Turkish TV serials and films are becoming big hits in Muslim-majority northern Nigeria as more of them are translated into the local Hausa language, drawing new viewers and generating a huge fan base in the African country.
Baba Abdullahi and his family are gathered in their living room in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on a Saturday afternoon to watch the Turkish hit serial “Ertugrul.”. None of them knows the Turkish language.
“The film is highly intriguing. It’s awesome and meaningful,” Abdullahi tells TRT Afrika, referring to the series about one of the most famous Turkish warriors of the 13th century and the father of Osman Ghazi, founder of the Ottoman Empire.
Although the Turkish population in Nigeria is generally believed to be too small to influence the lifestyles of Nigerians or to spread the Turkish language, many people can now understand Turkish across northern Nigeria.
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Via:TRT World
