Festival opens with a gala ceremony at the Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Hall. 5 — Restored copy of Memduh Ün's 1958 melodrama Three Friends () screens at special gala at Atlas Theater in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. 9 — 22nd Turkish Film Days in Munich opens with Yasemin Şamdereli's Almanya: Welcome to Germany to mark the 50th anniversary of the guest worker agreement. 10 — 3rd Turkish Films Week in Bosnia-Herzegovina opens with Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Three Monkeys (Turkish: Üç Maymun). 11 — Tindersticks start Claire Denis Film Scores 1995-2010 international tour at 30th International Istanbul Film Festival. 12 — Nuri Bilge Ceylan presented with French Order of Arts and Letters. 13 — 2nd Hong Kong Turkish Films Festival opens at Elements shopping mall. 13 — 2nd Ankara Mountain Film Festival opens at Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center. 13 — 30th International Istanbul Film Festival Labor Awards presented 15 — 3rd Turkish Film Week in Pristine, Kosovo opens with Uğur Yücel's Dragon Trap (Ejder Kapanı). 16 — 30th International Istanbul Film Festival closes with awards for Seyfi Teoman's Our Grand Despair (Bizim Büyük Çaresizliğimiz) and Tayfun Pirselimoğlu's Hair (Saç). Released films January to June July to December See also 2011 in Turkey References 2011 Turkey Films 2011 in Turkish cinema