DISCOP Istanbul/Pre-MIPTV Spotlight: TRT

ISTANBUL: As the public broadcaster of Turkey is celebrating its 50th anniversary, TRT – Turkish Radio & Television Corporation is gearing up for a busy market at DISCOP Istanbul.

“In its first years, Istanbul was chosen as a base for targeting the channels, distributors and content suppliers within the MENA region, the Balkans, East Europe and Middle Asia,” says Mehmet Demirhan, TRT’s acquisitions, sales and co-production coordinator. “But since then, as Turkish drama series successfully gained the interest of the rest of the world as well, we now also see involvement from the Far East, Western Europe and the Americas.”

At the market, the company is presenting the dramas The Golden Apple, A Tale of Yusuf and The Poor Boy and the Rich Girl, along with a host of children’s programs, including Mint and Lemon and Pirdino.