FILM · 2015 · TURKEY

Güvercin Uçuverdi

Directed by

Onur Koçal, Selami Genli

Runtime

89 min

8 archived facts · 2 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Yüksel güvercin dreams about becoming a pilot, but is stuck as a bus driver. When the father of his true love does not allow him to marry due to his poor prospects, he starts flight training with a crazy Korean War veteran.

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1. #001

   The film's title is taken from a famous folk dance tune specific to Central Anatolia.

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2. #002

   The protagonist, Yüksel Güvercin, drives a municipal bus and is known as 'kaptan' while dreaming of becoming a pilot.

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3. #003

   Yüksel convinces his visually impaired mother that he is a pilot and refuses to give up on this dream.

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4. #004

   Yüksel's dream of becoming a pilot is portrayed as one of his most important hopes for reaching the woman he loves.

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5. #005

   The film was released on 27 March 2015.

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6. #006

   Onur Koçal and Selami Genli directed the film, and Selami Genli and Onur Koçal wrote the screenplay together.

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7. #007

   Fikret Soğancı produced the film.

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   The cast includes Atalay Demirci, Gökhan Yıkılkan, Ali Erkazan, Salih Kalyon, Zerrin Sümer, Ayşen Gruda, Erdal Tosun, Tuvana Türkay, Gökçe Özyol, Şevket Çapkınoğlu and Burak Özçivit.

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