The number of world viewers of Turkish TV series has reached 1 billion people

Global demand for Turkish TV series has increased by 183% in the last three years, reaching a total of 1 billion people. In 2023, Turkey became the third country in terms of TV series production, after the United States and Great Britain. The income from the export of the series reached 600 million dollars, and it is estimated that this figure will soon exceed 1 billion dollars.

Globally, the demand for Turkish series has increased by 183% in the last three years, and the total audience has reached 1 billion people. This was announced by Fahrettin Altun, Head of the Communications Department of the Turkish President's Administration.

"Today, around one billion people around the world are watching Turkish TV series, and this will make a big difference... Real success is waiting for us. Film production is our movement aimed at resisting the system of cultural exploitation, global imperialism and attempts at cultural corruption," said Altun at the premiere of the new TV series "Mehmed: Sultan of Fates" on TRT 1 .

"The plot is based on events in the life of a very important person in world history," said the head of the Communications Department. - It depicts the image of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror and his achievements, in particular, the conquest of Istanbul."

Altun stated that Sultan Mehmed Fatih was a great ruler who established a system of governance that allowed the Ottoman state to achieve significant success in many fields over several centuries.

"In general, he also emphasized the importance of art and cinema in taking Turkey's place in the modern world. The state is investing very seriously in the development of its brand," said Altun.

According to The Economist, in 2023, Turkey became the third country in the world that exported the most series after the United States and Britain.

According to a study by data firm Parrot Analytics, global demand for Turkish TV series will increase by 184 percent between 2020 and 2023. The demand for Korean dramas was announced as 73 percent.

In 2023, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the three largest importers of new Turkish TV series.

The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce reported that Turkey's TV exports will reach $600 million in 2022. Some analysts predict that their sales will soon reach billions of dollars.