The Spell (Büyü) (translated)

Büyü (The Spell) is a 2004 Turkish horror-thriller, counted among the first attempts at the genre in Turkish cinema. Orhan Oğuz directed it from a script by Şafak Güçlü and Servet Aksoy; UFP produced it and it opened on December 17, 2004. It was a surprise box-office success but drew very poor reviews and low audience ratings, though it has also been seen as an interesting attempt.

Archaeologists who go to a remote Anatolian village to dig awaken a curse seven centuries old. Back then the villagers, believing girls brought bad luck, killed their daughters and buried them; only one father could not do it, and his daughter did not escape an old sorceress's spell. While the team searches for a manuscript belonging to the Artuqid King Sultan Salih, they unknowingly revive the spell, and evil jinn terrorize them. İpek Tuzcuoğlu plays Ayşe, Özgü Namal is Sedef, Ece Uslu is Aydan, Dilek Serbest is Ceren, Okan Yalabık is Cemil and Serhat Tutumluer is Tarık; Suna Selen is the sorceress.

Filming took place in the deserted village of Serenli between Mardin's Savur and Diyarbakır's Çınar districts. Engin Düzyol composed the music. The film is also remembered for the fire at its premiere on December 14, 2004, which left many people injured.