Hidden Treasures of Nature
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TÜRKİYE
2025
26’
Türkiye is one of the world’s most biologically diverse regions. The unique nature of Anatolia hosts numerous living beings that are on their own journeys on a long and narrow path that stretches between birth and death. Some are big, some are small, some are flamboyant, some are scary. Some are in a hurry, some are not. At the end of the day, some become the hunter and some the prey. In this cycle, everyone does their job thoroughly and life continues a while longer for those left behind. These lands host extraordinary stories of many ordinary creatures.
Director
Cihan Çekiç
Cihan was born in Eskişehir in 1978. He graduated from the Faculty of Communication at Marmara University in 2002. During his second year of university, he started working at Türkiye’s public broadcaster, TRT. For six years, he worked as an assistant director and camera assistant on documentaries focusing on biodiversity, such as “Nature and History in Anatolia”, “Living Treasures”, “Birds of Türkiye”. From 2009 to 2023, he worked at NTV Programs Department as a producer and director. During this period, he produced various documentaries on different subjects, including history, culture and arts, and Türkiye’s wildlife.