some 800 million viewers watch Turkish shows at any one time. The success story began with the melodrama "Gumus" ("Silver"), the soap opera "1001 Nights," the crime thriller "Ezel" and the action ...

Not only in the Middle East, Turkish soap operas are on the path of expanding their fan base after joining the Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and Pakistani markets for the first time in 2013.

In recent years, Latin American countries especially watch Turkish soap operas, which are among the top 15 programs in those countries. Overtaking the place of the countries like Brazil and Mexico ...

A trio of die-hard Turkish soap opera fans travel to Istanbul to meet their favorite actor but end up wrongly accused of kidnapping him, turning their trip into a hilarious real-life soap opera.