Cologne Republic (Kolonya Cumhuriyeti) (translated)

Kolonya Cumhuriyeti is a Turkish comedy film released on April 21, 2017. It is the feature directing debut of Murat Kepez, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eray Akyamaner and Sıla Çetindağ, and it was produced by BKM.

Peker Mengen becomes mayor of the small town of Kolonya, population five thousand, on the back of promises he will struggle to keep. Things take an absurd turn when an alien visitor lands in Kolonya and is greeted warmly by the locals. During the welcoming celebrations an accident wrecks the alien's spaceship, forcing the visitor to stay in town for a while. The incident draws the attention of the United States, and the tiny town suddenly finds itself transformed into an independent republic on the verge of war with a superpower.

Çağlar Çorumlu plays Peker Mengen, with Büşra Pekin as his wife Mualla; Uğur Bilgin, Mahir İpek and Ersin Korkut also appear. The film drew over a million admissions in Turkey, ranking among the year's leading local comedies at the box office.