I was told last year, by a Turkish friend, something along the lines of, the Belediye had funded it for the 4 years since inception. After this period the government would either grant, or not grant, it a 'festival' status. If it was granted then funding would come from the government. If not, the Belediye would not continue to fund it. As yet there is no information forthcoming as to whether it is granted or not.