Turkish Rambo breaks INTO prison to save his squad — then breaks OUT to wreck Greek radar. Bonkers.
The film tells the story of Lieutenant Kemal and his four friends who participated in the Cyprus Peace Operation on a special mission. Kemal goes to Cyprus on a secret mission, where he meets with the mujahideen. First, he must find Osman, Reşit, Ahmet, and Emin. However, he cannot find them among the mujahideen because they are all in prison. To rescue them from prison, he somehow gets himself imprisoned as well. After enduring all the torture, he reunites with his friends. The team later escapes from prison and sets out to carry out their mission. Their objective is to destroy the radar that provides intelligence to the Greeks and tracks all Turkish military vehicles.
Stunts
Prison break sequences with gloriously reckless practical chaos.
Direction
Çetin İnanç's fever-dream energy before he made Turkish Star Wars.
Director
Çetin İnanç
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Cyprus Peace Operation depicted here remains internationally controversial—Turkish cinema of this era functioned as state-aligned mythmaking, with Şehitler exemplifying how 1970s Yeşilçam studios weaponized patriotism for box office.
Director Çetin İnanç would later achieve cult infamy with Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (1982), the legendary 'Turkish Star Wars'—Şehitler reveals his signature 'why plan when you can punch through walls' aesthetic already fully formed.
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