Most Anticipated Film of October 2026 in Turkish Cinemas

October 2026 is a busy month in Turkish cinemas, with local comedies, big studio releases and smaller international films opening within the same few weeks. According to the weekly release calendars of Webtekno and Onedio, new films arrive on October 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. This poll gathers 9 films that open on October 2, 16 and 23, each different in genre and country of origin, so viewers can compare them in a single list and show which one interests them most.

The films on the list

Among the international titles are Digger, a black comedy directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise; Street Fighter, a video game adaptation directed by Kitao Sakurai; Sense and Sensibility, released in Turkey as Aşk ve Yaşam, Georgia Oakley's take on the Jane Austen novel; Whalefall, Brian Duffield's survival thriller; and Clayface, a horror thriller by James Watkins. On the local side are Dondurmam Gaymak: Gapital, directed by Eyüp Boz, the comedy Milyonluk Hurdacı by Ercüment Çavluer, and the children's animation Gupi ve Gülmeyen Kral. Kanlı Gece is a horror thriller.

How the list was built

Films were included when their Turkish release date matched across several sources. Directors and cast were compared across film portals and Wikipedia pages. Titles whose details could not be confirmed, films outside the scope of this platform and those with religious or political content were left out. Distributors can change schedules, so check your cinema's current showtimes before buying a ticket.

Short notes on the films

Digger had its London premiere on September 22, 2026; in Iñárritu's film an aging oil tycoon's drilling in Greenland sets off an ecological disaster, and the story is revealed to be a stage play. Street Fighter is based on Capcom's fighting game series, with Noah Centineo as Ken Masters and Andrew Koji as Ryu. Clayface is the third film of the DC Universe, from a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini. Dondurmam Gaymak: Gapital follows Kamil, a finance professional in America who returns to his childhood town of Ula to save a family ice cream shop buried in debt, 20 years after the 2006 original. Gupi ve Gülmeyen Kral is a local animation that follows the popular children's character Gupi on new adventures.

Suggest a film that is missing

If a film you have in mind is not listed, send it through the poll suggestion form on the page; suggestions with a verifiable release date are reviewed. Only one vote per device is allowed. Results appear after you vote and the poll stays open until November 30, 2026.