Turkish TV series tourism
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Turkish TV series (Turkish: Türk dizileri) are the leading cultural export of Turkey. Beginning from the 2010s, they have become the primary reason to visit the country for many fans.
Most internationally acclaimed Turkish series are melodramatic soap operas, portraying family issues or romance between rich boy and poor girl (or vice versa), although some are based on (more or less) true historical personalities or belong to altogether different genres, such as crime fiction.
UnderstandThe earliest TV series production in Turkey dates back to 1974.
LocationsMost filming locations are in Istanbul or its immediate vicinity.
Stay safeOnce the filming is completed, many of the shooting locations are reinstated to their primary function: residential.
Go next9797 | wikidata=Q6006412 | content=A side alley off Istiklal St, this was where most of the offices of Turkish film industry were located.
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