Mehmet Ada Öztekin

Mehmet Ada Öztekin (b. 1976, Antalya), Turkish director, screenwriter, writer, translator. The Kuzey Güney series, one of his most influential works, was broadcast abroad, especially in countries such as Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Albania and Iran. He directed the movie Losers Club on the Road, which is a sequel to the movie Losers Club, which started shooting in October 2017 and was completed on 17 November 2017. The movie was released in Türkiye on March 16, 2018. The Miracle in the 7th Ward, which he directed in 2019, became the most watched movie of the year. The film was Turkey's Oscar nominee in the 93rd Academy Awards for the Best International Film.

Works

Atatürk 1881-1919
10.0

Atatürk 1881-1919

The early life story of Veteran Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey and its first President, supreme commander of Turkish War of Independence, and revolutionary statesman.

Release Date:2024-11-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:3

The Forger
9.3

The Forger

Adem turns his life upside down with a surprise he makes for his son, Arda. What seems like an innocent gesture leads to an irreversible downfall in Adem’s life, bringing him to the brink of losing his job, his wife Canan, and even his son. Things take a further turn for the worse with the arrival of his charismatic yet cunning brother, Kartal, during this difficult period. As the two brothers challenge the law, the only person who can bring about their downfall is Police Officer Ayşe. Kartal’s unexpected encounter with Ayşe and his subsequent love for her will shift the balance entirely.

Release Date:2024-10-21

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:3

8.6

Atatürk II 1881 – 1919

Mustafa Kemal had just begun his journey after proving himself in 1915 at the Gallipoli front. He would go on to face major battles on the eastern front against the Russians and later against the British in Syria, ultimately becoming the only Ottoman officer not to lose a battle during WW1. However, despite all his success, he would encounter an unexpected challenge upon his return to Istanbul.

Release Date:2024-01-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:14

7.2

Atatürk 1881 - 1919

A biopic focusing on to the childhood and the early years of the military career of the founder and the first President of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.

Release Date:2023-11-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:24

7.0

Godspeed

An ex-army captain travels to Dalyan to stop his friend's beloved from marrying another man, but grief and trauma from a combat tragedy mar his journey.

Release Date:2022-05-23

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:29

6.5

Love Me Instead

Accompanied by a ward, a prisoner travels to his hometown to reconnect with his daughter and make amends, but a tragic truth mars his journey.

Release Date:2021-11-19

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:51

Ferhat ile Şirin
7.5

Ferhat ile Şirin

Release Date:2019-11-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:6

Vote Count:1

8.3

Miracle in Cell No. 7

Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.

Release Date:2019-10-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:4432

The Promise
5.4

The Promise

Reyhan is a country girl, humble, kind and caring, who promises to marry the son of old family friend Hikmet, after he reveals a terminal diagnosis.

Release Date:2019-02-18

Department:Creator

Job:Creator

Vote Count:7

Tek Yürek
8.5

Tek Yürek

Release Date:2019-02-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:22

Vote Count:2

5.0

Kaybedenler Kulübü Yolda

Kaan and Mete, who have a holiday in Olympos with a crowded Kadiköy group, travel to Istanbul with their engines. Two people are accompanied by two unexpected guests on their journey. This journey, which they do with various plans, shows them that the journey and the relations are not as planned at all.

Release Date:2018-03-16

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:14

6.4

The Lord of the Seagull

The Lord of the Seagull (MEF) is a man living a calm life on the seashore in Istanbul. There is someone he has been waiting for years. Finally the guest he waits will come out. In white, a woman who shoots on the shore like a tale will change the whole life of the MEF.

Release Date:2017-12-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:5

Crossroads
7.0

Crossroads

A drama about a family which the father was in debt. After they lost everything they move in Bodrum where the parents born. They struggle to save the father from the police.

Release Date:2016-08-18

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:42

Vote Count:8

Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya
7.0

Büyük Sürgün Kafkasya

Release Date:2015-12-15

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:2

Analar ve Anneler
4.0

Analar ve Anneler

Release Date:2015-10-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:9

Vote Count:1

Racon: Ailem İçin
6.7

Racon: Ailem İçin

Release Date:2015-03-10

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:3

1.0

Mahmut & Meryem

The son of a Muslim emperor, Mahmut rejects his father's values and advocates a humanitarian approach to running the empire he will inherit. For him, there are more important things than power over others - namely the love he cherishes for Meryem, the daughter of a Christian monk. Rejecting the path chosen for him, Mahmut embarks on a dangerous journey looking for his love Meryem. It is this journey through a land in turmoil which will change both Mahmut and Meryem.

Release Date:2013-03-27

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:2

North South
7.5

North South

Brothers, Kuzey and Guney, are poles apart in character and perception. Despite their differences, the brothers fall in love with the same girl, Cemre.

Release Date:2011-09-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:40

Vote Count:47

6.6

Losers' Club

Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.

Release Date:2011-03-25

Department:Production

Job:Production Supervisor

Vote Count:130

Howl

Howl is an homage to the reading rituals of the Beat poets, to Wholly Communion, to 1965, to Allen Ginsberg, to Jack Kerouac, to William Burroughs, to all those books that we believe to be published in heaven, and to all the restless spirits, from these lands. The film documents the translator of the poem Howl into Turkish, accompanied by a musician.

Release Date:2008-05-22

Department:Directing

Job:Director

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