During this period, the number of seats in the movie houses decreased by 6.0% and was 317 thousand 763.

The number of cinema audiences decreased by 69.5%

The number of cinema audiences in Turkey decreased by 69.5% in 2020 compared to 2019 and was 17 million 226 thousand 952. While the number of national productions' audience decreased by 59.0% and was 13 million 255 thousand 849, the number of foreign productions' audience decreased by 83.6% and was 3 million 971 thousand 103 people.

The number of national productions shown was decreased by 62.2%

The number of movies shown in 2020 decreased by 62.0% compared to 2019 and was 25 thousand 960. In the same period, the number of national productions shown decreased by 62.2% and was 10 thousand 978, while the number of foreign productions shown decreased by 61.9% and was 14 thousand 982.

The number of theatre seats decreased by 24.5%

In the 2019/'20 season, the number of theatre halls decreased by 20.1% compared to the 2018/'19 season and the number of theatre seats decreased by 24.5%. The number of the theatre halls was 720 and the seating capacity was 267 thousand 857.

The number of performances performed in theatre halls decreased by 40.4%

As compared to the 2018/'19 season; the number of performances performed in theatre halls decreased by 40.4% and was 20 thousand 175 in the 2019/'20 season. The number of performances for original shows performed in theatre halls decreased by 41.9% and the number of performances for translated/copyright shows decreased by 35.0% compared to last season.

The number of theatre audiences decreased by 43.1%

As compared to the 2018/'19 season; the number of shows performed in theatre halls decreased by 36.3% and was 6 thousand 236 in the 2019/'20 season. The number of original shows decreased by 35.7% and the number of translated/copyright shows decreased by 39.8% compared to last season. In the 2019/'20 season, the number of theatre audiences decreased by 43.1% compared to the 2018/'19 season and was 4 million 492 thousand 293. The number of theatre audiences for original shows decreased by 44.1% and the number of theatre audiences for translated/copyright shows decreased by 40.3% compared to last season.

The number of children shows performed in theatre halls decreased by 37.9%

As compared to the 2018/'19 season; the number of adult shows performed in theatre halls decreased by 34.9% and the number of children's shows performed in theatre halls decreased by 37.9% in the 2019/'20 season. In this period, while the number of performances for adult shows performed in theatre halls decreased by 36.9%, the number of performances for children shows decreased by 44.6% and was 8 thousand 446. In the same period, the number of audiences for adult shows decreased by 40.6% and the number of audiences for children shows decreased by 46.8%.

The opera and ballet shows affiliated to General Directorate of Opera and Ballet were performed in 6 provinces

In Turkey, the opera and ballet shows affiliated to the General Directorate of Opera and Ballet were performed in 6 provinces in 2020. On the other hand, there were 6 orchestras, 13 choirs, and 9 groups affiliated with the General Directorate of Fine Arts in 2020.

The number of opera and ballet audiences decreased by 20.5%

The number of opera and ballet audiences was 256 thousand 63 in the 2019/'20 season, with a decrease of 20.5% compared to the previous season. The number of audiences in orchestra, choir and groups was 159 thousand 969 in the 2019/'20 season, with a decrease of 41.9% compared to the previous season. The number of orchestra audiences decreased by 29.5% to 100 thousand 260 compared to last season, while the number of choir audiences decreased by 48.5% to 26 thousand 96 and the number of groups' audiences decreased by 59.3% to 33 thousand 613.

The number of shows performed in opera and ballet halls decreased by 7.8%

The number of shows performed in opera and ballet halls decreased by 7.8% to 165 in the same period. 89 of these shows were national shows and 76 of them were foreign shows. National shows were exhibited 246 times, while foreign shows were exhibited 255 times. Foreign shows were followed by 134 thousand 405 people, and national shows were followed by 121 thousand 658 people. (ILKHA)