Iranian-made productions in Turkey

Britain-based Iranian channel GEM TV is shooting its first TV series in Antalya, with the company set to shoot more series and films in the countryIran's GEM TV will make 100 cinema and 20 TV series in Turkey, with one of its TV productions being shot in the southern province of Antalya. 

GEM TV holds the Middle East merchandising rights for popular Turkish series such as "Muhte?em Yüzy?l" (Magnificent Century), "Karaday?," "Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne," (What is Fatmagül's Fault) and "Yaprak Dökümü" (Fallen Leaves).

GEM TV, despite being Iranian, is based in Britain because of the Iranian regime and for the first time since its establishment, it has realized a TV series project. The series, starring Turkish Reha Beyo?lu, is set to have 60 episodes. 

At a recent press conference in Antalya, the owner of GEM TV, Saeed Karimian said they had channels in Persian, Arabic, Kurdish and Azerbaijani languages, with their Turkish and English channels set to start broadcasting in 2016. 

"We want to initiate 100 cinema and 20 TV series projects in Turkey starting from 2016. We have been doing feasibility study and researches for 11 months for only this project. Our 1,400 workers worldwide will come to Turkey within a month for these projects? The films and series of this project will be Arabic and Persian. All productions will also be broadcast in Turkish," said Karimian. 

He said the GEMTÜRK Channel will begin broadcasting all of its productions in the coming days. 

When asked about the popularity of Turkish TV series in the Middle East, Karimian said, "Since Iranian culture is very close to Turkish culture, Iranians feel the same way with Turks in TV series. Turks are closer to them than Americans or other countries'...