Feb 14, 2026 9:50pm PT Turkish Cinema’s Milestone Berlin Presence Bodes Well for Global Breakthrough Going Forward Though still stunted by economic and political impediments, Turkish cinema is poised to raise its international standing By Nick Vivarelli Plus Icon Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent @NickVivarelli Latest Turkish Cinema’s Milestone Berlin Presence Bodes Well for Global Breakthrough Going Forward 4 minutes ago Mahnaz Mohammadi on Depicting Iran’s Evin Prison in Berlin Film ‘Roya’: ‘You Have to Tell the Story Through the Displacement, Silence and Rupture’ 1 day ago Nexo Studios Launches Sales at EFM on Doc About First Millennial Saint Carlo Acutis, Dubbed ‘God’s Influencer’ 2 days ago See All Courtesy Berlinale Turkish cinema, despite being held back by economic and political constraints, looks poised for a global breakthrough this year. Its milestone Berlin 2026 contingent — comprising three feature film premieres, two of which are competing for the Golden Bear — kicks off the campaign. For years, Turkey’s government, headed by authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been muzzling filmmakers’ voices through censorship laws and state funding constraints on projects that didn’t seem to toe the political line.
