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Turkish Radio & Television Corporation
documentary 2013
Turkish Radio & Television Corporation
documentary 2013
SALT OF THE WOOD AHSABIN TUZU THE GIANT
IANT PASSING THROUGH THE
TH STRAITS BOGAZLARDAN GECEN DEV HOW
BUILT BOYLE INSA EDILIR HOW IT FORMS BOYLE OLUSUR MY DOCTOR’S KITCHEN DOKTORUMUN MUTFAGI THE LANG
OF THE TATTOO DOVMENIN DILI SLIPSTREAM
AM DUMEN SUYU WOODEN MOSQUES
MO
FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY DU
BUGUNE AHSAP CAMILER FIRST SAILORS ILK
LK DENIZCILER THE PAST IS A WOUND
W
IN MY HEART MAZI KALBIMDE YARA
THE CITY AND THE SAGE SEHIR VE BILGE THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL TTEPEDEKI SIR BEYOND THE LINE WITH VAR
YASAROGLU VAROL YASAROGLU ILE CIZGI OTESI
TESI LIVING MEMORY YASAYAN BELLEK MASTER OF INSCRIPTION YAZINI
WILD ANATOLIAN HORSES YILKI ATLARI 5 MINUTES 5 DAKIKA ADVENTURERS,
ADVENTU
THE MACERACILAR AGAINST TIME
LIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE AANADOLU MUCIZESİ ZEYTIN ANDALUSIA ENDU
KARSI AKKA, JAFFA, JERUSALEM ANATOLIAN
NG DEATHS ELMA KOKULU OLUM
AND HELLO UNIVERSE APPLE SMELLING
OLUMLER BEAR VS MAN: THE ENDLESSCONF
INSAN BLUE PASSION MAVI TUTKU CAVE CHURCH OF ST. PETER MAGAR
MAGARA KILISE SAINT PIERRE CHILDREN OF THE
THE ANATOLIAN WILD SHEEP BOZKIRIN ÇCOCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN KOY
KOYUNU CONFIDANT OF THE HIDDEN CITY, T
5 APPLE SMELLING DEATHS
ELMA KOKULU OLUMLER
6 BEYOND THE LINE WITH
VAROL YASAROGLU
7x30'
26x20'
VAROL YASAROGLU ILE CIZGI OTESI
7 FIRST SAILORS
ILK DENIZCILER
8 FOOTPRINTS
AYAK IZLERI
9 MASTER OF INSCRIPTION
YAZININ EFENDISI
10 SALT OF THE WOOD
AHSABIN TUZU
11 SLIPSTREAM
DUMEN SUYU
12 THE CITY AND THE SAGE
SEHIR VE BILGE
13 THE LANGUAGE OF THE TATTOO
DOVMENIN DILI
14 THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL
TEPEDEKI SIR
3x26'
13x30'
1x52'
3x28'
6x24'
1x51'
1x55'
2x24'
15 THE PAST IS A WOUND IN
MY HEART
1x53'
16 WILD ANATOLIAN HORSES
2x26'
17 WOODEN MOSQUES FROM
YESTERDAY TO TODAY
6x26'
ZAMANA KARSI
19 DRAWING LESSONS
RESIM DERSI
20 ETHNO-RHYTHM
ETNO RITIM
3x26'
26x15'
8x30'
80x10'
22 HOW IT FORMS
45x5'
23 HOW IT IS BUILT
45x5'
BOYLE OLUSUR
BOYLE INSA EDILIR
24 INVENTOR AT THE SCHOOL, THE
73x10'
25 LIVING MEMORY
10x30'
26 MAP DIARY
26x20'
OKULDAKI MUCIT
YASAYAN BELLEK
HARITA GUNCESI
27 MIGRATION OF THE SEALS
DAMGALARIN GOCU
28 MILESTONES
KILOMETRE TASLARI
3x26'
30x5'
29 MUSIC SCHOOL
13x20'
30 MY DOCTOR’S KITCHEN
39x20'
MUZIK OKULU
DOKTORUMUN MUTFAGI
ESKI ZAMAN MEDRESELERI
BIR DAKIKA
33 PRACTICAL TASTES
PRATIK LEZZETLER
34 REMEMBERING FRIENDSHIP
80x1'
130x15'
1x65'
35 SPORTS FOR EVERYBODY
55x20'
36 SPORTS SCHOOL
65x20'
HERKES ICIN SPOR
SPOR OKULU
37 THAT’S HOW IT WORKS
BOYLE CALISIR
38 THAT’S HOW IT’S FIXED
BOYLE TAMIR EDILIR
100x3' - 5'
39 THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH
THE STRAITS
2x26'
40 THREE CARNATIONS AND A NEEDLE
3x26’
BOGAZLARDAN GECEN DEV
UC KARANFIL BIR IGNE
41 TODAY WITH SIRMA
SIRMA ILE BUGUN
40x20'
42 TULUM PLAYER
1x52'
43 YUNUS EMRE
1x52'
44 ADVENTURERS, THE
6x40'
TULUMCU
YUNUS EMRE
MACERACILAR
45 ANATOLIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE
13x30'
46 BLUE PASSION
26x30'
ANADOLU MUCIZESI ZEYTIN
MAVI TUTKU
47 DANCE OF THE BLACK SEA LADS, THE 1x41'
31 OLD TIME THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS 13x30'
DOSTLUGU HATIRLAMAK
DUNDEN BUGUNE AHSAP CAMILER
18 AGAINST THE TIME
CEKIRGENIN NOTLARI
32 ONE MINUTE
MAZI KALBIMDE YARADIR
YILKI ATLARI
21 GRASSHOPPER’S NOTES
USAKLARIN DANSI
48 DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE
13x26'
49 EVERYONE CAN DRAW
10x13'
KESIF VE MACERA
HERKES RESIM YAPABILIR
50 GOOD LUCK
6x24'
51 HIDDEN PARADISES
5x30'
RASTGELE
SAKLI CENNETLER
52 I’M PLEASED WITH MY LIFE
100x3' - 5'
HAYATIMDAN MEMNUNUM
53 MAKING MUSIC WITH THREESTRINGED “BAGLAMA”
BAGLAMAM VAR 3 TELLI
13x20'
1x30'
54 MY WORK MY LIFE
ISIM HAYATIM
55 ON THE PATH OF SITTING BULL
OTURAN BOGANIN IZINDE
26x10'
74 MINIATURE, THE LANGUAGE OF “LOVE” 7x5'
93 SECRET OF THE MASTER, THE
1x35'
1x52'
75 MYSTERIOUS CHILDREN OF HIDDEN 6x30'
HISTORY – THE ROMANI
94 TRACING ROYAL PORCELAINS
1x30'
56 OUR CELEBRITIES
26x30'
57 SOULS IN THE PURGATORY
23x30'
UNLULERIMIZ
ARAFTAKILER
58 TIME OF THE JUDAS TREES
IN ISTANBUL
28x30'
59 WITHOUT A PLACE
13x30'
ISTANBUL ICIN ERGUVAN VAKTI
LAMEKAN
60 5 MINUTES
20x5'
61 AND HELLO UNIVERSE
1x60'
5 DAKIKA
VE MERHABA KAINAT
62 ANDALUSIA
ENDULUS
13x30'
64 CAVE CHURCH OF ST. PETER, THE
1x27'
AYI VE INSAN
65 CONFIDANT OF THE HIDDEN CITY,
THE
4x25'
66 DA VINCI BRIDGE, THE
1x45'
SAKLI KENTIN SIRDASI
67 DANUBE, THE
TUNA
68 EASTER IN TURKEY
TURKIYE’DE PASKALA
69 FASTING SEASON IN ANATOLIA
ANADOLUDA ORUC MEVSIMI
70 FROM THE VIEW OF MINIATURE
MINYATURUN DILINDEN
71 ISTANBUL ISTANBUL
ISTANBUL ISTANBUL
72 JERUSALEM, STONE AND PEOPLE
KUDUS, TAS VE INSAN
73 KATIP CELEBI
KATIP CELEBI
13x52'
76 NOTHING BUT SOUND
MUZIGIN KAHRAMANLARI
77 ON THE WAY TO PILGRIMAGE
3x60'
78 ONLY 5 MINUTES
10x5'
79 ORPHANS OF BANISHMENT: THE
AHISKA KURDS
5x30'
HAC YOLUNDA
SADECE 5 DAKIKA
AHISKA KURTLERI
81 RAMADAN IN A NUTSHELL
1x26'
83 SULTAN ADBULHAMID II
7x26'
84 SULTAN SELIM III
1x40'
85 TIME IN ANATOLIA
9x30'
86 UNFINISHED REVOLUTION, THE
1x30'
3. SELIM
ANADOLUDA ZAMAN
YARIM KALAN DEVRIM
14x30'
87 UNLIMITED DISCOVERY
LIMITSIZ KESIF
1x45'
4x30'
97 FISHERMEN OF SAROS BAY, THE
1x30'
AKKA, JAFA, KUDUS
SAROZUN BALIKCILARI
98 HOPE IN THE WATER
10x30'
99 IMMIGRATION STORIES
13x25'
100 SHADOWS ON THE WATER
9x30'
101 OTTOMAN’S EXILE
1x60'
102 SHADOWS ON THE WALL
1x60'
103 STORY OF TURKISH COFFEE, THE
1x37'
104 CHILDREN OF THE STEPPE: THE
ANATOLIAN WILD SHEEP
1x40'
SUDAKI UMUT
OSMANOGLU'NUN SURGUNU
DUVARDAKI GOLGELER
TURK KAHVESI
BOZKIRIN COCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN
KOYUNU
105 GIANT WINGS: THE BLACK VULTURE 1x52'
DEV KANATLAR: KARA AKBABA
106 HAWK, THE
1x25'
ATMACA
89 LAST MILLS
5x30'
108 WHILE COCOONS ARE SPUN
1x30'
90 MAGIC OF ROSE, THE
1x31'
109 WITNESS OF TIME, THE
13x26'
91 MUSICIANS OF KUMKAPI. THE
1x55'
110 SONGS OF MACAHELA
1x35'
111 RUMI AND THE WHIRLING RITUALS
1x55'
92 QURANIC CLIPS
KURAN KLIPLERI
1x46'
96 AKKA, JAFFA, JERUSALEM
1x30'
KUMKAPI CALGICILARI
13x45'
RAMAZAN GELDI HOS GELDI
107 LIVES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES OF
TIME
GULUN BUYUSU
10x10'
13x25'
17x10'
3x25'
DEGIRMENLER
7x5'
95 WELCOME RAMADAN,
THE SACRED MONTH
88 HOTEL ROOMS
OTEL ODALARI
10x30'
10x15'
30x1'
SULTAN ABDULHAMIT II
SARAY PORSELENLERI
SUDAKI GOLGELER
82 REFLECTIONS OF THE TRUTH
GERCEGIN YANSIMALARI
USTANIN SIRRI
GOC HIKAYELERI
80 PAX OTTOMANA FROM JERUSALEM
TO KUZGUNCUK
KISACA RAMAZAN
1x52'
DAVINCI KOPRUSU
SAKLI TARÝHÝN GIZEMLI COCUKLARI –
ROMANLAR
KUDUS’DEN KUZGUNCUK’A OSMANLI BARISI
63 BEAR VS MAN: THE ENDLESS
CONFLICT
MAGARA KILISE SAINT PIERRE
MINYATURLE ANLATILIR ASK
30x1' - 3'
NE ICINDEYIM ZAMANIN…
KOZALAR ORULURKEN
ZAMANIN TANIGI
MACAHELA SARKILARI
MEVLANA VE SEMA
*LANGUAGE KURDISH
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APPLE SCENTED DEATHS ELMA KOKULU OLUMLER
When the war between Iran and Iraq broke out, perhaps
MIG 23 aircrafts of the Iraqi Air Forces undertook a
everyone wondered how this war would end. But, no
poison gas attack to Halabja. The attack killed up to
one could have guessed the tragedy at the end.
5,000 people, most of them civilians.
When Saddam Hossein gave the order for the operation
Halabja is the bleeding wound of human dignity. The
named Al-Anfar which would have changed the course
traces of the holocaust are still visible on newly born
of the war, he could not probably predict that years later
children, although more than two decades have passed
this order would be screamed to his face by a judge
over. Some newly born are disabled or struggle for their
sentencing him to death because of a crime committed
life. Chemical and biological elements trickled into the
against humanity.
soil and continue to poison people. The committed
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PRD PRODUCTION
Directed by
Savas BOZKAYA
crime spreads over time through the cultivation of this
March 16th, 1988, entered the history books as BLOODY
soil. It mostly has revealed itself on children and is still
FRIDAY, when during the closing days of the war, eight
revealing.
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BEYOND THE LINE WITH VAROL YASAROGLU
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VAROL YASAROGLU ILE CIZGI OTESI
A television show for animation lovers. If you claim, “I
process to both amateurs watching the show and the
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have a talent for drawing. Why not use my talent in the
students in the studio. It is the purpose of the show that
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field of animation?”, then this is your show. Besides, the
after a 13-week program, every student should be
host is Varol Yaşaroğlu, the famous animation producer
capable of completing an animation project on his/her
and caricaturist.
own.
Directed by
Yonca ATCAKAN KOC
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He is explaining the stages of animation production to
Finally, in each episode, funny adventures of some
his two students in the studio and meanwhile educating
animated characters, like Janitor Murteza, Muse,
you. From the stage of drawing to the stage of
Virtual Girl Friend Simge, and Amateur Artist Samet are
animation, he shares his knowledge step by step. While
included in the show.
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
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FIRST SAILORS ILK DENIZCILER
Not much is known today about ancient seamanship and its
traditions. Who were the first sailors? What kind of boats did
they have and how did they navigate? How did they find
their way and which routes did they use? FIRST SAILORS
consists of three 26 minute episodes where many topics
about seamanship is discussed. The first episode is named
“Uluburun”, the second episode is “From Phokai to
Marseilles”, and the third episode is “Cyclades Boats”.
Every episode will look for answers on seamanship topics of
a different era. On this aspect, the topic “ancient
seamanship” will be discussed extendedly. The
documentary tells the story of making archeological
excavations of underwater wrecks and displaying the
findings in the Bodrum Underwater Archeology Museum,
and, inspired from this exhibition, the story of a group of
archeologists who built ancient boats according to their
originals and navigating with them. The first episode tells
the reconstruction and the ancient route adventures of
ULUBURUN shipwreck which is similar to ancient
shipwrecks and was reconstructed with experimental
archeology methods.
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The topic of the second episode is the sailors who were able
to flee from Anatolia because of the Persian invasion. This
event took place in 600 B.C. and is reanimated by today’s
archeologists. The rebuilt ancient boat is named after the
Mother Goddess Kybele and the archeologists use Kybele to
navigate to Marseilles from Phokai using the route which
was used in ancient times.
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The third episode tells the story of sea people living in the
CYCLADES ARCHIPELAGO in the Aegean Sea, the Cyclades
Boats which were built with a stitching technique, and their
cultural and political relationships with ancient cities on
Anatolian coasts.
Girayhan ALPDOGAN
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*LANGUAGE KURDISH
FOOTPRINTS AYAK IZLERI
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Flesh decays, rock erodes, iron rusts; it is for this reason
as you are shall speak to you in these stories.
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BIZIM COCUKLAR MEDYA
that the only thing a person leaves behind is memories
and the most powerful records are the ones that have
Our destination is the Eastern and Southeastern
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not been written, because they are living and because
Anatolian Regions of Turkey, a thousand years back in
Serdar DEMIRHAN
here living is learning itself.
history. This is a distinct and unique region. Unique,
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because it’s like no other.
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“Footprints” is taking you to a region that cannot be
located by coordinates. It takes you to the past times of
We are progressing in the hallways of memory and
concealed faces and uncomprehending lives. This is the
listening to thousand years old memories from their
story of brides sailing to the other side of the river. It’s
inheritors. Some are legends, some are stories of the
the story of a pair of eyes that are in love. And
past. Each take us to another. We are tagging along with
sometimes, a mother’s crying voice will ring in your ear.
folk dances with these stories. We follow their
Figures imaginary enough not to be real and yet as real
footprints…
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MASTER OF INSCRIPTION YAZININ EFENDISI
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 poetwriter 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.
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Arzu BALKIZ
Directed by
Arzu BALKIZ
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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”
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SALT OF THE WOOD AHSABIN TUZU
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
differences between wooden boats and their future.
Produced by
Zekiye ERGUN, Salih SOYSAL
Watch in 3 parts as wood comes to life, washed by its
master’s sweat and the salt of the sea.
Directed by
Zekiye ERGUN
the archaic era in Anatolia. Thanks to the abundance of
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chestnut, oak and pine trees in our country, boat
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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
6x24'
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SLIPSTREAM DUMEN SUYU
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 his
certificate. He is buying his dream boat. Now it’s time to
sail. Hasan Baba is 60 years old. He is a fisherman in
Sığacık. Life for him is the sea. He lives in his boat. For
him, fishing is only a means of income, to satisfy his
needs. All the excitement in his life is being on sea. He
has been through a lot on the sea. Dominic and Hasan
Baba came together on Dominic’s boat. On his first
boating experience, Dominic wanted Hasan Baba who
is a local fisherman to be his guide. In this documentary,
we will see the thrill of a journey together, the way of
seamanship, things seen from coasts, how they dance to
each others tunes, their amateur and expert actions
from their eyes. We will be their shipmates. The
audience will be the confidants for both of them as a
third person.
Produced by
Samet UNEY
Directed by
Sevil UNEY
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THE CITY AND THE SAGE SEHIR VE BILGE
The thirteenth and twentieth centuries are two distinct
centuries of the last millennium that have greatly
influenced human history - centuries of wars, famines
and shifting geographies. Alongside all these
abominations, they are also distinguished by the
scientists and sages they contributed to human history.
Jalal ad-Din Rumi is one such sage, a Sufi raised in the
thirteenth century, whose importance cannot be
disputed from his century to our own. However, those
who have told us about him since the days he was alive
have all related their own versions of Rumi. The sage,
who put his entire thought and identity on full display in
Fih-i Ma Fih and Majalis al-Saba, has come down to us
in terms of analyses of the images in his poems. He has
been described only in terms of what he produced in the
last decade of his 66-year lifespan. Scarcely any
mention has been made of the land he was born in, his
family or its roots. In this work, our goal has been to seek
out the roots from which Rumi drew nourishment.
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Hadi SENOL
Directed by
Hadi SENOL
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THE LANGUAGE OF THE TATTOO DOVMENIN DILI
“The Language of the Tattoo” tries to look at the codes
which history, belief and tradition draw on bodies, and
to understand and document the language of fading
symbols. On the other hand, it looks at what kind of
marks these old lines leave on young bodies. Tattoo is
the painting on body which has been drawn since past
times. Its origin is a tacit communication language, a
form of art which is buried deep in history.
Sign is older than letter and in the archaic language of
tattoo, meanings of symbols are read. The tradition of
tattoo carries the signs of beliefs and culture lived
thousands of years ago. It is a deep mark left on human
body 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 and
legends in Anatolia, especially in Mesopotamia, in Urfa,
Viranşehir and Mardin for instance. While the marks of
old times on old bodies are being erased quietly, new
marks, new paintings appear on younger bodies.
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Mihriban SEZEN, Yesim SONMEZ
Directed by
Mihriban SEZEN
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Do these new signs, which appear to be strangers to the
history of these lands, create a new language that turns
its face to the West? In the sense of their equivalences in
life and the meanings they bear, do the traditional lines
of sacred, belief, and desire and the rough and colorful
paintings that resemble the chaos of modern life
separate or join together?
THE LANGUAGE OF THE TATTOO seeks answers to all of
these questions.
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THE MYSTERY ON THE HILL TEPEDEKI SIR
A professional 'Research' turns into an unexpected
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'Search', during a journey of mystery.
Sevgi KARTARI, Sebnem TEZEL
Soon after arriving in the Eastern Anatolian city of Urfa,
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Sevgi KARTARI, Sebnem TEZEL
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…
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THE PAST IS A WOUND IN MY HEART
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MAZI KALBIMDE YARADIR
THE PAST IS A WOUND IN MY HEART is the story of the
Mehmet Ali Zaimoğlu. His wife also joins him in this
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immigration of labour force from Turkey to Germany
journey, where the couple will have the opportunity to
Muhammet SIMSEK
fifty years ago.
travel also to their past along with the new excitements
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and close friendships. The cheer and happiness of the
Mustafa DAVUTOGLU, Dilaram DAGLI
new journey will accompany the sad success story of the
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couple. The train leaving from Turkey passes through
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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
Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Austria. It
arrives in Munich in five days, where a surprise awaits
the immigrants.
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WILD ANATOLIAN HORSES YILKI ATLARI
As a tradition in Anatolia, once the work of vineyards
cold in the night. They observed how they reacted
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and orchards and harvest are completed, in order to
against wolf pack raids, and watched how the colts
MODERN YAPIMLAR
decrease the expenses, the villagers set the horses free
behaved.
to the wild. These horses are called “jades.” These jades
Bayram Ali YANGIN
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soon became one with the nature. They proliferated in
But they were not alone during this observation. There
their natural environment and produced groups. But
were foreign and local tourists who were also curious
then they faced dangers, and now their numbers went
about their life in the wild.
down to hundreds. Partly they can be seen running wild
in groups.
The first episode of the Jades went by like this.
Our camera-crew observed them in their natural
The second episode of this documentary will be
habitat. They witnessed the fierce behavior among the
produced in the winter season. The second episode will
group leaders and how they endured against thirst
cover the fight of these horses against snowstorms and
along with their struggle against heat in the day and
freezing cold.
Oben ARAS
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WOODEN MOSQUES FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY
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DUNDEN BUGUNE AHSAP CAMILER
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.
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The program also shows mosques with wooden pillars
whose number has dropped down to 11 within time.
2012
The efforts to protect these invaluable cultural works
from the impact of time, nature and technology never
wear off.
Hamdi YILDIRIM
Directed by
Hamdi YILDIRIM
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AGAINST THE TIME ZAMANA KARSI
A documentary about customs and traditions that never
changed within centuries in the Koşuburnu Village of
Bayramiç at Çanakkale.
Produced by
Servet SOMUNCUOGLU
Directed by
Servet SOMUNCUOGLU
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
26x15'
documentary
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DRAWING LESSONS RESIM DERSI
1 (Episodes 1-13) (Production No. 2010-0025)
2 (Episodes 14-26) (Production No. 2010-0025)
Drawing Lessons-1 is hosted by the painter Prof. Hüsnü
Drawing Lesson-2 is hosted by Assoc. Prof. Lütfi Özden
from Gazi University, Faculty of Fine Arts. In each
episode, the basic subjects of drawing are studied
practically together with two students. The episodes are
shot at the university workshop and end up with Assoc.
Prof. Özden’s comment on the drawings. Pencil and
charcoal are used in preliminary sketch taking and rough
draft making, working on a live model, perspective and
stain; and materials like magazine-newspaper paper,
Indian ink, watercolor, oil paint, acrylic, sand, spray paint
are used in collage, wash drawing, canvas making, color,
working with acrylic paint, working with oil paint,
composition, mixed material use and story-work
relationship.
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, ratioproportiondimension, color, space, space-object relationship, line,
stain, tissue, portrait, landscape and free work
(enthusiasm concept).
Produced by
Julide DEMIREL
Directed by
Julide DEMIREL
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8x30'
documentary
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ETHNO-RHYTHM ETNO RITIM
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.
Produced by
Ethno-Rhythm is a documentary on the history of
traditional music.
Directed by
BEYOGLU FILM YAPIMCILIK
Omer BEYOGLU
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80x10'
documentary
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GRASSHOPPER’S NOTES CEKIRGENIN NOTLARI
Grasshopper’s Notes is a program about nature and
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environment. The audience is also integrated into the
Alev CAGLAYAN
learning process of the Grasshopper, who learns and at
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the same time teaches about the natural balance,
Aynur KIZANLIK, Seda ORNEK
endemic species, natural conservation projects,
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recycling practices, recyclable materials etc.
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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!
EDUCATION
45x5'
documentary
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HOW IT FORMS BOYLE OLUSUR
Various natural phenomena have been shaping the
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Earth for millions of years. Aiming especially the young,
SUR YAPIM
How It Forms tries to explain the phenomena changing
Directed by
the world we live in with the help of science and
Ferhat SEKER
animation.
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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.
EDUCATION
HOW IT IS BUILT BOYLE INSA EDILIR
documentary
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45x5'
We live in megacities with populations numbering in
With a series of short but comprehensible knowledge,
Produced by
millions and in the middle of broad streets, huge
viewers learn the key details of a building process in 5
SUR YAPIM
buildings and elaborate structures created by
minutes.
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.
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
With animations and drawings, it shows viewers the key
stories and building techniques of these structures, as
stages of the building process of these masterworks
well as well-known techniques.
whether they be thousand year old or new.
Directed by
Ferhat SEKER
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EDUCATION
73x10'
documentary
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INVENTOR AT THE SCHOOL, THE OKULDAKI MUCIT
Prepared for TRT School, The Inventor in the School is
broadcast every weekday. The program combines
science with experiment.
keep the attention of the viewer alive. And the program
also presents the viewer ways of doing their own
experiments at home.
The concept of experience, which some people are
bored about, becomes a curious and entertaining thing
with this program.
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.
Produced by
EREN YAPIM
Directed by
Abdullah EREN
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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10x30'
documentary
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LIVING MEMORY YASAYAN BELLEK
“Living Memory” is a television programme about the
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stories of ordinary people whose historical adventures
Sevinc BALOGLU
have been uncovered by referring to “verbal history”
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methods beyond historiography which merely tells
Riza BALOGLU
about wars, pacts and diplomacy.
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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.
26x20'
documentary
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MAP DIARY HARITA GUNCESI
Mankind lives with maps for 12 thousand years. Maps
are used in every aspect of live. Settlement planning,
Produced by
EREN YAPIM
transportation, nationalization, earthquake, national
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defense, space researches and sportive activities are
Abdullah EREN
only some of the fields where maps are used.
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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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3x26'
documentary
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MIGRATION OF THE SEALS DAMGALARIN GOCU
The first episode is about newly discovered petroglyphs
by Prof. Dr. Yaşar Çoruhlu from the perspective of
and a rock art site in the village of Salihler at Güdül in
immigration of the Turkic Tribes at prehistoric ages from
Ankara. The similarity of these pieces with those found
Central Asia to Anatolia.
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
Dr. Yücel Şentürk explains the cairns and ceremonial
Produced by
Servet SOMUNCUOGLU
Directed by
Servet SOMUNCUOGLU
grounds. The Great Panel discovered at Asmalıyatak
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and the importance of that discovery is narrated by Prof.
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Dr. Ahmet Taşağıl.
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documentary
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MILESTONES KILOMETRE TASLARI
This documentary program sums up the lives of people
who were accepted as milestones throughout the
Produced by
TIF YAPIM
history of mankind, by using drawings and animated
Directed by
moves.
Batur OZDEMIR
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EDUCATION
MUSIC SCHOOL MUZIK OKULU
documentary
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13x20'
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.
Produced by
Baris AKCAL
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.
Directed by
Baris AKCAL
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39x20'
documentary
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MY DOCTOR’S KITCHEN DOKTORUMUN MUTFAGI
This time we are asking the same old question back to
This is how My Doctor’s Kitchen was born. In each
Produced by
doctors: “Do you take care of your health?”
episode we visited a known physician. We both had a
Duygu SERTDEMIR
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.”
friendly chat and tasted the delicious and healthy food
he/she cooked personally.
Directed by
Duygu SERTDEMIR
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
Have you ever wondered how the doctors who always
life while Doctor Akyıldız was making yogurt and
give us detailed advice about what to eat or drink, keep
organic cheese for our show.
up their health and that of their families? Well, we did.
So, don’t miss My Doctor’s Kitchen! Come and see
We not only wondered, but also dropped by their houses
doctors in the kitchen and get some valuable clues
and kitchens and asked them the question personally.
about healthy life.
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*LANGUAGE KURDISH
13x30'
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OLD TIME THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS ESKI ZAMAN MEDRESELERI
The Madrasahs, the old theological schools are the
professor who sustains the tradition, the knowledge
ancient universities where 12 kinds of scientific
provided by the descendants of the old scholars - all of
branches used to be taught. They are the science and
them are subject of this documentary.
knowledge centers of our geography, the magical and
In brief, “Old Time Theological Schools” is the product
humanity lessons were taught along with science.
of an ardous work of 3 months’ travelling, mountain by
Many scholars disseminated knowledge, science,
mountain, lowland by lowland.
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
BERDIMEN PRODUCTION
Directed By
Hasan KAYA
spiritual places where the self, decency, virtue, in short,
wisdom, love and affection around the world after
Produced By
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EDUCATION
80x1'
documentary
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ONE MINUTE BIR DAKIKA
Do we know enough about the world, or about the
One Minute, the new program of TRT School, invites
country we are living in? Are we aware of the natural
people from all ages to a funny information sharing.
beauties and the incredible historical heritage that lies
next to us? Is our literary knowledge limited with the
Produced by
Yasemin FAIZ
Directed by
Volkan AKMESE
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?
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EDUCATION
130x15'
documentary
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PRACTICAL TASTES PRATIK LEZZETLER
In Practical Tastes, which is broadcast on TRT School
cooked, and also takes pain to preserve their existing
every weekday, examples from World and Turkish
taste and flavor.
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
Practical Tastes is unique both in Turkey and around the
world in respect to its dish selections, tastes and the
Yasemin OZKAN
Directed by
Yasemin OZKAN
nutritive values of the dishes. The calories, protein, fat
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and carbohydrate values of the dishes calculated with a
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great diligence by the producer are given in the “dish
profile” section at the end of the program.
menu, makes also fusion of the existing traditional
Practical Tastes accepts a minimalist approach in dish
dishes for the program. She reduces the ingredients and
preparing. Dishes are presented practically with lesser
changes the cooking techniques of the traditional
ingredients, shorter cooking time and economy.
dishes in order to make them more practical and easily
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REMEMBERING FRIENDSHIP DOSTLUGU HATIRLAMAK
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1x65'
This documentary is a call for friendship, an effort to
hostility, Remembering Friendship is not only the story
raise an awareness about affinities between the others,
of two people, it is at the same time
an essay about bonding.
Anatolia, told longingly and in bittersweet joy.
Contrary to what has been done up today, instead of
the story of
Produced by
Sevinc YESILTAS
Directed by
Sevinc YESILTAS
constantly provoking hostilities, this film emphasizes
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the friendship of communities that lived in peace and
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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
55x20'
documentary
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SPORTS FOR EVERYBODY HERKES ICIN SPOR
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
Produced by
BEST ILETISIM
Directed by
Sahin DOGAN
many years in Japan, the technology giant, and spread
out worldwide recently, the morning exercises ensure a
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fresh start into the day and also provide a peaceful
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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.
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65x20'
documentary
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SPORTS SCHOOL SPOR OKULU
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.
group of 9-18 years, and to encourage people to start
into these branches
Produced by
Banu AKDENIZ - MIA FILM
Directed by
Serkan OZARSLAN
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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 hosttrainer’s role.
The program aims to introduce a chosen branch, give
basic information about it to the viewers at the age
EDUCATION
100x3' - 5'
documentary
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THAT’S HOW IT WORKS BOYLE CALISIR
Every day we hear about a new technological
With its simple and plain style of explanation, That’s
invention. Then we see them around and begin to use
How It Works not just teaches, but also entertains.
them in our homes and offices. But how do these
fascinating things work?
Produced by
SUR YAPIM
Directed by
Sevinc YAVUZ
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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.
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EDUCATION
100x3' - 5'
documentary
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THAT’S HOW IT’S FIXED BOYLE TAMIR EDILIR
In our daily rush, we usually don’t notice how tools and
little machines simplify our lives. We all have electrical
Produced by
SUR YAPIM
devices in our homes, but we only appreciate their
Directed by
values when they are broken or when they don’t work.
Sevinc YAVUZ
That’s how it’s fixed shows us how to repair simple
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devices, objects or machines that we use in our daily
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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.
THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS
2x26'
documentary
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BOGAZLARDAN GECEN DEV
The Turkish Strait System is a waterway that encloses
The film also shows how this waterway actually
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the Dardanelles and the Bosporus Straits. This
includes great dangers of its own, how it may create
Ozlem LULE
waterway located within the national borders of Turkey,
environmental pollution, and seeks answers to such
Directed by
had a geostrategic importance throughout history.
vital questions.
Girayhan ALPDOGAN
This documentary tells the story of V.KERKIS, the largest
THE GIANT PASSING THROUGH THE STRAITS also
dry cargo ship of the world and its voyage passing
serves as a document for the history of pilots and
through our straits, along with a daily process of the
agencies of the Turkish Maritime.
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.
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THREE CARNATIONS AND A NEEDLE
3x26’
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UC KARANFIL BIR IGNE
Needle lace is being made in many parts of Anatolia for
centuries. Today, needle lace lost its social importance.
Produced by
Tulay PARMAKSIZ
Lace boxes and drawers seem to hide and protect these
Directed by
cultural values.
Tulay PARMAKSIZ
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
40x20'
documentary
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TODAY WITH SIRMA SIRMA ILE BUGUN
Today with Sirma is an alternative to classical cuisine
kitchen and present different tastes and appearances to
programs. In her program, Sirma Bradley turns
your guests.
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.
The unknowns about famous guests are also presented
in every episode and the plates that reflect them are
Produced by
Senay-Bülent ISCAN /
BI SANAT ATOLYESI
Directed by
Sedef GIZEM
prepared with their help.
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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
Today with Sirma encourages your creativity. Here, you
and coffee tables a completely different look. Sirma
can find something from your own and get tips for
Bradley prepares surprise gifts for her famous guests
decorating your home. You can do wonders in your
with the objects that she takes out of her chest.
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TULUM PLAYER TULUMCU
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1x52'
Produced by
“Tulum” is a bagpipe from the natural Black Sea region.
documentary that brings the Tulum culture of the
It consists of a magical combination of boxwood tree,
Eastern Black Sea region to our homes, took place at
soil cane and goat skin.
Camlihemsin, Ayder, Zilkale, Istanbul and Ankara
Directed by
during January and April 2011.
Murat AKSOY
also interested in playing the tulum before he got to
The Masters of Tulum, Ali ÇAMKERTEN, Varol TASER and
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produce this instrument, which is described by many as
Mahmut TURAN tell us about the construction and
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the instrument of the mountains and wide plateaus.
performance techniques of this instrument.
Murat AKSOY
Bülent BEKAR from the small town of Çamlihemsin was
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
1x52'
documentary
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YUNUS EMRE YUNUS EMRE
1200s have been hard times for Anatolia. Poverty,
starvation, domestic struggles have been rampant.
Produced by
Ismail CORUH
Invaded from the west by the Crusaders, and from the
Directed by
east by Mongolian armies, people of Anatolia were in a
Ismail CORUH
desperate situation. Under these severe conditions
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came up Yunus Emre, leading people to righteousness,
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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.
6x40'
documentary
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ADVENTURERS, THE MACERACILAR
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:
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.
Produced by
FIYAM YAPIM
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ANADOLU MUCIZESI ZEYTIN 13x30'
documentary
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ANATOLIAN MIRACLE: THE OLIVE
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.
Produced by
Melda YILMAZ
Directed by
Melda YILMAZ
“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.
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BLUE PASSION MAVI TUTKU
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26x30'
Blue... Color of the skies
Blue... Color of the seas
You will find the underwater paradises hidden in the
Aegean, Mediterranean, Black Sea and Marmara Sea,
Produced by
Hakan ASLAN - Umit KARGILI
and also enjoy the world's most charming diving
Directed by
Actually, color of life
centers in our series of Blue Passion.
Hakan ASLAN - Umit KARGILI
Would you like to join us in our trip to the magical world
Experience the mysterious life of the underwater world!
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of the underwater?
Dive into the history with the very first findings of the
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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.
ancient civilizations! Discover the colorful blue!
Dive in Turkey, look into the History!
HD
DANCE OF THE BLACK SEA LADS, THE
1x41'
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USAKLARIN DANSI
Some say, it is the dance of the ramblers, as it is lively
and energetic. Some also define it as “The Rap of the
Produced by
Zuhre GOKAGAC
Black Sea Region”. The Kolbasti madness started in the
Directed by
east of the Black Sea Region and spread throughout the
Zuhre GOKAGAC
country.
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“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.
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13x26'
documentary
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DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE KESIF VE MACERA
Produced by
It is assumed that over fifty milllion life forms exist on
natural beauties and adventures, which remained
the earth. Among them, human beings are special
apart from human perception, vanished within time,
because of their ability to perceive their environment
through the visor of the adventurer and nature
Directed by
much better and to alter it.
photographer Cemal Gülas.
Cemal GULAS
Cemal GULAS
If we consider the earth as a house, Anatolia would be
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the central room. All civilizations, all species, almost all
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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,
10x13'
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EVERYONE CAN DRAW HERKES RESIM YAPABILIR
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.
Produced by
Levent VURAL
This joyful training is given by the experienced artist
Safak Tavkul.
Don’t forget, everyone can draw!
Directed by
Aytan GONULSEN
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GOOD LUCK RASTGELE
"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.
Produced by
Hakan EMANETOGLU
Directed by
Hakan EMANETOGLU
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HIDDEN PARADISES SAKLI CENNETLER
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Hidden Paradises is a 6-episode documentary
mountains of Küre and Kaşkar, see the valleys of
including Küre Mountains (two episodes), Altındere
Altındere, Karagöl-Sahara and Hatila; experience the
Valley, Kaçkar Mountains, the Karagöl-Sahara and
roaring streams. Get to the high plateaus of the Kaçkar
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Hatila Valley National Parks.
Mountains, and have some cold Ayran. Taste from
Habib YANC
specialties like ıslama and katlama, made by local
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women who are still living in the Zümrüt village in the
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Mountains, valleys and canyons always draw the
attention of enthusiastic nature-lovers, travellers,
alpinists, photographers, in short, all documentary
Küre Mountains.
filmmakers, because of the rich plains, high plateaus,
Be sure that Hidden Paradises will light a new passion
creeks, waterfalls, flowers, mushrooms, wildlife and
in your heart.
forests.
As a matter of fact, there is excitement, self-confidence
and freedom as well as breath and life. Climb up to the
Habib YANC
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I’M PLEASED WITH MY LIFE HAYATIMDAN MEMNUNUM
Some Turkish people preferred to emigrate from the
This programme is about the stories and slender
lands where Turkish dominance faded, whereas some
happinesses of these people.
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Sibel DEGER
others chose to stay where they had been living. They
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continued to keep their culture, language, traditions
Sibel DEGER
and customs alive, despite all the difficulties they faced.
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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.
MAKING MUSIC WITH THREE-STRINGED “BAGLAMA”
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BAGLAMAM VAR 3 TELLI
Even though he defines himself as a ‘humble village
Since that day, he performs the music he learned from
musician’, the UNESCO has already chosen him as a
his grandfather and father to bring the goats to the
“Living Human Treasure”.
plains and to chat amiably with his fellow shepherd
Produced by
Sevilay SELCUK TUCCAR
Directed by
friends.
Sevilay SELCUK TUCCAR
District in Denizli has transformed the interesting music
This is the story of the interesting life of Hayri DEV who
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that the women of the western Taurus mountains make
has been chosen “Living Human Treasure” by UNESCO.
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in order to encourage their men.
His music was dicovered by the musicologist Jerome
Hayri DEV who lives in the Gökçeyaka Village of Çameli
Cler from the University of Sorbonne in 1992.
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.
26x10'
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MY WORK MY LIFE ISIM HAYATIM
In this programme, people from different social groups
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and professions describe their daily life and business
Sidika KAPTAN, Yildiz AKSOZ,
life with their own words.
Dinemis KABADERE
Directed by
Sidika KAPTAN, Yildiz AKSOZ,
Dinemis KABADERE
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ON THE PATH OF SITTING BULL OTURAN BOGANIN IZINDE
The Lakota, commonly known as the Sioux, are one of
the great Native American nations of North America.
Their homeland is the North and South Dakota
provinces of todays USA. Tatanka Iyotake, Sitting Bull,
was one of their great leaders who fought hard to
preserve his people’s way of. He was 59 years old when
killed by the US army in 1890. His people, facing many
hardships since then, are still trying to survive. On the
Path of Sitting Bull is actually the story of his
descendants who are struggling hard to keep their
culture alive. Though they have too many problems to
deal with, yet their life is not just a misery.
This documentary aims to focus on the real life of the
modern Lakota, not only with stories of pain and anger,
but also of laughter and hope for the future.
Produced by
Ece SOYDAM
Directed by
Ece SOYDAM
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*LANGUAGE KURDISH
OUR CELEBRITIES UNLULERIMIZ
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Every culture arises on the shoulders of its people and
Bağdadî, Ehmedê Xanî, Şakiro, Melayê Cizirî, Mevlana
every society has many persons who illuminated the
Celaleddin-i Rumî, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Abdülmelik
society and have left traces in history. When future
Fırat, Kemal Burkay and Ahmet Kaya, all prominent
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generations will search for their cultural origins, they
figures of our society.
Sinan ARAT
MACRO MICRO PRODUCTION
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
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SOULS IN THE PURGATORY ARAFTAKILER
Souls in the Purgatory are those people who cannot
“Homeless People with Homes”, “The Levantine”, “The
express themselves anymore within the working
Art of the Streets”, “Tree of Wishes”, “Waiting for Life”,
mechanisms of the society. This production tells the
“Hope”, “A Lifetime’s Test”, “Strike”.
stories of people, who are torn, who feel themselves
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Directed by
Umut ATAKUL
torn, and who belong to nowhere.
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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”,
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TIME FOR JUDAS TREES IN ISTANBUL
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ISTANBUL ICIN ERGUVAN VAKTI
The Judas Tree is the tree of the Bosporus. Actually, it grows
in various parts of Anatolia, but it is highly associated with
the panorama, the culture and arts in Istanbul. When the
Judas Trees blossom in spring, the reunion of the blueness of
the sea with the deep-pink color in the Bosporus turns into a
visual festivity. The documentary displays this natural
wonder of Istanbul. Bilsen Gürer, who has spent her
childhood under Judas Trees, tells the Istanbul of her
memories. Artist Yilmaz Enes, who has been trying to apply
Judas Trees in the art of marbling, describes it as a “tree that
comes to life after overcoming many difficulties.” Dürdane
Ünver, a master of the art of paper cutting, shows us how the
riot of colors in the Bosporus are reflected in her work.
Historian Salim Aydin goes back in time to the relationship
between Istanbul and the Judas Tree. Painter Betül Aydiner
Chacko shares the tradition of “Judas Tree sighting in the
Bosporus” and the idea of “seeing the beauty” in her art
with the audience. Railroader and curator Ruhan Çelebi
tells about her first encounter with the Judas Tree and how it
became a part of her life. Botanist Prof. Asuman Efe
emphasizes the place of Judas Trees in the rich natural
diversity of Anatolia and Istanbul. Miniature artist and
social anthropologist Gülgün Anmaç highlighted the idea of
“the ancient Judas Tree of the ancient city of Istanbul” and
how well the Judas Tree suited the classical art of miniature.
Hüseyin Emiroglu, the spokesperson of the Judas Tree
Association of Istanbul invites everyone to Istanbul during
the Judas Tree season, accompanied by paintings of Ahmet
Yakuboglu and Süheyl Ünver. In literature, the Judas Tree
has mostly been depicted in the poems of Hilmi Yavuz.
Vedat Sakman on the other hand, has made a song for this
tree, standing only two feet away from his heart.
Produced by
Sukran Bircan OZMEN
Directed by
Sukran Bircan OZMEN
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WITHOUT A PLACE LAMEKAN
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.
Produced by
Gülsen SARU
Directed by
Gülsen SARU
Wandering Dervishes
Cotton Pickers
Life on the Streets
Children of the Streets
Transvestites
Earthquake
Street Musicians
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5 MINUTES 5 DAKIKA
This programme aims to attract attention to the culture,
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history and values of Turkish and Ottoman civilizations.
Isil OCAL
The objective is to remind the values that make up
Turkey and ensure their consideration, as well as to
Directed by
Senem OCAL
deepen our common social shares and introduce
Turkish and Ottoman civilization.
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AND HELLO UNIVERSE VE MERHABA KAINAT
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“I’m a human-being, I’m a Turkish poet, communist
Tristan Tzara explains the art of this poet as “Poems of
Nazim Hikmet. I’m a complete human being and
Nazım Hikmet surround common wishes of all nations
completely composed of fights, yearning and hope.”
as humane as possible with taking hopes of Turkish
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Poet Nazim Hikmet sees his life of 62 years composed of
nation from one side to the other as a breath. In this
Cengiz GOKTAS
fights, yearning and hope.
respect, Nazim's poems are the owners of the sowing
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area of today’s people, and continuously gaining a
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He spent 13 years in prison in his motherland, as a
reality value with its richness of historical value.”
consequence of interminable lawsuits, and left turkish
grounds for good. All of his life experience can be
A poet is travelling in a sea on a star and looking down
summarized as fights, yearning and hope. He was a
to our world.
transnational value, granted by the Turkish culture to
the universe.
Sukran OZMEN
13x30'
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ANDALUSIA ENDULUS
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
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Sait Bey POLAT
Directed by
Cengiz GOKTAS
life.
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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.
2009
1x52'
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BEAR VS MAN: THE ENDLESS CONFLICT AYI VE INSAN
The overlapping habitats of bears and humans in
Turkey are creating more and more conflict between
Produced by
Ece SOYDAM
these two species. But it also increases the interesting
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stories of interaction between them. Bears enter the
Ece SOYDAM
farms and orchards, and destroy the beehives, which
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are of great importance to the local people with a low
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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.
CAVE CHURCH OF ST. PIERRE, THE
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MAGARA KILISE AZIZ PIERRE
The well-known story of the Hatay region within
Peter, located at the skirts of mount Starius, 2 kms from
Antakya started thousands of years ago. Routes of
the city center, was originally a natural cave, carved
tribes, who immigrated from Africa to Asia and Europe,
into a church, and is now one of Christianity’s oldest
had passed through Anatolia and of course through this
churches. It was there, that the converts were called
region; while civilizations were established and
Christians for the first time in history.
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.
Produced by
Deniz BUKEY
Directed by
Deniz BUKEY
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The church is an important center, where one of the12
Apostles, Peter tried to spread Christianity following
the death of Christ.
2009
CONFIDANT OF THE HIDDEN CITY, THE
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SAKLI KENTIN SIRDASI
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.
dreamers of eternity.
Ismet YAZICI
The 4-episode documentary The Confidant of the
Hidden City, tells the journey of man with paper and
Directed by
Ismet YAZICI
pen, his meetings with ancient and accumulated
There have been times, when these two objects became
knowledge and his passion of research for his reason of
more than just a means of knowledge. They have turned
existence.
into a form of art in masterly hands.
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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
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DA VINCI BRIDGE, THE DAVINCI KOPRUSU
Leonardo da Vinci designed a bridge for the Golden
Horn in Istanbul in 1502 AD. He sent the esquisses to the
Produced by
Cengiz OZDEMIR
Ottoman Sultan Beyazit II at that time. However, the
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bridge was built in Norway in 2001. Thus, one of the
Adem GURSES
engineering masterpieces of Leonardo has been
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applied for the first time, though in a smaller scale.
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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.
DANUBE, THE TUNA
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The story of Danube is more than just the story of a river. This
Ottomans. It also is the story of powerful empires that
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documentary deals with the fate of the Ottomans alongside
shaped the history.
Engin ATATIMUR
the Danube, their fights, triumphs, defeats, peaces, joys
and sorrows.
The Ottoman tolerance enabled the people in this region to
Directed by
Engin ATATIMUR
preserve their languages, cultures and religions. Danube
The Danube is one of the most significant milestones in the
also is identified with the spiritual meaning that it obtained
history of Europe. It touches the heart of Europe.
in terms of the glory of Ottomans.
The character of this river changes according to the country
The Story of Danube is also the story of communities that left
it flows through. The history of many nations flow alongside
the Balkans and live now in different parts of Anatolia.
this river together with the history of the Ottoman province
of Danube.
The TRT team followed the traces of the Ottoman Empire
along the 2840 km long course of the Danube wide into
The story of Danube is the story of various communities that
existed in the same geographical area under the rule of the
Europe.
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EASTER IN TURKEY TURKIYE’DE PASKALYA
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
Produced by
Senem OCAL
Directed by
Senem OCAL
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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FASTING SEASON IN ANATOLIA
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ANADOLUDA ORUC MEVSIMI
How is fasting in Anatolia? How do the fasting
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traditions differ between the regions? How is fasting
Atalay TASDIKEN
while working in the fields? Is fasting in the cities quite
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different than in the land?
Atalay TASDIKEN
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“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.
2009
MINYATURUN DILINDEN
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FROM THE VIEW OF MINIATURE
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.
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DENDEN PRODUCTION
Directed by
Savas DOGAN
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ISTANBUL ISTANBUL ISTANBUL ISTANBUL
The program aims to introduce Istanbul to people living
abroad.
Produced by
Gulgun CUNDUBEYOGLU
Directed by
Therefore, not only the historical and touristic sides of
Sedat COLAK
this megacity are introduced, but also Istanbul as a
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modern city is in the spotlight.
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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.
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JERUSALEM: STONE AND PEOPLE KUDUS: TAS VE INSAN
Jerusalem: Stone and People brings the story of peace
other Turkish states that ruled over Jerusalem, like the
and tranquility the city has had in its history of 4000
Tulunids, the Palestinian Seljuqis, the Khwarezmian
years. The film underlines that nearly all of these
Dynasty and of course the Mamelukes.
peaceful times were lived under the reign of the Turks in
general and the Ottoman Empire in particular.
each of which independently visits sacred places,
the center of conflicts, this documentary shows that
Christians and Jews. Watch all of these through the
peace is nevertheless possible in this city, which is
window of turkish-islamic tradition – a heritage of the
considered to be sacred by the three world religions.
Ottomans.
talk of Turks and Jerusalem together, that there are also
Directed by
Senem OCAL
makes a trip to the history and culture of Muslims,
only the Ottoman period is to be remembered when we
Ahmet R. OCAL
Jerusalem: Stone and People consists of 13 episodes,
Contrary to modern media, which shows Jerusalem in
On the other hand, it corrects the misbelief, that not
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KATIP CELEBI KATIP CELEBI
As is known, the year 2009 was the Katip Çelebi Year. TRT
puts this important scientist, whose 400th birthday had
been celebrated in member states of the UNESCO, into
agenda again with a special documentary.
Prof. Dr. Halil Inalcik describes him as “one of the pioneers
of Ottoman modernization”, and Thomas Goodrich as “one
of the most amazing names of the 17th century”. Their
common point is, that he was a scientist way beyond his
time.
Katip Çelebi highly deserves all attention not only due to his
universal approach to knowledge, but also his intellectual
personality and the responsibility he felt in suggesting
solutions to the problems of his time are well worth
mentioning.
This documentary searches why Katip Çelebi, whose book
named Kash al-zunun is among the most referred books in
the international scientific world, is still being examined
and what remained to us from this story. Katip Çelebi
furthermore wrote numerous books in numerous fields,
such as bibliography, geography and history.
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Prof. Dr. Halil Inalcik, Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu, Prof.
Dr. Cornell Fleischer and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gottfried Hagen are
only some of the scientists, who contributed to this
documentary with their interviews.
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The interesting story of this incredible scientist tells a lot, not
only to those familiar with the subject, but also to the
people, who don’t know anything about him. Therefore, this
documentary focuses on the question “Why should we know
Katip Çelebi?” and invites you to a journey in search of the
answer.
Pelin OZDEMIR
Directed by
Tulay AKCA
2009
7x5'
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MINIATURE, THE LANGUAGE OF “LOVE” MINYATURLE ANLATILIR ASK
This programme tells about the lives of Prophet
Mohammad and his friends. The stories are pictured
Produced by
Ismail KILICARSLAN
by the techique of a traditional Turkish art, the
Directed by
“miniature”.
Bunyamin BAYANSAL
Miniature, the Language of Love takes the audience to
a spiritual voyage within moral values, virtue, insight
Miniature Artist
Rezza HEMATIDA
and excellence of human being by means of this unique
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technique of miniature.
2009
MYSTERIOUS CHILDREN OF HIDDEN HISTORY - ROMANS
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SAKLI TARIHIN GIZEMLI COCUKLARI-ROMANLAR
This documentary tries to explore the Romani people,
who have no lands and are distributed all around
Produced by
Mujgan TANER
Europe over the course of centuries, and named with
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various names, mostly Gypsy, Roma, Sinte, Bohemians,
Mujgan TANER
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.
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13x52'
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NOTHING BUT SOUND MUZIGIN KAHRAMANLARI
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
little bit of what remained unseen in the shadows.
Produced by
Pelin OZDEMIR
Directed by
Ozge AKKOYUNLU
locations and cities, which inspired them when creating
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their music, and describe their creation processes.
2009
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
3x60'
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ON THE WAY TO PILGRIMAGE HAC YOLUNDA
This is the story of two pilgrims, one from the village of
Hayirbey-Sivas, the other set off from Istanbul. It’s
Produced by
Bilal GOKCINAR
Fatma Tatli’s first time she becomes a pilgrim, whereas
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Fatih Çitlak had already fulfilled this obligation several
Bilal GOKCINAR
times.
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"On the Way to Pilgrimage" tells from the eyes of these
two pilgrims about the task of Hajj in a chronological
order.
2009
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ONLY 5 MINUTES SADECE 5 DAKIKA
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
Produced by
Ahmet Rauf OCAL
Directed by
Sedat OCAL
our common social shares and to introduce Turkish and
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Ottoman civilizations.
2009
*LANGUAGE KURDISH
AHISKA KURTLERI
5x30'
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ORPHANS OF BANISHMENT: THE AHISKA KURDS
TRT6 reveals the tragedy of the Ahiska people based on
the accounts of living witnesses. You will watch the
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PRD PRODUCTION
tragedy of Turkish and Kurdish people who used to live
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in the Ahiska Region in South Georgia until they were
Savas BOZKAYA
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.
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PAX OTTOMANA FROM JERUSALEM TO KUZGUNCUK
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KUDUS’DEN KUZGUNCUK’A OSMANLI BARISI
This film tries to cast light on the question of, how the
Ottomans, who for centuries ruled over the lands on
Produced by
M. Sedat OCAL
which Muslims, Christians, Jews and other religions
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lived together, could govern in peace, although there
Isil OCAL
were all kinds of possibilities for conflicts?
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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.
2009
10x15'
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RAMADAN IN A NUTSHELL KISACA RAMAZAN
Ramadan in a Nutshell is the general name of a project
of 10 short films for Ramadan.
Produced by
Ismail KILICARSLAN
Directed by
The short films introduce religious, cultural, sociological
Ismail KILICARSLAN
and nostalgic aspects of the month Ramadan.
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2009
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REFLECTIONS OF THE TRUTH GERCEGIN YANSIMALARI
Regarding the relationship between the notion and the
place, a poject that aims to convey the Turkish reality to
Produced by
Zeynep KECECILER
the audience by use of frames. A spot program which is
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introduced through establishing concepts for either
Zeynep KECECILER
place or notion which describes that place.
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SULTAN ADBULHAMID II SULTAN ABDULHAMIT II
A time of reshaping the world…
A 33-year adventure with strategic policies under harsh
circumstances…
Produced by
Abdurrahman DEMIREL
An Empire on the edge of disintegration…
Prominent figures who have made history…
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…
Interviews comprising stunning statements of
historians, writers and researchers in their fields of
expertise…
Illustrations based on original sources and
documents…
Directed by
Salih OZDERYA
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2009
1x40'
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SULTAN SELIM III SELIM III
This film is about the life of Sultan Selim III, who failed
with his movement “Nizam-i Cedit” (New Order) which
Produced by
Nedret CATAY, Sinan YAKA
he initiated to reanimate the collapsing Empire, and
Directed by
about the failure which had cost him his life.
Nedret CATAY
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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2009
9x30'
documentary
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TIME IN ANATOLIA ANADOLUDA ZAMAN
“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.
“Time in Anatolia” meets these “moments” in daily
works, agricultural activities, festivals, etc. carrying
away the viewers in unique colors, rhythms and
harmony.
Produced by
Muzaffer EVCI - Zehra CELENK
Directed by
Alper Tunga OZDEMIR
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2009
1x30'
documentary
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UNFINISHED REVOLUTION, THE YARIM KALAN DEVRIM
Towards the end of April 1961, the National Unity
of the General Directorate of State Railways. This car
Committee sends a top secret letter from the Prime
would open a new era for mechanical engineering and
Ministry to the Ministry of Transportation. The letter
the heavy industry in Turkey. That’s why,
included the following words: “… after manufacturing
these vehicles were named as Devrim (Revolution).
materializing a local automobile sample, to inspect
Unfinished Revolution takes a close look at the
immediately the issue of realization of this automobile
automobile industry in Turkey, and tries to put a light on
within the course of time in comparison with the best
what had happened in those days.
The State Railways Department showed also interest in
the project. They started to work continuously in order
tomanufacture the automobile within the warehouses
Bulent CUBUKCU
Directed by
Bulent CUBUKCU
an automobile engine unique to our country, and
automobiles of other countries...”
Produced by
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13x25'
documentary
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UNLIMITED DISCOVERY LIMITSIZ KESIF
There is no limit to discoveries. Unlimited Discovery
interesting and colorful people, hunts for the local
makes a trip throughout Turkey, from east to west, under
myths, researches for centennial traditions, and catches
the slogan: “Discovery is not only visiting new places
perishing beauties just from their hearts.
but also making new observations”, and re-discovers
these geographies.
to interviews that you never listened before. You will
places, but gets into them and experiences all that
taste what you never tasted before. You will hear the
happened in there. It sometimes calls from the depths of
stories that you never heard before.
fisherman’s boat. It tastes the unique local tastes, chats
with various
Directed by
Sevilay TUCCAR
Unlimited Discovery does not stay at the edge of visited
from under the water, and sometimes from a
Sevilay TUCCAR
Unlimited Discovery shall discover Turkey not only from
ground but also from air and underwater. You will listen
a cave, sometimes from the top of a kite, sometimes
Produced by
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3x25'
documentary
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HOTEL ROOMS OTEL ODALARI
People living apart from their families and from secured
lives, far from every aspect of comfort. People living on
Produced by
Sevinc YESILTAS
the extreme side, their bodies in borrowed lives. Tales of
Directed by
poor people.
Sevinc YESILTAS
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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.
2008
LAST MILLS SON DEGIRMENLER
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5x30'
The Last Mills is a story of water mills which have been
The water mills constructed by benevolent people are
decreasing in number day by day in Anatolia. The
left to the use of villagers, and the villagers don’t make
water mill is one of the first and most important
any payment for using them. Whereas the miller in
technological inventions of mankind and is also a rich
Tortum-Erzurum operates under a system of trade
cultural heritage.
based on miller’s right – a kind of a barter-system.
This documentary tells about the stories of two different
In Erzurum, in some occassions a mill serves as a
water mills in two different villages. In the village of
cultural center and even as a center of entertainment.
Akkaya in Giresun, the mills are operated by women
This documentary reflects the mill culture as it is
whose leaving for the mills involves certain rituals. In
narrated by the villagers themselves.
Produced by
Aygun FILIZ
Directed by
Aygun FILIZ
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2008
the mills, where wheat, corn and barley are ground into
flour, the most important concept is the miller’s right.
1x31'
documentary
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MAGIC OF ROSE, THE GULUN BUYUSU
The history of rose is as old as the history of mankind. In
Abdullah Yıldırım who lives in the village of Büyük
the course of time, Isparta and its vicinity have become
Hacılar in Isparta, has spent his years for growing and
a magnificent rose garden where the roses which yield
trading roses. This documentary shows within a daily
the best oil in the world are being planted. Among the
routine of the family Yıldırım the diffuculties of this
manufacturers of rose oil, the local peasants of Isparta
work, the growth of the rose, the picking up process, the
take the first place in the world.
older and the latest techniques for producing oil, and its
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.
exportation. And in the meanwhile, we witness the
hopes of his family on the magnificent leaves of pink.
Produced by
Nesrin AKTOLUN
Directed by
Nesrin AKTOLUN
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2008
1x55'
documentary
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MUSICIANS OF KUMKAPI, THE KUMKAPI CALGICILARI
The world of Romany musicians of Kumkapı, a historical
with the social culture and how new generation
location of Istanbul, is the subject of this film.
musicians adapt themselves to this change.
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
Produced by
Zafer AKTURAN
Directed by
Zafer AKTURAN
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2008
30x1' - 3'
documentary
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QURANIC CLIPS KURAN KLIPLERI
“Quranic Clips” is a project produced with the
dedicated, courageous and meticulous efforts of the
Produced by
DOLUDIZGIN PRODUCTION
Turkish Radio & Television Corporation TRT. All the clips
Directed by
are shot using 35 mm film print frames. The Project of
Koray DEMIR
“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.
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2008
1x35'
documentary
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SECRET OF THE MASTER, THE USTANIN SIRRI
The Secret Of The Master reflects the world of the old
masters of Grand Bazaar. Located in Istanbul, the Grand
Bazaar is one of the oldest and largest bazaars in the world
and it gives shelter to a 500 years old tradition of Turkish
jewellery. We experience this design tradition with respect
to the creation of a ring called “Divanhane Çivisi” (Nail of
the Palace Parlor), which is one of the traditional jewelleries
of the Ottomans.
Actually, what the masters produce is not a merely precious
ring. It is just a new piece of work produced as the outcome
of a very old system of work created by the joint efforts of
experienced masters of the Grand Bazaar. In order to have
others like something, they first have to like it themselves.
The essence of this secret based on patience and
confidenceis linked with the power of the tradition enjoyed.
It is quite interesting to see how the world’s most delicate
jewellery and novelties have been kept to go on for
centuries by using only such simple tools and technology.
What is the secret of the masters in keeping that tradition
continue? In search of the answer to these questions, we’ll
witness how the masters devoted their lives and hearts to
this craft, and how they transferred their feelings, hopes
and desires to that new piece of work they handled.
Produced by
Nesrin AKTOLUN
Directed by
Nesrin AKTOLUN
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2008
1x30'
documentary
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TRACING ROYAL PORCELAINS SARAY PORSELENLERI
A brilliant trail as soft as a mother-of-pearl. A strong
It records the aspect of increasing diplomatic relations
tissue, named after a small white sea snail
as well as the lines of victory and defeat.
“porcellena”: Porcelain...
Produced by
Nilgun SUNA
Directed by
Nilgun SUNA
A perfect combination of culture, social structure and
visual arts.
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2008
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.
WELCOME RAMADAN, THE SACRED MONTH
17x10'
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RAMAZAN GELDI HOS GELDI
How does Turkey spend the fasting month of Ramadan?
This documentary brings a series of events peculiar to
Produced by
Zeynep KECECILER
Ramadan, from the preparations for Ramadan to
Directed by
fasting, fast-breaking, fast table,
Zeynep KECECILER
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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2008
4x30'
documentary
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AKKA, JAFFA, JERUSALEM AKKA, YAFA, KUDUS
The works of art, produced during 400 years of
Ottoman-Turkish reign in Akka, Jaffa and Jerusalem are
the main subject of this documentary.
Produced by
Ahmet BAYAZIT
Directed by
Tuncay OZTURK
The history of the cities, their military and strategic
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importance during the Ottomans, the city walls and
2007
harbours, secret places and historical buildings are
presented together with general views from the cities.
1x30'
documentary
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FISHERMEN OF SAROS BAY, THE SAROS’UN BALIKCILARI
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
Produced by
Bulent CUBUKCU
Directed by
district of Eceabat at Canakkale, the Dardanelles.
Bulent CUBUKCU
It’s not only fishing, but also the daily lives of the
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fishermen, the story of how they started with this craft
2007
and how they keep on working which is handled in this
film.
10x30'
documentary
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HOPE IN THE WATER SUDAKI UMUT
“Hope in the Water” is the follow up story of “Halfeti,
Ahmet the Shepherd from Hasankeyf; their prayers,
Hope and Misfortune”, which was the story of the
songs, fights, laughter, and love.
Produced by
Kerime SENYUCEL
Directed by
flooded land at upper Mesopotamia filmed between
1998 and 2001. The Director of the documentary,
“Hope in the Water” is the story of Turkey’s struggle on
Kerime SENYUCEL
Kerime SENYUCEL found the same people 7 years later.
the conveying of water to the remotest area of the
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Then she told the new story of the Dam which is going to
country.
2007
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
13x25'
documentary
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IMMIGRATION STORIES GOC HIKAYELERI
This documentary tells the story of immigrations that
world due to unusual incidents and crises. This
began when the Otoman Empire started to lose its
documentary tries to show that this is not only the story
territories, and which continued during the 20th
of immigrants, but of everyone.
Produced by
Sibel DEGER
Directed by
century, including political developments and their
Sibel DEGER
reflections in our day, through the perspective of the
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immigrants.
2007
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
9x30'
documentary
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SHADOWS ON THE WATER SUDAKI GOLGELER
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,
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.
Produced by
Nedret CATAY
Directed by
Nedret CATAY
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2007
1x60'
documentary
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OTTOMAN'S EXILE OSMANOGLU'NUN SURGUNU
The Ottoman Empire after being collapsed was
replaced by the young Turkish Republic. The last
articles of the Treaty of Lausanne signed on July
24,1923, 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.
Produced by
Kerime SENYUCEL
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.
Directed by
Kerime SENYUCEL
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2006
1x60'
documentary
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SHADOWS ON THE WALL DUVARDAKI GOLGELER
This documentary deals with prisoners and convicts in
Turkey and their living conditions, starting from their
first minutes in jail.
Produced by
Sevilay TUCCAR
Directed by
Sevilay TUCCAR
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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2006
1x37'
documentary
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STORY OF TURKISH COFFEE, THE TURK KAHVESI
It started its journey from Ethiopia, passed over mountains,
lands and seas and reached Anatolia. The coffee is an
indispensable element of chats and gives pleasure to the
taster. With its style of brewing, serving and the drinking
ceremony, it has become a significant part of the Turkish
culture, apart from being a beverage. That’s why the story
of coffee somehow is the story of Turkish coffee. While the
coffee evokes complicated and contradictory concepts such
as mystery, love, peace, nostalgia and respect, it yet takes
its place among the indispensables of many people.
This documentary is about the story of Turkish coffee, which
is one of the cultural elements introducing Turkish culture to
the world. Harboring many traditions, starting from its tiny
beans to the moment it is poured into the cups, the Turkish
coffee captivates us with its pleasant aroma well before it is
served.
This dramatic documentary examines the Turkish coffee
closely and narrates it in a unique and fabulous language.
The annals of coffee, from its discovery until today, and how
the Ottomans got acquainted with it, the rise of the
phenomenon of "Turkish coffee" and its social impacts, the
characteristics of the Turkish coffee, the first acquaintance
of Europe with Turkish coffee, its place and importance in
our customs and traditions and the rise of coffeehouses are
all investigated with an aim to start a journey to reveal the
historical adventures of coffee, as accompanied by
photographs, graphical figures and documents.
Throughout this journey, the fortune telling, which has
become an integral part of Turkish coffee, will be acting as
an intermediary.
Produced by
Nesrin AKTOLUN
Directed by
Nesrin AKTOLUN
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2006
CHILDREN OF THE STEPPE: THE ANATOLIAN WILD SHEEP
1x40'
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BOZKIRIN COCUKLARI: ANADOLU YABAN KOYUNU
The Anatolian wild sheep exists in the world only at
animals such as the golden eagle, ground squirrel and
mount Bozdag in the province of Konya. The wild sheep
wolf, that share the same habitat with the wild sheep.
is taken under protection in the 1960s when their
Produced by
Ece SOYDAM
Directed by
Ece SOYDAM
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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2005
GIANT WINGS: THE BLACK VULTURE
1x52'
documentary
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DEV KANATLAR: KARA AKBABA
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.
Produced by
Muzaffer EVCI
Directed by
Ece SOYDAM
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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.
2005
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HAWK, THE ATMACA
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”.
Produced by
Daver ATABEY
Directed by
Daver ATABEY
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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2005
LIVES WITHOUT BOUNDARIES OF TIME
1x30'
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NE ICINDEYIM ZAMANIN …
Produced by
“I am not inside of the time
the current of a smooth river. If you are in television
neither totally out of it.
business, then this may turn into a problem. While you
I am in the broken flow of a monolithic,
swagger in their quiet world, you also have to
Directed by
accelerate for your occupation. Furthermore, you have
Ilknur DALKIRAN
broad moment”
to challenge with their hermit personalities. It is almost
Four watch-makers living in the world of antique clocks.
impossible to crack their hard shell, touch their core and
Their lives are far away from hurries, since they lead a
make them express their feelings without ‘using any
calm life without any boundaries of time. They prefer
words.’ Because they just live without speaking. During
solid and hermit lives. Compared to ordinary people
the interviews, you get only a few words from them.
they perceive time differently and lead it accordingly.
Actually you are far away from their vast knowledge of
Clocks are not only instruments for measuring time.
time and clocks. You can only record their love for clocks
When you meet these people, time changes, it slows
and how they started their careers.
down. You feel yourself out of your life, flowing down
Ilknur DALKIRAN
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1x30'
documentary
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WHILE COCOONS ARE SPUN KOZALAR ORULURKEN
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.
Produced by
Canan SILLELI
Directed by
Korkmaz GOCMEN
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2005
13x26'
documentary
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WITNESS OF TIME, THE ZAMANIN TANIGI
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.
Produced by
Cemal GULAS
Directed by
Cemal GULAS
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1x35'
documentary
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SONGS OF MACAHELA MACAHELA SARKILARI
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,
Produced by
Mihriban TANIK
Directed by
people were relatives and shared the same songs.
Mihriban TANIK
But impenetrable mountains have preserved the “last
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voices” of a cultural asset until today. The elderly men of
2004
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.
RUMI AND THE WHIRLING RITUALS
1x55'
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MEVLANA VE SEMA
Produced by
Even a person who does not have the slightest idea
explains in a clear and understandable way Rumi's
about the Mawlawi order will immediately perceive
philosophy, and the symbolic meaning of the Whirling
that the Whirling Dance Ceremony points to a
Dance, which is organized according to his philosophy,
Directed by
completely different world. In fact, the Whirling Dance
by also referring to Rumi’s life.
Semra SANDER
accustomed world, and reflects the philosophy of Rumi,
Besides the philosophy of Rumi and the symbology of
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who is globally accepted as perhaps one of the greatest
the Whirling Dance Ceremony, the audience is also
Sufis.
informed on mysticism.
Semra SANDER
is a door opening to a reality beyond our known and
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,
2002
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