[jballanc]

Honestly, you know what? This is fine.

The insistence of US media companies to continue geographically restricting content in an effort to make a few extra bucks has done more to kill US cultural imperialism than decades of "home grown" efforts. As a concrete example, in the past few years there has been an explosion of GoT-style dramas in Turkey (which they've even begun exporting to neighbors in the region).

Perhaps not surprisingly, this season GoT was available same-day on Turkish cable, with either dubbed or original voice tracks.

[veridies]

Do you have any recommendations for Turkish shows? I'd be interested in seeing them.

[jballanc]

Probably the most popular of the historical-fiction variety are "Muhteşem Yüzyıl" and its spin-off "Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem". "Behzat Ç." is a pretty good police drama. The one that really sort of kicked off the modern renaissance of Turkish dramas, though, is "Aşk-ı Memnu", which is a modernized take on a famous 19th century Turkish novel. Many of the actors from that series went on to star in later Turkish dramas.

(Note: Just so you know what to expect, Turkish dramas are sort of a cross between their US counterparts and Spanish Telenovelas. There is some action, but much more emphasis on interpersonal conflicts...and more than a few very long, overly dramatic shots backed with suspenseful music.)