Abstract:

In this study, the cinemagoer is defined not only as of the person who interacts with the film, the cinema venue or other audiences but as the person who literally goes to the cinema. From this perspective, it is aimed to compile and discuss the literature on cinema venues in Turkey, in which the venues are defined as the place where the films are screened within a certain program as commercial entities; where and how these cinema venues are located in urban or rural areas; how the cinema venues are arranged and organized; and the experiences of the cinemagoers in these venues. It is also aimed to create a bibliography of researches that try to investigate different localities in Turkey by using different sources and methods, differentiating from the approach of traditional/mainstream Turkish cinema historiography, that usually focus on İstanbul (mostly on Beyoğlu) and based primarily on secondary sources. In order to bring out the compilation, keywords such as cinema(s), cinema venue(s), movie theater, summer cinema or open-air cinema were searched in library records, archives and databases and this comprehensive review has been nourished by using the available resources and the snowballing. After the major bibliography was brought together, the sources were thematically coded and classified. After the coding and classification processes, the sources on cinema venues, cinemagoers, and audience researches literature are categorized and analyzed as approaches, sources, and methods. At the end of the review, the bibliography on cinema venues in Turkey, cinemagoers, and audience research is listed.

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