Eccho Rights have secured deals for Heart of the City and Insider in Malaysia, the distributor announced today. Ay Yapim’s Heart of the City will become the first ever Turkish drama on national pubcaster RTM later this summer.

Nixon Yau Lim, Head of Asia Pacific at Eccho Rights commented: “There is already a strong core of fans in the region enjoying Turkish series through subscription services, but with RTM bringing Heart of the City to free-to-air television, we expect the genre to flourish even further.”

Eccho Rights also confirmed further new sales for the series in Israel (Dori Media), Lithuania (LNK), Angola (Zap) and Bulgaria (bTV).

Additionally, the series was today announced as a nominee in the Serial Drama category at the 12th Seoul International Drama Awards, with lead actor Kerem Bürsin receiving a nomination for his performance, in the Best Actor category.

Insider has been picked up by Astro, as the latest premium drama for its subscription service. The series, also from Ay Yapim, was the most successful launch of the past year on Show TV in Turkey, and has since performed incredibly well internationally, with an average rating over 16% on Megavision in Chile this summer, and several more sales to channels worldwide.