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Original Title: Zalim Istanbul
English Title: Ruthless City
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 12+
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: April 1, 2019 –
Production Company: Avsar Film
Director: Cevdet Mercan
Screen Writer: Sirma Yanik

Synopsis
Agah Karacay (Fikret Kuskan) is a successful businessman who has a wealthy life. He lives in a big mansion together with his beautiful and ambitious wife Seniz (Mine Tugay), irresponsible son Cenk (Ozan Dolunay), carefree daughter Damla (Simay Barlas), and his disabled nephew Nedim (Berker Guven).

When Agah’s elder brother is killed years ago, he not only is inherited by a huge fortune but also is taken over the responsibility of his 8-year old nephew. After then, Agah starts to raise his nephew. But something unexpected happens and Nedim becomes disabled because of an unexpected tragedy.

Even though Agah loves his nephew and tries to do his best to take care of his nephew properly, his wife Seniz wants to send this young boy away. Seniz keeps a secret related to her past and she does whatever is needed to continue to keep it secret. Seniz considers Nedim as her enemy since he is the only witness whatever has happened years ago. For this reason, Seniz wants to deteriorate Nedim’s situation by giving him drugs in a secret way.

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Name: Deniz Ugur
Birthdate: October 17, 1971
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 177 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University State Conservatory – Theatre (Istanbul Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari Tiyatro) (1995)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent
Spouse: Sirzat Bilallar (m. 1992-1995), Ismail Hakki Sunat (m. 1996-2004), Reha Muhtar (m. 2007-2009), Orcun Benli (m. 2013-present)
Biography: Deniz Ugur was born in 17 October 1971 in Ankara. She is the only child of famous Turkish opera singer Mete Ugur and ballet dancer Suna Ugur. She is the granddaughter of Keriman Halis who was Turkish Miss Beauty 1932 and Miss Universe 1932. She first studied ballet at Istanbul State Conservatory and after then, she studied theatre at the same Conservatory. Deniz Ugur took part in various theatre plays and tv series/movies but she became very popular with her role as Sanem in popular Turkish drama I Named Her Feriha (Adini Feriha Koydum).

Deniz Ugur Tv Series / Movies
1993 – Summer House (Yaz Evi) (as Nuran)
1996 – A Man’s Anatomy (Bir Erkegin Anatomisi) (Movie)
1997 – Fake World (Yalan Dunya) (as Deniz)
1999 – Dog-Eat-Dog World (Kurtlar Sofrasi) (as Umit)
2000 – Mert Ali (as Ayla) (Movie)
2001 – Wish Me Luck (Bana Sans Dile) (as Yurdanur Hoca) (Movie)
2001 – Would You Marry Me (Benimle Evlenir Misin) (as Esra Senoglu)

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Name: Sera Kutlubey
Birthdate: April 19, 1994
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 167 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Halic University Theatre (Halic Universitesi Tiyatro Bolumu)
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Biography: Sera Kutlubey was born in 19 April 1994 in Istanbul. After graduating from Halit University, she also took acting and speaking lessons from Baskent Communication Academy (Baskent Iletisim Bilimleri Akademisi). Sera Kutlubey made her debut with her role in turkish series The Return (Kehribar) but she became very popular with her role as Cemre in popular Turkish series Ruthless City (Zalim Istanbul).

Sera Kutlubey Tv Series / Movies
2016 – Family Secrets (Babam ve Ailesi) (as Hasret)
2016 – The Return (Kehribar) (as Leyla)
2017 – Nameless Squad (Isimsizler) (as Seher)
2019 – Ruthless City (Zalim Istanbul) (as Cemre Yilmaz)

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Name: Bahar Sahin
Birthdate: May 26, 1997
Birthplace: Artvin, Turkey
Height: 165 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
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Biography: Bahar Sahin is from Artvin and she was born in Ankara in 26 May 1997. While she was 14 years old, her parents got divorced and she moved in Istanbul. She joined theatre clubs while going to school and took part in Ankara Altindag Youth Center Theatre Club. Her tv career started out of pure coincidence. While she was at restaurant with her family, she met producer Arzu Egmir who later intrıduced her to the director Merve Girgin from turkish series That Life is Mine (O Hayat Benim). Bahar Sahin made her debut with her role Muge at popular Turkish series That Life is Mine (O Hayat Benim).

Bahar Sahin Tv Series / Movies
2016 – That Life is Mine (O Hayat Benim) (as Muge)
2017 – Unregistered (Kayitdisi) (as Inci)
2017 – High School Patrol (Lise Devriyesi) (as Isil)
2017 – OHA Diyorum (Movie)
2017 – My Travel Buddy (Yol Arkadasim) (Movie)
2018 – Wealth (Servet) (as Ferah Feza)
2018 – My Travel Buddy (Yol Arkadasim 2) (as Cemre) (Movie)
2018 – Good Play (Iyi Oyun) (as Naz) (Movie)
2019 – Ruthless City (Zalim Istanbul) (as Ceren Yilmaz)

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Name: Berker Guven
Birthdate: September 01, 1994
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 180 cm
Eye Color: Honey
Hair Color: Brown
Education: 2014 – New York Film Academy, 2015 – American Academy Dramatic Art, 2014 – 2016 Craft Oyunculuk Atolyesi
Talent Agency: Gg Managament
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Biography: Berker Guven was born in 7 September 1994 in Istanbul. Before starting his TV career, he took part in various theatre plays such as Yen (at Bir Tiyatro). While he was a supporting actor at this theatre play, he won “Ustun Dokmen Young Actor Award” at 22nd Sadri Alisik Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards. Since 2014, Berker Guven has been the member of Craft Oyunculuk Atolyesi.

Berker Guven Tv Series / Movies
2016 – Wounded Love (Vatanim Sensin) (as Aleksi)
2017 – My Father (Babam) (as Arif) (Movie)
2019 – Ruthless City (Zalim Istanbul) (as Nedim Karacay)

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Original Title: Kuzgun
English Title: Kuzgun
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Genre: Drama, Crime, Romance
Episodes: 16+
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: February 13, 2019 –
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Bahadir Ince
Screen Writer: Burcu Gorgun Toptas, Ozlem Yilmaz

Synopsis
Kuzgun is the 8-year old child whose father is a trustworthy cop. He has a modest and happy life together with his parents, brother, and sister. But, his life turns upside down when his father is betrayed by his colleague and kicked off the force in a drug scandal.

Kuzgun’s father does not accept the bribe offered by drug lord whereas his best friend Rifat (Levent Ulgen) accepts the offer and betrays his colleague though entrapping him. After then, Rifat becomes the drug dealer’s right-hand man while Kuzgun’s father is put into prison.

Kuzgun’s happy life comes to end. His family is separated and he is taken away from his family by the thugs who are looking for the evidence concerning the drug lord. Kuzgun manages to escape from the thugs but cannot find his mother at the home. He realizes that his mother and his siblings have abandoned him and left the house. Now, he has to survive on the streets and fend for himself.

20 years later, Kuzgun (Baris Arduc) becomes an adult who is willing to take his revenge. An ordinary man generally prefers to forget all the pain during his childhood. However, Kuzgun prefers not to forget but to transform himself into the perfect sword of vengeance.

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Name: Ipek Erdem
Birthdate: 1984
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Height: 170 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University Theatre (Istanbul Universitesi Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Be Management
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Biography: Ipek Erdem was born in 1984 in Bursa. After graduating from Istanbul State Conservatory, she took part in various theatre plays such as Kazim ile Havva at Bursa State Theatre and Hansel ve Gratel at Osmaniye Culture Center. She made her debut at tv career with her role in popular turkish drama Life Sciences (Hayat Bilgisi) during 2003-2006.

Ipek Erdem Tv Series / Movies
2003 – 2006 Life Sciences (Hayat Bilgisi) (as Barbie Gamze)
2006 – Ant Nest (Karinca Yuvasi) (as Mine)
2007 – When Love Knocks the Door (Ask Kapiyi Calinca) (as Ela Yorgancioglu)
2008 – 2009 Farewell Rumelia (Elveda Rumeli) (as Nevreste)
2008 – Don’t Let My Mom See (Aman Annem Gormesin) (as Burcu)

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Name: Hatice Aslan
Birthdate: February 20, 1962
Birthplace: Sivas, Turkey
Height: 168 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Ankara State Conservatory – Theatre (Ankara Devlet Konservatuvari)
Talent Agency: Persona Management
Spouse: Renan Kaleli (m. 1992 – 2000)
Children: Ekin Ergok
Biography: Hatice Aslan was born in Sivas in 1962. After she was graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1983, she took part in various theatre plays such as “Bozkir Guzellemesi”, “Huznun Coskusu Altindag”, “Azizname 95”, “Gergedan”, “Kaygusuz Abdal” and “Olumsuzler”. She worked at Izmir State Theatre during 1986-1992. After then, she returned to Ankara and started to work at Ankara State Theatre in 1992. After 2000, she started to work at Istanbul State Theatre. She was nominated to Afife Jale Awards with her role in theatre play “Kucuk Adam Ne Oldu Sana”.

Hatice Aslan Tv Series / Movies
1992 – Dreams of Elif (Elifin Ruyalari)
1993 – Deli Balta (as Rosa)
1993 – Mrs. Ferhunde (Ferhunde Hanimlar) (as Necla)
2000 – The Yellow House Mistery (Sari Evin Esrari) (as Melike)
2002 – Fathers Last Hear (En Son Babalar Duyar) (as Hulya)
2002 – Kinali Kar (as Leyla)

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Original Title: Hakan: Muhafiz
English Title: The Protector
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Genre: Fantasy, Action, Mistery
Episodes: 12+
Broadcast Network: Netflix original series
Broadcast Period: December 14, 2018 –
Production Company: Netflix TV
Director: Gokhan Tiryaki, Can Evrenol, Umut Aral, Gonenc Uyanik
Screen Writer: Binnur Karaevli

Synopsis
Hakan (Cagatay Ulusoy) is a young guy who works at an antique shop in Istanbul Grand Bazaar. He has been raised by his adoptive father who owns the antique shop.

Hakan is just an ordinary guy in the city of 15 million. His ordinary life changes dramatically when one woman comes to his shop and asks for a shirt with talisman. Even though he remembers that they have this kind of shirt, Hakan’s adoptive father keeps it short and sends the woman away. In order to earn lots of money out of this business, Hakan finds the shirt on their storage room and decides to meet that woman without informing his adoptive father. However, something unexpected happens.

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Original Title: Halka
English Title: The Circle
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Genre: Drama, Action
Episodes: 8+
Broadcast Network: Trt 1
Broadcast Period: January 15, 2019
Production Company: Es Film
Director: Volkan Kocaturk
Screen Writer: Aziz Tuna C., Selim Bener, Ali Demirel

Synopsis
The Circle is a criminal organization that manages the dark world in Turkey. Whenever one member becomes too powerful, the rulers of The Circle decide to kill him.

25 years ago, a mafia leader Eren Karabulut becomes a threat for The Circle and he is pulled over a trap. His new born baby is kidnapped by the members of The Circle. In order to save his baby, Eren Karabulut goes to the meeting area but he was killed there.

Eren Karabulut’s wife Humeyra (Nazan Kesal) cannot find her own baby. Her baby Cihangir is taken by a big mafia member Ilhan (Burak Sergen) and a new born baby Kaan is handed in to Humeyra in return. Humeyra understands that she would not be able to get her own baby, thus she accepts her faith and decides to raise Kaan as if her own son.