We have a lot of Turkish members here, so I figured I'll make this thread.
Did you guys know that Turkish soap operas are a huge hit throughout the Balkans and more specifically in ex-Yugoslavia? It all started last year with "Binbir gece" which caused a total hysteria. I didn't watch it, but loooooots of people did. It was so popular that the two leading actors from that series visited Belgrade and Zagreb. After that, almost every TV channel started showing at least one Turkish series. There was "Gumus", "Ezel", "Ask ve ceza", "Yaprak dokumu" (extremely popular in Serbia at the moment)... I'm watching "Hanimin ciftligi". These soap operas so popular that more and more people want to learn Turkish language and are getting interested in Turkish culture.
Are those TV series popular in Turkey too? Are they respected or simply considered easy entertainment? Are the actors playing in them well known?