Learning How to Swim (2017)
Hasan and Ruksan are a couple who fled away from the internal war in Syria and settled in Izmir, Cesme in Turkey. They dream about leaving Cesme to go to Europe by boat for a better future. Ruksan learns how to swim so she can survive if things go wrong.
Director: Serpil Altın
![]() |
Gönül Nagiyeva as Ruksan |
![]() |
Ergun Kuyucu as Hasan |
![]() |
Korhan Uğur as Human Trafficker 1 |
![]() |
Ahmet Canbaz as Human Trafficker 2 |
![]() |
Gürkan Horasanlı as Father |
![]() |
Göktürk Horasanlı as The Boy |
| Production | Korhan Uğur | Producer |
| Camera | Ali Cihan Yılmaz | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sakir Öztürk | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Serpil Altın | Director |
| Directing | Cüneyt Karakuş | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Mine Tekipek | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Beril Başaloğlu | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Recep Gökaltın | Driver |
| Editing | Aytekin Birkon | Editor |
| Camera | Sinan Yilmaz | Focus Puller |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gözde Şenkaya | Costumer |
| Editing | Caglar Ozlek | Colorist |
| Production | Serpil Altın | Producer |
| Lighting | Mehmet Uğuş | Gaffer |
| Sound | Kerem Aktas | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Serpil Altın | Writer |
| Production | Mustafa Saygın | Co-Producer |
| Art | Gözde Şenkaya | Art Direction |
| Production | Pelin Uzun | Co-Producer |
| Production | Cemal Varhan | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Onur Kaya | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Mustafa Pehlivan | Grip |