Mustafa Altioklar began his film career by shooting short films in 1989. After shooting five short films one after another in three years and winning many awards consecutively, he began shooting his feature films. By winning the award of "The Best New Coming Director" with his first feature film, Balcony, at Ankara Film Festival in 1992, Altioklar drew the attention of film industry in Turkey to his work.
Sinema ve televizyon dünyasında birçok yapımda adı geçen Mustafa Altıoklar'ın yönetmenliğini yaptığı filmler arasında Behzat Ç Bir Ankara Polisiyesi, Beyza'nın Kadınları, İstanbul Kanatlarımın Altında, Ağır Roman gibi filmler var.