Caner Alper
Directing
Biography
M. Caner Alper was born in Izmir in 1970, the second child of a family of four. He remembers that he loved painting, puppetry and dancing. After completing high school at Izmir Turkish College, he entered - reluctantly - Industrial Engineering and even he was surprised to graduate. His interest in theater and cinema, which started in his childhood, turned into a love by performing on stage in middle and high school. He tried to read many books and write short stories and screenplays. He threw most of them away. Before he started working in the textile industry as an engineer, he worked as a cashier in restaurants, as an animator in holiday resorts, as a cabin attendant in airlines and as a subtitle translator for movies. Halfway through, he turned to reading, writing, documentaries and feature films. In addition to about ten unproduced scripts, he wrote and co-directed Zenne (2012), Çekmeceler (2015), Lacrimosa (2020) with Mehmet Binay. In addition to his story collection Bugün Bizde Temizlik Var (2004), memoir Temiz Aile Çocuğu (2019), plays Cam Boncuklar (2019) and Senede Bir Gün (2019), he has written for many magazines and newspapers. She has a dog named Çilli and hopes for the future.
Known For
Bihter, who is desperate for love, sees Adnan, a wealthy and respected older guy, as a way out of the stereotype that society and her materialistic mother have given her. But she soon discovers that she is not satisfied with his attention and has other needs.
Bihter: A Forbidden Passion
Bergen, a valuable Turkish arabesque singer, fights to stay afloat despite all the difficulties in her life.
Bergen
German photographer Daniel Bert, who comes to Istanbul to do photo shoots, meets Can, who is a zenne at a nightclub, and Ahmet, who comes from a conservative eastern family.
Zenne Dancer
Rengin, a renowned investigative journalist, goes undercover and forms an unexpected connection with Zeyno, whose chaotic and free-spirited life contrasts sharply with her own. What begins as a professional assignment evolves into a deeply personal journey, blurring the lines between trust, identity, and control. As their bond intensifies, Rengin risks her career, reputation, and marriage while confronting hidden truths about herself.
Secret Profile
Deniz ends up in hospital and has to face the ghosts of past. She manages to discover herself and the hidden secrets in her family drawers.
Drawers
It is the story of a three-day long rural wedding, the cultural richness and history of Taurus mountain region of Turkey. Village youngsters curious to know of past times, engage in conversations with their elders. `Whispering Memories` is not a story of Armenians who had to leave but of those who stayed behind and silently became Muslims, they are now called the `Converts`.