High Quality, Low Cost Production Service is not a Dream
Turkey has a big potential as a filming destination with its wonderful locations, very experienced and talented crew, rich culture, diversity of casts and reasonable budgets.
Reasons for high quality
It’s uncharted but Turkey has 100 years of filmmaking expertise. The filmmaking industry had its up and downs in the past, but now it’s the golden era of Turkish production business thanks to the remarkable advertising campaigns for local and international brands and many TV series being recognised and exported to all around Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Talented Professionals
As a result of the intense production environment, Turkey has developed highly experienced and talented professionals skilled in the every stage of production from camera crew to set design, lighting team, grip guys and post production. And they all speak English.
Wide Range of Film Equipments
Another benefit of this environment is easy access to wide range of latest film equipments. Rental houses and grip teams offer rich gear options like ARRI cameras, Leica lenses, sky panels, cranes, and many more.
Variety of Seasons and Locations
Filmmakers in Turkey are lucky to have nature and geography are on their side. With four distinctive seasons, Turkey has sunny summer beaches, snowy winter mountains, blossoming springs and rainy yellow autumns. At the right season, you can even shoot a sunny beach and a snowy mountain in a single day!
Istanbul is the biggest city and filming hub in Turkey which connects Asia and Europe. Within 100 kms radius, you can find all sorts of locations ranging from a modern city to historical places, beaches, mountains, lakes, rivers, and many more. With the help of these various locations, it’s easy to double for an European street, a Middle Eastern town or the French Riviera.
Diversity of Casts
Istanbul has been the capital of many civilisations throughout the history. Due to the historical richness and the attraction for people from many countries, it has one of the most cosmopolitan population around the world. Thus, it enables us to find a vast diversity of casts like Caucassians, Afro-Americans, Asians and many more.
Reasons for low cost
As a developing economy, Turkey has low living costs relative to Europe and the US. As a result, many budget items cost less, including work force, permits and rentals.
In addition, 16 hours working days (12 plus 4 overtime) and the latest currency exchange rate of Turkish Lira make Turkey a low-cost / high quality production heaven in Europe.
Plus, It’s Easy to Access
Istanbul is a travel hub in the middle of Europe and Asia. It is a 2–3 hours flight from many European cities.
- 4 hours from London with 12 direct flights per day
- 3 hours from Berlin with 7 direct flights per day
- 3.5 hours from Paris with 12 direct flights per day
- 5 hours from Dubai with 11 direct flights per day
- 8 hours from New York with 3 direct flights per day
Tell us about your project!
If you like to know about the cost of producing your commercial / movie / documentary / music video in Turkey, please contact me for a bespoke quote and location alternatives. I’m based in London, and would love to hear about your project.
Emre Ozgur
+44 7899 288 880
