Founded in 2001, Altyazı has been Türkiye’s leading print film magazine. Since 2020 it has shifted its editorial focus to digital publishing and video content, decreasing printing to special issues. 

In print as an independent magazine with nationwide circulation (around 6000 per issue), Altyazı offered original and critical coverage of cinema, opening a space for everyone interested in a free film culture, from cinephiles to students, academics to film professionals, to express their thoughts on cinema freely for twenty years.

During its 20-year run, Altyazı has actively participated in a number of film-related projects: writing and editing catalogues; curating film programs, sections, and sidebars; and organizing events in cooperation with festivals and institutions. Altyazı has participated extensively in the events related to cinema in Turkey on the international scene, curating cinema programs for international festivals such as Rotterdam Film Festival, Crossing Europe Film Festival. In the digital channels with social media accounts, website and youtube channel, Altyazı has expanded its content and increased its visibility as a film initiative that reviews and reports on film, and opens in-depth discussions in related areas reaching over 400 thousand viewers.

I have been part of Altyazı in various roles throughout its run and still contributing as a Board Member of the Assocation.