The international journey of the Turkish series began in 2005 with the show: “Gümüş” (which means “silver” in English) a love story staging the epics of a couple: Gümüş and Mehmet. We too in Tooistanbul, experienced this by visiting the filming locations of the Turkish series at the request of our visitors who also came to see the backstage of their favorite series. No matter the theme and the funding (public channels, studios, or streaming platforms like Netflix or its local rivals such as BluTV), Turkish series are a real “soft power” for Turkey and a magnet for tourists, especially for Arabic-speaking, South American and Balkan countries. With more than 80 series on the air per year, the themes are varied: rewriting and glorification of the Ottoman period ( Muhteşem Yüzyıl, Payitath Diriliş Ertuğrul, Rise of Empire: Ottoman…), impossible loves between different social classes ( Aşk-I memnu, Medcezir, Kara sevda, Erkenci Kuş, Kiralık Aşk…), military conflicts, state affairs, police ( Vatanım Sensin, Börü, Bezaht Ç…), mafia stories ( Çukur, Ezel, Kurtlar Vadisi) or even satirics ( Avrupa Yakası, Jet Sosyete…).

The “Muhteşem Yüzyıl” series has gathered more than 400 million viewers in more than 72 countries.

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