DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2016 / 90 MIN.

A film about the Kurdish village of Shkefta/Suçeken in the southeast of Turkey. Its inhabitants fought against feudal landlords and against the Turkish army to stay there. The construction of a dam in 2020 flooded the village in 2020.

SHORT FILMS / 2015 - 2016

Eight short films by Nedim Hazar about the work of the Welthungerhilfe along the border between Syria and Turkey and in the Kurdish part of Iraq.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2014 / 82 MIN.

A music film about the Prince Islands near Istanbul and the non-Muslim minorities of Turkey, featuring well-known musicians and bands from Turkey, England and Greece.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES / 2013 / 6 X 35 MIN.

The 6-part documentary series reflects the lives of six women on Burgazada, one of the Princes’ Islands near Istanbul.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES / 2012 / 7 X 35 MIN.

The 7-part documentary series reflects the life of tea pickers and farmers in the Senoz valley in the hinterland of the Black Sea coast in northeastern Turkey.

TELEVISION PROGRAMME / 2009, 2011, 2015

A unique television format broadcast in the run-up to the local and national elections in Turkey in 2009, 2011 and 2015.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2010 / 49 MIN.

Nedim Hazar produced this documentary film about the Armenian installation artist Sarkis when he opened an exhibition at the Istanbul Modern Museum in 2010.

ADVERTORIAL / 2010 / 24 MIN.

Advertorial for Turkish Telekom, as part of its social awareness campaign for young people in Turkey - shot and produced by Nedim Hazar in 2010.

A TV-series directed by Nedim Hazar and broadcast in 2010 on the Turkish channel NTV.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES / 2008 / 7 X 35 MIN.

This seven-part documentary series deals with labour migration within Turkey, from neighbouring countries to Turkey and Turkish migrants in Europe.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2007 / 45 MIN.

A documentary film about arabesque music in Turkey shot and produced by Nedim Hazar in 2007, with the participation of many artists of the genre.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES / 2006 -2007 / 5 X 35 MIN.

A five-part documentary series about the different music genres in Turkey, such as pop, rock, folk, etc. with performances and interviews of the artists.

MUSICIAN’S PORTRAIT / 2006 / 72 MIN.

This documentary film from 2005 is about the Turkish-Kurdish actor, director and pop singer Özcan Deniz.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2005 / 60 MIN.

This documentary from 2005 is about Burgaz Island, one of the Princes’ Islands near Istanbul and the non-Muslim minorities of Turkey.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2004 / 45 MIN.

Nedim Hazar’s film from 2004 is about music education for children in the Istanbul district of Kushtepe, where Anatolian migrant workers and Roma families live.

MUSICIAN’S PORTRAIT / 2004 / 45 MIN.

A film about the Turkish nay player and electronic musician Mercan Dede (Arkın Ilıcalı) from 2004 - shot by Nedim Hazar and his team in Istanbul and Anatolia.

MUSICIAN’S PORTRAIT / 2003 / 33 MIN.

A film from 2003 about the Turkish percussionist Burhan Öçal and his hometown in European Turkey by Nedim Hazar.

DOCUMENTARY FILM / 2001 / 86 MIN.

This film from 2001 tells the life of two German refugee children who lived in Istanbul during the Nazi era, an unknown chapter in the history of the two countries.

Music clips by Nedim Hazar from Yarinistan, Die Mampen, Savaş Zurnacı, Taksim Trio, Mercan Dede, Sabahat Akkiraz and Burhan Öçal & Trakya All Stars.