Abstract
The “Payas Film Workshop”, organized by the Municipality and Istanbul
Gelisim University in the Payas district of Hatay, has started. High school
students participating in the workshop will shoot a documentary film of the
Payas Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Külliye*.
Before filming in the workshop, academics and students visited Payas Sokullu
Mehmet Pasha Complex with Mayor Bekir Altan. Information was given about
the historical, geographical and strategic importance of the district and the
Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Complex. On the first day of the three-day training,
high school students were given cinema training on various topics, from script
to shooting. 35 high school students from Nursan Anatolian High School and
Payas Anatolian High School voluntarily will have the opportunity to discover
their talents in these trainings.