Kanal D International is the global business arm of Kanal D, the leading TV channel of the Turkish broadcasting world. Operating under Europe’s leading media organisation, Demirören Media Group, Kanal D has been creating quality content for the past 28 years. Accompanied by Kanal D International Networks brand, Kanal D International has grown within the content world to reach the end-user since 2018. The distribution arm of the company continues its activities under Kanal D International, and Kanal D International Networks is the business line that holds all linear assets. Kanal D Drama is the first Turkish Drama channel that was established in the LATAM & Europe region and the first channel that entered the U.S. market. Today, it continues to present a never-before-seen experience of premium Turkish content.
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Who’s who...
Ekin Koyuncu Executive Director Gamze Utma Sales Executive Asia, Russia & CIS Selim Türkmen Sales Manager Western Europe, MENA & Africa Narda Zuluaga Sales Executive Latam & Spain Burcu Anış Head of Marketing & Operations Burçak Coşkundeniz Traffic Manager
Ekin Koyuncu
Gamze Utma
Genres Premium Drama, Romantic Comedy, Family Drama, Medical Drama
Top shows are… Three Sisters Watch Trailer Original production (in production) – An instant bestseller in 2018, penned by the acclaimed author İclal Aydın, Three Sisters is now adapted to a television series. Three Sisters is a story about a family that comes from an old house in the olive tree-scented cobblestone streets of Ayvalık. It is not a story that solely consists of sorrow, but one that demonstrates its characters retracing their steps back to the good old times. By channeling their past, a journey of recovery begins. Twist of Fate
Watch Trailer Everything in life arises from faith and courage to hold onto it. For some, to find true love, one must risk losing it. This is the story of a superstitious girl named Ada (Cemre Baysel), who believes that if she cannot marry her first love, she will be cursed for life. What is going to happen when Ada clings on to her marriage with Rüzgar (İdris Nebi Taşkan) in order not to be doomed, and has to work with her attractive boss, Bora (Aytaç Şaşmaz) who has absolutely no interest in love? Despite her self-imposed ill fate, people trying to cut them off, and many other obstacles to surmount, with time, life will challenge Ada and Bora individually to learn how to appreciate one another. Fate has twisted, and Cupid hit them both!
Love Trap Selim Türkmen
Burcu Anis
Narda Zuluaga
Burcak Coskundeniz
Asia focus in 2022 Our genre strengths are family, drama and romantic comedy. We have the widest and a timeless Turkish catalogue and we will continue to present the strength of this catalogue along with our new projects in 2022. Our anticipation is to increase our sales especially in Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, as we clearly see the growing interest and love for Turkish dramas in these territories.” Ekin Koyuncu, Executive Director
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Watch Trailer It is all about how well you play the hand you are dealt. Kerem (Çağlar Ertuğrul) is the son of a well-to-do family that owns a textile empire in Istanbul. Being smart, good-looking, yet a playboy, he can never live up to the expectations of his father. On the other hand, Ayşe (Burcu Özberk) is a working-class girl at the company’s factory. Despite having a good heart, she is fed up with the direction in which her life is heading. As a last resort, she lays a trap by claiming that the son of her boss, Kerem, is her lover, compelling him to marry her. Kerem realises that he has been cornered from all angles. Hence, he plays his hand by getting into Ayşe’s game to dethrone his father in the company. Will the plan of the two work, or will this love trap end up bounding each other forever?
Hekimoglu
Watch Trailer Ateş Hekimoğlu, the infamous infectious diseases and nephrology physician, cures extraordinary cases by administering distinctive methods with his team of three. The series follows the everyday life of an unsociable, witty and maverick medical genius who defies hospital rules and does whatever it takes to practice his way. In every episode, this wellproduced local adaptation of the hit U.S. series House M.D covers themes of love, sacrifice, camaraderie, discipline and humanity. The show has been voted by viewers as “The Best Remake in Turkish TV History”.
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