MISTCO Places Pair of Turkish Dramas in Ukraine

MISTCO has landed a new deal for the Turkish dramas Melek: A Mother’s Struggle and Hold My Hand, which are headed to Ukraine.

Melek: A Mother’s Struggle, which originally aired on TRT 1, has been picked up by Ukrainian network Inter UA for a Wednesday night slot. The Us Yapim-produced series tells the story of a single mother struggling with life while also grappling with deep regrets about leaving her family and the man who was in love with her.

Inter UA and MISTCO also sealed a deal for Hold My Hand, which is a love story that starts with tragedy that becomes later fortune. It is also from Us Yapim for TRT 1.

Sureyya Onal, the producer of Melek: A Mother’s Struggle and Hold My Hand, commented, “Our foremost priority was to get the audience to believe that the story occurs within a family similar to their ones. Turkish people generally attach utmost importance to their families. We used the Turkish family values intensely in the series. But while doing so, we cared not to detach from the universality of love, kindness, and conscience in our stories. So, we have reached the audiences from all around the world with our titles.”

Aysegul Tuzun, managing director at MISTCO, commented, “We are very happy to make our first deal with Inter UA for our successful brands Melek: A Mother’s Struggle and Hold My Hand. Melek: A Mother’s Struggle is doing well in Turkey despite huge competition and our expectation is high for international sales. Besides this title, Hold My Hand is still our one of driven content that has been sold to over 30 countries as of now.”