The dubbing of foreign language telenovelas has become such a phenomenon on South African TV that it's becoming an art form in itself.
It's attracting local stars to the microphone and creating a situation whereby actors are able to become voiceover cast as a profession.
We've been poring over the voices in eExtra's Afrikaans dub of Elif and it's fascinating to see how many well-knowns are behind the characters.
There's also an emergence of voices who are becoming recurring cast members on shows with notable repertoires e.g. Capetonian actress Micka Alexander who voices on Elif, Die Vreemdeling and Doodsondes.
Take a step behind the mic with us to see who's voicing the Elif characters...
Character: Arzu Karapinar
Actor: Cemre Melis Çinar
Voiceover artist: Crystal-Donna Roberts (7de Laan, Arendsvlei, Vallei van Sluiers)
Melek Özer
Actor: Selin Sezgin
Voiceover Artist: Rolanda Marais (Binnelanders, High Rollers,Trackers)
Kenan Emiroglu
Actor: Altug Seçkiner
Voiceover artist: Marlo Minnaar (Die Byl, Sara se Geheim, Class Act)
Elif Emiroglu
Actor: Isabella Damla Güvenilir
Voiceover artist: Emma Nelson
(She's 10-years-old. We weren't able to source a pic of her unfortunately.)
Hüsnü Çakir
Actor: Tevfik Yapici
Voiceover Artist: Ivan Abrahams (Orion, Arendsvlei, Forced Love)
Aliye Emiroglu
Actor: Aysun Güven
Voiceover Artist: Portia Joel (Suidooster, Generations, Riemvasmaak)
Veysel Simsek
Actor: Hasan Balliktas
Voiceover artist: Andre Samuels (Sara se Geheim, Die Byl, Madam & Eve)
Ayse Dogan
Actor: Ozanay Alpkan
Voiceover Artist: Dorette Potgieter (Egoli, Rhythm City, Vloeksteen)
Ipek
Actor: Gülfer Sarigül
Voiceover Artist: Tayme Philander (Actress at Cape Heart community theatre)
Murat Simsek
Actor: Batuhan Soncul
Voiceover Artist: Lee Roodt (Arendsvlei, Suidooster, Noem My Skollie)
Tugçe Emiroglu
Actor: Zeynep Ögren
Voiceover artist: Zinnia Rose Petersen (Winner of 2019's Miss Petite South Africa)
Selim Emiroglu
Actor: Emre Kivilcim
Voiceover Artist: Jurgen McEwan (Buurtwag, Projek Dina, Arendsvlei)
Zeynep Emiroglu
Actor: Gülçin Tunçok
Voiceover Artist: Sanchia Davids (Actress/facilitator at Uthando for Theatre)
Pelin
Actor: Pelin Çaliskanoglu
Voiceover Artist: Nadia Herbst (Idols 11, Suidooster, 7de Laan)
Gonca Tunç
Actor: Dilara Yüzer
Voiceover Artist: Micka Alexander (Voiceover artist on e's Die Vreemdeling and Doodsondes and radio presenter on Radio Helderberg.)
Serife Ercan
Actor: Taliha Sonag
Voiceover artist: Leatitia Solomons (Arendsvlei, The Rivera, Die Boekklub)