Interview

“The industry has shed some of its illusions and has become much more mature,” Yulia Lebedeva on the situation in Turkish game development

The first Turkish event by WN Media Group was held in April 2022. Since then, the company has organized nine events in the country. A week from now, the tenth event will take place—on June 18, WN Istanbul’26 will open its doors. We spoke with Yulia Lebedeva, Executive Director and Partner of the company, about how the Turkish gaming industry has changed over these four years.