Experiences of Watching Cinema in Antalya in 60’s and 70’s

In Turkey in 60’s and 70’s going to cinema was an important part of people’s daily lives in big cities as important as in villages, towns and country side. During these years going to cinema and watching movies played a comprehensive role in people’s daily lives since it provided people, to have fun, socialize, be together in public area, experience different worlds, cultures and lives. So it is important how people’s cinema experiences and understandings of movies affect their daily lives and perspective of future. Therefore oral history studies are important tools to follow and understand the traces of experiences of a certain period on cultural, social, economic and political micro scale. In this context this study aims to analyze the cinema practices in Antalya in 1960-1970s through eight participants