Turkish TV series continue to conquer European countries. One of the longest-running TV series on screens, TIMS&B’s Bir Zamanlar Çukurova will be broadcast in Spain soon. Meanwhile, a research on Turkish TV series in the country yielded a surprising result.
El Confidencial, one of the most read news sites in Spain, featured a research news about Turkish TV series. In the news, it was stated that the explosion of Turkish TV series in Spain continues, and that this is not a temporary fashion.
The news, which drew attention to the avalanche of followers of Turkish series on social media, especially in Spain, included the results of a research by the consultancy company Dos30. According to the report prepared by the company, Turkish TV series in Spain experienced an astonishing 85% growth in the last two years.
While these productions lasted 491 hours on television in 2018, this figure increased to 3,286 hours in 2020. No other content or genre has grown as fast as Turkish TV series. It is stated in the news that these results show that the presence of Turkish TV series in Spain is also assured in the coming years.
Dozens of TV series, from Magnificent Century to Aşk-ı Memnu, from Sıla to Binbir Gece, have been broadcast abroad and have reached huge viewing figures. Thanks to this, Turkish actors gained worldwide fame.
Serials such as Mr. Wrong, Sen Çal Kapımı, Mucize Doktor, which are still broadcasting in many countries, break ratings records in Europe and South America. Turkish TV series broadcast in 150 countries reach approximately 700 million viewers.
According to the news of Esra Sayın from TRT Haber, this adventure started with the sale of the Aşk-ı Memnu series to France in 1981, and the export revenue, which was 100 thousand dollars in 2008, reached 500 million dollars as the 2020s approached.