The Magician (Turkish: Hokkabaz) is a 2006 Turkish comedy-drama film, directed by Cem Yılmaz and Ali Taner Baltacı, about a magician who tours around Turkey with his father and best friend so that he can make enough money for laser eye surgery.

The two friends undertake a great deal of risk by including Sait in their tour program while being forced to escape Istanbul.

Iskender, Maradona, and Sait keep coming back together and falling out with their fellow traveler, Fatma.

The film opened in 378 screens across Turkey on 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20) at number one in the Turkish box office chart with an opening weekend gross of $1,462,608 and was later released across a number of European territories.

[3] The film was number one at the Turkish box office for two weeks running and has made a total worldwide gross of $9,146,764.