Turkey's booming drama industry captures hearts and minds worldwide, boost tourism

(12 Jul 2024)
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Istanbul, Turkey - 12 June 2024
1. Various aerials of Bozdag Film Studios in Beykoz district of Istanbul ++MUTE++
2. Various of tourists visiting the set
3. Wide of traditional Turkish encampment in the studio set
4. Various of tourists touring sets, gift shop and cafes
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Riia Toivanen, 22, Finnish tourist and fan of Turkish TV shows:
"We watch movies and Netflix series with my mom. I like very much, for example (the shows) "Kara Para Ask,” and "Kara Sevda.” And I also have been watching Ottoman series. So, that's why we came here."
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Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina - 4 July 2024
6. Various of Raquel Greco, 66-year-old retired schoolmaster and Turkish series fan, watching a Turkish TV show in her home
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Raquel Greco, 66-year-old retired schoolmaster and Turkish series fan:
"Well, the truth is, it was exciting (visiting set in Turkey). I cannot express in words what I really felt at that moment. The truth is, it seemed like it was more than fulfilling a dream. It seemed like I was dreaming, that I couldn't believe I was living what I saw every day in the TV series."
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Istanbul, Turkey - 12 June 2024
8. Various of horse stunt show, performers acting out a choreography based on the historical Turkish TV shows “Foundation: Osman” and “Resurrection: Ertugrul”
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Istanbul, Turkey - 3 May 2024
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Dr. Deniz Gurgen Atalay, Assistant Professor of Film and TV at Bahcesehir University:
"When you watch so intensely and with such demand, you become entrenched in the heart of popular culture, in any country. Therefore, it is not possible for a phenomenon that exists within the dynamics of popular culture to not emerge as soft power and not have a positive impact here during the process of establishing a reputation."
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Istanbul, Turkey - 12 June 2024
10. Various of blacksmith tools, swords and shields on display in Bozdag film studios
11. Mid of actors hitting a piece of metal on an anvil with a hammer and reciting prayer, re-enacting a scene from the show “Foundation: Osman”
12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mehmet Bozdag, producer and screenwriter of series 'Resurrection: Ertugrul' and 'Foundation: Osman':
"I feel close to the Turkish identity, the Muslim-Turkish identity. So my projects have been in this direction. I try to convey that historical and cultural identity. But in doing so, we try to do it not as ideological propaganda, but by focusing on the universality of the story. And that made an impact all over the world."
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Istanbul, Turkey - 6 May 2024
13. Wide of Izzet Pinto, CEO of TV series export company Global Agency, walking to his desk
14. Mid of Pinto typing
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Izzet Pinto, CEO of TV series exporter "Global Agency":
"The soft power we create with Turkish dramas cannot be even compared to what we can do in politics, because we reach over 400 million viewers every night around the world. So that means that we are able to influence with our culture, the beauty of Turkey to 400 million viewers around the world."
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Istanbul, Turkey - 30 April 2024
16. Wide of the outdoor set of Turkish drama “Vendetta”, production worker starting scene UPSOUND No name given (Turkish) “3, 2, 1. You have the scene.”
17. Mid of “Vendetta” stars Baris Baktas and Yagmur Yuksel holding a baby for a scene
18. Mid of director watching the scene from monitors
19. Wide of actor holding fake gun and pulling the trigger
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