Sijjin (film series)

Sijjin
Sijjin
	SİCCÎN
Directed by	Alper Mestçi (1–7)
Written by	Ersan Özer (1–2); Alper Mestçi (2, 4–7); Bekir Acar (3);
Produced by	Muhtesem Tözüm (1–7)
Starring	Aydan Cakir (1); Pinar Caglar Genctürk (1); Merve Ateş (1, 4–6); Adnan Koç (3, 6-7); Cem Uslu (3); Dilara Büyükbayraktar (6);
Cinematography	Mustafa Kusçu (1); Feza Çaldiran (2); Serdar Armutlu (3); Erhan Makar (4); Mehmet Eren Nayir (5); Sami Saydan (6);
Edited by	Efe Hizir (1); Okan Sarul (2–5); Cem Taskara (3);
Music by	Ali Otyam (1); Resit Gözdamla (2–7); Sonay Akcen (4);
Production; company	Muhtesem Film (1–6)
Distributed by	Pinema (1); The Moments Entertainment (3); TME Films (5); CinedeX (5–6);
Release dates	SİCCÎN: Büyü Haramdır (26 September 2014); SİCCÎN 2 (10 July 2015); SİCCÎN 3: Cürmü Aşk (2 September 2016); SİCCÎN 4 (1 September 2017); SİCCÎN 5 (17 August 2018); SİCCÎN 6 (9 August 2019); SİCCÎN 7 (14 June 2024);
Running time	671 minutes (1–7)
Country	Turkey
Language	Turkish
Box office	Total (7 films): $5.716 million (Global)

Sijjin is a supernatural horror film series from Turkey debuted in 2014. The original title SİCCÎN Director Alper Mestçi returned to his horror works with this franchise after successfully making a pair of global box office hits. All the films are produced by Muhtesem Tözüm and were released under the banner of his Muhtesem Film studio. Right from the start, each of the films gained global acceptance and were quickly recognized as new wave of Turkish horror genre.

The title of this franchise is derived from the Arabic word Sijjin (سِجِّين) meaning either a book that lists the names of the damned or a prison, located in the bottom of hell. However, the word's origin is unknown. It appears in the Qur'an in Surah 83:7–9. A similar word (sijill) appears in 21:104 often translated as 'scroll'.