Özet:

This study examines the reflections of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's portrayal of the provincial on film posters. It aims to reveal which meaning elements are used to depict of the provincial in film posters. In this context, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's provincial themed film posters were examined. These films are as follows: Koza, Kasaba, Mayıs Sıkıntısı, Uzak, Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da, Kış Uykusu, Ahlat Ağacı. Nuri Bilge Ceylan is shown as one of the directors who exhibit the current and most original examples of provincial representation in Turkish cinema. He is a director who prefers to have dominance over the narrative in his films. As a matter of fact, he is also the writer, editor and director of all his films. It is possible to observe the meticulousness that Nuri Bilge Ceylan, who is also a photographer, shows to the narrative in his films, as well as in his posters. Film posters; it is a visual design product that is informative and summative, but also often includes symbolic expressions. The use of symbolic expressions causes connotations to gain importance, and as a result, film posters turn into a meaningful visual string. It is possible to observe this situation in the film posters of Nuri Bilge Ceylan about the provincial. The film posters examined within the scope of the study were examined with a semiotic approach. The posters examined in the study were first decomposed into semantic elements. Then, the equivalents of the meaning elements at the connotation level were expressed. These concepts are shared in tables. After that all these meaning elements and connotations were evaluated holistically under the title of contextual connotation. As a result of the evaluations, it has been seen that Ceylan frequently refers to some meaning elements in the film posters with the provincial theme. These are primarily; trees, nature and seasons. The posters generally have a stagnant and pessimistic atmosphere. This pessimism can also be felt by facial expression, dark clouds and seasonal conditions in posters. On the other hand, the frequently used road element has been evaluated as meaningful in the context of Kasaba, Mayıs Sıkıntısı and Uzak films, also known as the provincial trilogy.