Ruya Sinemasi
Istiklal Caddesi 128, Beyoglu-Taksim,
Istanbul
Istiklal Caddesi 128, Beyoglu-Taksim,
Istanbul
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More on Rüya: Apparently, it was also named as Küçük Emek for a period. In 1958, Sümer was renovated and re-named as Küçük Emek at the same time as Melek was renovated and renamed as Emek. Both reopened on April 19th, 1958. Küçük Emek was further renovated and renamed as Rüya in 1963, reopening on Jan. 17th. At the time, it was still showing mainstream Hollywood fare.
This cinema has been closed since 2010. On Dec. 27th, 2008, Rüya was raided by Turkish police’s vice squad for being a site of gay prostitution. Next month, it was renamed as Yeni [New] Rüya and converted into mainstream programming, eventually even hosting the Istanbul Film Festival. However, it closed its curtains for good on May 7th, 2010. It had opened in 1930 as Artistik, later renamed as Sümer, and later as Rüya. Here is a clip about the Turkish debut of Bambi in Sümer: http://kayaozkaracalar3.blogspot.com/2010/09/1944-magazine-clip-regarding-turkish.html To dylandog30: I cannot confirm if all of the adults-only cinemas in Istanbul were closed in 2009.
can anyone confirm that all adult cinemas in istanbul have been closed on january 2009?
Two recent photographs of the Ruya Sinemasi:
Street facade
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/322914871/
Cinema entrance, from the street:
http://flickr.com/photos/pulp-o-rama/322914794/