Realignment Within Ummah Pakistani And Arab Reactions To Turkish TV Series ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’ – Analysis

By Dr. Rajesh T. Krishnamachari*

The popularity of the Turkish drama-series ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’ across segments of the Muslim world is well-attested to. Less analyzed are the conflicting responses of different states and their elites to this cultural phenomenon. In this note, we argue that these irreconcilable responses...