(MENAFN- Daily News Egypt) In the heart of downtown Cairo in one of the city's oldest cinema theatres, the Odeon, Turkey's award-winning documentary "Kismet" was played for the very first time in Egypt.
The film links parts of the former Ottoman country in an attempt to shed light on the deep relationship of love between women and Turkish soap operas. From "Gumus" to "Fatmagul" and "Magnificent Century", the documentary studies the influence this kind of drama leaves on women in particular.
Since Egypt was once an Ottoman state, the film tackles the impact of both "Gumus" and "Fatmagul" on the local audience. According to the Egyptian viewers who participated in the film, "Gumus" which was translated into "Noor", was their first Turkish series, and it only made them fall in love with the genre.
"When 'Noor' was broadcast, most of the Egyptian media was full of violence, war and injustice. 'Noor' arrived and brought romanticism; it arrived when Egyptians were thirsty for sagas like these," said a viewer in the documentary.
"Noor" narrates a love story between a couple belonging to two different social classes. Throughout the series, Turkey is portrayed as a lavish community with spectacular villas and attractive people which by definition mesmerised a large sector of viewers.
Nonetheless, the true influence and severe obsession did not happen until an Arab network aired "Fatmagul", which was translated into "Fatma". The series discusses women rights and the taboo of harassment and rape, something that by nature touched several Egyptian activists.
Samira Ibrahim, one of Egypt's most famous activists, shared her personal story with harassment. Ibrahim was the first to go public against the Egyptian military for undertakingvirginity tests on the protesters.
""Fatmagul" has the keys to Turkish society, we need that here as well. Someone must know how to enter our society and deliver the message," said Ibrahim.
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