Drama

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Original Title: Zalim Istanbul
English Title: Ruthless City
Also Known As:
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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Original Title: Kuzgun
English Title: Kuzgun
Also Known As:
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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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.

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Original Title: Vuslat
English Title: Beloved
Also Known As:
Genre: Drama, Action
Episodes: 7+
Broadcast Network: Trt 1
Broadcast Period: January 7, 2019
Production Company: A23 Medya
Director: Baris Yoz
Screen Writer: Betul Yagsagan

Synopsis
Aziz (Kadir Dogulu) is the only son and heir of a wealthy family. He is passionate, successful and very respected in high society. He takes over the family business in textile industry after his father gets retired and manages the company successfully. However, he has some problems with Kerem (Umit Kantarcilar) who has been raised by Aziz’s family.

After his parents passed away when he was a little kid, Kerem has been adopted by Aziz’s family. He has been raised in a wealthy family with good opportunities. However, he has to endure the complaints and grumbles of Aziz mother.

While Aziz works as a CEO in the family business, Kerem works as a co-manager. Aziz does the legal business whereas Kerem carries out the illegal business. Even though Aziz is aware of the dark side of his father, he prefers not to carry out the illegal activities. Kerem, on the other hand, wants to gain all power and dispraise Aziz.

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Original Title: Carpisma
English Title: Crash
Also Known As: Collision
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Episodes: 6+
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: November 22, 2018
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Uluc Bayraktar
Screen Writer: Ali Aydin

Synopsis
Four different lives intersect after a serious car accident. The life of Kadir, Zeynep, Cemre and Kerem would never be same after getting into this car accident.

Kadir (Kivanc Tatlitug) is a successful chief superintendent at Istanbul organized crime bureau. He has a happy life with his wife Asli (Sevtap Ozaltun) and his lovely daughter. Kadir is a workaholic and fearless and does not refrain from putting himself into danger. He loves his family to death and tries to do his best to become a good father and a good husband.

Kadir has nothing to have in this life other than his beloved wife and daughter. He has been raised in an orphanage and met his wife there. Apart from his family, Kadir’s only passion is his job and Sariyer soccer team. He goes to each and every soccer match and roots for his team. One day, he also brings his family to the soccer match but something unexpected happens. Due to terrorsit attack outside of the stadium, Kadir’s wife and daughter dies and Kadir’s lovely life turns upside down.

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Original Title: Bir Zamanlar Cukurova
English Title: Bitter Lands
Also Known As: Tierra amarga, Once Upon a Time in Cukurova
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 63+
Broadcast Network: Atv
Broadcast Period: September 13, 2018 –
Production Company: Tims&B Production
Director: Murat Saracoglu, Faruk Teber
Screen Writer: Su Ersoz, Derem Ciray, Yildiz Tunc
Filming Locations: Adana, Turkey

Synopsis
The story begins in Istanbul in 1970s and continues in the fertile lands of Cukurova, Adana (a city in the south of Turkey).

Zuleyla (Hilal Altinbilek) is a young and beautiful girl who lives in Istanbul together with her step-brother Veli (Mustafa Acilan) and her sister-in-law. She works as a tailor in a well-known district in Istanbul and dreams to get married to her lover Yilmaz (Ugur Gunes).

Yilmaz is a hardworking guy who works as a car mechanic. After his family passed away long ago, he has been raised by his master. Yilmaz does not have a wealthy life but he can do anything to make his lover Zuleyha happy.

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Original Title: Eski Hikaye
English Title: Old Story
Also Known As:
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 17
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: October 2, 2013 – February 6, 2014
Production Company: ARC Film
Director: Bahadir Ince
Screen Writer: Levent Cantek

Synopsis
Mete is a little boy when his father is killed before his eyes. He neither sees the murderers nor understands the reason behind this murder. After his father’s death, he starts to live together with his grandmother and tries to have a normal life.

14 years later, Mete (Bugra Gulsoy) becomes a young man who has a modest life. He goes to university and works as a taxi driver to earn money. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot forget his memories about the past. He does not have a proper sleep at night and for this reason, he tries to occupy himself with various things all the time. He knows that he cannot have a normal life unless he finds the murderers of his father and gets his revenge.

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Original Title: Bana Sevmeyi Anlat
English Title: Wings of Love
Also Known As: Tell Me Love
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 22
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: August 26, 2016 – January 30, 2017
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Mesude Erarslan
Screen Writer: Deniz Akcay

Synopsis
Leyla (Seda Bakan) is a beautiful single mother of a little baby boy. She makes a wrong marriage with a guy whom she believes in. However, she needs to return to her father’s house with her baby after things do not work out.

Leyla starts to live at her father’s house in Germany together with her step-mother, step-sister Simge (Gulper Ozdemir), and step-brother. It becomes harder to come back to this house with her baby because she has to endure her step-mother’s grumble and her step-sister’s jealousy. She even cannot trust them for babysitting.

Leyla’s miserable life changes dramatically when she starts working as an interpreter for her father’s boss Hasmet (Mustafa Ustundag). Hasmet owns a chain of restaurants in Istanbul, he is a respected and successful businessman and has a wealthy life. He also does business in Germany to cover his illegal activities. He is in fact a ruthless drug dealer.

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Original Title: Bizim Hikaye
English Title: Our Story
Also Known As:
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 37+
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: September 15, 2017 –
Production Company: Med Yapim
Director: Serdar Gozelekli
Screen Writer: Banu Kiremitci Bozkurt, Ebru Kocaoglu, Verda Pars

Synopsis
Our Story (Bizim Hikaye) is the Turkish adaptation of popular American series Shameless.

Filiz (Hazal Kaya) is a young girl who takes care of her 5 siblings due to her mother’s absence. She bears much of the child-bearing responsibility and tries to do her best keep her family together. She dedicates her life to her family. She quits her school and starts to work at low-skilled jobs to support her family financially.

Filiz does all the household chore, works at various jobs even at night, and raises the rest of the family on her own. She also needs to cope with her alcoholic father. Her father Fikri (Reha Ozcan) is selfish and spends much of his time drinking. He takes everything and offers nothing.

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Original Title: Kadin
English Title: Woman
Also Known As: Mujer, Coraje de Mujer, Fuerza de Mujer, Žena, Μια Ζωή, Femeie în înfruntarea destinului, Sila ženy, Ayol, Kisa, Grua
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 81
Broadcast Network: Fox TV
Broadcast Period: October 24, 2017 – February 4, 2020
Production Company: Med Yapim, MF Yapim
Director: Nadim Guc
Screen Writer: Hande Altayli

Synopsis
Bahar (Ozge Ozpirincci) is a beautiful single mother. After the accidental death of her husband Sarp (Caner Cindoruk) 4 years ago, she becomes all alone with her two children Nisan and Doruk. She tries to do her best to provide for her children but finds it so hard to give her children decent living conditions.

Bahar works as an ironer in a small workplace and sometimes does an extra job like dish washing or cleaning. She works so hard to make a living but no matter how hard she tries, her financial situation does not improve. She is even thrown out of the house for not being able to raise her monthly rent. Desperately, she moves into another neighborhood which is not suitable for a single woman and two children.