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\n\tRimini\u2019s Teatro Amintore Galli was packed to the rafters for a conversation between Turkish actor \u00d6zge G\u00fcrel (\u201cWolf,\u201d \u201cMr. Wrong\u201d) and Serkan \u00c7ayo\u011flu (\u201cWolf,\u201d \u201cCherry Season\u201d) on Sunday at the Italian Global Series Festival. The second the on-stage conversation concluded, a wave of ardent fans rushed to greet them in person.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe conversation was itself about that very popularity, of the successful export of Turkish dizi <\/em>which have become a sensation \u2013 or a \u201cphenomenon\u201d as the moderator put it \u2013 in Italy and other countries around the world. Real life partners G\u00fcrel and \u00c7ayo\u011flu starred in series \u201cWolf\u201d and \u201cCherry Season\u201d together, something they briefly spoke on during the conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBefore this, the two spoke about memories of television in Turkey (\u201cevery father should watch \u2018Super Subbu,\u2019\u201d said \u00c7ayo\u011flu) and then reflected on the differing perceptions between film and television actors, though perhaps didn\u2019t see a lot of difference between the two \u2013 itself a reflection of how the reputation and prestige of television has changed in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t know if TV is \u2018less prestigious\u2019 than cinema,\u201d G\u00fcrel observed in regards to being asked if television actors are seen differently.\u201d \u201cMaybe it\u2019s because it takes more time.\u201d \u00c7ayo\u011flu also highlighted this as a basic, if key difference in audience perception, in that \u201ccinema probably doesn\u2019t have the same limits in terms of time.\u201d \u00c7ayo\u011flu also noted how streaming platforms have provoked a change, and perhaps an overlap between mediums, saying that \u201cinternet platforms have lessened this gap\u201d in reference to how runtimes on streamers are more flexible than on broadcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tRegarding international interest in Turkish television, the moderator remarked that people are showing greater interest in the country and the Turkish language, asking the actors what they thought about how much people can become familiar through these stories, fables and fantasies though they might be. \u201cIn Turkey, we are great storytellers; we are a people who experience emotions deeply, right from the heart,\u201d\u00a0 \u00c7ayo\u011flu says. \u201cWe share stories about our beautiful cities and our diverse culture \u2013 we are a place where different cultures live together, so we tell stories that reflect that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBoth spoke about their surprise at their popularity, G\u00fcrel quipping that one time they saw people taking pictures while they were filming and assumed they were just tourists rather than specific fans of their work. \u00c7ayo\u011flu mentions his amazement at meeting fans in Italy and Argentina, representations of their work crossing borders. <\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked about why the two think that the various Turkish series they worked on have had this effect abroad, G\u00fcrel said that it\u2019s as simple as emotional investment. \u201cIt is about emotions\u2013 feelings that we all experience, universal emotions that resonate deeply with people,\u201d she said. \u201cEspecially in today\u2019s world, where everything is becoming increasingly digitized and consumed rapidly, perhaps we are better able to recall those values we risk losing \u2013 not just love, but friendship and the importance of family. All of this truly gives people hope. That is the power of feelings when things are created with genuine heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

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