• In the 1950s, Turkish cinema was inspired by a trio: Indian, Egyptian and American Cinema.
  • In the 1980s, Turkish movie companies were on the verge of extinction as American film companies dominated the film distribution network.
  • Yavuz Turgul’s film Eşkiya in essence revived Turkish cinema in 1990s.
  • Interestingly, tax revenues obtained from movies that we call commercial films, provide the biggest support to our independent cinema.
  • The identity problem is still the biggest problem in our cinema. There are also quite a lot of commercial and artistic movies shot in Turkey that are foreign in essence.
  • A good movie should address both commercial and artistic concerns at the same time. They do not have to contain violence or sexuality. A good movie should counterbalance its investment.