Tv Series

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Original Title: Uzak Sehrin Masali
English Title: The Tale of the Far City
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 5 (each episode is 150 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Fox tv
Broadcast Period: 12 September 2021 – 14 October 2021
Production Company: 25 Film
Director: Mustafa Sevki Dogan
Screen Writer: Can Sinan; Alper Caglayan
Filming Locations: Kars, Turkey

Synopsis
Umay (Aslihan Guner) is a beautiful woman who is married and has two children. She is the bride of Demirkanlar family and lives in a big mansion together with his mother-in-law Aliye (Zeynep Eronat).

Umay suffers from her husband’s cruelty and domestic violence. Even though her husband Affan (Timur Acar) loves her, he drinks alcohol and cannot control his anger.

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Original Title: Pera Palas’ta Gece Yarisi
English Title: Midnight at the Pera Palace
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Genre: Mistery, Romance, Time Travelling
Episodes: 8+ (season 1 consists of 8 episodes, each episode is 45 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: March 3, 2022 – Present
Production Company: Karga Seven Pictures
Director: Emre Sahin, Nisan Dag
Screen Writer: Elif Usman (adapted from Charles King’s book of Midnight at the Pear Palace)
Filming Locations: Pera Palas, Istanbul

Synopsis
This tv series is adapted from Charles King’s book of Midnight at the Pear Palace.

Esra (Hazal Kaya) is a young and passionate journalist who dreams to make a change in history. She has grown up in an orphanage without knowing anything about her past and her parents.

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Original Title: Alparslan Buyuk Selcuklu
English Title: Alparslan The Great Seljuks
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Genre: Historical, Action, Drama
Episodes: 27+
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: 8 November 2021 – Present
Production Company: Akli Film
Director: Sedat Inci
Screen Writer: Serdar Ozonalan; Emre Konuk
Filming Locations: Riva, Istanbul

Synopsis
The story takes place in 1048. During that time, Anatolia (today’s Turkish lands) was under the Byzantine rule. Alparslan The Great Seljuks is a spin-off from Turkish series The Great Seljuks: Guardians of Justice.

Alparslan (Baris Arduc) is a successful warrior who is brave, fearless and determined. He takes the name of Alp Arslan (literally Heroic Lion in Turkish) thanks to his military prowess and fighting skills.

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Original Title: Oglum
English Title: My Son
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Genre: Drama
Episodes: 15 (each episode is 120 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: February 9, 2022 – May 25, 2022
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Gokcen Usta
Screen Writer: Hurer Ebeoglu, Sevgi Yilmaz
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Efe is a 12 years-old boy who has some problems in his family. He does have a good communication with his parents. He spends most of his time by playing computer games in order to get away from his problems.

Efe lives in a big house together with his mother Zeynep (Songul Oden) and his father Tugrul (Feyyaz Duman). His mother is a teacher who works at the same school where Efe goes. His father is a businessperson who generally complains about his wife’s way of child raising.

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Original Title: Bir Baskadir
English Title: Ethos
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Genre: Drama
Episodes: 8 (each episode is 45-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: November 12, 2020
Production Company: Krek Film
Director: Berkun Oya
Screen Writer: Berkun Oya
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Meryem (Oyku Karayel) is a young woman who comes from a conservative family and lives on rural outskirts of Istanbul. She lives happily together with her brother Yasin (Fatih Artman), her sister-in-law and her nephew.

Meryem is a primary school graduate. She works as a cleaning lady and works at the houses of rich people. Each day, she sees other people’s lives which are very different from her modest life.

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Original Title: Uc Kiz Kardes
English Title: Three Sisters
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 53+ (each episode is 150 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Kanald
Broadcast Period: February 22, 2022 – Present
Production Company: Surec Film
Director: Eda Teksoz
Screen Writer: Betul Yagsagan (episodes 1-2); Nilufer Ozcelik (episodes 3-); Sevgi Yilmaz (episodes 3-)
Filming Locations: Ayvalik, Balikesir

Synopsis
Three Sisters tv series is an adaptation of a best-seller novel of the Turkish author Iclal Aydin with the same name.

The story takes place in Ayvalik in 1998.

Nesrin (Iclal Aydin) and Sadik (Reha Ozcan) have been married for 25 years. They have a happy life in a small town at the Aegean coast. They live happily together with their three daughters: Turkan (Ozgu Kaya), Donus (Almila Ada), and Derya (Melisa Berberoglu).

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Original Title: Elkizi
English Title: Destiny
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 13 (each episode is 120 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: October 23, 2021 – 30 January 2022
Production Company: NTC Medya
Director: Feride Kaytan
Screen Writer: Hilal Yildiz; Nazli Sunlu Kacan; Yekta Torun; Serap Gazel
Filming Locations: Mugla, Turkey

Synopsis
Ezo (Sevda Erginci) is a young and beautiful girl who has a difficult life. She is like a prisoner in a big Bozdagli farm. She has a wealthy life together with her father Resul (Fikret Kuskan) and her stepmother.

Ezo is like her mother Zeliha (Sedef Avci) who committed suicide and passed away years ago. She is stubborn and unyielding. She does not obey the rules set by her father.

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Original Title: Uysallar
English Title: Wild Abandon
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Genre: Drama, black comedy
Episodes: 8 (each episode is 45-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: March 30, 2022
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Onur Saylak
Screen Writer: Hakan Gunday
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Beyoglu District

Synopsis
Ozan Uysal (Oner Erkan) is a successful architect who seems to have a normal life. He is married to Nil (Songul Oden) and has two children Ege (Umut Yesildag) and Ece (Nilay Yeral).

Due to a midlife crisis, Ozan cannot stand for his life anymore. One day, he leaves a letter to his family and decides to run away from his boring life. He even goes to the airport but cannot manage to get on the plane due to bad weather conditions. Ozan returns to his home as if he has never attempted to run away and continues his normal life.

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Original Title: Kanunsuz Topraklar
English Title: Lawless Lands
Also Known As: Shady Lands
Genre: Drama, Romance, History
Episodes: 16 episodes (each episode is 150 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: September 29, 2021 – February 9, 2022
Production Company: Gold Film
Director: Faruk Teber (episodes 1-6), Yasin uslu (episodes 3-6); Cevdet Mercan (episodes 7-16)
Screen Writer: Zulkuf Yucel (episodes 1-6); Zehra Gulenay Yucel (episodes 1-6); Can Sinan (episodes 7-16)
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Zonguldak

Synopsis
The story takes place in 1940s in Turkey.

Davut (Ugur Gunes) is a young guy who has a modest life with his siblings and his parents. He works as a worker at the coalmine together with his father and his brothers. He is fearless and cannot stand for injustice.

One day, a tragedy happens in the coalmine due to the neglect of the boss. When it rains a lot, a mine owner Malik (Murat Daltapan) does not take it seriously despite all the warnings and does not let workers to stop working at the coalmine. Miners are locked down inside the coalmine and many of them pass away when the mine collapses.

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Original Title: Mahkum
English Title: Defendant
Also Known As: Prisoner
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Episodes: 17+ (each episode is 130 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: December 14, 2021 – Present
Production Company: MF Yapim
Director: Volkan Kocaturk
Screen Writer: Ugras Gunes (adaptated script); Choi Soo-Jin and Choi Chang-Hwan (original script)
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Firat (Onur Tuna) is a successful prosecutor and the head of the violent crimes investigative division. He is clever, stubborn, brave and fearless. He never loses a case.

Firat has a modest life together with his wife and his daughter. Even though he does not earn so much, he is satisfied with his job and he has a happy marriage. Firat’s modest life turns upside down when he takes a murder case of Savas.