Lost City (Kayip Sehir)

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Details
Original Title: Kayip Sehir
English Title: Lost City
Also Known As:
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 26
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: September 14, 2012 – March 25, 2013
Production Company: In D House
Director: Cevdet Mercan
Screen Writer: Yildirim Turker, Murat Uyurkulak, Seray Sahiner, Hakan Bicakci, Leyla Olca

Synopsis
Toptas family is an ordinary Turkish family living in Trabzon (the city in the northern Turkey – Black Sea region). The life of Toptas family changes dramatically when the head of the family dies.

Meryem (Nazan Kesal) is the mother of the 6 children who sacrifices her own life for the sake of her family. When Meryem loses her husband, she is left alone with five sons, a daughter and her 80 year-old father-in-law.

Ismail (Tugay Mercan) is the eldest son of the family who is 25 years old and lives in Istanbul for almost 2 years. He gets used to living in Istanbul by himself apart from his family.

Irfan (Ilker Kaleli) is the second eldest son of the family who is 23 years old. He is easy-going, careless and aims to be a successful soccer player. He has been playing soccer in a local team in Trabzon and dreams to be a part of a big soccer team.

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Nik Xhelilaj

Nik Xhelilaj - Actor

Profile
Name: Nik Xhelilaj
Birthdate: March 5, 1983
Birthplace: Tirana, Albania
Height: 188 cm (6′ 2″)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Academy of Fine Arts at University of Tirana (Tirana Guzel Sanatlar Fakultesi oyunculuk egitimi)
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Languages: Albanian (mother tongue), English (good), Italian (good), Turkish (very good), German (basic)
Biography: Nik Xhelilaj was born in Albania. His full name is Kreshnik Xhelilaj. He came to Istanbul when he was 14 years old for his education at military high school. He started to go Kuleli Military High School but after 7 months, he left the school and returned to Tirana. He knows Albanian, Italian, Turkish and German. Nik Xhelilaj became popular in Turkey with his role Kadir in a famous Turkish tv series Lost City (Kayip Sehir).

Nik Xhelilaj Tv Series / Movies
2008 – The Sorrow of Mrs. Schneider (as Leke) (Movie)
2009 – Alive (as Koli) (Movie)
2010 – The Albanian (as Arben) (Movie)
2012 – Lost City (Kayip Sehir) (as Kadir)
2012 – Seven Lucky Gods (as Mehmet) (Movie)
2013 – Real Playing Game (as Young Boris) (Movie)
2013 – Crossroads (Uc Yol) (as Bunyamin) (Movie)
2014 – Each Love is a Farewell (Her Sevda Bir Veda)

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Moms and Mothers (Analar ve Anneler)

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Details
Original Title: Analar ve Anneler
English Title: Moms and Mothers
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 9
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: October 22, 2015 – December 25, 2015
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Mehmet Ada Oztekin
Screen Writer: Berkun Oya

Synopsis
This Turkish drama takes place during 1970s and tells the story of two different women from different background.

Zeliha (Sinem Kobal) is a beautiful university student whose passionate relationship with the activist Murat (Hakan Kurtas) puts her in danger. She gets married to Murat without her father’s consent and starts to get involved in political fights between right-wing (ultra-nationalist groups) and left-wing opposition.

One day, there occurs a political fight at the university and one student from a right-wing is killed. Both Zeliha and her husband Murat are wanted by the police and for this reason; they start to hide in the house of Murat’s mother, Neriman (Binnur Kaya).

Neriman (Binnur Kaya) is a widow who works at the hospital as a nurse. She accuses Zeliha for letting her son be involved in political fights. When her son and her daughter-in-law come to her house for backing, she calls her brother Ayhan (Okan Yalabik) who is a police officer in Istanbul. Ayhan, in fact, secretly loves Zeliha and wants to separate her from his nephew. He has some physiological problems and kills her nephew Murat in the middle of the night while Murat is planning to escape to abroad. Nobody learns the fact that Ayhan has killed Murat.

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Ulas Tuna Astepe

Ulas Tuna Astepe - Actor

Profile
Name: Ulas Tuna Astepe
Birthdate: May 5, 1988
Birthplace: Kocaeli (Izmit), Turkey
Height: 189 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul Male High School (Istanbul Erkek Lisesi), Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theatre (Mimar Sinan Devlet Konservatuari tiyatro bolumu)
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Biography: Ulas Tuna Astepe worked as a costume designer at Turkish movie Ottoman Republic (Osmanli Cumhuriyeti) and then took part in theatre and TV projects. He took part in various theatre plays such as Glass Leaves (Cam Yapraklar) and Flag (Bayrak). He made his debut with his role Orhan in popular Turkish drama Karadayi.

Ulas Tuna Astepe Tv Series / Movies
2010 – Universiteli (Short Movie)
2012 – 2015 Karadayi (as Orhan)
2013 – Zayiat (as Mete) (Short Movie)
2013 – Mesakkat ve Karisi (Short Movie)

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Metin Akdulger

Metin Akdulger - Actor

Profile
Name: Metin Akdulger
Birthdate: April 10, 1988
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Height: 184 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Koc University Foreign Affairs School (Koc Universitesi Uluslararasi Iliskiler Bolumu) (2006-2011)
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Biography: Metin Akdulger comes from Bursa, Istanbul. He took part in various theatre plays before starting his career on Tv. In 2010, he took part a theatre play named Seni Aptal Romeo. After graduation from university, he took ptivate theatre lessons from Cosku Cem Akkaya ve Merve Taskan. Metin Akdulger made her debut with his role Orkun at popular Turkish drama Tide (Medcezir).

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Lodestar (Coban Yildizi) Tv Series

Lodestar (Coban Yildizi) Tv Series

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Original Title: Coban Yildizi
English Title: Lodestar
Also Known As: Venus
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 17
Broadcast Network: Fox TV
Broadcast Period: March 2, 2017 – June 22, 2017
Production Company: Most Production
Director: Gul Oguz
Screen Writer: Gulizar Irmak

Synopsis
Zuhre (Selin Sekerci) is a young and beautiful girl who lives in Nigde (the city in the middle of Turkey). She is forced to get married to an old man and brought to Cappadoccia for her forced wedding.

Zuhre objects to this marriage and does not want to get married despite her father’s promise. On her way towards Cappadoccia, she manages to run away from her father and meets Seyit (Sukru Ozyildiz).

Seyit is a young man who lives in Cappadoccia and works as a stone master. He is honest, brave and devoted to moral values. He lives together with her grandparents, mother and sister. He tries to do his best to support his family after his father has left them for another woman and moved to Istanbul.

Seyit helps Zuhre even though he cannot understand why this young woman is stranded in the middle of an express road. While he is giving her a ride to the nearest bus station, they meet Zuhre’s father. Seyit cannot do anything to protect Zuhre and lets her go with her father.

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Selim Bayraktar

Selim Bayraktar - Actor

Profile
Name: Selim Bayraktar
Birthdate: June 17, 1975
Birthplace: Kirkuk, Iraq
Height: 1,75 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theatre (Hacettepe Universitesi Devlet Konservatuari Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Talent Co & Nevername Artists Agency
Spouse: Bihter Bayraktar (m. 2005–2019), Emel Karakose (m. 2023 – present)
Biography: Selim Bayraktar is a son of a Turkish father who went to Iraq for working at an oil company and a Turkmen mother who was living in Kirkuk, Iraq. He stayed in Kirkuk, Iraq until he was 12 years old and migrated to Turkey with his family. He started to be interested in theatre while he was going to high school. He worked in Diyarbakir State Theatre and Antalya State Theatre. He became very popular with his role Sumbul Agha in a popular Turkish drama Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil).

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Shubat (Subat) Tv Series

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Details
Original Title: Subat
English Title: Shubat
Also Known As:
Genre: Crime, Drama
Episodes: 32
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: September 14, 2012 – May 30, 2013
Production Company: Eflatun Film
Director: A. Volkan Kocaturk
Screen Writer: Funda Alp

Synopsis
Subat is a young boy who was left to an orphanage on February and given a name of Subat – which means February in Turkish. While he is staying at orphanage, he is subjected to experiments that give him superpowers.

One day, there starts a fire at the orphanage and 17 orphans die. Subat’s face is partially burned in a fire and he is rescued by a homeless guy named Mr. Aziz (Musa Uzunlar). Aziz lives at the tunnels of Istanbul and makes a living by collecting waste. He saves the life of Subat and starts to raise him in a secluded place after discovering his superpowers.

15 years later, Subat (Alican Yucesoy) becomes a young guy with a scar in his face. He lives happily with Aziz and his friend Saltuk (Tansu Bicer) at the tunnels of Istanbul. They have an isolated life from ordinary people and for this reason; they draw attention on public places. They are street dwellers and assumed to be criminal even if they do not do anything wrong.

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Melisa Sozen

Melisa Sozen - Actress

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Name: Melisa Sozen
Birthdate: July 6, 1985
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1,69 m (5′ 7″)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Education: Pera High School of Fine Arts Theatre (Pera Guzel Sanatlar Lisesi Tiyatro Bolumu)
Spouse: Alican Yucesoy (m. 2013 – 2014)
Biography: Melisa Sozen was born on July 6, 1985 in Istanbul. She started her acting career when she was 14 years old with her role in a musical named Hurmuz With Seven Husbands (Yedi Kocali Hurmuz). She made her debut with her role in Turkish Movie Wish Me Luck (Bana Sans Dile). She became popular with her role in popular Turkish drama The Rose and The Thorn (Cemberimde Gul Oya). Melisa Sozen also presented The Woman Who Saves The World (Dunyayi Kurtaran Kadin) in 2008 which was an informative TV program about environment at TV channel NTV.

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The Fugitive (Kacak) Tv Series

The Fugitive (Kacak) Tv Series

Details
Original Title: Kacak
English Title: The Fugitive
Also Known As:
Genre: Action, Mystery
Episodes: 52
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: September 24, 2013 – February 3, 2015
Production Company: Surec Film
Director: A. Volkan Kocaturk
Screen Writer: Zulkuf Yucel, Hurer Ebeoglu
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Serhat (Gurkan Uygun) is a cop who works for a mafia undercover. The cruel mafia leader Ismet (Mustafa Avkiran) considers Serhat as his own child but cannot forgive him after learning his true identity. Serhat kills the son of a cruel mafia leader while trying to save his own life and escapes to a small town.

Serhat starts to live in Sivas-Divrigi that is a small Anatolian town. He tries to escape from his past and changes his identity. He starts to use a different name, Ahmet and hides his true identity.

8 years later, Serhat has a calm family life as a café owner. He is married to Nurgul (Ozlem Yilmaz) for 7 years and has a little son. He has a happy marriage far away from his dark past. Everybody in the town even his lovely wife Nurgul knows nothing about his past.

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