The most favourite productions of Turkish Televisions, which
constitute almost the whole of entertainment and domestic life of
Turkish people, are the TV series and morning shows. However, most
of these TV series are Turkish adaptations of foreign TV series and
while the American productions were mostly preferred in the past,
today's leading productions are based on Korean and Japanese
shows.
So how do these Korean or Japanese productions become so-called
"Turkish Series"? Do Screenwriters have a finger in the
pie?
Almost every foreign format broadcasted on TV is adapted by
Turkish screenwriters in accordance with Turkish life style to make
it more convincing for the audience. During the adaptation process,
screenwriters firstly create the "Framework Story/General
Synopsis" which serves as a context for the main idea of
the TV series including the main conflict, triggering event and
character ideas. Screenwriters may also write a detailed character
analysis.
