Istanbul Gelisim University IISBF SosyoCom: Monthly Events and News Bulletin (Issue: 51, March 2025)

WHAT DO BOX OFFICE TURKIYE DATA FROM THE LAST 20 YEARS TELL US? Turkish Cinema which rose in many areas from the number of films produced to the number of viewers in the period after 2000, experienced a major decline due to the covid-19 pandemic and the deep penetration of OTT platforms into our lives in 2020. Although a similar situation is valid for all country cinemas in the world, it is seen that discussions about the future of cinema are less frequent. So when we examine the Box Office Türkiye data of the last twenty years in Türkiye, what do we see from an economic perspective and what does the data tell us about the current situation and the future?