiment.

The concept of experience, which some people are

bored about, becomes a curious and entertaining thing

with this program.

The sympathetic style of host Remziye Ayyildiz and the

visual effects make physics, chemistry, biology and

other scientific branches gain a different meaning and

dimension.

The experiments teach the viewer different aspects of

science. New subjects and experiments in each episode

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keep the attention of the viewer alive. And the program

also presents the viewer ways of doing their own

experiments at home.

The Inventor at the Schools is the address where science

and experiment meet. It’s a program of which you won’t

want to miss a single episode.

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10x30'LIVING MEMORY YASAYAN BELLEK

Produced by

Sevinc BALOGLU

documentary

“Living Memory” is a television programme about the

stories of ordinary people whose historical adventures

have been uncovered by referring to “verbal history”

methods beyond historiography which merely tells

about wars, pacts and diplomacy.

When told together with individual stories, the

transformation periods of societies yield quite

important data about civil and social history. The stories

of the lives of these individuals are subjective and

sincere documents enlightening social events.

Directed by

Riza BALOGLU

TX Date

2011

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MAP DIARY HARITA GUNCESI

Produced by

Directed by

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EREN YAPIM

Abdullah EREN

2011

documentary

Mankind lives with maps for 12 thousand years. Maps

are used in every aspect of live. Settlement planning,

transportation, nationalization, earthquake, national

defense, space researches and sportive activities are

only some of the fields where maps are used.

Map Diary enables you to learn what a map is, how it is

prepared and used. The aim is to make people read a

map with detailed descriptions.

The documentary also shows with the help of experts,

all the unknown things about maps by entering every

area they show.

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MIGRATION OF THE SEALS DAMGALARIN GOCU

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Servet SOMUNCUOGLU

Servet SOMUNCUOGLU

2011

documentary

The first episode is about newly discovered petroglyphs

and a rock art site in the village of Salihler at Güdül in

Ankara. The similarity of these pieces with those found

at the Central Asian sites are represented by images

from Saimaly Tash-Kyrgyzstan, Tamgaly-Kazakhstan

and Gobustan-Azerbaijan petroglyphs and rock art

sites.

The consultants of the programme are Prof. Dr. Yusuf

Halaçoğlu, Prof. Dr. Haluk Şükrü Akalın, Prof. Dr. Ahmet

Taşağıl, Dr. Ismail Doğan and Dr. Cengiz Saltaoğlu.

The programme includes images of the rock art site in

the Salihler Village and explanations of ancient scripts

by Prof. Dr. Yaşar Çoruhlu from the perspective of

immigration of the Turkic Tribes at prehistoric ages from

Central Asia to Anatolia.

Dr. Yücel Şentürk explains the cairns and ceremonial

grounds. The Great Panel discovered at Asmalıyatak

and the importance of that discovery is narrated by Prof.

Dr. Ahmet Taşağıl.

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30x5'MILESTONES KILOMETRE TASLARI

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TIF YAPIM

Batur OZDEMIR

2011

documentary

This documentary program sums up the lives of people

who were accepted as milestones throughout the

history of mankind, by using drawings and animated

moves.

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EDUCATION

MUSIC SCHOOL MUZIK OKULU

Produced by

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Baris AKCAL

Baris AKCAL

2011

documentary

Music School aims to teach music fans how to play the

musical instrument that they are interested into. Cenk

Yeles, who composed music for various documentaries

and TV programs, is the consultant of this film that

presents the most popular instruments of Turkish and

Western music.

Recorder (blockflute) The first episode’s subject is the

basic note knowledge and a beginner’s instrument, the

recorder. Hosted by music instructor Yucan Eke, the

program gives basic visual information about notes and

the recorder.

Acoustic Guitar The acoustic guitar lessons consist of 4

episodes hosted by the education consultant of the

program, Cenk Yeles. At the end of the program, playing

two pieces are taught.

Melodica As in the recorder episode the basic

knowledge of notes is acquired with the school

instrument Melodica, also known as the key flute. This

episode is hosted by the music instructor Selin Aksan.

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documentary

This time we are asking the same old question back to

doctors: “Do you take care of your health?”

On every channel, in every newspaper, you can find

some important health advice from some attending

physician, like: “Eat this vegetable, don’t touch that

one”, “watch your cholesterol level”, or, “stay away

from unhealthy diets.”

Have you ever wondered how the doctors who always

give us detailed advice about what to eat or drink, keep

up their health and that of their families? Well, we did.

We not only wondered, but also dropped by their houses

and kitchens and asked them the question personally.

This is how My Doctor’s Kitchen was born. In each

episode we visited a known physician. We both had a

friendly chat and tasted the delicious and healthy food

he/she cooked personally.

One of the most enjoyable episodes was when we were

hosted by Doctor Mahmut Akyıldız, a specialist in

cardiology. He welcomed us to his farm and showed us

his sheep and goats. We witnessed a real organic farm

life while Doctor Akyıldız was making yogurt and

organic cheese for our show.

So, don’t miss My Doctor’s Kitchen! Come and see

doctors in the kitchen and get some valuable clues

about healthy life.

MY DOCTOR’S KITCHEN DOKTORUMUN MUTFAGI

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Duygu SERTDEMIR

Duygu SERTDEMIR

2011

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*LANGUAGE KURDISH

OLD TIME THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS ESKI ZAMAN MEDRESELERI

Produced By

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BERDIMEN PRODUCTION

Hasan KAYA

2011

documentary

The Madrasahs, the old theological schools are the

ancient universities where 12 kinds of scientific

branches used to be taught. They are the science and

knowledge centers of our geography, the magical and

spiritual places where the self, decency, virtue, in short,

humanity lessons were taught along with science.

Many scholars disseminated knowledge, science,

wisdom, love and affection around the world after

being trained here.

What has remained to our day from these universal

Islamic Theological Schools? A Madrasah diploma, a

collection of poems, a gravestone, a Madrasah

professor who sustains the tradition, the knowledge

provided by the descendants of the old scholars - all of

them are subject of this documentary.

In brief, “Old Time Theological Schools” is the product

of an ardous work of 3 months’ travelling, mountain by

mountain, lowland by lowland.

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EDUCATION

ONE MINUTE BIR DAKIKA

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Yasemin FAIZ

Volkan AKMESE

2011

documentary

Do we know enough about the world, or about the

country we are living in? Are we aware of the natural

beauties and the incredible historical heritage that lies

next to us? Is our literary knowledge limited with the

textbooks that we had to study during our education? Is

history of art really just a boring information catalog of

the past? Are we aware of the incredible achievements

in physics or genetics? Do you think that scientific

achievements are limited with cell-phones and internet

technologies?

Would you spare just one minute to learn the answers of

all these questions, in other words, to get the

information of the world?

One Minute, the new program of TRT School, invites

people from all ages to a funny information sharing.

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EDUCATION

PRACTICAL TASTES PRATIK LEZZETLER

Produced by

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Yasemin OZKAN

Yasemin OZKAN

2011

documentary

In Practical Tastes, which is broadcast on TRT School

every weekday, examples from World and Turkish

Cuisine are shown. Each episode presents two practical

dishes, desserts, beverages, soups or sandwiches

within 10-15 minutes.

The program book is prepared by the “International

Gourmand” award winner Yasemin Türedi Özkan. The

producer, who also made up most of the dishes in the

menu, makes also fusion of the existing traditional

dishes for the program. She reduces the ingredients and

changes the cooking techniques of the traditional

dishes in order to make them more practical and easily

cooked, and also takes pain to preserve their existing

taste and flavor.

Practical Tastes is unique both in Turkey and around the

world in respect to its dish selections, tastes and the

nutritive values of the dishes. The calories, protein, fat

and carbohydrate values of the dishes calculated with a

great diligence by the producer are given in the “dish

profile” section at the end of the program.

Practical Tastes accepts a minimalist approach in dish

preparing. Dishes are presented practically with lesser

ingredients, shorter cooking time and economy.

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hostility, Remembering Friendship is not only the story

of two people, it is at the same time the story of

Anatolia, told longingly and in bittersweet joy.

1x65'REMEMBERING FRIENDSHIP DOSTLUGU HATIRLAMAK

Sevinc YESILTAS

Sevinc YESILTAS

2011

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This documentary is a call for friendship, an effort to

raise an awareness about affinities between the others,

an essay about bonding.

Contrary to what has been done up today, instead of

constantly provoking hostilities, this film emphasizes

the friendship of communities that lived in peace and

harmony throughout centuries and generated a

common culture.

Shot at Valance-France and Buenos Aires-Argentina,

the documentary relates the friendship and affinities of

two communities, the Armenians and Turks, through the

Armenian diaspora. Far from words implicating

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SPORTS FOR EVERYBODY HERKES ICIN SPOR

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BEST ILETISIM

Sahin DOGAN

2011

documentary55x20'

Morning exercises that anyone can do at home, on the

street, in a mall or elsewhere with any outfit.

These exercises can become an addiction. Practiced for

many years in Japan, the technology giant, and spread

out worldwide recently, the morning exercises ensure a

fresh start into the day and also provide a peaceful

working tempo without stress all day.

TRT School’s daily morning show “Sports for

Everybody” is getting ready for its 100th program. The

morning exercises that anybody can join with any outfit

are attracting more and more attention wherever they

are practiced.

EDUCATION

SPORTS SCHOOL SPOR OKULU

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Banu AKDENIZ - MIA FILM

Serkan OZARSLAN

2011

documentary

group of 9-18 years, and to encourage people to start

into these branches

Sports School is a daily program broadcast on TRT

School. Subject of the program is the education of

young people about branches like football, basketball,

swimming, tennis, volleyball, skiing, ice hockey,

handball, wrestling, box, taekwondo, judo,

equestrianism and golf.

In each episode, a group of 9-17 years old pupils are

trained by professional trainers or instructors in a

chosen branch. Well-known sports experts like Harun

Erdenay and Cüneyt Tanman, undertake the host-

trainer’s role.

The program aims to introduce a chosen branch, give

basic information about it to the viewers at the age

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EDUCATION

THAT’S HOW IT WORKS BOYLE CALISIR

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SUR YAPIM

Sevinc YAVUZ

2011

documentary

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Every day we hear about a new technological

invention. Then we see them around and begin to use

them in our homes and offices. But how do these

fascinating things work?

That’s How It Works informs you in an educative and

interesting way on how these objects that we use in our

daily lives work.

If we take a closer look, we will see that behind each

object there is a huge work of technology and

engineering.

With its simple and plain style of explanation, That’s

How It Works not just teaches, but also entertains.

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EDUCATION

THAT’S HOW IT’S FIXED BOYLE TAMIR EDILIR

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SUR YAPIM

Sevinc YAVUZ

2011

documentary

In our daily rush, we usually don’t notice how tools and

little machines simplify our lives. We all have electrical

devices in our homes, but we only appreciate their

values when they are broken or when they don’t work.

That’s how it’s fixed shows us how to repair simple

devices, objects or machines that we use in our daily

lives.

The program aims to show the small details of a repair

process to the viewers, especially to the youngsters.

That’s how it’s fixed is broadcast weekdays on TRT

School.

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THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITSBOGAZLARDAN GECEN DEV

Produced by

Ozlem LULE

The film also shows how this waterway actually

includes great dangers of its own, how it may create

environmental pollution, and seeks answers to such

vital questions.

THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS also

serves as a document for the history of pilots and

agencies of the Turkish Maritime.

documentary

The Turkish Strait System is a waterway that encloses

the Dardanelles and the Bosporus Straits. This

waterway located within the national borders of Turkey,

had a geostrategic importance throughout history.

This documentary tells the story of V.KERKIS, the largest

dry cargo ship of the world and its voyage passing

through our straits, along with a daily process of the

Turkish Straits which 55.000 ships pass through yearly

and where a deadly accident may happen any moment.

Agencies, pilots, the Coastline Security General

Directorate’s V.T.S. system process, towing services and

the daily dangers of this waterway are some of the

subjects herein.

Directed by

Girayhan ALPDOGAN

TX Date

2011

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THREE CARNATIONS AND A NEEDLEUC KARANFIL BIR IGNE

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Tulay PARMAKSIZ

Tulay PARMAKSIZ

2011

documentary

Needle lace is being made in many parts of Anatolia for

centuries. Today, needle lace lost its social importance.

Lace boxes and drawers seem to hide and protect these

cultural values.

This documentary describes the journey of the "Turkish

lace" from past to present, its socio-economic and

cultural value as well as the social importance of its

language.

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FORMAT FOOD SHOW

TODAY WITH SIRMA SIRMA ILE BUGUN

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Senay-Bülent ISCAN /

BI SANAT ATOLYESI

Sedef GIZEM

2011

documentary

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Today with Sirma is an alternative to classical cuisine

programs. In her program, Sirma Bradley turns

classical tastes into cheerful plates, where rice

becomes a tropical island, cucumber a shark, salmon a

ballet shoe, and damson plum a penguin.

In Today with Sirma you can both listen to the

entertaining talks with famous people, and prepare

chic and healthy plates that force the limits of

imagination.

Today with Sirma encourages your creativity. Here, you

can find something from your own and get tips for

decorating your home. You can do wonders in your

kitchen and present different tastes and appearances to

your guests.

The unknowns about famous guests are also presented

in every episode and the plates that reflect them are

prepared with their help.

In the section Sirma’s Chest, Sirma Bradley combines

handiwork with art and turns old and unused things

into chic and decorative objects, where e.g. an old

teacup becomes a new candleholder, mirrors a frame

and coffee tables a completely different look. Sirma

Bradley prepares surprise gifts for her famous guests

with the objects that she takes out of her chest.

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Murat AKSOY

Murat AKSOY

2011

TULUM PLAYER TULUMCU documentary1x52'

“Tulum” is a bagpipe from the natural Black Sea region.

It consists of a magical combination of boxwood tree,

soil cane and goat skin.

Bülent BEKAR from the small town of Çamlihemsin was

also interested in playing the tulum before he got to

produce this instrument, which is described by many as

the instrument of the mountains and wide plateaus.

He has produced a lot of samples. Eventually he started

to sell the tulum to the Scotts, which say that the tulum

is the father of their bagpipes.

The shooting of the Tulum Player, a 52-minute

documentary that brings the Tulum culture of the

Eastern Black Sea region to our homes, took place at

Camlihemsin, Ayder, Zilkale, Istanbul and Ankara

during January and April 2011.

The Masters of Tulum, Ali ÇAMKERTEN, Varol TASER and

Mahmut TURAN tell us about the construction and

performance techniques of this instrument.

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YUNUS EMRE YUNUS EMRE

Produced by

Ismail CORUH

Directed by

Ismail CORUH

TX Date

2011

documentary1x52'

1200s have been hard times for Anatolia. Poverty,

starvation, domestic struggles have been rampant.

Invaded from the west by the Crusaders, and from the

east by Mongolian armies, people of Anatolia were in a

desperate situation. Under these severe conditions

came up Yunus Emre, leading people to righteousness,

to beauty and love, under the guidance of God.

Yunus Emre is the story of a poet and Sufi mystic, his

philosophy, concept of humanism, his love for God and

his lust for tolerance.

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ADVENTURERS, THE MACERACILAR

Produced by

FIYAM YAPIM

TX Date

2010

Skydiving! They jump out from a hight of 3000 meters

and fall freely, having nothing but a parachute to guide

them safely to the ground.

documentary

In this series, the Adventurers attempt three exciting

forms of sports powered by wind! The first form they try

is kite surfing, which is so challenging that our

Adventurers only watch it from a distance. They get

lessons from two champion kite surfers, so that next

time they can come back and try it.

In the second episode, they try Powered Hang Gliding.

Our Adventurers view the entire city just by hanging on

a glider. This sport is fun but is also extremely

dangerous at the same time, any little mistake can have

deadly consequences!

In the last episode, our Adventurers dare the most

breathtaking and most extreme form of sport:

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Melda YILMAZ

Melda YILMAZ

2010

ANATOLIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE ANADOLU MUCIZESI ZEYTIN

For thousands of years, olive has been the dominating

element of the Anatolian and Mediterranian landscape.

This miraculous tree stands up to thousand years. A

small bud is enough to grow up into a gorgeous tree.

“Olive Tree” is the oldest symbol of peace, accompanied

by a dove. The story begins with this friendship and

continues throughout the antiquity. The journey of olive

until our tables as oil is also presented in this

documentary.

documentary13x30'

BLUE PASSION MAVI TUTKU

Hakan ASLAN - Umit KARGILI

Hakan ASLAN - Umit KARGILI

2010

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documentary

Blue... Color of the skies

Blue... Color of the seas

Actually, color of life

Would you like to join us in our trip to the magical world

of the underwater?

As becoming one of the most popular sports, Scuba

diving will lead to this unique world. In our TV

programme Blue Passion, you may discover scuba

diving along with the underwater richness of Turkey,

which, with its natural and historical beauties, is the

shining pearl of world tourism.

You will find the underwater paradises hidden in the

Aegean, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Marmara Sea,

and also enjoy the world's most charming diving

centers in our series of Blue Passion.

Experience the mysterious life of the underwater world!

Dive into the history with the very first findings of the

ancient civilizations! Discover the colorful blue!

Dive in Turkey, look into the History!

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1x41'DANCE OF THE BLACK SEA LADS, THEUSAKLARIN DANSI

Zuhre GOKAGAC

Zuhre GOKAGAC

2010

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documentary

Some say, it is the dance of the ramblers, as it is lively

and energetic. Some also define it as “The Rap of the

Black Sea Region”. The Kolbasti madness started in the

east of the Black Sea Region and spread throughout the

country.

“THE DANCE OF THE BLACK SEA LADS”, introduces the

endeavor to sustain a district’s dance, conveyed by

Konstantin Muammer, Ali Osman and Aga Cahit.

natural beauties and adventures, which remained

apart from human perception, vanished within time,

through the visor of the adventurer and nature

photographer Cemal Gülas.

13x26'DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE KESIF VE MACERA

It is assumed that over fifty milllion life forms exist on

the earth. Among them, human beings are special

because of their ability to perceive their environment

much better and to alter it.

If we consider the earth as a house, Anatolia would be

the central room. All civilizations, all species, almost all

continents have come together in the Anatolian

peninsula. Anatolia is a small aquarium hosting all

species of the world for the discoverers and

adventurers.

“Discovery and Adventure" brings the unnoticed,

forgotten, scaring and exciting adventure to the

audience, and presents a blend of life stories, legends,

Produced by

Cemal GULAS

Directed by

Cemal GULAS

TX Date

2010

documentary

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EVERYONE CAN DRAW HERKES RESIM YAPABILIR

Produced by

Levent VURAL

Directed by

Aytan GONULSEN

TX Date

2010

documentary

People seek to have a little break from the hustle and

bustle of life. They are trying anything for not losing

themselves in the speed of life. Being productive is

perhaps the best way to relax, and drawing pictures is a

joyful way of producing. Most of the children have fun

when they draw or paint. Thinking that we can’t draw

and are untalented, we deprive ourselves from this fun.

But everyone who learns the methods can draw and

paint.

The aim of this program is to teach the methods of

drawing. The audience who follows the program will

master not only the basics of art and shading, light,

perspective, composition etc, but learn many things

about painting materials, too.

This joyful training is given by the experienced artist

Safak Tavkul.

Don’t forget, everyone can draw!

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GOOD LUCK RASTGELE

Produced by

Hakan EMANETOGLU

Directed by

Hakan EMANETOGLU

TX Date

2010

documentary

"Good Luck" is a documentary film about hunting, the

shooting sports and the hunting grounds in our country.

The aim is to encourage hunting tourism in Turkey.

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5x30'HIDDEN PARADISES SAKLI CENNETLER

Produced by

Habib YANC

Directed by

Habib YANC

TX Date

2010

documentary

Hidden Paradises is a 6-episode documentary

including Küre Mountains (two episodes), Altındere

Valley, Kaçkar Mountains, the Karagöl-Sahara and

Hatila Valley National Parks.

Mountains, valleys and canyons always draw the

attention of enthusiastic nature-lovers, travellers,

alpinists, photographers, in short, all documentary

filmmakers, because of the rich plains, high plateaus,

creeks, waterfalls, flowers, mushrooms, wildlife and

forests.

As a matter of fact, there is excitement, self-confidence

and freedom as well as breath and life. Climb up to the

mountains of Küre and Kaşkar, see the valleys of

Altındere, Karagöl-Sahara and Hatila; experience the

roaring streams. Get to the high plateaus of the Kaçkar

Mountains, and have some cold Ayran. Taste from

specialties like ıslama and katlama, made by local

women who are still living in the Zümrüt village in the

Küre Mountains.

Be sure that Hidden Paradises will light a new passion

in your heart.

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I’M PLEASED WITH MY LIFE HAYATIMDAN MEMNUNUM

Produced by

Sibel DEGER

Directed by

Sibel DEGER

TX Date

2010

documentary13x20'

Some Turkish people preferred to emigrate from the

lands where Turkish dominance faded, whereas some

others chose to stay where they had been living. They

continued to keep their culture, language, traditions

and customs alive, despite all the difficulties they faced.

They striked their roots deep down during the

dominance times and when they became minorities,

they tried to survive like herbs holding the rocks.

They insisted to keep the Turkish culture and language

with courage and loyalty, although it was very difficult

to hold on.

This programme is about the stories and slender

happinesses of these people.

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1x30'

MAKING MUSIC WITH THREE-STRINGED “BAGLAMA”BAGLAMAM VAR 3 TELLI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Sevilay SELCUK TUCCAR

Sevilay SELCUK TUCCAR

2010

documentary

Even though he defines himself as a ‘humble village

musician’, the UNESCO has already chosen him as a

“Living Human Treasure”.

Hayri DEV who lives in the Gökçeyaka Village of Çameli

District in Denizli has transformed the interesting music

that the women of the western Taurus mountains make

in order to encourage their men.

He started playing the 3-stringed instrument which he

always carries around with himself and his whistle pipe

which has been always in his inner pocket since he fell

in love with the daughter of his neighbour while being

a shepherd in the mountains at the age of 13.

Since that day, he performs the music he learned from

his grandfather and father to bring the goats to the

plains and to chat amiably with his fellow shepherd

friends.

This is the story of the interesting life of Hayri DEV who

has been chosen “Living Human Treasure” by UNESCO.

His music was dicovered by the musicologist Jerome

Cler from the University of Sorbonne in 1992.

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MY WORK MY LIFE ISIM HAYATIM

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Sidika KAPTAN, Yildiz AKSOZ,

Dinemis KABADERE

Sidika KAPTAN, Yildiz AKSOZ,

Dinemis KABADERE

2010

documentary

In this programme, people from different social groups

and professions describe their daily life and business

life with their own words.

26x10'

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1x52'ON THE PATH OF SITTING BULL OTURAN BOGANIN IZINDE

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Ece SOYDAM

Ece SOYDAM

2010

documentary

The Lakota, commonly known as the Sioux, are one ofthe great Native American nations of North America.Their homeland is the North and South Dakotaprovinces of todays USA. Tatanka Iyotake, Sitting Bull,was one of their great leaders who fought hard topreserve his people’s way of. He was 59 years old whenkilled by the US army in 1890. His people, facing manyhardships since then, are still trying to survive. On thePath of Sitting Bull is actually the story of hisdescendants who are struggling hard to keep theirculture alive. Though they have too many problems todeal with, yet their life is not just a misery.

This documentary aims to focus on the real life of themodern Lakota, not only with stories of pain and anger,

but also of laughter and hope for the future.

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*LANGUAGE KURDISH

OUR CELEBRITIES UNLULERIMIZ documentary

Every culture arises on the shoulders of its people and

every society has many persons who illuminated the

society and have left traces in history. When future

generations will search for their cultural origins, they

will learn that all those spiritual values they own come

from the contributions of these individuals.

Navdarên Me’ (Our Celebrities) is a program where

prominent poets, authors, philosophers, artists and

Sufis of their period are brought to the screen, based on

documents, informations and important witnesses.

This program tells the life stories of many great names

such as Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Mevlana Halidi

Bağdadî, Ehmedê Xanî, Şakiro, Melayê Cizirî, Mevlana

Celaleddin-i Rumî, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Abdülmelik

Fırat, Kemal Burkay and Ahmet Kaya, all prominent

figures of our society.

26x30'

Produced By

Directed By

Tx DATE

MACRO MICRO PRODUCTION

Sinan ARAT

2010

SOULS IN THE PURGATORY ARAFTAKILER

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

RIHTIM AGENCY & PRODUCTION

Umut ATAKUL

2010

documentary

“Homeless People with Homes”, “The Levantine”, “The

Art of the Streets”, “Tree of Wishes”, “Waiting for Life”,

“Hope”, “A Lifetime’s Test”, “Strike”.

Souls in the Purgatory are those people who cannot

express themselves anymore within the working

mechanisms of the society. This production tells the

stories of people, who are torn, who feel themselves

torn, and who belong to nowhere.

This documentary film consists of 23 episodes titled as

follows: “Slum House”, “Between West and East”,

“Between the Virtual and Real”, “Being Torn in Europe:

The Turks Living in Europe”, “The Romani”, “Addiction

and Life”, “Little Ladies and Little Gentlemen”, “Until

Death Separates Us”, “Fame”, “Life Until Death”, “A

Sweet Calm”, “Soulsick”, “Defeated Veterans”,

“Migrants”,

23x30'

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TIME FOR JUDAS TREES IN ISTANBULISTANBUL ICIN ERGUVAN VAKTI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Sukran Bircan OZMEN

Sukran Bircan OZMEN

2010

documentary28x30'

The Judas Tree is the tree of the Bosporus. Actually, it growsin various parts of Anatolia, but it is highly associated withthe panorama, the culture and arts in Istanbul. When theJudas Trees blossom in spring, the reunion of the blueness ofthe sea with the deep-pink color in the Bosporus turns into avisual festivity. The documentary displays this naturalwonder of Istanbul. Bilsen Gürer, who has spent herchildhood under Judas Trees, tells the Istanbul of hermemories. Artist Yilmaz Enes, who has been trying to applyJudas Trees in the art of marbling, describes it as a “tree thatcomes to life after overcoming many difficulties.” DürdaneÜnver, a master of the art of paper cutting, shows us how theriot of colors in the Bosporus are reflected in her work.Historian Salim Aydin goes back in time to the relationshipbetween Istanbul and the Judas Tree. Painter Betül AydinerChacko shares the tradition of “Judas Tree sighting in the

Bosporus” and the idea of “seeing the beauty” in her artwith the audience. Railroader and curator Ruhan Çelebitells about her first encounter with the Judas Tree and how itbecame a part of her life. Botanist Prof. Asuman Efeemphasizes the place of Judas Trees in the rich naturaldiversity of Anatolia and Istanbul. Miniature artist andsocial anthropologist Gülgün Anmaç highlighted the idea of“the ancient Judas Tree of the ancient city of Istanbul” andhow well the Judas Tree suited the classical art of miniature.Hüseyin Emiroglu, the spokesperson of the Judas TreeAssociation of Istanbul invites everyone to Istanbul duringthe Judas Tree season, accompanied by paintings of AhmetYakuboglu and Süheyl Ünver. In literature, the Judas Treehas mostly been depicted in the poems of Hilmi Yavuz.Vedat Sakman on the other hand, has made a song for thistree, standing only two feet away from his heart.

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WITHOUT A PLACE LAMEKAN

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Gülsen SARU

Gülsen SARU

2010

documentary13x30'

Stories of people belonging to no time and nowhere.

The existential struggle of the people who gain strength

in their own living conditions, no matter what these are.

Wandering Dervishes

Cotton Pickers

Life on the Streets

Children of the Streets

Transvestites

Earthquake

Street Musicians

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documentary

This programme aims to attract attention to the culture,

history and values of Turkish and Ottoman civilizations.

The objective is to remind the values that make up

Turkey and ensure their consideration, as well as to

deepen our common social shares and introduce

Turkish and Ottoman civilization.

5 MINUTES 5 DAKIKA

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Isil OCAL

Senem OCAL

2009

20x5'

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AND HELLO UNIVERSE VE MERHABA KAINAT

Produced by

Sukran OZMEN

Directed by

Cengiz GOKTAS

TX Date

2009

“I’m a human-being, I’m a Turkish poet, communist

Nazim Hikmet. I’m a complete human being and

completely composed of fights, yearning and hope.”

Poet Nazim Hikmet sees his life of 62 years composed of

fights, yearning and hope.

He spent 13 years in prison in his motherland, as a

consequence of interminable lawsuits, and left turkish

grounds for good. All of his life experience can be

summarized as fights, yearning and hope. He was a

transnational value, granted by the Turkish culture to

the universe.

Tristan Tzara explains the art of this poet as “Poems of

Nazım Hikmet surround common wishes of all nations

as humane as possible with taking hopes of Turkish

nation from one side to the other as a breath. In this

respect, Nazim's poems are the owners of the sowing

area of today’s people, and continuously gaining a

reality value with its richness of historical value.”

A poet is travelling in a sea on a star and looking down

to our world.

documentary1x60'

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ANDALUSIA ENDULUS

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Sait Bey POLAT

Cengiz GOKTAS

2009

Andalusia, a heritage that was not accepted by the

Spanish for a long time. This heritage however has had

a wide impact, from technology, science, aesthetics,

philosophy, urbanization, trade and social life to daily

life.

Even a short trip to modern Spain, especially to the

south of it, reveals the impact of this heritage, that

started with the arrival of Tariq ibn Ziyad in 711 AD from

the Mediterranean shores. The rapid conquest of the

Iberian peninsula created a new civilization in the

center of Europe.

documentary13x30'

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BEAR VS MAN: THE ENDLESS CONFLICT AYI VE INSAN

Produced by

Ece SOYDAM

Directed by

Ece SOYDAM

TX Date

2009

documentary

The overlapping habitats of bears and humans in

Turkey are creating more and more conflict between

these two species. But it also increases the interesting

stories of interaction between them. Bears enter the

farms and orchards, and destroy the beehives, which

are of great importance to the local people with a low

income. Yet, what else can a bear do, when his natural

food sources are destroyed? The bear-stories from the

Black Sea region are funny as a joke, colorful and

humorous. This documentary aims to reveal these

stories from the point of view of both bears and locals, to

introduce the species, and to show the efforts of

conservationists who are searching for solutions.

1x52'

1x27'

CAVE CHURCH OF ST. PIERRE, THEMAGARA KILISE AZIZ PIERRE

Deniz BUKEY

Deniz BUKEY

2009

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

documentary

The well-known story of the Hatay region within

Antakya started thousands of years ago. Routes of

tribes, who immigrated from Africa to Asia and Europe,

had passed through Anatolia and of course through this

region; while civilizations were established and

demolished, lots of heritages had mixed with each

other. That’s why this geographical region has been

reflecting for many centuries ethnical, cultural and

religious colors and voices in harmony.

Antakya is situated on the junction where East meets

West. It at the same time is a center, from where

Christianity has started to spread. The Cave Church of St.

Peter, located at the skirts of mount Starius, 2 kms from

the city center, was originally a natural cave, carved

into a church, and is now one of Christianity’s oldest

churches. It was there, that the converts were called

Christians for the first time in history.

The church is an important center, where one of the12

Apostles, Peter tried to spread Christianity following

the death of Christ.

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CONFIDANT OF THE HIDDEN CITY, THESAKLI KENTIN SIRDASI

Produced by

Ismet YAZICI

Directed by

Ismet YAZICI

TX Date

2009

documentary4x25'

The inventions of paper and pen are two of the most

significant occurrences in the history of culture. There is

no doubt, that they play a crucial role in the

permanence of knowledge.

There have been times, when these two objects became

more than just a means of knowledge. They have turned

into a form of art in masterly hands. And people,

burned in the fire of knowledge, gave their lives on the

road to transmit it. Sometimes paper and pen turned

into ashes in the hands of people who were afraid of

knowledge. But Phoenix gathered up the ashes and

scattered them again to the children of knowledge, so

that paper and pen again became mediators for the

dreamers of eternity.

The 4-episode documentary The Confidant of the

Hidden City, tells the journey of man with paper and

pen, his meetings with ancient and accumulated

knowledge and his passion of research for his reason of

existence.

DA VINCI BRIDGE, THE DAVINCI KOPRUSU

Produced by

Cengiz OZDEMIR

Directed by

Adem GURSES

TX Date

2009

documentary1x45'

Leonardo da Vinci designed a bridge for the Golden

Horn in Istanbul in 1502 AD. He sent the esquisses to the

Ottoman Sultan Beyazit II at that time. However, the

bridge was built in Norway in 2001. Thus, one of the

engineering masterpieces of Leonardo has been

applied for the first time, though in a smaller scale.

Afterwards, both in the Antarctic, and in New York the

bridge was reproduced but from ice.

The documentary “The Da Vinci Bridge” tells the 500

years old story of the bridge project on its way from

Florence to Istanbul, from the Antarctic to Norway, and

from Paris to NewYork.

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Produced by

Engin ATATIMUR

Directed by

Engin ATATIMUR

TX Date

2009

DANUBE, THE TUNA

The story of Danube is more than just the story of a river. This

documentary deals with the fate of the Ottomans alongside

the Danube, their fights, triumphs, defeats, peaces, joys

and sorrows.

The Danube is one of the most significant milestones in the

history of Europe. It touches the heart of Europe.

The character of this river changes according to the country

it flows through. The history of many nations flow alongside

this river together with the history of the Ottoman province

of Danube.

The story of Danube is the story of various communities that

existed in the same geographical area under the rule of the

Ottomans. It also is the story of powerful empires that

shaped the history.

The Ottoman tolerance enabled the people in this region to

preserve their languages, cultures and religions. Danube

also is identified with the spiritual meaning that it obtained

in terms of the glory of Ottomans.

The Story of Danube is also the story of communities that left

the Balkans and live now in different parts of Anatolia.

The TRT team followed the traces of the Ottoman Empire

along the 2840 km long course of the Danube wide into

Europe.

documentary14x30'

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EASTER IN TURKEY TURKIYE’DE PASKALYA

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Senem OCAL

Senem OCAL

2009

documentary1x45'

The Easter traditions of Christian communities differ

from country to country. This program screens, among

others, the Easter fast of the Christians living in Turkey,

the preparation of colored Easter eggs by Arab

Christians in Samandagi, a district in the historical

Antioch, and a representation of the funeral of Jesus

Christ in a Turkish-Christian church.

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10x30'FASTING SEASON IN ANATOLIAANADOLUDA ORUC MEVSIMI

Produced by

Atalay TASDIKEN

Directed by

Atalay TASDIKEN

TX Date

2009

documentary

How is fasting in Anatolia? How do the fasting

traditions differ between the regions? How is fasting

while working in the fields? Is fasting in the cities quite

different than in the land?

“Fasting Season in Anatolia” tells about the fasting

traditions in small towns or villages, and brings special

pictures about fast-breaking at sunset, pre-down meal,

feasts, entertainments, traditional drummers, working

in the fields while fasting, speacial meals of Ramadan,

and local rituals of Ramadan in Anatolia.

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FROM THE VIEW OF MINIATURE MINYATURUN DILINDEN

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

DENDEN PRODUCTION

Savas DOGAN

2009

documentary

The prophets and tribes mentioned in the Holy Quran

are the main subject of this documentary.

“From the View of Miniature” is a visual epic.

7x5'

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ISTANBUL ISTANBUL ISTANBUL ISTANBUL

Produced by

Gulgun CUNDUBEYOGLU

Directed by

Sedat COLAK

TX Date

2009

documentary

The program aims to introduce Istanbul to people living

abroad.

Therefore, not only the historical and touristic sides of

this megacity are introduced, but also Istanbul as a

modern city is in the spotlight.

The lively streets of Istanbul, cafes, entertainment

locations, Beyoglu, gourmet restaurants, shopping

malls, any kind of bazaars and outlets are the main

subjects of this film.

10x10'

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13x45'JERUSALEM: STONE AND PEOPLE KUDUS: TAS VE INSAN

Produced by

Ahmet R. OCAL

Directed by

Senem OCAL

TX Date

2009

documentary

Jerusalem: Stone and People brings the story of peace

and tranquility the city has had in its history of 4000

years. The film underlines that nearly all of these

peaceful times were lived under the reign of the Turks in

general and the Ottoman Empire in particular.

Contrary to modern media, which shows Jerusalem in

the center of conflicts, this documentary shows that

peace is nevertheless possible in this city, which is

considered to be sacred by the three world religions.

On the other hand, it corrects the misbelief, that not

only the Ottoman period is to be remembered when we

talk of Turks and Jerusalem together, that there are also

other Turkish states that ruled over Jerusalem, like the

Tulunids, the Palestinian Seljuqis, the Khwarezmian

Dynasty and of course the Mamelukes.

Jerusalem: Stone and People consists of 13 episodes,

each of which independently visits sacred places,

makes a trip to the history and culture of Muslims,

Christians and Jews. Watch all of these through the

window of turkish-islamic tradition – a heritage of the

Ottomans.

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1x46'KATIP CELEBI KATIP CELEBI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Pelin OZDEMIR

Tulay AKCA

2009

documentary

named Kash al-zunun is among the most referred books inthe international scientific world, is still being examinedand what remained to us from this story. Katip Çelebifurthermore wrote numerous books in numerous fields,such as bibliography, geography and history.

Prof. Dr. Halil Inalcik, Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu, Prof.Dr. Cornell Fleischer and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gottfried Hagen areonly some of the scientists, who contributed to thisdocumentary with their interviews.

The interesting story of this incredible scientist tells a lot, notonly to those familiar with the subject, but also to thepeople, who don’t know anything about him. Therefore, thisdocumentary focuses on the question “Why should we knowKatip Çelebi?” and invites you to a journey in search of theanswer.

As is known, the year 2009 was the Katip Çelebi Year. TRTputs this important scientist, whose 400th birthday hadbeen celebrated in member states of the UNESCO, intoagenda again with a special documentary.

Prof. Dr. Halil Inalcik describes him as “one of the pioneersof Ottoman modernization”, and Thomas Goodrich as “oneof the most amazing names of the 17th century”. Theircommon point is, that he was a scientist way beyond histime.

Katip Çelebi highly deserves all attention not only due to hisuniversal approach to knowledge, but also his intellectualpersonality and the responsibility he felt in suggestingsolutions to the problems of his time are well worthmentioning.

This documentary searches why Katip Çelebi, whose book

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7x5'

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MINIATURE, THE LANGUAGE OF “LOVE” MINYATURLE ANLATILIR ASK

Produced by

Directed by

Miniature Artist

TX Date

Ismail KILICARSLAN

Bunyamin BAYANSAL

Rezza HEMATIDA

2009

documentary

This programme tells about the lives of Prophet

Mohammad and his friends. The stories are pictured

by the techique of a traditional Turkish art, the

“miniature”.

Miniature, the Language of Love takes the audience to

a spiritual voyage within moral values, virtue, insight

and excellence of human being by means of this unique

technique of miniature.

MYSTERIOUS CHILDREN OF HIDDEN HISTORY - ROMANSSAKLI TARIHIN GIZEMLI COCUKLARI-ROMANLAR

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Mujgan TANER

Mujgan TANER

2009

documentary

This documentary tries to explore the Romani people,

who have no lands and are distributed all around

Europe over the course of centuries, and named with

various names, mostly Gypsy, Roma, Sinte, Bohemians,

but generally known as “Gypsies”. The film recognizes

their colorful world with all details, and tells about their

impact on our music.

It is aimed to reflect the unique lives, traditions,

conventions as well as the handcrafts and music of

these people, who are sometimes excluded and

despised, and sometimes approached with tolerance.

6x30'

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13x52'

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NOTHING BUT SOUND MUZIGIN KAHRAMANLARI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Pelin OZDEMIR

Ozge AKKOYUNLU

2009

documentary

This program aims to describe the musicians who

represent different stances with their music and

develop an opposing voice to the popular one.

Musicians, who improved traditional music, visit the

locations and cities, which inspired them when creating

their music, and describe their creation processes.

NOTHING BUT SOUND, tries to reflect these people and

their music. Their only goal was to describe their daily

problems with their music.

Some of the themes of the documentary are composed

by looking to their lives devoted to music, and show a

little bit of what remained unseen in the shadows.

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ON THE WAY TO PILGRIMAGE HAC YOLUNDA

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Bilal GOKCINAR

Bilal GOKCINAR

2009

documentary

This is the story of two pilgrims, one from the village of

Hayirbey-Sivas, the other set off from Istanbul. It’s

Fatma Tatli’s first time she becomes a pilgrim, whereas

Fatih Çitlak had already fulfilled this obligation several

times.

"On the Way to Pilgrimage" tells from the eyes of these

two pilgrims about the task of Hajj in a chronological

order.

3x60'

ONLY 5 MINUTES SADECE 5 DAKIKA

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Ahmet Rauf OCAL

Sedat OCAL

2009

documentary

This programme aims to catch attention to thetradition

of Ramadan, our civilization, history and values.

The objective is to remind the values which make us up

and provide for their consideration, as well as to deepen

our common social shares and to introduce Turkish and

Ottoman civilizations.

10x5'

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*LANGUAGE KURDISH

ORPHANS OF BANISHMENT: THE AHISKA KURDS AHISKA KURTLERI documentary

TRT6 reveals the tragedy of the Ahiska people based on

the accounts of living witnesses. You will watch the

tragedy of Turkish and Kurdish people who used to live

in the Ahiska Region in South Georgia until they were

expelled from their village by the forces of Stalin in 1944

and dragged into the steppes of the Middle East.

TRT6 presents the tragedy of these people whose

banishment by train exceeded one month, and ended

with hunger, poverty and even casualties, in different

villages and cities of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

5x30'

Produced By

Directed By

Tx DATE

PRD PRODUCTION

Savas BOZKAYA

2009

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PAX OTTOMANA FROM JERUSALEM TO KUZGUNCUKKUDUS’DEN KUZGUNCUK’A OSMANLI BARISI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

M. Sedat OCAL

Isil OCAL

2009

documentary

This film tries to cast light on the question of, how the

Ottomans, who for centuries ruled over the lands on

which Muslims, Christians, Jews and other religions

lived together, could govern in peace, although there

were all kinds of possibilities for conflicts?

Examples hereto are Istanbul, the capital city of the

Ottoman Empire, and Jerusalem, which is deemed

sacred by all monotheistic religions. In both cities,

diversity has been lived in the most distinctive forms.

The program also takes a look at modern times.

1x26'

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10x15'RAMADAN IN A NUTSHELL KISACA RAMAZAN

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Ismail KILICARSLAN

Ismail KILICARSLAN

2009

documentary

Ramadan in a Nutshell is the general name of a project

of 10 short films for Ramadan.

The short films introduce religious, cultural, sociological

and nostalgic aspects of the month Ramadan.

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REFLECTIONS OF THE TRUTH GERCEGIN YANSIMALARI

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Zeynep KECECILER

Zeynep KECECILER

2009

documentary

Regarding the relationship between the notion and the

place, a poject that aims to convey the Turkish reality to

the audience by use of frames. A spot program which is

introduced through establishing concepts for either

place or notion which describes that place.

30x1'

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SULTAN ADBULHAMID II SULTAN ABDULHAMIT II

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Abdurrahman DEMIREL

Salih OZDERYA

2009

documentary

A 33-year adventure with strategic policies under harsh

circumstances…

Prominent figures who have made history…

Interviews comprising stunning statements of

historians, writers and researchers in their fields of

expertise…

Illustrations based on original sources and

documents…

A time of reshaping the world…

An Empire on the edge of disintegration…

A Sultan who accedes to the throne when high hopes

break up…

A Sultan who perseveres when the state faces the threat

of demise, and who achieves to hold together the

nations under his rule through his wisdom and

commitment…

A Leader who is determined to keep the Empire alive,

without bowing to foreign pressure and domestic

insurgencies…

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SULTAN SELIM III SELIM III

Produced by

Directed by

TX Date

Nedret CATAY, Sinan YAKA

Nedret CATAY

2009

documentary1x40'

This film is about the life of Sultan Selim III, who failed

with his movement “Nizam-i Cedit” (New Order) which

he initiated to reanimate the collapsing Empire, and

about the failure which had cost him his life.

This documentary is made to commemorate the 200th

anniversary of Sultan Selim III’s death, who ruled for 18

years and abdicated the throne willingly.

This documentary tells about the movement he initiated

in order to restructure the Empire and the reactions of

the society, mainly the Janissaries, to this movement,

his life, art, abdication and finally his execution.

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“Time in Anatolia” meets these “moments” in daily

works, agricultural activities, festivals, etc. carrying

away the viewers in unique colors, rhythms and

harmony.

TIME IN ANATOLIA ANADOLUDA ZAMAN

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Muzaffer EVCI - Zehra CELENK

Alper Tunga OZDEMIR

2009

documentary

“Time in Anatolia” tries to introduce sections of daily

lives and traditions of various parts of Anatolia in

different seasons and under different geographical

conditions. It is the sealing of a week, day, hour, in other

words, it is time in any part of Anatolia, from arable

lands to bazaars, from the festival rushes within narrow

yards to the colors of Hidirellez, the spring fest, which

surrounds mountains and hills.

Although clocks show the same minute, time flows

different everywhere. The perception and living of time

differs between cities and villages. Time stops in a shop

in Gaziantep while drinking a cup of tea, but it flies

away like a tumbler pigeon when you’re in Afyon,

Ürgüp or Sanliurfa.

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UNFINISHED REVOLUTION, THE YARIM KALAN DEVRIM

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Bulent CUBUKCU

Bulent CUBUKCU

2009

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Towards the end of April 1961, the National Unity

Committee sends a top secret letter from the Prime

Ministry to the Ministry of Transportation. The letter

included the following words: “… after manufacturing

an automobile engine unique to our country, and

materializing a local automobile sample, to inspect

immediately the issue of realization of this automobile

within the course of time in comparison with the best

automobiles of other countries...”

The State Railways Department showed also interest in

the project. They started to work continuously in order

tomanufacture the automobile within the warehouses

of the General Directorate of State Railways. This car

would open a new era for mechanical engineering and

the heavy industry in Turkey. That’s why,

these vehicles were named as Devrim (Revolution).

Unfinished Revolution takes a close look at the

automobile industry in Turkey, and tries to put a light on

what had happened in those days.

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UNLIMITED DISCOVERY LIMITSIZ KESIF

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Sevilay TUCCAR

Sevilay TUCCAR

2009

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There is no limit to discoveries. Unlimited Discovery

makes a trip throughout Turkey, from east to west, under

the slogan: “Discovery is not only visiting new places

but also making new observations”, and re-discovers

these geographies.

Unlimited Discovery does not stay at the edge of visited

places, but gets into them and experiences all that

happened in there. It sometimes calls from the depths of

a cave, sometimes from the top of a kite, sometimes

from under the water, and sometimes from a

fisherman’s boat. It tastes the unique local tastes, chats

with various

interesting and colorful people, hunts for the local

myths, researches for centennial traditions, and catches

perishing beauties just from their hearts.

Unlimited Discovery shall discover Turkey not only from

ground but also from air and underwater. You will listen

to interviews that you never listened before. You will

taste what you never tasted before. You will hear the

stories that you never heard before.

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HOTEL ROOMS OTEL ODALARI

Produced by

Sevinc YESILTAS

Directed by

Sevinc YESILTAS

TX Date

2008

documentary

People living apart from their families and from secured

lives, far from every aspect of comfort. People living on

the extreme side, their bodies in borrowed lives. Tales of

poor people.

The first part of this trilogy tells the story of Hotel Yildiz,

one of the oldest hotels in Anatolia, and the story of the

65 years old musician Mr. Onder Aki.

“These hotels put a veil on people’s defects and hide

many secrets”, says Onder Aki. Now his life is far from

any splendour, just like the hotel he lives in. Still having

lost nothing from his dignity.

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LAST MILLS SON DEGIRMENLER

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Aygun FILIZ

Aygun FILIZ

2008

documentary

The Last Mills is a story of water mills which have been

decreasing in number day by day in Anatolia. The

water mill is one of the first and most important

technological inventions of mankind and is also a rich

cultural heritage.

This documentary tells about the stories of two different

water mills in two different villages. In the village of

Akkaya in Giresun, the mills are operated by women

whose leaving for the mills involves certain rituals. In

the mills, where wheat, corn and barley are ground into

flour, the most important concept is the miller’s right.

The water mills constructed by benevolent people are

left to the use of villagers, and the villagers don’t make

any payment for using them. Whereas the miller in

Tortum-Erzurum operates under a system of trade

based on miller’s right – a kind of a barter-system.

In Erzurum, in some occassions a mill serves as a

cultural center and even as a center of entertainment.

This documentary reflects the mill culture as it is

narrated by the villagers themselves.

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MAGIC OF ROSE, THE GULUN BUYUSU

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Nesrin AKTOLUN

Nesrin AKTOLUN

2008

documentary

The history of rose is as old as the history of mankind. In

the course of time, Isparta and its vicinity have become

a magnificent rose garden where the roses which yield

the best oil in the world are being planted. Among the

manufacturers of rose oil, the local peasants of Isparta

take the first place in the world.

The process of yielding the oil is an adventure in itself.

This process, during which the delicate pink rose tries to

yield its oil without losing the smell of its leaves, is really

a hard and long adventure. The rose neither has the

patience to wait nor likes the rush. While yielding its oil,

it acts coyly. Since the grower knows how coy it is, he

shows a great patience.

Abdullah Yıldırım who lives in the village of Büyük

Hacılar in Isparta, has spent his years for growing and

trading roses. This documentary shows within a daily

routine of the family Yıldırım the diffuculties of this

work, the growth of the rose, the picking up process, the

older and the latest techniques for producing oil, and its

exportation. And in the meanwhile, we witness the

hopes of his family on the magnificent leaves of pink.

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1x55'MUSICIANS OF KUMKAPI, THE KUMKAPI CALGICILARI

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Zafer AKTURAN

Zafer AKTURAN

2008

documentary

The world of Romany musicians of Kumkapı, a historical

location of Istanbul, is the subject of this film.

With “Musicians of Kumkapı”, TRT enables us to

witness the lives of Romanys in particular.

“Musicians of Kumkapı” is trying to reflect the

incredible rhythm between melodic worlds and

struggles of the Romany musicians, who are recently a

common subject for popular culture.

While this documentary is capturing the interesting

worlds of Romany musicians within Kumkapı, it also

shows the change in the musical taste in connection

with the social culture and how new generation

musicians adapt themselves to this change.

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“Quranic Clips” is a project produced with the

dedicated, courageous and meticulous efforts of the

Turkish Radio & Television Corporation TRT. All the clips

are shot using 35 mm film print frames. The Project of

“Quranic Clips” has been brought forth through the

hard work of a 75 - headed team within 40 days. 30

verses of the Holy Quran turned into 30 clips with a

delicate study of an engaged team believing in this

project.

30x1' - 3'QURANIC CLIPS KURAN KLIPLERI

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DOLUDIZGIN PRODUCTION

Koray DEMIR

2008

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SECRET OF THE MASTER, THE USTANIN SIRRI

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Nesrin AKTOLUN

Nesrin AKTOLUN

2008

documentary

centuries by using only such simple tools and technology.What is the secret of the masters in keeping that traditioncontinue? In search of the answer to these questions, we’llwitness how the masters devoted their lives and hearts tothis craft, and how they transferred their feelings, hopesand desires to that new piece of work they handled.

The Secret Of The Master reflects the world of the oldmasters of Grand Bazaar. Located in Istanbul, the GrandBazaar is one of the oldest and largest bazaars in the worldand it gives shelter to a 500 years old tradition of Turkishjewellery. We experience this design tradition with respectto the creation of a ring called “Divanhane Çivisi” (Nail ofthe Palace Parlor), which is one of the traditional jewelleriesof the Ottomans.

Actually, what the masters produce is not a merely preciousring. It is just a new piece of work produced as the outcomeof a very old system of work created by the joint efforts ofexperienced masters of the Grand Bazaar. In order to haveothers like something, they first have to like it themselves.The essence of this secret based on patience andconfidenceis linked with the power of the tradition enjoyed.

It is quite interesting to see how the world’s most delicatejewellery and novelties have been kept to go on for

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TRACING ROYAL PORCELAINS SARAY PORSELENLERI

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Nilgun SUNA

Nilgun SUNA

2008

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A brilliant trail as soft as a mother-of-pearl. A strong

tissue, named after a small white sea snail

“porcellena”: Porcelain...

A perfect combination of culture, social structure and

visual arts.

Consisting of the natural material, porcelain has been

taking place in our lives for centuries. It exists in the

most ordinary shapes as well as in the most elegant

figures.

It evidences in detail sometimes the colorful expressions

of a feeling and sometimes the corner stones of history.

It records the aspect of increasing diplomatic relations

as well as the lines of victory and defeat.

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WELCOME RAMADAN, THE SACRED MONTHRAMAZAN GELDI HOS GELDI

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Zeynep KECECILER

Zeynep KECECILER

2008

documentary17x10'

How does Turkey spend the fasting month of Ramadan?

This documentary brings a series of events peculiar to

Ramadan, from the preparations for Ramadan to

fasting, fast-breaking, fast table,

Ramadan drummers, traditional Ottoman theatre, from

evening prayers to the Night of Destiny, from mosque

illuminations to calligraphy and calligraphs,

miniatures, children’s games…

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AKKA, JAFFA, JERUSALEM AKKA, YAFA, KUDUS

Produced by

Ahmet BAYAZIT

Directed by

Tuncay OZTURK

TX Date

2007

The works of art, produced during 400 years of

Ottoman-Turkish reign in Akka, Jaffa and Jerusalem are

the main subject of this documentary.

The history of the cities, their military and strategic

importance during the Ottomans, the city walls and

harbours, secret places and historical buildings are

presented together with general views from the cities.

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FISHERMEN OF SAROS BAY, THE SAROS’UN BALIKCILARI

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Bulent CUBUKCU

Bulent CUBUKCU

2007

documentary

This documentary deals with the daily lives and

working conditions of the fishermen living in crummy

bungalows at the port of Ece, in the administrative

district of Eceabat at Canakkale, the Dardanelles.

It’s not only fishing, but also the daily lives of the

fishermen, the story of how they started with this craft

and how they keep on working which is handled in this

film.

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HOPE IN THE WATER SUDAKI UMUT

Produced by

Kerime SENYUCEL

Directed by

Kerime SENYUCEL

TX Date

2007

documentary

“Hope in the Water” is the follow up story of “Halfeti,

Hope and Misfortune”, which was the story of the

flooded land at upper Mesopotamia filmed between

1998 and 2001. The Director of the documentary,

Kerime SENYUCEL found the same people 7 years later.

Then she told the new story of the Dam which is going to

be built on the same area, the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris

River.

This documentary is far more than being just a dam’s

story. There’s the new life of Emine, who had the only

magnolia tree in the town; the coffee house owner Serif,

who became a tourism executive; the heroic acts of

Ahmet the Shepherd from Hasankeyf; their prayers,

songs, fights, laughter, and love.

“Hope in the Water” is the story of Turkey’s struggle on

the conveying of water to the remotest area of the

country.

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13x25'IMMIGRATION STORIES GOC HIKAYELERI

Produced by

Sibel DEGER

Directed by

Sibel DEGER

TX Date

2007

documentary

This documentary tells the story of immigrations that

began when the Otoman Empire started to lose its

territories, and which continued during the 20th

century, including political developments and their

reflections in our day, through the perspective of the

immigrants.

In a way it draws a picture of contemporary Turkey with

its villages established by immigrants and cities

enlarged by immigration, and sheds light on a process

progressing over centuries on a vast land. It was a

journey from Edirne to Kars describing extraordinary

accounts of ordinary people extending all over the

world due to unusual incidents and crises. This

documentary tries to show that this is not only the story

of immigrants, but of everyone.

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SHADOWS ON THE WATER SUDAKI GOLGELER

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Nedret CATAY

Nedret CATAY

2007

documentary

because of the posh lifestyle of the inhabitants and

moonlight parties held on the Bosphorus. And

sometimes they had become a venue where treaties had

been signed which had changed the history of the

Ottoman Empire.

This documentary tells the 400 years old fairy tale of the

historical seaside mansions on the Bosphorus. There

were once 2000 of such mansions, but now there are

only 70.

These wooden mansions on the shore present the best

examples of Ottoman civil architecture. Despite their

simple exterior designs, and the lavishness in their

interior decoration and ornamentation, these mansions

have a very special place in the world civil architecture.

However they also attract attention with what has

happened within these edifices. These seaside

mansions, built during the 18th and the 19th centuries,

a period in which luxury and debauchery in the

Ottoman Empire reached its peak, are also interesting,

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The Ottoman Empire after being collapsed wasreplaced by the young Turkish Republic. The lastarticles of the Treaty of Lausanne signed on July24,1923, delineated Turkey’s present borders.

On March 3,1924, The Turkish Grand National Assembly

passed a law, putting an end to the caliphate, thus to the

last tie between the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish

Republic. Under this law, the caliphate was abolished

and Sultan Abdulmecid and his family exiled. There

were 36 men, 48 women and 60 children, a total of 144

people, i.e., 144 members of the Ottoman dynasty. Each

person had been given 1000 British Sterling and a

passport valid through one year. There was a notation

on each passport which said that it could only be used

for exit from the country of issuance.

A train at the Sirkeci Station departed on the evening of

March 5, and at the same time a ship pulled up anchor

at a nearby wharf, the train was headed for Switzerland

while the ship was going to sail to Beirut. The sound of

the train whistle at a quarter to nine seemed to

announce the fact that the members of the dynasty that

had ruled over three continents for six centuries had to

leave.

They were now stateless and neither was there a

Sultanate. From then on, others would go on to write

history. As for their history, it would be completely

different than the one before.

1x60'OTTOMAN'S EXILE OSMANOGLU'NUN SURGUNU

Produced by

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Kerime SENYUCEL

Kerime SENYUCEL

2006

SHADOWS ON THE WALL DUVARDAKI GOLGELER documentary1x60'

Produced by

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Sevilay TUCCAR

Sevilay TUCCAR

2006

This documentary deals with prisoners and convicts in

Turkey and their living conditions, starting from their

first minutes in jail.

Moreover, the social and individual reasons initiating

them into crime are also revealed by examining their

lives starting from their childhood.

Furthermore, the social cost of the crime to the public,

the psychological problems of the prisoners and the

rehabilitation studies applied on them are some other

topics.

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STORY OF TURKISH COFFEE, THE TURK KAHVESI

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Nesrin AKTOLUN

Nesrin AKTOLUN

2006

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It started its journey from Ethiopia, passed over mountains,lands and seas and reached Anatolia. The coffee is anindispensable element of chats and gives pleasure to thetaster. With its style of brewing, serving and the drinkingceremony, it has become a significant part of the Turkishculture, apart from being a beverage. That’s why the storyof coffee somehow is the story of Turkish coffee. While thecoffee evokes complicated and contradictory concepts suchas mystery, love, peace, nostalgia and respect, it yet takesits place among the indispensables of many people.

This documentary is about the story of Turkish coffee, whichis one of the cultural elements introducing Turkish culture tothe world. Harboring many traditions, starting from its tinybeans to the moment it is poured into the cups, the Turkishcoffee captivates us with its pleasant aroma well before it isserved.

This dramatic documentary examines the Turkish coffeeclosely and narrates it in a unique and fabulous language.The annals of coffee, from its discovery until today, and howthe Ottomans got acquainted with it, the rise of thephenomenon of "Turkish coffee" and its social impacts, thecharacteristics of the Turkish coffee, the first acquaintanceof Europe with Turkish coffee, its place and importance inour customs and traditions and the rise of coffeehouses areall investigated with an aim to start a journey to reveal thehistorical adventures of coffee, as accompanied byphotographs, graphical figures and documents.

Throughout this journey, the fortune telling, which hasbecome an integral part of Turkish coffee, will be acting asan intermediary.

animals such as the golden eagle, ground squirrel and

wolf, that share the same habitat with the wild sheep.

CHILDREN OF THE STEPPE: THE ANATOLIAN WILD SHEEPBOZKIRIN COCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN KOYUNU

Produced by

Ece SOYDAM

Directed by

Ece SOYDAM

TX Date

2005

documentary

The Anatolian wild sheep exists in the world only at

mount Bozdag in the province of Konya. The wild sheep

is taken under protection in the 1960s when their

species became endangered. They stil struggle to live in

an area of 3600 hectares in Bozdag.

This is the story of the four seasons of this sheep. They

are the leading actors of this documentary.

“Children of the Steppe” is the first wildlife

documentary in Turkey that deals only with one wild

animal species while witnessing the lives of other

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1x52'GIANT WINGS: THE BLACK VULTUREDEV KANATLAR: KARA AKBABA

Produced by

Muzaffer EVCI

Directed by

Ece SOYDAM

TX Date

2005

documentary

With a wingspan of almost 3 meters, the black vulture is

the biggest raptor in Europe. Giant Wings tells us about

the four seasons of this unique species, which is under

the threat of extinction.

The documentary covers a period of one year, focusing

on the physical characteristics of the black vulture, its

feeding and breeding behavior and its relationship with

other species.

Following the growth of a young black vulture, the

documentary aims to contribute to the continuation of

the species.

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HAWK, THE ATMACA

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Daver ATABEY

Daver ATABEY

2005

documentary

The lovers of hawks describe this love as “the art of

hunting a bird with a bug, hunting a bird with a bird,

and again, hunting a bird with a bird”.

The “Eastern Hawk”, mainly existing in Turkey at the

eastern Black Sea, is known to be the most talented and

most loyal among winged hunters.

The story tells about the way it hunts and the way it is

engaged in hunting.

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LIVES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES OF TIMENE ICINDEYIM ZAMANIN …

Produced by

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Ilknur DALKIRAN

Ilknur DALKIRAN

2005

documentary

“I am not inside of the time

neither totally out of it.

I am in the broken flow of a monolithic,

broad moment”

Four watch-makers living in the world of antique clocks.

Their lives are far away from hurries, since they lead a

calm life without any boundaries of time. They prefer

solid and hermit lives. Compared to ordinary people

they perceive time differently and lead it accordingly.

Clocks are not only instruments for measuring time.

When you meet these people, time changes, it slows

down. You feel yourself out of your life, flowing down

the current of a smooth river. If you are in television

business, then this may turn into a problem. While you

swagger in their quiet world, you also have to

accelerate for your occupation. Furthermore, you have

to challenge with their hermit personalities. It is almost

impossible to crack their hard shell, touch their core and

make them express their feelings without ‘using any

words.’ Because they just live without speaking. During

the interviews, you get only a few words from them.

Actually you are far away from their vast knowledge of

time and clocks. You can only record their love for clocks

and how they started their careers.

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WHILE COCOONS ARE SPUN KOZALAR ORULURKEN

Produced by

Directed by

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Canan SILLELI

Korkmaz GOCMEN

2005

documentary1x30'

There are still families who continue traditional silk

farming. Every spring, the silk producers in the village

of Ihsaniye in Bursa are in a hurry. Their daily life turns

almost upside-down within a period of about two

months. With the coming of spring, the bedrooms, even

the guest rooms are emptied and allocated for silk

farming. Special terraces in the rooms and suspending

berths are made ready. A heating stove is installed in

every room against a possible cold weather. Thick

clothes are stretched across the windows, as silk seeds

do not like much light. Mulberry leaves are collected

and chopped up for the feeding period. Knowing that

one pack of seed will consume 500 kg of mulberry

leaves, increases the hurry.

This documentary shows the the villagers’ hurries

lasting for about two months, the production stages as

well as the Koza Han, which is known as the center of

cocoon trade in the past.

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WITNESS OF TIME, THE ZAMANIN TANIGI

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Cemal GULAS

Cemal GULAS

2005

documentary13x26'

Anatolia is a bridge between two continents. Hundreds

of Gods have been worshipped in this land, where you

may experience four seasons at the same time. Some of

these Gods were introduced later, whereas some were

born here. This land witnessed dozens of wars and

dynasties. The mystic stories related can be heard even

today.

The Witness of Time brings the unknown, far places and

adventures to the screen, reflects the stories hidden in

virgin areas from the view of Cemal Gülas, a traveller

and nature photographer.

The Witness of Time sometimes swims in wet meadows

after flowers, sometimes blows over cloudy mountain

peaks and listens to the peaceful breathe of nature in

the green shadow of waters.

SONGS OF MACAHELA MACAHELA SARKILARI

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Mihriban TANIK

Mihriban TANIK

2004

documentary1x35'

The border drawn in northeast Anatolia in 1921 had

torn 18 villages situated in the Macahela valley apart,

where 12 villages were left within Turkey. In this valley,

people were relatives and shared the same songs.

But impenetrable mountains have preserved the “last

voices” of a cultural asset until today. The elderly men of

the region still sing polyphonic songs in the Georgian

language.

Ethnomusicologists say that this polyphonic, vocal

music dates back 1500 years. This documentary was

made to record and preserve the “last voices” in the

Macahela valley, which are gradually fading away.

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RUMI AND THE WHIRLING RITUALSMEVLANA VE SEMA

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Semra SANDER

Semra SANDER

2002

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Even a person who does not have the slightest idea

about the Mawlawi order will immediately perceive

that the Whirling Dance Ceremony points to a

completely different world. In fact, the Whirling Dance

is a door opening to a reality beyond our known and

accustomed world, and reflects the philosophy of Rumi,

who is globally accepted as perhaps one of the greatest

Sufis.

After Rumi’s death, the Whirling Dance Ceremony has

been connected to rules by his son and grandson and

has assumed its present-day form. This 53 minute

documentary called Rumi and the Whirling Rituals,

explains in a clear and understandable way Rumi's

philosophy, and the symbolic meaning of the Whirling

Dance, which is organized according to his philosophy,

by also referring to Rumi’s life.

Besides the philosophy of Rumi and the symbology of

the Whirling Dance Ceremony, the audience is also

informed on mysticism.

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