Arslan is an assistant professor at Istanbul's BahceIehir University and his talent for analysis of how cinema reflects society makes this more than just a book for film aficionados: it is a book for all who seek to understand the changes in real Turkish society during the 20th century.
Today's Zaman
Savas Arslan's book is certainly one of ... Read morethe most significant contributions to English-language literature on the cinema of Turkey. It is a welcome addition to the growing number of publications on the topic, yet what makes it most unique is its ambition to address the history of this national cinema in its entirety.
Eylem Atakav, Screen
Refreshing, thought-provoking and informative.
Charlotte McPherson, Today's Zaman
I believe that Cinema in Turkey is a groundbreaking work, the first of its kind in English that looks in detail at the conditions of production and exhibition that shaped Yesilcam's product over nearly five decades. It deserves to become a seminal text in Turkish film history.
Laurence Raw, Insight Turkey
Full of fresh ideas, Arslan's book productively reconciles popular and art house cinema within this study of Turkey's national film tradition. It brings insights into matters of genre, alternative cultural geographies, cross-cultural adaptation, and transnational film historiography. And it successfully tackles the relationship between Western narratives and their appropriation within modernising peripheries.
Dina Iordanova, University of St. Andrews
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