New support statement from Minister Ersoy to Turkish cinema

'WE SUPPORT THE NEW STORIES OF TURKISH CINEMA'

Making a statement about the support on his social media account, Ersoy said, "We support the new stories of Turkish cinema and the dreams of our filmmakers." he said.

Explaining that they provided 12 million 325 thousand liras of support to 35 more projects in the fields of short films, animation, script writing and project development, Ersoy said:

"Thus, we increased the resources we allocated to these four areas in 2026 by approximately 49 percent compared to last year, reaching 20 million 902 thousand 500 liras. While the number of films and development projects we supported during the year reached 120, our total resources exceeded 315 million liras with the support we provided to our movie theaters."

NEW SUPPORT FOR 35 PROJECTS

The Cinema Support Board, consisting of representatives from the cinema industry, found it suitable to support 35 projects in four different areas with its decision numbered 2026/5.

Within the scope of the decision, 6 million 20 thousand liras were allocated for 14 short film production projects, 2 million 825 thousand liras for 6 animated film production projects, 2 million 480 thousand liras for 13 script and dialogue writing projects, and 1 million liras for 2 project development projects.

With a total support of 12 million 325 thousand liras to be provided by the General Directorate of Cinema, contribution will be made to the development of new scenarios and the realization of short films and animation productions.