Diriliş Ertuğrul TV series in Pakistan

Turkish productions boost quality of domestic TV series in Pakistan

In order to compete with Turkish televisions, Pakistan has to force its producers to improve the quality of their programs. Message from Anadolu Agency about the role of Turkish TV's exports to Pakistan and the competition they have caused, by Faisal Javed Khan, Chairman of the Information Broadcasting and Heritage Committee in Pakistan, in the country.

Stating that the interest in Turkish productions was ignited across the country with the publication of the hit TV series “Diriliş Ertuğrul” (Diriliş: Ertuğrul) on PTV, Khan is the Turkish history, Islamic history and Islamic culture of the Turkish TV series.

"Resurrection Ertuğrul" was broadcasted in Urdu dubbed on PTV at the request of Prime Minister Imran Khan, "Khan said," This television series was already watched in English subtitles via broadcast platforms on the Internet. " Said. However, since the show was broadcast on national TV in Urdu, he noted that Khan's popularity has been captured as a tutorial that very nicely describes the Islamic lifestyle, Islamic culture and history, Turkish history and culture.

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Khan has shown that reading has been decreasing as entertainment in recent years, emphasizing the need to provide information about history, culture and Islamic values, especially for young people through other media such as TV series, films and streaming productions. "Talking about the history and culture of Islam at a meeting, Khan talked about the TV series" Yunus Emre Aşkın Yolculuğu "(Yunus Emre: Aşk Yolculuğu), which was broadcast by the Turkish public broadcaster TRT, and asked to publish this series in Pakistan, too, added Khan.

Turkish productions before Hollywood, Bollywood

Khan, who is also a producer, stated that the Turkish TV series scenarios have achieved great success thanks to the quality of the acting and filming techniques, “Turkish TV series are curious and the audience is curious about the next episode. In addition, soundtrack, sets, acting and shooting techniques even surpass those of Hollywood. Many Hollywood productions cannot even compete with Turkish productions. Turkish productions even exceeded Bollywood's productions. While Indian TV series and movies are mostly watched in Pakistan, Turkish productions are on the rise. "

Stressing that some private channels in the country have broken their ratings by broadcasting Turkish TV series, Khan stated that no Pakistani production could take place against the two Turkish TV series that started in the period when the two rival channels broadcast the “Magnificent Century”. Magnificent Century) and “Aşk-ı Memnu” (Forbidden Love).

Stressing that this increases competition between national producers and TV networks, Khan said, “Competition with Turkish productions forced Pakistani producers to make TV series of higher quality. Pakistani producers are now producing higher quality and beautiful productions as a result of the competition created by Turkish TV series."

Khan, Pakistan, and underscored the importance of further cooperation in the series and film production in Turkey, two countries from the producers, directors and actors coronavirus after abolished also stressed the need to come together.

Stating that Islamic culture and history can be better promoted to the world through co-productions, Khan said, “This partnership was one of the issues discussed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Imran Khan. We have to visit each other and send your talented players here and we have to send ours to you. I am sure that Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, who played the character of Behlül in “Aşk-ı Memnu”, would come here and go out to the streets and people would go crazy. Engin Altan Düzyatan, who played the role of Ertuğrul Gazi in "Resurrection Ertuğrul", would win if he participated in an election here. Similarly, we are delighted to Pakistani actor won an election can be run in Turkey. "

Khan added that they wanted to see more Turkish productions in Pakistan, including Turkish history, culture, Islamic history and historical figures.