Behind an improbably narrow facade, the Alkazar was a porn theatre until its makeover in 1994. It's now throughly respectable - the only bare breasts belong to the art nouveau...

Above a muddled arcade selling anything from kitsch accessories to second-hand clothes, this once imposing cinema has been carved into three smaller screens. The largest still...

During the golden age of Turkish cinema, Yeşilçam Sokak was Turkey's answer to Hollywood. No more. But the Emek still stands as a relic of former glories, built in the 1920s...

Formerly part of the Feriye police station, this cinema is now part of a classy cultural complex on the shores of the Bosphorus. There are three screens with a varied...

A state-of-the-art theatre within the new museum, which runs a monthly programme dedicated to home-grown and international art-house movies, including retrospectives,...

The ultimate cinema experience. Step into the cutting-edge complex and you're in a world of plush design and smooth service, from the ticket booths to the conveniences. Worth...

Run by TÜRSAK (the Turkish Foundation of Cinema and Audiovisual Culture), this art-house venue shows almost exclusively indie fare, as well as hosting various festivals....

One of the city's oldest cinemas, Rexx prides itself on being big: 'big screen, big sound, big seating, big difference'. The main screen and three smaller ones dish up standard...

It's hard to imagine that this modern theatre was used as a club by the Germans during World War I, before the French converted it into a cinema. It now houses two screens with...

Directly across from the Atlas Pasajı, the Beyoĸlu has an authentic art-house feel with a programme to match. From July to September, there's a daily programme of critics'...

At this small, basement art-house cinema, the programming leans towards local and European independent film. The charming foyer is full of old projection machines and fading...

Get past the grim clothing arcade and head downstairs to this granite-floored, seven-screen multiplex. All screens have Dolby Digital sound and offer a range of current US,...