Turkey a top destination for Arabs
A glitzy soap opera produced in Turkey is having an unexpected influence on tourism. The program flopped in its home country, but it drew 85-million viewers across the Arab world. Reporter Matthew Brunwasser reports that now many of those Arab fans are flocking to Turkey to see a different kind of Muslim culture.
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