Production Support for Turkish Cinema Increased to 412.9 Million Liras

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that feature-length film production support has reached 412 million 900 thousand liras, marking an increase of approximately 42 percent compared to last year. With the decision of the Cinema Support Board, an additional resource of 180 million 400 thousand liras has been transferred to 22 more projects.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated in a social media post that the 2026 feature-length film production support was increased to 412.9 million liras. It was stated that with the latest decision of the Cinema Support Board, an additional support of 180.4 million liras was provided to 22 projects, and the total number of projects supported this year reached 49.

In accordance with the Board's decision numbered 2026/6, 6 first-time feature fiction films, 12 feature films, 1 post-production project, and 3 co-productions were included in the scope of support. Among the supported productions are new projects by Zeki Demirkubuz and Reha Erdem, as well as the international co-production "The Trap" by Palme d'Or-winning Palestinian actor and director Tawfeek Barhom, which also involves Turkey's Alaz Film. In the previous year, a total of 290 million 150 thousand liras in support had been provided to 46 projects.