Masumiyet
1997 film by Zeki Demirkubuz
Masumiyet (Innocence) is a 1997 Turkish dramatic film directed by Zeki Demirkubuz and starring Derya Alabora, Haluk Bilginer and Güven Kıraç. It was followed by a prequel Kader produced in 2006.
“Masumiyet” enters the record as 1997 film by Zeki Demirkubuz. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Masumiyet, film and Zeki can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6785706. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1997 and 2006.
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