Calinos pone el foco en dramas y valor a largo plazo

Onur Sozener, head of sales de Calinos Entertainment, compartió su visión en Content Americas sobre un mercado que, lejos de frenarse, atraviesa un proceso de ajuste y redefinición. “El mercado va bien, tenemos muchas reuniones con clientes y este evento es clave porque se da al inicio del año y nos permite entender desde temprano las estrategias para 2026”, señaló el ejecutivo, destacando además el valor del encuentro para abrir diálogo con nuevos broadcasters y plataformas globales.

Sozener remarcó la importancia estratégica del evento para una compañía que en los últimos años consolidó un posicionamiento global como distribuidor de drama turco premium. A ese núcleo, Calinos sumó títulos internacionales provenientes de Canadá, Serbia, Rumania y también producciones árabes, ampliando su alcance de distribución a escala mundial. En ese sentido, 2025 fue un año “muy exitoso”, mientras que 2026 se perfila como una etapa de recalibración. “Las empresas tienen que ser más ágiles porque las dinámicas son distintas y el sector cambia muy rápido”, afirmó.

Frente a ese escenario, Calinos explora nuevos modelos de ingresos, con un foco especial en la venta de formatos. Para Sozener, este segmento jugará un rol “crucial y significativo” en 2026, especialmente por su capacidad de adaptarse a estrategias regionales y generar valor a largo plazo.

En cuanto al catálogo, el ejecutivo destacó títulos como Chains of Fate, Flames of Love y Chasing the Sun, pensados para audiencias de Latinoamérica y otros mercados. “Apelan por la historia, el amor y los desafíos emocionales, y funcionan muy bien tanto para programadores como para plataformas”, concluyó.

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Chasing the Sun

Genre: Drama - TV Hours/Total Eps.: 75

Gunes is a young woman who has just graduated from university and is about to go to London for her ideals. She is forced to give up all her dreams when her brother is imprisoned as a result of slander. Vowing to save her brother, Gunes infiltrates the life of Ayaz, who she thinks is the cause of this situation. Ayaz is unaware that he will pay with love for the big mistake he caused while trying to protect the conglomerate he inherited. While Ayaz, who has lived behind emotional walls for years, breaks them down with Gunes, she cannot avoid being caught between her feelings and revenge. Their journey is woven with secrets, where love becomes both salvation and captivity.

Flames of Love

Genre: Drama - TV Hours/Total Eps.: 84

Flames of Love tells the story of the impossible love between Zumrut, the most beautiful daughter of the struggling Kuloglu family, and Serhat, the precious son of the powerful Demirkan family of Nevsehir. Zumrut’s mother, Ulfet, dreams of elevating her status by marrying her daughter into a wealthy household. After her husband was disabled working in the salt mines, Zumrut supported the family by working there too. Her employer, Adil Demirkan, eventually proposed despite the family’s disapproval. But on the wedding night, everything changed—Serhat, long believed dead, suddenly returned. Torn between Adil, her mother’s ambitions, the Demirkan family, and the love of her life, Zumrut faces an impossible choice.

Farah

Genre: Drama - TV Hours/Total Eps.: 89

Farah tells the story of an Iranian woman who fled her country and struggles to survive in Istanbul, working as a cleaning lady to fund her son’s medical treatment. Once a top medical student, Farah now cares for her son Kerim, who suffers from a severe immune deficiency. One night, while cleaning, she witnesses a mafia murder and strikes a desperate deal with the hitman, Tahir. This act pulls her into a dangerous web between mafia and police, and an unexpected love story with Tahir. Together with Kerim, they form a fragile family. But their bond is tested further when Kerim’s father, thought dead, suddenly reappears.

Chance of Fate

Genre: Drama - TV Hours/Total Eps.: 67

Mustafa, a man in his early thirties, struggles to make ends meet with his wife Canan and their young daughter Cemre in the slums of Istanbul. When Canan’s illness reaches a critical stage and immediate surgery becomes her only chance of survival, Mustafa is left desperate. His factory has been shut down for months due to a lockout, and his long-overdue wages remain unpaid. A man of dignity who has never bowed to anyone, Mustafa now finds himself forced to set aside his pride. To save his wife, he resolves to confront the factory owner, Yakup Bey, and demand the wages he is rightfully owed. But what begins as a desperate attempt to keep his family alive will spiral into a day that changes the lives of Mustafa and his daughter Cemre forever.

Ana

Genre: Drama TV Hours/Total Eps.:69

An ambitious young woman raised in a foster home by social worker Mama Lena, Ana takes a DNA test with her first paycheck to find her biological mother. The result shocks her: her mother is Victoria, her wealthy and powerful boss.
Victoria, admired and successful, denies everything at first. But Ana persists — and discovers Victoria once tried to sell her through a baby trafficking ring. The illegal adoption failed when police intervened, and Ana was left behind to grow up lost in the system.
As Ana and Victoria begin to reconcile, Ana learns Victoria’s daughter, Alexia, is engaged to Tudor — the man Ana secretly loves. Their arranged marriage turns cold as Ana and Tudor fall for each other and choose to be together.
But another blow follows: Tudor’s father was involved in the ring that tried to sell Ana. While Ana doesn’t yet know why, she is determined to find out. Meanwhile, Tudor’s sister is gravely ill, and Alexia uses her treatment to force Tudor to stay.
Desperate, Alexia will do anything to eliminate Ana. Ana must now choose between love and justice. Exposing the trafficking ring could launch her career and bring justice — but it could also destroy the fragile family she’s just begun to know and cost her the man she loves.
And deeper questions remain: Why did Victoria’s plan fail? Who sabotaged the adoption? And is Victoria truly guilty — or still hiding something even worse?

Love with Lavender Scent

Genre: Drama TV Hours/Total Eps.:105

Fifteen years ago, Anda returned to Podisor, escaping her abusive husband just before giving birth to her daughter. In this small village, she raised her child alone and became a respected family doctor, essential to the community. Her simple life changes dramatically when Stefan, a retired football player and stranger, inherits her house and land through her father’s will.
Anda discovers her father obtained the property through deceit and murder, and in a bid for redemption, he left everything to Stefan, the victim’s grandson. Stefan moves in, and although they initially clash, a bond begins to form as they confront their painful histories.
The arrival of Stefan’s rebellious daughter, Alma, complicates matters, especially as tensions arise between Alma and Maria, Anda’s daughter. Amidst conflicts, secrets, and mutual attraction, Anda and Stefan navigate their evolving relationship, facing emotional and external challenges.
Just as they seem to find harmony and Stefan proposes, a new test threatens their fragile peace, reshaping Anda’s world once more.

Calinos Entertainment

Founded in 1999, Calinos Entertainment is the first Turkish company to export Turkish series, movies, and TV shows to the international market. It is also the first Turkish company to collaborate with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures.

Calinos has distributed approximately 131,000 hours of TV programming to over 120 countries across 5 continents, offering more than 200 programs.

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Website: www.calinosentertainment.com

Contacts

Firat Gulgen

Founder

Goryana Vasıleva

OTT & Format Sales Manager

Cristina Duffy

Sales Manager (LATAM)

Onur Sozener

Head of Sales

Asli Serim

Head of Content & Sales Director (CEE & MENA)

Gamze Utma Besler

Sales Manager (CIS, Baltic, Asia, Australia/N. Zealand)

Akshit Sandhu

Format Acquisitions & Format Sales, Sales Manager (India)