Tuba Büyüküstün and Necati Şaşmaz are the most popular Turkish actors of Arab audiences, a survey conducted by the United Arab Emirate-based TV channel MBC4 shows. Broadcasting Turkish TV series with Arabic dubbing, the TV channel carried out a survey on Twitter that continued for a month. MBC4 followers shared their favorite female and male actors with the hashtag #StarMBC4.

Tuba Büyüküstün, UNICEF's Goodwill Ambassador for Turkey, and Necati Şaşmaz, who appears in the popular TV series "Kurtlar Vadisi" (Valley of the Wolves), have topped the survey list. Büyüküstün, who appeared in the ATV series "Kara Para Aşk" (Dirty Money and Love), also attracts audiences from South Africa. She recently played in Özcan Alper's movie "Rüzgarın Hatıraları" (Memories of the Wind) with her husband Onur Saylak.