# Fadik Atasoy

Hollywood movie "Atatürk" was screened in the USA

"Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Batuhan Mumcu, Turkey's Ambassador to Washington Hasan Murat Mercan, Turkey's Consul General in Los Angeles Sinan Kuzum, as well as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Cinema General Director Erkin Yılmaz, attended the event organized with the initiatives of the Presidency Directorate of Communications and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism." The movie "Atatürk", which tells about the life and military genius of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, was screened at the Hollywood Turkish Film and Drama Days event held at Sony Studios in Los Angeles. In his speech at the event, Deputy Minister Batuhan Mumcu emphasized cultural exchange, artistic cooperation and the importance of Turkish cinema on the global stage and evaluated that the film screening was only a celebration of Turkish culture. Guests criticized the lobbying activities that prevented the film from being released on the Disney Plus platform. Chairman of the event, Barbaros Tapan, expressed his satisfaction with the intense support and participation and said, "We shined in Hollywood, our Turkey fascinated foreign guests." Many actors such as Engin Altan Düzyatan, Aras Bulut İynemli, Meryem Uzerli, Ebru Şahin and Fadik Atasoy attended the event, which showed the influence of Turkish cinema in the international community.