A support of 74 million lira will be provided to 159 movie theaters in 15,9 provinces by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The Ministry will transfer 15,9 million lira of support to cinema theater operators, who had to close their doors due to the coronavirus epidemic, within the scope of "Domestic Film Screening Support".
In order for the cinema sector to continue on its way stronger, cinema theater operators in all the provinces where the application is made will benefit from the support provided by the Ministry.
The list of supported movie theaters has been published on the website of the Ministry General Directorate of Cinema, cinema.ktb.gov.tr.
With the initiatives of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, with the President's Decree published in the Official Gazette on December 23, the rate of "Entertainment Tax" collected on movie tickets was reduced to zero until 1 June 2021. In addition, the "VAT" rate applied to cinema tickets was reduced to 1 percent in the previous period.
