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Original Title: Ulan Istanbul
English Title:  Buddy Istanbul
Also Known As: 
Genre: Action, Comedy
Episodes: 39
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period:  June 23, 2014 – March 23, 2015
Production Company:  D Productions
Director:  Murat Onbul
Screen Writer: Ugras Gunes

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Derya (Sevtap Ozaltun) is young girl who comes to Istanbul to study acting. However, she cannot continue her acting career when her father is being imprisoned for no reason. In order to free her father and clear their family name, Derya has to find one million Turkish Lira. Luckily, her way intersects with her father’s old friend Kandemir (Ugur Polat) who decides to help Derya to raise enough money.

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Original Title: Dirilis Ertugrul
English Title: Resurrection Ertugrul
Also Known As:
Genre: Historical, Romance, Drama, Action
Episodes: 150
Broadcast Network: TRT1
Broadcast Period: December 10, 2014 – May 29, 2019
Production Company: Tekden Film
Director: Metin Gunay
Screen Writer: Mehmet Bozdag, Atilla Engin
Filming Locations: Riva, Istanbul, Turkey; Nevsehir, Turkey

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The story takes places in 13th century and tells a story of Ertugrul who is the father of the Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.

400 large nomad tents are settled in Anatolia but get through a difficult time due to famine. All these nomads want to migrate to another place where they can have a better life.

Suleyman Shah who is the leader of this group (Kayi clan) wants to give a better life for his people but he does not want to make a quick decision without considering all side effects.

Because of this reason, some nomads start to blame him for not being able to be a good leader. Even his elder ambitious son Gundogdu (Kaan Tasaner) starts to question his decisions. However, his younger son Ertugrul trusts his father decisions all the time and does not want to be involved in clan issues.

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Original Title: Kara Para Ask
English Title: Black Money Love
Also Known As: Dirty Money & Love, Kala Paisa Pyar, Amor & Dinero, Love and money, العشق الأسود, Dragoste de contrabandă, Amor y dinero, Amor de contrabando, Pul va gul ishqi
Genre: Drama, Romance, Action, Detective
Episodes: 54
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: March 12, 2014 – July 15, 2015
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Ahmet Katiksiz
Screen Writer: Sema Ergenekon, Eylem Canpolat

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Omer (Engin Akyurek) is a young man who works at organized crime branch in Van (the city in the Eastern part of Turkey). He is an idealist police officer who has chosen this occupation after his father was killed years ago yet his murder case could not be solved.

Omer wants to do his best so that no other crime cases remain unsolved. That’s why, he even postpones his engagement in order to fulfill his recent assignment. Upon being successful, he is granted with a success award and one month leave from the workplace. As a vocation, Omer immediately goes to Istanbul where his family and his fiancée live.

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Original Title: Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi
English Title: Behzat C.
Also Known As: Behzat C.: Detective Story in Ankara
Genre: Action, Detective
Episodes: 96
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: September 19, 2010 – May 17, 2013
Production Company: Adam Yapim
Director: Serdar Akar, Dogan Umit Karaca
Screen Writer: Emrah Serbes, Ercan Mehmet Erdem

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Behzat C. (Erdal Besikcioglu) is a rough and violent police officer who is the head of the homicide department in Ankara (the capital city of Turkey). Although Behzat C. graduated from the police academy in 1985, he works at the same position for years due to the fact that he does not care about his superiors. He acts independently and sometimes he does not follow the regulations and rules. For this reason, he encounters with the suspensions and reprimands most of the time.

In the homicide department, Behzat C. works with Harun (Fatih Artman), Hayalet (Inanc Konukcu), Akbaba (Berkan Sal), Selim (Hakan Hatipoglu), and Eda (Seda Bakan). Later on, Cevdet (Berke Uzrek) and Emre (Engin Ozturk) also join the team. As a team, they try to solve murder cases with their own style. At the same time, they try to handle bureaucratic burdens and political pressure.

At the beginning of the story, the daughter of Behzat C. is found dead. Even though it looks like a case of suicide at first glance, it turns out to be a murder. While Behzat C. and his team try to solve the secrets behind her murder, they are involved in various murder cases.

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Original Title: Intikam
English Title: Revenge
Also Known As: Intekam, انتقام, Osveta, Εκδίκηση, Atriebība, Hakmarrje, Отмъщението, Pomsta
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Episodes: 44
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: January 3, 2013 – February 20, 2014
Production Company: D Productions
Director: Mesude Eraslan
Screen Writer: Berkun Oya
Filming Locations: Kanlica, Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
This tv series is a remake of a popular American tv series Revenge.

Little girl, Derin has a happy life with her father Adil. However, one day her happy life turns upside down. Her father is framed for a crime he did not commit and sent to prison for life. After that, Derin is permanently separated from her father. She spends her beautiful years in orphange while believing that her father is guilty.

Years after, Derin reaches her father’s diaries and learns his innocence. Now, she just wants one thing: revenge. For this reason, she creates a new identity and acquaints herself as Yagmur Ozden (Beren Saat).

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Original Title: Karadayi
English Title: Karadayi
Also Known As: Zware Fuhn, القبضاي, Karadaji, Справедливостта на Кара, Časni ljudi, Prateria Mudo
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Episodes: 115
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: October 08, 2012 – June 15, 2015
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Uluc Bayraktar, Cem Karci
Screen Writer: Eylem Canbolat, Sema Ergenekon
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Trabzon Turkey

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The story takes place during 1970s.

Mahir (Kenan Imirzalioglu) is a young and handsome guy. He works as a shoe repairer and has a comfortable middle-class life. He lives happilly with his family, father Nazif Kara (Cetin Tekindor), mother, two sisters and one brother. On the day of his engagement with Ayten (Melike Yalova), his perfect life turns upside down.

His father, Nazif Kara is blamed for a murder. His father is convicted of murdering a successful judge and he is sentenced to death after the trial. The witnesses see Nazif Kara on-scene of the murder with the murder weapon in his hands.

Mahir never believes that his father is guilty. He tries to prove the innocence of his father and wants to give him his freedom. However, finding any evidence to save his father would be too hard for him.

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Original Title: 20 Dakika
English Title: 20 Minutes
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Drama, Action
Episodes: 25
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: January 01, 2013 – June 27, 2013
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Serdar Isik
Screen Writer: Kerem Deren, Pinar Bulut

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Melek (Tuba Buyukustun) is a beautiful and young woman who has a happy life with her lovely husband and two children. She has a pastry shop and works all day to cook delicious cakes. Her husband Ali (Ilker Aksum) on the other hand, works at the university as a history teacher. One day, their perfect life turns upside down.

The day when they are celebrating buying a house, the door is knocked and the police arrests Melek for attempted murder. Everything develops so fast that neither Ali nor Melek understands what is going on.

The police takes Melek to the police station and Ali can’t do anything. This day transforms Ali’s life so radically that he will never be able to go back to the way he used to live and his whole life will change.

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Original Title: Bir Zamanlar Osmanli Kiyam
English Title: Once Upon a Time in the Ottoman Empire: Rebellion
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Genre: Historical, Action, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: January 07, 2012 – December 17, 2012
Production Company: Hersey Film
Director: Altan Donmez
Screen Writer: Ertan Kurtulan, Hilal Yildiz, Gursel Korat, Abdullah Akin

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The story takes place in the 18th century when III. Ahmet is the sultan of Ottoman Empire. During that period, Ottoman Empire is exposed to lots of foreign provocations. One of the biggest provocations derives from Iran.

In order to take over Ottoman Empire, Iranian Shah makes a plan and sends his son to Istanbul. He wants to make his son as the next sultan of the Ottoman Empire. To fulfill this plan, he gets the help of Kasim (Tolga Karel) and his sister Canseza (Asli Tandogan) who are the enemy of the Ottoman Empire.

Kasim and Canseza always want to take their revenge from Ottoman Empire because they have lost their father for no reason under this regime. They decide to become partner with Iranian Shah and by this way, try to collapse the Ottoman Empire.

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Original Title: Suskunlar
English Title: Sleepers
Also Known As: Game of Silence (Usa), Silence Game, Tihi momci
Genre: Action, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 28
Broadcast Network: Show TV
Broadcast Period: January 07, 2012 – December 02, 2012
Production Company: Tims Production
Director: Umur Turagay, Cagatay Tosun, Cagri Lostuvali
Screen Writer: Pinar Bulut
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

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Ecevit (Murat Yildirim), Bilal (Sarp Akkaya), Zeki (Tuncay Mercan), and Ibrahim (Guven Murat Akpinar) are four young boys who are close friends and are living in the same neighborhood. There is also a beautiful girl, Ahu (Asli Enver), who is in love with Ecevit.

These four boys have a normal life just like any other child. They have dreams and at the same time, they have the ambition and energy to fulfill these dreams. However, one day, their lives turn upside down. One tragedy changes everything and ends their happy lives.

During the circumcision ceremony, Bilal really scares and asks his friends for help. They decide to escape from the house and hide for a while until Bilal calms down. However, they are accidentally involved in a car accident. They kill an old man while driving a car and this one mistake transforms their lives.

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Original Title: Son
English Title: The End
Also Known As: Runner, Yeh Hai Meri Kahani, لغز الماضي , Lögnen
Genre: Mystery, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 25
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: January 7, 2012 – July 7, 2012
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Uluc Bayraktar
Screen Writer: Berkun Oya

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Aylin (Nehir Erdogan) is a beautiful married woman and loves her husband Selim (Yigit Ozsener) so much. They have a wonderful life: they are rich, they are successful at their works, and they have a 7 year-old son. Their life is just perfect. However, this perfect life turns upside down after Selim’s business trip to Frankfurt, Germany.

Before this business trip, they organize a birthday party for their son. They invite their loved ones. Their close friend Halil (Engin Altan Duzyatan) also comes to the party with his wife Alev (Berrak Tuzunatac).

Halil is both a business partner of Aylin at the architecture company and a childhood friend of Selim. They have spent their childhood together and Halil’s parents have raised Selim when he lost his parents and his twin in a traffic accident. Unfortunately, unlike his close friend, Halil is not happy at his marriage with Alev. They have lots of discussions and they are on the verge of divorce.