{"id":13818,"date":"2020-09-29T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2020-09-30T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:00:00","slug":"a-love-affair-with-turkish-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/a-love-affair-with-turkish-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love Affair with Turkish Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can Okan, Inter Medya\u2019s founder and CEO, talks to <\/em>TV Drama about how the continued popularity of Turkish dramas has helped establish Turkey as a global powerhouse in the content-export industry.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the past ten years, the popularity of Turkish dramas has continued to boom, establishing Turkey as a global powerhouse in the content-export industry. And Inter Medya has been one of the pioneers of its success. \u201cOur country is second to the U.S. in terms of TV-series exports,\u201d says Can Okan, Inter Medya\u2019s founder and CEO. \u201cIt\u2019s a huge share of revenue for our country. Turkey has unique historic and cultural richness rooted deeply. Our culture appeals to all cultures across the globe. In parallel, Turkish titles distinguish themselves with their production quality, star-studded casts and rousing storylines.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the themes of Turkish dramas are varied, impossible love, historical figures and family conflicts often take center stage. \u201cLately, there is a huge interest in dramedies, police and mafia stories,\u201d Okan says. \u201cIt depends on the territory or platform that we work with.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s catalog includes The Ambassador\u2019s Daughter<\/em>, which is among this season\u2019s most popular series. Starring Engin Aky\u00fcrek and Neslihan Atag\u00fcl, the show has been licensed in over 50 territories so far. Another successful drama is Ramo<\/em>. Inspired by a real person, Ramo<\/em> spotlights the deep conflicts of family and love. The Light of Hope<\/em>, meanwhile, is a daily drama starring Elizabeth Damla G\u00fcvenilir, the child actress from the acclaimed hit Elif<\/em>. Bitter Lands<\/em> has already been licensed in over 55 territories. \u201cThe series continues to break records both locally and internationally,\u201d says Okan.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our dramas carry a strong Turkish-drama DNA,\u201d he adds, \u201cwith stories that can appeal to audiences everywhere. Family tragedies and revenge, triangles of love and obstacles that seem impossible merge in these stories, making them extremely desirable in the international market.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inter Medya has also been building out its movie slate, Okan notes. \u201cThe Turkish feature-film industry started to attract great attention from all over the world recently. At Inter Medya, our aim is to always expand and diversify our catalog; so, in parallel to our TV-series library, we strive to expand our feature-films library as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the Inter Medya slate, Miracle in Cell No. 7<\/em> has recently attracted attention from international viewers. The movie tells the heartbreaking story of Memo, who lives with his beloved little daughter and grandmother in an Aegean town. \u201cThe movie was watched by 5.2 million moviegoers in Turkey and became the most-watched movie of the year,\u201d Okan says.<\/p>\n

The Way We Are<\/em>, another feature film from the Inter Medya catalog, tells the story of a group of friends who reunite with each other years later. Past issues arise, as do unexpected events. \u201cIt\u2019s a heartwarming mix between drama and comedy,\u201d says Okan.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also Ali<\/em>, which tells the story of a family who live in a small Anatolian town. It unveils the difficult times a young man experiences due to gastric cancer.<\/p>\n

With the proliferation of online streaming platforms in Turkey, the popularity of miniseries has been on the rise. \u201cThis year, we have expanded our miniseries catalog with new and international hits,\u201d Okan says. One of these is Interrupted<\/em>, a romantic drama about a young and idealist journalist named Ozan, who loses his life in an unfortunate car crash, and his girlfriend, Elif, who will go after the people who took Ozan\u2019s life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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