116 million lira support for private theaters from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has announced that it has increased the budget to 116 million 396 thousand liras to support the activities of private theaters in the 2026-2027 art season.

According to the statement made by the Ministry, the support amount, which was increased by 20 percent compared to the previous season, holds the distinction of being the highest appropriation allocated to private theater projects to date. A total of 391 projects in the professional, children's play, and traditional theater categories were deemed eligible for support.

A total of 449 applications were made to the support program. While the applications of 52 theaters that did not complete their missing documents were excluded from the evaluation, 391 out of 397 projects examined by the Evaluation Commission were approved. Of the supported projects, 244 consisted of professional theaters, 67 of children's plays, and 80 of traditional theater projects.