Meryem Yavuz

Suddenly (2023) Director of Photography

Reyhan, a 40-year-old woman who has lost her sense of smell, one day decides to change her life into something new. She vanishes without notice only to find her true self again. After decades of living in Hamburg, Reyhan returns to Istanbul with her husband for a short while. On the eve of setting back, she realizes that she has lost her sense of smell. When a doctor's appointment leaves her anxious about the possibility of a serious illness, instead of undergoing more tests she decides to follow her own instincts to regain her sense of smell... to be able to establish new bonds with life she decides to leave it all behind. She vanishes.

Tuesday (2015) Co-Producer | Director of Photography

An ordinary school day for a teenage girl in Istanbul and her encounters with three different men as she goes to school, plays basketball and takes a bus on the way home.

My Name is Happy Director of Photography

Tuesday Co-Producer | Director of Photography

My Name is Happy (2022) Director of Photography

Aspiring popstar Mutlu Kaya (Mutlu means ‘happy’ in Turkish) narrowly escapes an attempted femicide with her life. Despite life changing injuries, Mutlu goes in search of justice and to reclaim her voice as a singer.