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Passing through Istanbul "In Transit" Film at the Ottoman Bank Museum
 Under the theme "Natural-Urban Environment," the Museum's movie theater is showing the Turkish documentary Transit, on Thursday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. The film depicts Istanbul as a crossroads for "transit migrants" passing through on their way to migratory "centers" such as Western Europe or North America. Following the screening, Prof. Ahmet İçduygu leads a discussion entitled, "Istanbul and its New Migrants: Cross-Sections from a Global City."
The paths of three families, Iraqi Arab, Iraqi Kurdish, and Nigerian cross in Istanbul – one of the most important transit areas on the long migration route to the west. The film tells their story and shows that Turkey is not only a country that sends immigrants to the west but also a junction for thousands of "transit migrants."
The Museum's film program is prepared in collaboration with the Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) and offers a film, complemented by a discussion, on a different theme every week. Screenings are held free of charge. Please call (0212) 334 22 70 to make reservations.
Transit
Director: Berke Baş
Turkey, 2005, 50 mins.
Discussion: "Istanbul and its New Migrants: Cross-Sections from a Global City," Prof. Ahmet İçduygu (Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics)
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Prof. Ahmet İçduygu
After obtaining his Ph.D. from the Australian National University in 1991, İçduygu was a research fellow at Stockholm University from 1991 to 1992, and at the Universities of Warwick and Manchester between 1998 and 2000. İçduyu then joined the faculty in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University. He has published articles in numerous international journals. Currently a professor in the Department of International Relations and the director of the Migration Program at Koç University, he also conducts research for such international organizations as IOM, UNHCR and ILO and serves as the national correspondant of Turkey for SOPEMI-OECD in Paris.
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Documentary Filmmakers Association (BSB) started out as a civil platform and began its structuring process following the National Conference held in March 1997. Today it continues its activities as an association with professional status, certified by the Ministry of Culture. Starting with Istanbul, Ankara, Eskisehir and Izmir, BSB is in contact with documentary filmmakers throughout Turkey. Convinced that civil culture is crucial in designing better social futures and filling the blanks of collective social memory, the Documentary Filmmakers Association considers these functions complementary to the creative aspect of documentary filmmaking. BSB creates and promotes screening spaces other than television, organizes and participates in film festivals all over Turkey and offers film screenings with discussions, especially in universities. |
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