Cinema

              The popularity of cinema has been decreasing since 70s in our country, because before 70 s, there were no TVs in Turkey. So people used to go to cinemas more often. But when the TV became widespread most people thought they didn’t need to go to cinemas to watch films, as watching at home is much cheaper.

However, in spite of all the expenses, youngs like going to cinemas with friend groups. So, going to the cinema is an important leisure activity in Turkey, especially for young people who are tired of studying, it is seen as a way of relaxing and opening their thoughts to different and new ideas. Also a way of socialization.

Primarily, there was a prejudice that foreign-made films are better than Turkish films. Infact that was because the importance given this industry was very little, so there were few films made by Turkish. But the improvement in technology in this field enabled producers to make more qualified films than ever. Accordingly, the cinema has started to be seen as an important sector.This awareness made films better. Also, Turkish cinema is improving day by day. This changed the prejudice and caused  young people to go to Turkish films.

We have important film festivals which are worldwide famous, such as İstanbul Film Festival. There are many directors who contribute to cinema in a positive way. Some of them were awarded at international festivals, such as Yılmaz Güney, Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Fatih Akın.  

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