For an average Earth-citizen who ever heard a few words about Turkey; the first things they would imagine most probably would be fanatic Muslim women with black turbans strolling around in groups on the Ottoman style cities. It is the image which was usually drawn by the mainstream documentaries of the West. Unfortunately, to some degree such negative broadcasts (intentionally or not) still continues. I was shocked seeing a new trailer about Turkey in popular UK Travel Channel which totally ignored the modern side of Turkey and Turkish people. I am sure it is not broadcasting to Turkey because many modern people would be really annoyed. I have met this trailer in Russian Travel Channel. This is what I call stereotype and want to invite such producers think a bit freely.
My new Travel Channel documentary episode proposal is about Turkish Rock Metal music scene and about the youth who enjoy not only listening but also producing highly qualified music. Forget about Sultanahmet, Topkapi, Sish kebap, Turkish bath, Turkish food a bit and look carefully on the streets of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Eskisehir etc. You will also see educated university students who read a lot, know many wise things about life and express themselves with rock music. Actually, Istanbul is home to an army of loyal followers of old & new progressive rock scene including Pink Floyd, Yes, Camel, Dream Theater, Riverside etc.