Grip Equipment

Here is the breakdown. We source full grip packages. C-stands, combo stands, flags, nets, silks, frames from 4x4 up to 20x20, apple boxes, sandbags, speed rail and rigging hardware — from Istanbul rental houses built up by the country's huge 'dizi' television industry. Because Turkey is the world's second-largest TV-series exporter after the United States, local suppliers carry deep grip inventory and a large pool of skilled key grips and grip crews, with further resources in Ankara, Izmir and Antalya.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Our team scopes the package against your lighting plans and location list, then delivers gear ordered into grip carts and trucks for fast access on set. We can supply full grip trucks scaled from small vans to large units, plus expendables such as tape, clothespins and tie-downs. The favourable Turkish lira and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism cash rebates of up to 30% — under which grip hire from Turkish vendors qualifies — keep costs well below comparable European markets.

Here is how the picture comes together. Grip hardware imported for a production clears Turkish Customs under ATA Carnets and short-term-admission procedures, routed through Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gokcen (SAW), with Antalya (AYT) serving southern-coast shoots and overland entry from Europe ready given Turkey's position straddling two continents. We prepare carnet schedules so stands, frames and rigging clear without delay. Climate drives gear specs: the Antalya coast brings hot, dry, dusty Mediterranean summers while Cappadocia and the interior turn cold and snowy in winter, and the Black Sea coast runs wetter, so we factor in extra sandbag ballast for wind on exposed exteriors, corrosion-resistant hardware near the coast, and cold-weather handling for winter rigging. For overhead and rigging-heavy setups we recommend skilled local riggers and supply scaffolding, pipe clamps and tie-down materials. Mains power is 230V/50Hz, and 20% VAT (KDV) applies to local hire.