Turkey

Shoot Locations to Hire in Turkey

Turkey’s popularity as a filming location is growing, thanks to its extraordinary geographic and cultural diversity. While it has traditionally attracted much of its international work from Russia and Eastern Europe, the popularity of Turkey as a tourist destination has also put it on the map for Western companies.

At the same time, the strength of Turkey economy means the local TV production business has been booming in recent years (there has, for example, been a surge in the number of foreign entertainment formats acquired by Turkey). The knock-on effect of this is improved crews and greater investment in everything from cameras to post-production equipment. The quality of the local industry is also boosted by the strength of the domestic movie business – with Turkish films currently taking approximately half of box office revenues.

The cost of shooting in Turkey is not high and has been helped by recent movements in exchange rates, with both the US Dollar and British Pound gaining strongly against the Turkish Lira. Crews are good value, accommodation is moderately priced and there’s also a decent transport infrastructure.

The industry is centred on capital Istanbul which has many production companies, technical crews, studios and facilities. Istanbul is the heart of the business and home to production companies like Bocek,Karma, Dinamo Istanbul and Atlantik Film. FPS has worked with brands like TUI, Swarovski, Gillette and Fiat. Complete Works was involved in a Bochkarev Beer campaign, managed by Publicis Moscow, produced by Russia’s Bazalevs.

There are luxurious hotels in every region and their prices are less than those in Europe.