Kemal Tahir

Movies

Karılar Koğuşu
Novel
Güneşe Köprü
Novel
Four Women in a Harem
Screenplay
One of the earliest Turkish films to display lesbianism, it tells the story of three women in Pasha's harem and a newcomer. The film was attacked by fundamentalists, who destroyed the reels during the screening at the Antalya Film Festival of 1966.
Two Ships Side by Side
Screenplay
After the release, Iki Gemi Yanyana (Two Ships Side by Side) stirred controversy over its treatment of lesbians, showing two women kissing each other on the lips (later, in Dul BirKadın (A Widow), director Atıf Yılmaz took up the same theme again). This scene creates a moment of interest in this otherwise conventional film.
Beş Kardeştiler
Writer
Murat goes to another city with his five sons to escape the blood feud. but his eldest son falls for an impossible love.