The unnamed city in The Anthropologists functions as more than mere backdrop—it becomes a character itself, representing the liminal space where expatriate identity is negotiated and performed. Savaş deliberately keeps the city anonymous, creating a universal metropolitan landscape that could be any cosmopolitan European or North American center where educated migrants seek belonging. The city reveals itself through fragments: parks suitable for documentary filming, suburbs accessible by public transport, charity concerts and second-hand shops, restaurants where tourist families struggle with children, and neighborhoods where fashionable former filmmakers like the Great Dame walk daily routes. This urban environment is simultaneously welcoming and exclusionary, offering cultural opportunities and social spaces...