Worldfocus » Ottoman Empire http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Arab world is transfixed by Turkish soap operas http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/22/arab-world-is-transfixed-by-turkish-soap-operas/5087/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/04/22/arab-world-is-transfixed-by-turkish-soap-operas/5087/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:23:03 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=5087 For more than six centuries, the Ottoman Empire controlled Arab lands, leaving its imprint on art, language and food.

Today, Turkey is wielding influence once again in the Arab world — not militarily, but through its soap operas. More than a dozen Turkish soaps have aired on Arab television, offering an escape from the hard daily realities of life.

Worldfocus producer Mohammad Al-Kassim reports on this new Turkish invasion.

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