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Name: Murat Daltaban
Birthdate: May 5, 1966
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 1.82 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Ankara University State Conservatory – Opera (Ankara Konservatuari Opera Bolumu) (1983-1986); ODTU Mining Engineering (dropped out) (ODTU Maden Muhendisligi bolumu – yarida birakti) (1987-1989); Ankara University – Theatre (Ankara Universitesi Dil ve Tarih-Cografya Fakultesi Tiyatro Bolumu Oyunculuk) (1989-1992)
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Spouse: Ozlem Daltaban
Children: Arda Kuzgun Daltaban
Biography: Murat Daltaban was born in 5 May 1966 in Ankara. He studied opera at Ankara University during the period of 1983-1986; and after then, studied mining engineering at ODTU. He dropped out the school and started to study theatre at Ankara University. After graduating university in 1992, he started to work at Istanbul City Theatre for 14 years. Murat Daltaban started his acting career on television with his role at turkish movie Babam Askerde (1994). He became very well known with his role Kanber at popular Turkish tv series Endless Love (Kinali Kar). Murat Daltaban founded DOT Theatre in Istanbul in 2005 together with his wife Ozlem Daltaban and his friend Suha Bilal. During the period of 2005-2018, DOT Theatre performed more than 20 theatre plays. Murat Daltaban also became the art director of Bursa Nilufer Theatre in 2021.

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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.

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Name: Hakan Salinmis
Birthdate: April 3, 1964
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 171 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Anadolu University – Open Education System (Anadolu Universitesi Acik Ogretim Fakultesi Mezunu)
Talent Agency: PH7 Entertainment Management
Spouse:
Biography: Hakan Salinmis was born 3 April 1964 in Ankara. He has worked in Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatrosu) for a long time. He took part in various theatre plays and television projects. He started his acting career in televison in 1993 with his role in Ferhunde Hanimlar. After then, he was involved in many popular Turkish series such as Magnificent Century Kosem (Muhtesem Yuzyil Kosem).

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Original Title: Icimizden Biri
English Title: One of Us
Also Known As:
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 6 episodes (each episode is 120 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: 12 September 2021 – 19 October 2021
Production Company: Surec Film
Director: Ersoy Guler
Screen Writer: Ersoy Guler
Filming Locations: Marmaris / Mugla, Turkey

Synopsis
Havva (Ozge Yagiz) is a beautiful, young girl who is a research assistant at the university. She has a cozy life in Marmaris together with her family who adheres strongly to its traditions. She is an ordinary Muslim girl.

Adam (Bora Akkas), on the other hand, is the son of an Irish Catholic pastor. His father William (Renan Bilek) loves Turkey similar to other Irish people from Drogheda due to fact that Ottoman Empire supported their economy when Ireland suffered from the economic crisis.

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Name: Mustafa Avkiran
Birthdate: March 3, 1963
Birthplace: Gaziantep, Turkey
Height: 172 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Grizzle
Education: Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory – Theatre (Mimar Sinan Universitesi Devlet Konservatuari Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Yasemin Ozbudun Talent Management
Spouse: Ovul Avkiran (m. 1993 – present)
Biography: Mustafa Avkiran was born in 3 March 1963 in Gaziantep. After graduating from Mimar Sinan University in 1983, he started to work at Istanbul State Theatre. Mustafa Avkiran started his career as a director in 1987 with a theatre play named Little Prince (Kucuk Prens). He worked in Istanbul, Van, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa and Trabzon State Theatres, Istanbul Municipality City Theatre and Bakirkoy Municipality City Theatre. He worked as a manager at Antalya State Theatre during 1993-1995. Mustafa Avkiran took part in various television projects and became popular with his role in popular Turkish series Endless Love (Kinali Kar).

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Original Title: Fatma
English Title: Fatma
Also Known As:
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Episodes: 6 (each episode is 45-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: 27 April 2021
Production Company: Netflix
Director: Ozer Feyzioglu, Ozgur Onurme
Screen Writer: Ozgur Onurme
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Fatma (Burcu Biricik) is a middle-aged woman who becomes all alone after her little son passes away and her husband disappears. Her husband is released from prison recently and disappears without leaving any trace.

Fatma tries to do her best to find her husband. She files a complaint report to the police but never hears back. Thus, she starts to gather information from the people whom she knows.

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Name: Deniz Hamzaoglu
Birthdate: November 27, 1979
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 175 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Eskisehir Anatolian University – Public Administration, Istanbul University – Archaeology, Konya Selcuk University State Conservatory – Radio, Television and Cinema, Konya Selcuk University State Conservatory – Theatre
Talent Agency: Gunfer Gunaydin Agency
Spouse:
Biography: Deniz Hamzaoglu was born in 24 November 1979 in Istanbul. He is actor, director, dramaturg and trainer. He went to primary and secondary school in Yalova. He studied Public Administration at Eskisehir Anatolia University; Archaeology at Istanbul University; as well as Radio, Television and Cinema at Konya Selcuk University. After graduating from Konya Selcuk University in 2002, he continued his master’s degree in directing at the same university. After graduating, he worked as actor and director assistant at Konya State Theatre, Antalya State Theatre and Antalya City Theatre. At the same time, Deniz Hamzoglu gave trainings about acting, diction, and directing at Konya Selcuk University and Adana Cukurova University.

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Original Title: Kulup
English Title: The Club
Also Known As:
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 10 episodes (each episode is 50-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: 5 November 2021 – 6 January 2022
Production Company: Netflix
Director: Zeynep Gunay Tan, Seren Yuce
Screen Writer: Aysin Akbulut, Rana Denizer, Necati Sahin
Filming Locations: Istanbul – Beyoglu neighborhood

Synopsis
The story takes place in 1950s in Turkey.

Matilda (Gokce Bahadir) is a middle aged woman who has stayed in prison for 17 years. When she gets out of prison, she wants to have a quiet life far away from Istanbul. Her daughter Rasel (Asude Kalebek) is now 17 years old and she does not know anything about her parents.

Matilda does not want to enter into her daughter’s life and even does not want to see her daughter’s recent photo. She wants to leave everything behind, forget her past and start a new journey. However, out of pure coincidence, she bumps into her daughter and has nothing to do but to reveal her identity.

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Name: Asude Kalebek
Birthdate: 18 June 1999
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 172 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Bogazici University – Translation Science (Bogazici Universitesi Ceviribilim Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Binbir Iletisim Cast Agency
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Biography: Asude Kalebek was born in 18 June 1999 in Istanbul. She is studying translation education at Bogazici University. At the same time, she is taking acting lessons at Istanbul Sahne Sanatlari Tiyatrosu in order to be prepared for her television career. She made her debut with her role at Netflix’s original tv series named The Club (Kulup). Asude Selma Kalebek knows English and French.

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Original Title: Kaderimin Oyunu
English Title: The Game of My Destiny
Also Known As: Amor y Traición
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 26 (each episode is 120 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: 3 December 2021 – 17 June 2022
Production Company: NGM Yapim
Director: Emre Kabakusak
Screen Writer: Gul Abus Semerci, Melis Veziroglu, Pinar Ordu, Selin Yaltaal, Meryem Demirli, Burcu Over
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Amasya

Synopsis
Asiye (Oyku Karayel) is a young and beautiful woman who has been raising her children by herself. When she gives birth to her second child, she becomes all alone. Her husband Cemal (Akin Akinozu) abandons them due to financial problems and never comes back.

Asiye does her best to raise her daughter Nergis (Iraz Akcam) and her son Ugur. Even though she works so hard, she cannot provide a decent life for her family. However, she never complains and tries to be very strong for the sake of her children.