İhsan Bilsev

İstanbul Tales

Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Riding Hood.

Lovelorn

A retired teacher who returns to Istanbul after years away, Nazim tries to reacquaint himself with his hometown, which has changed significantly. While waiting for his pension to begin, Nazim takes a temporary job as a taxi driver and frequently ends up in the seedier parts of the city. …

The Letter

A man researches the death of his political activist father while in police custody.

Amerikalı

Revenge story in Istanbul

The King of the Street Cleaners

Going through his daily routine in a stereotypical neighborhood, a street cleaner falls in love with a charwoman. Unfortunately for him, so does his superior officer.

Smiling Eyes

A couple who dreamed of having a son had five daughters in a row. When girls reach the age of marriage, there are moments that make them laugh and sometimes make them sad.

İbo ile Güllüşah

A poor villager who cannot marry the girl he loves because he cannot afford a bride-price, follows her to Istanbul. But he is unable to raise the money and appear in front of his father. Meanwhile, his friendship with a little girl he meets by chance complicates everything. Seeking attention from her family, the girl tells the young man to kidnap her for ransom. In this way, both she will test whether she is loved or not, and the poor boy will get the girl he loves and wants to marry thanks to the ransom. But things turn into a tangle in an instant.

The Chaos Class Is Waking Up

A sincere and hardworking student joins the Chaos Class, but acceptance seems unlikely when he becomes the target of their pranks.

Tosun Pasha

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.