Calinos Notches Up Drama Deals

Calinos Entertainment has landed sales for five of its titles, including Forbidden Fruit, with broadcasters around the world.

Now in its third season, Forbidden Fruit has been licensed to India, Israel, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan and Pakistan. The drama centers on Yıldız and Zeynep, two sisters who are very close but have very different personalities and goals in life.

The Turkish drama Woman is headed to India, Macedonia, Bulgaria, MENA, Afganistan and El Salvador, while Our Story is making its way to India, Bulgaria and Pakistan. The Girl Named Feriha has been licensed into India and Africa (French-speaking countries), and A Love Story has been picked up in Macedonia.

Ismail Dursunov, deputy general manager of Calinos Entertainment, said: “We are thrilled to have licensed these rating-smasher Turkish dramas to an additional ten more countries. Especially, thanks to the increasing interest from the Indian audience in Turkish content, we are pleased to announce we have closed a deal with MX Player for The Girl Named Feriha, Our Story, Woman and Forbidden Fruit. Proud of the success of Turkish content everywhere, we hope to announce more sales soon about these TV series which have attracted a huge number of viewers around the world.”