Soap opera

Much-loved Soaps Polish Turkey’s Image in Balkans

Under former prime minister Ahmet Davutaglu, Turkish foreign policy shifted towards its current "zero problems with neighbours" policy, and to win-win policies that allow Ankara to spread its influence politically, economically and culturally.

The boom in Turkish soap operas throughout the Balkans during this time provides a good example of this influence.

Maturity test

The saga over the Skouries gold mine project in the northern Greek region of Halkidiki, which is backed by Canadian gold-mining company Eldorado and has been dogged by controversy and setbacks for years now, reads like a bad soap opera.

Turkish actor in love with sexy Greek model (photos)

Turkish heartthrob Burak Hakki, who was a huge hit in Turkish soap-opera dramas aired on Greek TV, apart from finding work in Greece and a theatrical play called “Cycle”, has also found love it seems. The 45-year-old actor has fallen for a Greek beauty by the name of Chara Pappa. The sexy brunette is an economics student in Thessaloniki and does modeling on a part time basis.

 

Turkey by numbers (II)

The story in our newspaper recently stated that a recent survey about the lifestyle and attitudes of Turkish people had revealed "intriguing results." The poll was conducted by the Ipsos KMG Research and Consultancy Company based on interviews with almost 16,000 people across Turkey, titled ?Guide to Understanding Turkey.?

Here are some of the ?intriguing? results: