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Originally posted by: aydafawad

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Why? Are indian serials so bad? :D I totally love watching them and many other turkish people too. Especially Iss Pyaar Kya Naam Doon and Beintehaa were superb :)

Originally posted by: aydafawad

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Thanks for your answers. Now I understand, what you mean. Some Indian serials really are very long. Bidaai, which is currently aired in turkish television has around 700 episodes for example. Thats really quite long. Iss Pyaar and Beintehaa were shorter ones (around 200-400).

But I think the most important reason, why Indian serials are so popular in Turkey, is that they show an other culture to you. I mean in Turkey women dont wear Saris or Bindis and all that beautiful jewellery. Its somehow exotic for us, when we are watching those kind of things because we dont know it. I guess that turkish audience also wants something new, something unknown. And Indian serials are something "new" for us. Like you guys want to know something about Turkey or turkish culture, its the same for us with India or Indian culture :)

Everything that is related to India is different for us. The music, the dances, the clothes... basically everything. Its also especially interesting, when you notice similarities between both countries or cultures.

I have noticed for example that Indian people care very much for guests, who visit them in their homes. Thats exactly the same in Turkey. We also care very much about guests. As Indian people, we also do serve "cay" and other Food7sweets etc. in order to welcome them and make them feel good. By the way guests in turkish mean "misafir" :D

So thats pretty similar in both countries. In Germany for example its not like that. German people do not care so much for their guests, as turkish or Indian people do.

Therefore I think its good that Indian serials are shown in Turkey. People get to know the other culture or at least start developing an interest for the other country and culture with its people. :)

^ So so proud to know Hazal has been invited to the Mumbai Film Festival! <33

Its a bit funny how you totally 'forget' about the number three best known Turkish actress worldwide and the second best sold Turkish series worldwide. Respectively Hazal Kaya and Adini Feriha Koydum. This is especially funny since in India (and this is India Forums) is airing Feriha already for a third time! I respect that your lists are very personal choices but when you start mentioning those internationally acclaimed you cannot speak from personal preference. In that case it must be fact, like all these wonderfull facts you shared about Turkey and Turkish culture. And those lists are not facts at all. It is what you like to be fact.

Regarding popularity abroad Serenay, Asli, Berguzar nor Meryem can hold a candle to Beren, Tuba or Hazal. That does not mean they are lesser actresses but their series just were either not sold as much abroad or less popular. Hazal and Beren were in the three best sold series ever, Ask-i-memnu, Adini Feriha Koydum and Fatmagulun sucu ne. The same series that katapulted Kivanc, Engin and Cagatay to world fame. These are the series that got them on the most influential peoples list and on the international list as Turkish actors whose name is most recognized around the world.

Hey, thank you for your response. But I have never claimed that those lists are facts? Have I? If those lists would be facts, I would have named sources. But I actually didn't and I have never said, that those lists are "facts". Of course those lists are based upon my personal assumptions.

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