In 2018, Kuiertyd launched in South Africa offering a variety of telenovelas which have proven to be favourable for viewers. Four years later, kykNET ramps up a competitive offering for the consumers resulting in double the drama.
Stuck in the middle of this battle is Timeless Dizi Channel owned by SPI International which is a company of Canal+ which has minority stake on MultiChoice.
Heard from sources about 1 or 3 new series coming to South Africa through these brands and instead of divulging further onto those shows I thought of looking at similar shows part of which I've managed to browse.
Based on my recommendations don't be surprised if some of this content pop-up on either one of them. In a random order, we present the 10 Turkish shows eMedia Investments' Kuiertyd, SPI International's Timeless Dizi Channel and M-Net's kykNET should acquire in 2023.
1. Dolunay (Full Moon)
Picked up by StarTimes during the year, the series follows Nazli Pinar a young culinary student who is hired as Ferit's private chef and must deal with his specific rules for preparing his meals. The two initially clash and form a beautiful friendship. The series stars Can Yaman and Özge Gürel.
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2. Afili Asle (Stellar Love)
Slanderous accusations force Ayse to marry Kerem, a well-known, rich, handsome playboy. Caglar Ertugrul and Burcu Özberk take up the leading roles.
3. Her Yerde Sen (You Are Everywhere)
Demir and Selin stubbornly claim the same house and are forced to live together. The company will become inevitable when someone comes to the company he works for and the other as manager. The series stars Furkan Andic, Aybüke Pusat, Ali Yagci and Aslihan Malbora.
4. Hayat Sarkisi (Song Of Life)
Hulia, a poor girl who pretends to be strong, aims to make enough money to help her sibling pursue her studies and lead a decent life despite all the challenges they face. The series stars Burcu Biricik, Birkan Sokullu, Tayanç Ayaydin and Ecem Özkaya.
5. Fatih Harbiye (In Between)
The main character is a girl who lives in the suburbs of Istanbul. All her thoughts together about how to get out of poverty and miserable life and enter the socialite. Girl walking confidently towards the realization of its objectives, although a man of her class who loves her madly. The series stars Kadir Dogulu and Neslihan Atagül in the leading roles.
6. Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari (Mrs. Fazilet And Her Daughters)
The story of Fazilet, mother of two Hazan and Ece, eager to gain money, using her younger daughter, Ece,modeling skills. While Hazan pursues a sport coach life, far from her mother ambitions and falls in love with a rich spoiled man. The series stars Nazan Kesal, Deniz Baysal and Caglar Ertugrul.
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7. Hercai (Folklore)
In the center of the story is the fate of a young man named Miran, whose parents died through the fault of a man who became his mortal enemy. In order to avenge their death, Miran decides on classic revenge: he seduces Reyyan to destroy the girl, thereby depriving his enemy of the only creature dear to him; his daughter. The series stars Akin Akinözü, Ebru Sahin, Ayda Aksel and Macit Sonkan.
8. Yeni Hayat (A New Life)
Adam is an ex-special forces solider who is hired to work as a bodyguard for Yasmine, Timur's wife. Serkan Çayoglu and Melisa Pamuk take up the lead roles.
9. Söz (The Oath)
Yavuz, a well-trained Turkish soldier, is in Istanbul with his fiance where a terrorist operation takes place. Bahar, who is not a surgeon, tries to save his fiance. After this incident, Yavuz goes back to Karabayir and Bahar follows him all the way to give him something that belongs to him. The series stars Tolga Saritas, Meric Aral and Nihat Altinkaya.
10. Ariza
Ali Riza is a taxi driver preparing to marry his sister Nihan off to his dear friend; Halide Gurkan attends Fuat Ersoylu's magnificent party given on the occasion of his father's birthday and during the party Fuat's son Burak proposes to Halide, who refuses, then leaves the party and gets into Ali Riza's taxi. The series stars Tolga Saritas, Ayça Aysin Turan, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan and Olgun Toker.
