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Original Title: Gelsin Hayat Bildigi Gibi
English Title: Another Chance
Also Known As: Let Life Come as It Knows
Genre: Action, Romance
Episodes: 22+ (each episode is 150 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Show TV
Broadcast Period: July 21, 2022 – present
Production Company: BKM
Director: Altan Donmez
Screen Writer: Gani Mujde
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Emin (Ertan Saban) is a bully in Ankara. After learning that a young girl is killed because of her, Emin decides to leave his dirty past behind. He goes to the police department to become a secret witness and disclose all the dirty business going on. In exchange for giving information about mafia leaders and evidence to imprison all criminals in the underground world, Emin wants a second chance.

In order to end the underground world and imprison all mafia leaders, the police make a deal with Emin. According to their deal, Emin will start a new life in Istanbul as a geography teacher at high school and he will act as a husband of a police officer Songul.

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Original Title: Gizli Sakli
English Title: Love On Duty
Also Known As: Secret Mission
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Action
Episodes: 8 (each episode is 105 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Fox TV
Broadcast Period: 8 June 2022 – 3 August 2022
Production Company: No Dokuz Productions
Director: Sahin Altug
Screen Writer: Sahin Altug
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Naz (Sinem Unsal) has just graduated from the police academy as the most successful student. Even though her mother always wants her to become a nurse, she chooses a difficult way and becomes a police officer to protect her family. After her father passes away, Naz lives together with her mother and uncle and tries her best to protect them.

Naz’s life changes radically after she is assigned to a secret mission together with another police officer Pamir (Halit Ozgur Sari).

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Original Title: Alparslan Buyuk Selcuklu
English Title: Alparslan The Great Seljuks
Also Known As:
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: 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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Original Title: Uc Kurus
English Title: The Bad Penny
Also Known As:
Genre: Action
Episodes: 11+ (each episode is 120-150 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Show TV
Broadcast Period: 1 November 2021 – Present
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Sinan Ozturk
Screen Writer: Damla Serim, Murat Uyurkulak, Eset Akcilad
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Efe (Ekin Koc) is an idealist police captain who works at organized crime branch in Istanbul. He is fearless, reckless and lawless. He does anything to arrest culprits and secure the justice.

Efe is very successful at work. He has been working to arrest a mafia leader Kartal (Uraz Kaygilaroglu) for the last 6 months but cannot find enough evidence to put him behind bars.

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Original Title: Barbaroslar: Akdeniz’in Kilici
English Title: Barbarossa: Sword of the Mediterranean
Also Known As:
Genre: Historical, Action
Episodes: 15+
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: 16 September 2021 – Present
Production Company: ES Film
Director: Dogan Umit Karaca
Screen Writer: Mustafa Burak Dogu; Ibrahim Ethem Arslan; Tuba Kaya
Filming Locations: Lesbos (Midilli); Antalya (Turkey)

Synopsis
Ishak, Oruc, Hizir and Ilyas are four brothers.

Ishak (Yetkin Dikinciler) is the oldest one and works as a potter as if his father. He engages in trade and prefers to live in peace far away from danger. He lives in Midilli island together with wife and two children.

Oruc (Engin Altan Duzyatan) is the second oldest Barbarossa brothers. He opposes to his elder brother and follows his passion for the sea. He becomes a successful sailor who is brave, fearless, charismatic and intelligent. Oruc’s passion for the sea also makes it hard for him to please his wife Despina (Gulcan Arslan).

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Original Title: Marasli
English Title: The Trusted
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Action
Episodes: 26
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: 11 January 2021 – 13 July 2021
Production Company: Tims&B Production
Director: Arda Sarigun
Screen Writer: Ethem Ozisik, Hakan Bonomo, Ercan Ugur
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Celal (Burak Deniz) is a young man who was born in 1987 in Maras, a city in the southeastern part of Turkey. Thus, he is known as Marasli (a person from Maras).

Marasli used to be a sergeant at special forces. His life changes drastically all of a sudden when her daughter is shot at the concert hall 2 years ago. After that tragedy, his daughter never speaks. Thus, Marasli quits his job to take care of her daughter.

Marasli becomes a retired soldier and starts to work as a second-hand bookseller in Istanbul. He tries to find a remedy for his daughter’s disease. At the same time, he does his best to find the culprits responsible for the armed attack at the concert hall 2 years ago.

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Original Title: Börü
English Title: Wolf
Also Known As:
Genre: Action, Crime
Episodes: 6
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: 28 February 2018 – 11 April 2018
Production Company: CaglarArts; Insignia Productions
Director: Can Emre, Cem Ozuduru
Screen Writer: Alper Caglar, Cem Ozuduru, Emre Sirel, Cam Emre
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Kaya (Serkan Cayoglu) is a young guy who is 27 years old. He comes from a wealthy family. He is well-educated urban man whose future is bright. His parents do not want Kaya to work as a police officer and risk his life on the duty. However, Kaya is determined to serve for the country especially after the tragic death of his sister due to a terrorist attack at the night club.

Kaya graduates from Police Academy as the most successful student. After graduation, he decides to join to the special operations team composing of highly talented and brave police officers. No matter what his parents say, Kaya joins to the special operations team especially due to the sorrow of losing his sister.

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Original Title: Uyanis: Buyuk Selcuklu
English Title: The Great Seljuks: Guardians Of Justice
Also Known As:
Genre: Historical, Drama, Action
Episodes: 16+
Broadcast Network: Trt 1
Broadcast Period: 28 September 2020 –
Production Company: Akli Film
Director: Emre Konuk
Screen Writer: Serdar Ozonalan
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
The story takes place in the 11th century.

Meliksah (Bugra Gulsoy) is a young and courageous man who is the son of Sultan Alp Arslan (Serdar Kilic). He often participates in the campaigns of his father Alp Arslan together with his vizier Nizam al-Mulk (Mehmet Ozgur). Upon the death of his father, he accedes to the throne as the new sultan of Seljuk Empire. His life changes radically after then and he remains on the throne from 1072 to his death 1092.

At the same day of his father’s death, Meliksah also learns that his lover Basulu Hatun has died while giving a birth. Even though his new born son is alive, Meliksah cannot keep him for the sake of Seljuk Empire. Since the mother Basulu Haun is in exile, the baby is not considered as legitimate according to the rules. Hence, Meliksah makes a difficult decision and entrusts the guardianship of his son to his trustworthy vizier Nizam al-Mulk. He accepts not to see his son later on in order not to endanger the life of his son and the continuity of the throne.

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Original Title: Yeni Hayat
English Title: New Life
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Action
Episodes: 9
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: 3 September 2020 – 29 October 2020
Production Company: OJO Pictures
Director: Basak Soysal, Cem Ozuduru
Screen Writer: Elif Usman, Serdar Soydan, Deniz Buyukkirli
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Adem (Serkan Cayoglu) is A Special Forces soldier who is very successful at his work. He loves his job and is used to spend his time in different locations of Turkey apart from his family. Unfortunately, Adem gets seriously injured while he wants to protect his friend when they are on duty. Hence, he has nothing to do but to leave army and start a new life.

After being discharged from Special Forces, Adem starts to look for a new job in Istanbul. He is married with Nevin (Nilperi Sahinkaya) and has a happy cozy life together with his lovely daughter.

Adem does not have big expectations. All he wants is to support his family in a decent way and start his own business about security guardianship. Even though Adem applies for different job vacancies, unfortunately, he cannot find a job just because he, as an retired maroon beret, is considered as overqualified.