Alkazar Sinemasi

Ä°stiklal Avenue 179, Beyoglu,
Istanbul 34435

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Alkazar Sinemasi

Alkazar Sinemasi was built in the 1910’s. In the 1970’s-1980’s it became an adult theater. The 1st Istanbul Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was held at the Alkazar in October 2004. In March/April 2008, the International Women’s Film Festival was held here.

The Alkazar Sinemasi showed mostly art films from Europe along with an occasional Hollywood movie. It was closed in 2010.

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Ken Roe
Ken Roe on February 9, 2009 at 8:21 am

The exterior of the Alkazar Cinema, photographed in November 2006:
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/322914243/
Entrance foyer:
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/322914168/
Stairs:
http://flickr.com/photos/eni/2839340444/

KayaÖzkaracalar
KayaÖzkaracalar on November 5, 2011 at 4:05 pm

This cinema was closed down in 2010 due to unprofitability. It had re-opened in 1994 thanks to the efforts of film critic Onat Kutlar.

KayaÖzkaracalar
KayaÖzkaracalar on April 22, 2012 at 5:34 pm

It had opened in 1920s.

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