: 2026 is seeing a rise in "dom-coms" (BDSM-themed romantic comedies) and rom-com/horror crossovers, catering to more diverse tastes.

While these films were often dismissed by critics at the time, they have gained a cult following in recent years as nostalgic artifacts of 1970s Turkish pop culture. They represent a specific, brief period before the 1980 military coup, after which censorship laws became much stricter and the genre largely disappeared from mainstream theaters.

They spent the next few hours catching up, talking about everything from their jobs to their personal lives. Emre learned that Ömer had been working as a freelance photographer, traveling the world and capturing stunning images. He had also started a new relationship, and his girlfriend, Eylül, was an artist.