"On Turkish TV, Reality Shows Put Mother in Charge
By Karl Vick
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, October 10, 2005; Page A11
ISTANBUL -- Turkey was just one more stop on the march of American and European reality television toward global domination, with stations importing formats -- 'Big Brother,' 'Survivor,' 'Pop Idol' -- and audiences watching in numbers that ensured the shows kept coming. Then Pelin Akat had her revelation."
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