The Turkish theatre encompasses the traditional theatre practice of the Ottoman period and the modern Turkish theatre. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish In Turkey, theatre acts are performed by numerous private theatre companies and the national directorate of Turkish State Theatres. The Turkish State Theatres ( Turkish: Devlet Tiyatroları - DT is the official directorate of the National theatre companies in Turkey.