Documentaries & Docuseries

Here is the breakdown. We support documentary and docuseries production across Turkey with adaptable crews and logistics suited to the unpredictable nature of factual filmmaking. Our team helps with research, subject identification, pro sourcing and archive location, and helps access to people, communities and institutions across the country. We scale crews from solo shooters for intimate observational work to full camera, sound and lighting teams for structured interviews, give pro interpreters and on-set translators, and set up subtitle and dubbing services for global distribution. We handle sensitive subjects with discretion and fitting security. Set up post-prod and archive clearances to broadcast or streaming specs. The cost advantage of the Turkish lira (TRY) keeps long-form documentary schedules and multi-episode series affordable.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Turkey gives documentary and docuseries shoots extraordinary depth of subject across history, culture, nature and today's affairs. The country's heritage spans Byzantine and Ottoman empires, ancient sites including Ephesus and Hierapolis-Pamukkale, and the UNESCO-listed Historic Areas of Istanbul and Rock Sites of Cappadocia, while today's stories range across migration, urban change and a society bridging Europe and Asia. The public TV networks TRT commissions and co-produces big factual output. Streaming sites BluTV, Exxen and Gain have grown demand for documentary series. Netflix's Turkish slate has the historical docudrama 'Rise of Empires: Ottoman' and 'Midnight at the Pera Palace'. The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, running since 1963, and the Istanbul Film Festival, set up in 1982, both programme documentary work and connect shoots to the Turkish factual community.