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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="491" caption="“Kurtlar Vadisi” (The Valley of Wolves) is among the many Turkish TV series breaking ratings records in regions from the Middle East to the Balkans."][/caption]" Over the past few years, Turkish television series have seen a rapid rise in popularity, partially due to the techniques used in filming them as well as their strong acting ensembles.Outside of Turkey, the popularity of these series is breaking viewing records in regions from the Middle East to the Balkans. So far, a total of 65 Turkish series, including popular favorites such as “Acı Hayat,” “Asmalı Konak,” “Aşk-ı Memnu,” “Kurtlar Vadisi,” “Yabancı Damat,” “Yaprak Dökümü,” “Çocuklar Duymasın” and “Ihlamurlar Altında” have been broadcast to audiences in 39 countries, such as Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Bulgaria and Greece. The country with the greatest demand for more Turkish television series is Kazakhstan, followed by Bulgaria and then Azerbaijan. (...)"Source : Today's Zaman, 12 février 2011Lien : http://www.todayszaman.com/news-235384-turkish-tv-series-take-over-the-throne-from-brazil.html