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ATV Distribution Partners with Noor Play to Expand Turkish Drama in MENA

ATV Distribution Partners with Noor Play to Expand Turkish Drama in MENA
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July 22, 2025, Istanbul – ATV Distribution is pleased to announce a new multi-title licensing agreement with Noor Play, one of the Middle East’s largest digital entertainment platforms. As part of the deal, Noor Play has acquired four Turkish series from ATV’s premium catalog: Street Birds (Ateş Kuşları),Lifeline (Sen Anlat Karadeniz), Zembilli, and Akinci.

This latest acquisition builds on the long-standing collaboration between ATV and Noor Play, reinforcing a shared commitment to delivering emotionally impactful and culturally resonant storytelling to audiences across the MENA region.

Each of the selected titles brings a distinctive narrative and emotional resonance to Noor Play’s library. Street Birds follows a group of abandoned children who, after finding an infant left behind like themselves, form an unbreakable bond and rebuild their lives as a chosen family. Lifeline delivers a powerful and unflinching portrayal of a woman’s desperate escape from domestic violence and her fight to reclaim her dignity. Zembilli paints a layered portrait of small-town life, weaving together the struggles of youth as they navigate love, loss, and societal expectations. Meanwhile, Akinci offers a thrilling, action-driven story of a modern-day vigilante torn between justice and identity, blending heroism with deeply personal stakes.

This agreement further highlights the growing global demand for Turkish content and solidifies ATV Distribution’s role as a key player in the international media landscape, consistently delivering high-quality, impactful drama to leading platforms worldwide.

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Ateş Kuşları (Street Birds)

  • Ended
  • 2023
  • 2 Seasons
Most street children do not reach the age of twenty. It cannot be said that those who made it to age twenty lived. Drugs, violence, sexual harassment, hunger… The fate of street children is either prison or grave.  Ateş Kuşları will highlight the fate of five of these children, the self-dubbed "Köksüzler," who managed to resist this fate. Their story, which began the day they discovered a 40-day-old baby in a garbage dump, will change from that day onwards and we, as viewers, will follow the transformation of these five street children, from “Köksüzler” to “Ateş Kuşları.” They find a baby in a trash bin, and because of Mercan's motherly instincts, they decide to take care of the baby; named 'Gülayşe'. Çatal, the bad guy they are forced to work for, notices the baby, thus the chaos begins by hurting him and killing a woman accidentally who was looking for the baby. Frightened kids decide to abandon their territory. Gülayşe, the baby, is the daughter of a wealthy family couple, Bahar and Hafız Eyüboğlu. Her uncle, the boss of Çatal, kidnaps his niece for his agenda. To protect Ali from this murder, the kids agree to tell strangers they are siblings. And, a new life opens its doors when they meet a guy in their own cafe.
Genre
Drama
Production
Bozdağ Film
Director
Benal Tairi
Distributor
ATV Distribution
İlayda Alişan Gülayşe Ateş
Burak Tozkoparan Barbaros