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The Ottoman Bank Museum Movie Theater opens winter season with a documentary
The Museum opens its new film season with a program prepared in collaboration with BSG, the Documentary Filmmakers Association (Belgesel Sinemacılar Birliği). On Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., there will be a screening of the documentary film, "Türk İktisat Tarihi Seyir Defteri" (A Log Book of Turkish Economic History). The screening will be followed by a discussion on the Ottoman Archive and its use in Economic History, conducted by Mehmet Genç, faculty member at Istanbul Technical University and Istanbul Bilgi University.
Made on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, the documentary covers the 500-year period from the conquest of Istanbul to the end of the 70s. The film addresses the evolution of economic life and its effect on the socio-politico-cultural milieu and was made using material from a number of primary and secondary sources, including state and private archival materials and published library materials in Turkey, as well as archival material from abroad. Consisting of interviews with a 60-person team of recent history experts and academics in addition to film footage, the documentary supports the premise that knowledge of history fosters social tolerance. Made in 1993, it was directed by Enis Rıza.
The Museum's film program is prepared in collaboration with BSG and offers films on a different theme each month, complemented by a discussion. Screenings will be held, free of charge, on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.
Türk İktisat Tarihi Seyir Defteri
Directed by: Enis Rıza - VTR
Released in: 1993
Running time: 8 Episodes*
(*Screening will be one 40-minute episode)
About Mehmet Genç
Born in May 1934 in Arhavi, he completed his high school education at the Istanbul Haydarpaşa Lise in 1953 then graduated, in 1958, from the Department of Economics, in the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University. In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. in Sociology and Methodology from the Faculty of Literature, at Istanbul Technical University. Since 1973, he has participated in, and submitted papers to, numerous seminars and forums on Ottoman Economic History, both in Turkey and abroad. His articles have appeared in Turkish, English, French and Greek, in various magazines. His book, "The State and Economy in the Ottoman Empire" (Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda Devlet ve Ekonomi), was awarded by the Turkish Writers Association the year it came out. He currently teaches Ottoman Economic History at Istanbul Bilgi University and at Istanbul Technical University.
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Documentary Filmmakers Association
The 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, Eskişehir and Izmir, BSB is in contact with documen- tary 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 participtes in film festivals all over Turkey and offers film screenings with discussions, especially in universities.
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