Murat Şeker first visits Berlin to film the documentary Almanya Rüyası

In 2003, Murat Şeker travelled to Berlin for the first time. The trip was made to shoot a documentary titled Almanya Rüyası, which translates as "The German Dream".

The film looked at life in Germany from the perspective of the Turkish community, and the shoot included the Turkish Day parade in Berlin, a public event celebrating Turkish culture in the city.

The visit mattered because it marked the start of Şeker's personal connection with Berlin, a city with one of the largest Turkish-origin populations outside Türkiye. Years later, as director of Çakallarla Dans 8, a popular Turkish comedy franchise, he again linked Berlin to his work. His recent comments about taking big decisions in Berlin rather than Istanbul refer back to this early experience of the city.