Portugal’s SIC lands Turkish drama from Eccho Rights as Content Europe launches

I Am Mother is produced by O3 Medya for Show TV

CONTENT EUROPE: Portuguese free-to-air broadcaster SIC has licensed a slate of Turkish drama from Scandi distributor Eccho Rights.

The agreement sees SIC acquire I Am Mother, My Home My Destiny, A Journey to Belong, Elif and Wounded Birds. SIC previously acquired Ay Yapim’s Brave and Beautiful from Eccho Rights in 2024.

The deal was concluded by Melis Hamamcıoğlu, sales exec at Eccho Rights for Portugal, and comes ahead of C21’s international content market Content Europe, which takes place in Lisbon this week.

I Am Mother (original title: Sandık Kokusu) is produced by O3 Medya for Show TV. The series stars Özge Özpirinçci, Demet Akbağ, Metin Akdülger, Engin Öztürk and Nesrin Cavadzade in a powerful exploration of motherhood, loss and resilience.

My Home My Destiny (original title: Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir) is produced by OGM Pictures for TV8. The series stars Demet Özdemir, İbrahim Çelikkol and Engin Öztürk, aired on TV8 in Turkey and has sold to around 90 countries worldwide.

Family drama Elif was produced by Yeşil Yapım while Wounded Birds (original title: Yaralı Kuşlar) is produced by Stellar Yapım for Kanal D, from the same creative team behind Elif.

A Journey to Belong (original title: Bizi Birleştiren Hayat) is produced by Royal Pictures for Kanal D.

Hamamcıoğlu said: “This is a really exciting moment for Eccho Rights in Portugal. SIC remains the country’s biggest broadcaster, and bringing such a strong and diverse slate of Turkish titles to their schedule reflects the growing confidence Portuguese audiences have shown in this genre. With Content Europe taking place in Lisbon this week, the timing could not feel more apt – it is a wonderful demonstration of the momentum Turkish drama continues to build right across Europe.”