Turkish TV production companies are the only ones paying the price for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s anti-Arab policies, Jehan Fawzy writes for El Watan, citing MBC’s recent decision to stop airing Turkish soap operas as an attempt to block Turkish propaganda. Fawzy says the decision to suspend shows offers no real solution to the political crisis with Ankara, but only harms producers who have made their fortunes off these shows that entranced so many Middle Eastern viewers.

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