''My Grandfather's People'' () is a 2011 Turkish comedy-drama film directed by

Çağan Irmak Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish people, Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best known for the TV series ''Çemberimde Gül Oya'' (2004–2005) and ''Asmalı ...

. It focuses on a Cretan Turk aged man who was forced to leave his home in

Crete Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth la ...

during the

population exchange between Greece and Turkey The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey stemmed from the "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" signed at Lausanne, Switzerland, on 30 January 1923, by the governments of Greece and Turkey. It involv ...

, and who hopes to see his birthplace again before his death.

Cast

Çetin Tekindor Çetin Tekindor (born 16 July 1945) is a Turkish theatre, cinema, TV series actor and voice actor. Biography Çetin Tekindor was born in 1945 in Sivas. After studying theatre at the Ankara State Conservatory, he made his professional acting debut ...

- Mehmet Yavaş *

Hümeyra Fatma Hümeyra Akbay (; born 15 October 1947) is a Turkish actress, singer, composer, and lyricist. In the 1970s she was a noted singer and actress. Her popularity with the new generation rose in the 2000s with the hit sitcom ''Avrupa Yakası'' ...

- Peruzat *

Zafer Algöz Zafer Algöz (born 30 August 1961) is a Turkish actor, best known for his films '' Salkım Hanımın Taneleri'' (1999), '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and ''Yahşi Batı'' (2010). Biography He began acting classes in 1975, which were held by Bursa State ...

- Mayor *

Yiğit Özşener Yiğit Özşener (; born 6 April 1972) is a Turkish actor. Early life After Ottoman Empire collapsed, His paternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Kavala. His maternal family is of Turkish descent who immigrated from Skopje. ...

- İbrahim *

Gökçe Bahadır Gökçe Bahadır (born 9 November 1981) is a Turkish film and television actress. She is best known for her spectacular performances as Matilda in the web series ''Kulüp'', Gamze in the series ''Ömer'', Leyla Tekin in the series ''Yaprak Dökü ...

- Nurdan *

Mert Fırat Şahabettin Mert Fırat (born 10 January 1981) is a Turkish actor and screenwriter. Life His father is singer Nihat Fırat. After finishing high school, he studied radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and took a ...

- Hasan *

Ezgi Mola Mercan Ezgi Mola (born 29 March 1983) is a Turkish actress who acted in several prominent Turkish movies and TV series. Biography Ezgi is known for her successful run in the cinema as well as theatre in her career. She has performed in an im ...

- Fatma

References

External links

* * 2011 comedy-drama films 2011 films Turkish comedy-drama films Films directed by Çağan Irmak Films set in İzmir Films shot in İzmir Films shot in Crete Warner Bros. films {{2010s-Turkey-film-stub