An Aesthetic Narrative Language from Local to Universal: Suha Arın with his Auteur Identity in Turkish Documentary Cinema.

This article examines Suha Arın's auteur identity in documentary cinema and his contributions to Turkish documentary cinema. The aim of the study is to examine the original narrative language, thematic diversity and cinematographic mastery in Arın's films and to reveal his position as a "cultural ambassador" and why he has become infinite as a storyteller through examples. The study, which is a qualitative research, will also project Suha Arın's production in Turkey during the period in which he was in production, based on the idea that directors who are considered auteurs present a personal approach to cinema as well as addressing the era they witnessed within the framework of their originality; it will be stated that he is a creative documentary film director whose films have been recognized in Turkey and internationally. The study, which is based on a historical analysis, finds that Suha Arın, one of the most important figures of Turkish documentary cinema, brought a breath of fresh air to the field in terms of form and content, and changed the flow of Turkish documentary cinema. Suha Arın evaluated documentary cinema not only as an informative tool but also as a form of aesthetic and artistic expression. In terms of the development of documentary cinema in Turkey and the limited interest of the audience compared to fiction cinema, it is foreseen that a detailed examination of the films of a pioneer in this field with a historical perspective will make a significant contribution to the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]