| Yahşi Batı | |
| Director: | Ömer Faruk Sorak |
| Cinematography: | Mirsad Herović |
| Distributor: | UIP |
| Runtime: | 119 minutes |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Language: | Turkish |
| Gross: | $13,733,563 |
Yahşi Batı is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as special agents tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to deliver a diamond gift to the American president. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on, was one of highest-grossing Turkish films of 2010. The title Yahşi Batı ("Mild West") is a play on the term Vahşi Batı ("Wild West").
Two special agents, Aziz and Lemi, are tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with delivering a diamond as a gift to the American president. As they ride on a stagecoach across the American wild west, they are robbed of the diamond by bandits, leaving them stranded without any money. A tough cowgirl, Susanne Van Dyke (a character like Calamity Jane) joins them on their quest.
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The film opened in 693 screens across Turkey on at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $13,706,319.[2]
The film later opened in one screen in the UK with a first weekend gross of £557.[3]
The film was number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and has made a total gross of $13,733,563.