Topsy-Turvy World (Düttürü Dünya) (translated)

Düttürü Dünya (Topsy-Turvy World) is a 1988 Turkish comedy-drama. Zeki Ökten directed it from a script by Umur Bugay, and Şeref Film produced it. It stands out as a largely dramatic leading role for Kemal Sunal, better known as a comedy actor. For it he won Best Actor at the 1989 Ankara International Film Festival.

The story is set in one of Ankara's poor shantytown districts. Kemal Sunal plays Dütdüt Mehmet, who earns his living by playing the clarinet in a nightclub after dark. His life gets much harder when his brother-in-law, who owns the shanty he lives in, sells it to a contractor. Hardship and social inequality are among its themes. Jale Aylanç plays Gülsüm, Cezmi Baskın plays Rıfat, Güzin Çorağan plays the hostess Mehtap, Selçuk Uluergüven plays Necip, Orhan Çağman plays the musician Uncle Faik and Şebnem Gürsoy plays the singer Serap; Ayberk Çölok appears as the wrestler Recep, Erdal Gülver as Osman, Koray Ergun as Hamdi and Birsen Dürülü as Mükerrem, with İhsan Yüce as a guest.

The film was shot in the capital, Ankara. Tarık Öcal composed the music and Aytekin Çakmakçı was the cinematographer. Zeki Demirkubuz worked as Ökten's assistant on it.