Istanbul in the Movies

Istanbul is very generous city that offers incredible scenery and historical significance to film makers. Therefore many film directors preferred Istanbul as a setting for their movies. 

At present day, many of us like to have coffee with sugar and cream. Therefore, once you go to supermarket you always look for the three in one coffee packs right? So here we can describe Istanbul is like  three in one pack contains everything that film makers like with aromatic atmosphere, sweet people and mature history with lots of cream on it. 

Here below, we have selected some of the memorable and popular movies with remarkable scenes from in Istanbul. 
Content Author   : Mustafa Gökhan BULUT
Published              : 09 July 2014

From Russia with Love (1963)

James Bond willingly falls into an assassination ploy involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by SPECTRE.
Director:
Terence Young
Writers:
Richard Maibaum (screenplay), Johanna Harwood(adaptation)
Stars:
Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Lotte Lenya, Pedro Armendáriz

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Director:
Sidney Lumet
Writer:
Paul Dehn (screenplay)
Stars:
Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman

The World is Not Enough (1999)

James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Director:
Michael Apted
Writers:
Neal Purvis (story), Robert Wade (story)
Stars:
Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle 

The Accidental Spy (2001)

This action movie unfolds with the story of Bei, a salesman at a workout equipment store, who harbors dreams of adventures.In no time, Bei is on his way to fulfill his dreams of adventure and fortune travelling to Korea and even exotic Turkey. 
Director:
Teddy Chan
Writers:
Rod Dean (English adaptation), Ivy Ho
Stars:
Jackie Chan, Min Kim, Eric Tsang

A Touch of Spice (2003)

"A Touch of Spice" is a story about a young Greek boy (Fanis) growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor,teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor; they both require... 
Director:
Tassos Boulmetis
Writer:
Tassos Boulmetis
Stars:
Georges Corraface, Ieroklis Michaelidis, Renia Louizidou

Hitman (2007)

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.
Director:
Xavier Gens
Writer:
Skip Woods
Stars:
Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko 

The Rebound (2009)

In New York City, a single mom captivates her new neighbor, a much younger man.
Director:
Bart Freundlich
Writer:
Bart Freundlich
Stars:
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha, Art Garfunkel

International (2009)

An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.
Director : 
Tom Tykwer
Writer :
Eric Warren Singer
Stars : 
Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl 

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6.
Director:
Tomas Alfredson
Writers:
Bridget O'Connor (screenplay), Peter Straughan(screenplay)
Stars:
Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy 

Argo (2012)

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1980.
Director:
Ben Affleck
Writers:
Chris Terrio (screenplay), Tony Mendez
Stars:
Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman. Alan Arkin

Skyfall (2012)

Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
Director:
 Sam Mendes
Writers:
 Neal Purvis, Robert Wade
Stars:
 Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris 

The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)

A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street. He finds himself embroiled in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis, and the enduring call of his family's homeland.
Director:
Mira Nair
Writers:
Javed Akhtar (eulogy in urdu), Ami Boghani(screen story)
Stars:
Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland 

Taken 2 (2012)

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.
Director:
Olivier Megaton
Writers:
Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Stars:
Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace