Turkish distribution company Inter Medya’s popular series Bitter Lands (Bir Zamanlar Cukurova) has been getting extraordinary ratings since it premiered on Montenegro’s TV Vijesti. Considered as one of the most popular Turkish series in the marketplace, Bitter Lands managed to acquire a place as the most watched Turkish drama of the season in Montenegro, achieving a market share of 20.04% and topping the primetime charts.

Bitter Lands has also premiered to a huge audience on Kanal D in Romania. The series’ latest episode was watched by 2 million viewers, achieving a market share of 21.8%, the distributor reports.

"We are very excited to announce this great news about Bitter Lands. We believed in its potential right from the start. Negotiations are ongoing for the drama in several territories and we look forward to Bitter Lands being added to the international program of many other channels across the world,” said Can Okan, Founder and CEO of Inter Medya.