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and singer, are their favourite. They also watch Turkish serials like Kurtlar Vadisi (Valley Of
Wolves) and Sır Kapısı (Door of Secret). The male heroine in Kurtlar Vadisi –Polat Alemdar,
a nationalist Turkish policeman in relation with mafia- is their identical character. They find
Sır Kapısı very realistic because people who commit sin certainly suffer in the serial. They
sometimes talk about these programmes with other family members and friends.
F>40 have one television at home. But Kibriye has 4. They watch tv between 35-40 hours a
week. Favourite programme is serials/films, documentary and music/entertainment
programmes. Favourite films are Turkish, Russian and Uzbek films. Again Kibriye likes
Hollywood horror movies like her son. They also watch competition programs whole family.
They are very fond of religious serials like Sır Kapısı. From television they see that village in
Turkey are very like the villages of Kyrgyzstan. Sır Kapısı is a serial set in any village and
about Gods punishment to sinners. They very frequently talk about these programmes with
other family members and friends.
M>40 have one television at home. They watch tv between 30-35 hours a week. Favourite
programme is news/sports, religion and serials. Likes Turkish, Russian and Uzbek films.
Favourite actor is Kemal Sunal and best serial is Sır Kapısı. Mürifeddin says “evil gets the
desert somehow”, relating to Sır Kapısı. They sometimes talk about these programmes with
other family members and friends.
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