2.0 TURKEY

2.1 SPECTACULAR LOCATIONS
2.2 EXCELLENT WEATHER
2.3 ETHNICAL BACKGROUND
2.4 EASY ACCESS
2.5 EXPERIENCED CREW
2.6 HI-TECH EQUIPMENT
2.7 COST- EFFECTIVE

SPECTACULAR LOCATIONS

Turkey has some of the most beautiful and varied natural landscapes in the world. It is surrounded by Black Sea in the north, Aegean Sea in the west and The Mediterranean in the south. Its in-land sea, Marmara is connected to them by two one-of-its-kind waterways: The Bosphorus and The Dardanelles. These embrace more than 5000 miles of unspoiled rocky and sandy beaches, expansive fields, lush green forests, splendid lakes, rivers, waterfalls, vineyards, high mountains, even dormant volcanos and deserts. Unique landscapes such as Hierapolis- Limestone Terraces filled with warm water all through the year and Cappadocia- Fairy Chimneys, naturally formed rock formations. Thousands of years of old ancient ruins and more recent historic architecture coexist with hi-Tec office towers. Old Bazaars continue to thrive within walking distance of modern shopping malls.

A wide range of landscapes that change noticeably in a space of few kilometres offers the possibility of shooting various takes in different surroundings within the same day.

Please visit our LOCATIONS section to view some reference pictures that constitute only a small portion of our wide location archive.

EXCELLENT WEATHER

Due to its geographical position, Turkey is ideally suited to filming all around the year. The diversity of the climate and the landscape offer the possibility of finding 4 different seasons during the same period within the country.

In the South, days are warm and sunny almost all through the year. Rainfall is rare in the summer months.

Average Daytime Temperatures in Antalya:

In the North, you can enjoy cool summers, mist and sometimes rain surrounded by lush green mountains adjacent to Black Sea.

In the East, snow topped mountains will strike you almost anytime of the year.

In the Central Anatolia, dry weather will help you to get the desert look in summer in its vast plains, whereas you can shoot snow covered crop fields or peculiar rock formations called "Fairy Chimneys" in winter.

ETHNICAL BACKGROUND

Land of Turkey has been, since the ancient times, a place that is extensively inhabited. Its population has been reshaped by several surges of migration waves and hosted diverse civilisations. None perished entirely without leaving a trace or hallmark after it. Due to this remarkable fact, it enjoys an extraordinarily rich ethnic/religious/cultural inheritance that is widely expressed at diversity of its people.

All through the history, people from many different nationalities have settled in Turkey, which gives the country an international and cosmopolitan characteristic and makes it easy finding a vibrant mix for a cast.

EASY ACCESS

Turkey, being southeast corner of Europe, can be easily reached due to its well-developed transportation web. Turkey's international airports handle over 12000 international flights per week, serving to more than 15 million visitors a year. In addition to Turkish Airlines, almost all of the respected airline companies fly directly to several cities in Turkey. The country is served by 36 ports of entry by sea. Trans European Motorway links Turkey to rest of the Europe, should heavy equipment be trucked.

EXPERIENCED CREW

As a result of highly competitive and well-developed advertising sector, young yet professionally trained-on-field crew and a strong production infrastructure exist in Turkey. They have been working with the most-demanding directors/producers from all around the world for the past years. Crew in Turkey is non-unionised and due to our strong and long-standing relations in the market, we assure offering you the most talented crewmembers. Most of our key members have good command of English. They are dedicated to secure quality in all aspects of production.

HI-TECH EQUIPMENT

World class filming equipment and post-production facilities can be found in Turkey, following the important investments made during the last decade. As a regular user of these services, Karma Films has strong relationships with a range of suppliers allowing us to help you find the right equipment at the right price. If you choose to do so, you can hire almost all of your filming equipment here, from HD cams to full 35mm cameras, from Hi-tech cranes to mobile lighting. Anything that can not be sourced locally will be brought in easily from our suppliers in London,
Paris, Munich or the States in a day or two.

COST- EFFECTIVE

On top of all of its advantages as a place for filming, significantly lower costs are an added attraction to producers. Crew rates, equipment prices, accommodation, studios, construction and art department expenses are the most obvious to name, yet you will be delighted to find out how much you can save in other areas of expenditure too.