COMPANY
HISTORY
“THE FIRST PRIVATE TV STUDIO” TO OPEN
Back in 1982… when satellite broadcasting was just beginning, where broadcasting was quite narrow in scope and high in cost. When the “internet” was not even heard of….Having a video player at home was a big status symbol. TRT, the state channel was a single-channel TV platform broadcasting mostly in black and white. In this period where local TV broadcasting did not reach out to foreign countries, “Minareci Videola TV Studios was established to produce full length video films and music and entertainment shows for the international market, particularly addressed to the Turkish diaspora in Europe. Established in 1982 with a technical infrastructure and equipment fit for pforessional TV broadcasting standards, the company started to produce the very first video films in Turkey featuring the most popular actors and actresses of the time. Produced works were then duplicated in VHS and Betamax formats and distributed all around Turkey and the world. Meanwhile, “Minareci Videola” started to provide technical support services including shooting equipment and editing sets to news agencies, TV channels and international media companies coming to Turkey to follow up various events.
THE FIRST COMPANY PRODUCING EXTERNAL CONTENT FOR TRT
Establishing the first private studio in Turkey, the company was soon to become “the first TRT-accredited technical services provider” selling services to TRT upon the latter going more for color broadcasting. Besides services for the TV business, the company started to work intensively with advertising agencies as well. The company also introduced “the corporate promotion film” as a concept of holding companies and corporates in Turkey. The service delivery covered both domestic and international markets. After TRT opened its second channel in 1986, the need for technical services / content grew along with volume of productions outsourced. Prominent acting professionals of our country turned to the TV sector and productions that were to become classics soon were generated. “Kuruntu Ailesi” became the first long-term broadcast TV series in the history of Turkish TV. The series was outsourced by TRT and multi-camera and directing technical production was realized by Minareci Videola.
FROM the 80’s TO the 90’s… TRT TO PRIVATE TV CHANNELS…
The following landmark projects were televised: cabaret theatre shows of Ali Poyrazoğlu, namely “Kim Bunlar” and “İnsanlık Hali”, “Olacak O Kadar” by Levent Kırca-Oya Başar, “Alıştık Artık” by Ali-Ayşegül Atik, “Uğurlugiller” by Kenters, “Uzaylı Zekiye” and “Biyonik Belma” by Seden Kızıltunç, “Güler misin Ağlar mısın” by Zeki Alasya-Metin Akpınar, “Kaynanalar”, “Meddah”, “Beybaba”, “Sonradan Görmeler” by Tekin Akmansoy, “Bir Demet Tiyatro” by BKM, all of which with the technical production support from the company. In 1991, the first private Turkish TV channel, “Magic Box-Star 1” was opened followed by many others, and the company continued to expand its portfolio of productions with its technical infrastructure and staff abd experience. Kanal 6 became the second private TV channel of Turkey in 1992. The company realized multi-camera directed concert programs and series for Kanal 6 and Show TV, which was established shortly after. One of the most comprehensive technical productions of the time, “Çark-ı Felek (Wheel of Fortune)” was produced for Show TV and broadcast for many years.
ORIGINAL SERIES AND PROGRAMS
In addition to providing comprehensive technical production services for external content developed for TV channels, the company started its own productions. “Hanımlar Sizin İçin”, a program aimed at women written by Nezihe Araz was produced for TRT. Ranking among the first daylight programs in the history of Turkish television and with each episode lasting longer than 2 hours, “Hanımlar Sizin İçin” attracted great interest from viewers with its drama, fashion rubric, music performances and Q&A sessions for family law related matters. In the 2000's, the company added “Seyfi Dursunoğlu ile Direklerarası Show” for ATV, “Dudaktan Kalbe”, “Paydos”, “Üvey Ana” for TRT as its own produced content. And today, we are celebrating our 36th year in the sector with our second generation company “Minola Film & TV Yapım”.
