Located between Ankara, Konya, and Aksaray, Tüz Gölü is the second-largest lake in Turkey and an important breeding ground for flamingos, geese and kestrel. Ahmet Karakaya is the last in a long line of shepherds from Hamzalı, a village in the district of Şereflikoçhisar, by the east shore of the lake. According to Ahmet, there has been an ongoing drought, and the waters of Tüz Gölü have receded, forcing most of the villagers to move away. Now, he too must decide between leaving his homeland or staying to fight for it. His struggle reflects the profound and universal disruptions caused by climate change, as well as the resilience required to face an uncertain future.  Both an intimate portrait and a reminder that we have only one planet, The Last Nest received First Prize and the Social Impact Award at the 9th Sabancı Short Film Competition and the award for Best Documentary at the 2025 Narfest Film Festival.

Hasan Hüseyin Alkan
Hasan Hüseyin Alkan graduated from the Akdeniz University Communication Faculty’s Department of Radio, Television and Cinema. After working on several major television series and film projects in Turkey, he directed his first mid-length documentary film, İkiz Başpehlivanların Öyküsü: Balaban, which screened at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival in 2024. His most recent film, Sokağın Adı: HÜMA, focuses on a street of women shopkeepers keeping alive the Ahi tradition in Divriği, Sivas.