When it comes to Turkish TV dramas, most viewers from Middle Eastern countries are familiar with them. A Turkish writer once described: Walking on the streets of Amman, Jordan, there are two different Turkish TV series in the home appliance store; When taking a taxi in Aleppo, Syria, the taxi driver would talk to him about the Turkish he learned from the TV series; When meeting with different businessmen, they will also muttered from time to time, hoping to catch up with the latest episode of "Local Drama" updated tonight.
Nowadays, this scene is no longer limited to the Middle East, and all over the world, "local opera" is the talk of the audience after dinner. According to an incomplete statistic from Turkey's Daily News, in 2022 alone, more than 100 "local operas" will be broadcast in more than 150 countries around the world, with a cumulative audience of more than 700 million. In January 2023, Turkey**Erdogan** also mentioned the achievements of TV drama exports when talking about the current situation of the country's exports**.
According to the British newspaper The Economist, Turkey is currently the world's third-largest exporter of TV dramas, after the United States and the United Kingdom. According to statistics, between 2020 and 2023, the global demand for "local opera" has increased by as much as 184%.
Industry insiders believe that "local opera" to the world began after 2000. "One Thousand and One Nights", broadcast in 2006, was the first shot of "local opera" overseas, and the copyright was sold to more than 80 countries; The historical drama "Century of Glory," which aired between 2011 and 2014, became a phenomenal work, with a total of four seasons, the rights sold to more than 50 countries, and more than 200 million viewers. The filming location of "local opera" has become a popular tourist "check-in place".
One Thousand and One Nights" poster "Native Opera" also performed very well in Latin America, and it was reported that "Native Opera" 1 3 overseas income came from Latin America. It is reported that Argentine star Messi is a fan of "local opera", and Maduro of Venezuela once visited the set of "local opera". "Native opera" also has a large number of fans in the neighboring Balkans and South Asia. The Economist reported that the spread of "local opera" abroad has helped Turkey improve its international image.
Aksoy, a member of the board of directors of the Turkish Association of Service Exporters, said that the average cost of each episode of "local opera" is currently about US$250,000, with actors' fees, crew costs and post-production accounting for 1 3 each, and exports** ranging from US$300,000 to US$700,000. It can be seen that the high production and well-made production of "local opera" is also one of the secrets of its popularity.
Zhang Hao, special correspondent of the Global Times in Turkey.