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Dominic Fernandez

Global Voices Online
The Turkish soap opera “1001 nights” has been emitted successfully in several Latin American countries and has also had a noticeable effect on culture.

Why some Latin Americans are naming their children ‘Onur’ and ‘Sherezade’

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Soap operas open new windows into our increasingly global world. For example, Latin America is a prolific producer — and consumer — of soap operas. But now it’s important soap operas from abroad, too. Including from Turkey.

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