Crew Hiring Services

Here is the breakdown. We hire local crew for global shoots across each department — camera, grip, electric, art, costume, hair and makeup, sound, assistant directors, production and accounts. Our team draws on set up networks in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, matches crew to the experience level and language needs of the project, and manages rates, contracts, work eligibility and call logistics. We assemble teams that integrate smoothly with travelling heads of department, brief crew clearly on the production's expectations, and scale up fast for crowd days or multi-unit shoots. Because we know the local market, we can advise honestly on what is best sourced in Turkey versus brought in, keeping the crew plan both efficient and budget-aware.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Turkey's crew depth is a genuine strategic asset. The 'dizi' television-series industry runs at huge volume year-round — the country is the world's second-largest exporter of TV series after the United States — and that constant workload has trained a large, skilled and competitively priced workforce across all grades. Global features including Skyfall, Argo, Taken 2 and The Water Diviner have staffed big local crews in Istanbul, and arthouse shoots from directors such as Nuri Bilge Ceylan have built deep tech talent in the regions. Combined with a depreciated Turkish lira that keeps day rates affordable, this means shoots can hire skilled, English-comfortable crews in the country with confidence.