Fauna Entertainment Teams with Turkish Pop Star

Fauna Entertainment has partnered with EDZ, owned by Turkish pop star Özgün, to co-produce the new music-led series Ediko.

Aimed at preschoolers, the show will encourage inclusivity and accepting people’s differences. It is inspired by Özgün’s son Ediz, who has Down syndrome, and is set to launch exclusively on YouTube Kids by the end of March, coinciding with his birthday.

Fauna Entertainment’s digital media unit will take over and manage the Ediko TV YouTube channel.

“My son, Ediz, is the source of our inspiration for the series,” Özgün said. “Although we have never seen him different than anyone, Ediz was born with Down syndrome, and he kept on inspiring us every day. We didn’t want to make a show to point out how normal kids are with Down syndrome but at the contrary wanted to praise how we should accept everyone however they are, feel and want to be.”