Çakallarla Dans comedy film launches a Turkish franchise in 2010

The first Çakallarla Dans (roughly "Dancing with Jackals") was released in Turkish cinemas in 2010. It was directed by Murat Şeker, who went on to lead the project through its later instalments.

The film was a low-key comedy rather than a major studio event, but it found an audience among Turkish viewers who favoured popular, accessible humour. Its success encouraged sequels, and the title grew into one of the better-known comedy franchises in domestic cinema, with new films arriving over the following years.

The debut mattered because it established Şeker as the creative force behind the series and set the tone that later films built on. That continuity is why the director's later choices, including the eighth film, are followed as part of one long story rather than as separate releases. His recent comments about taking key decisions in Berlin rather than Istanbul refer back to a series that began with this 2010 film.