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Name: Mustafa Avkiran
Birthdate: March 3, 1963
Birthplace: Gaziantep, Turkey
Height: 172 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Grizzle
Education: Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory – Theatre (Mimar Sinan Universitesi Devlet Konservatuari Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Yasemin Ozbudun Talent Management
Spouse: Ovul Avkiran (m. 1993 – present)
Biography: Mustafa Avkiran was born in 3 March 1963 in Gaziantep. After graduating from Mimar Sinan University in 1983, he started to work at Istanbul State Theatre. Mustafa Avkiran started his career as a director in 1987 with a theatre play named Little Prince (Kucuk Prens). He worked in Istanbul, Van, Ankara, Antalya, Bursa and Trabzon State Theatres, Istanbul Municipality City Theatre and Bakirkoy Municipality City Theatre. He worked as a manager at Antalya State Theatre during 1993-1995. Mustafa Avkiran took part in various television projects and became popular with his role in popular Turkish series Endless Love (Kinali Kar).

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Original Title: Fatma
English Title: Fatma
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Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Episodes: 6 (each episode is 45-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: 27 April 2021
Production Company: Netflix
Director: Ozer Feyzioglu, Ozgur Onurme
Screen Writer: Ozgur Onurme
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Fatma (Burcu Biricik) is a middle-aged woman who becomes all alone after her little son passes away and her husband disappears. Her husband is released from prison recently and disappears without leaving any trace.

Fatma tries to do her best to find her husband. She files a complaint report to the police but never hears back. Thus, she starts to gather information from the people whom she knows.

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Name: Deniz Hamzaoglu
Birthdate: November 27, 1979
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 175 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Eskisehir Anatolian University – Public Administration, Istanbul University – Archaeology, Konya Selcuk University State Conservatory – Radio, Television and Cinema, Konya Selcuk University State Conservatory – Theatre
Talent Agency: Gunfer Gunaydin Agency
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Biography: Deniz Hamzaoglu was born in 24 November 1979 in Istanbul. He is actor, director, dramaturg and trainer. He went to primary and secondary school in Yalova. He studied Public Administration at Eskisehir Anatolia University; Archaeology at Istanbul University; as well as Radio, Television and Cinema at Konya Selcuk University. After graduating from Konya Selcuk University in 2002, he continued his master’s degree in directing at the same university. After graduating, he worked as actor and director assistant at Konya State Theatre, Antalya State Theatre and Antalya City Theatre. At the same time, Deniz Hamzoglu gave trainings about acting, diction, and directing at Konya Selcuk University and Adana Cukurova University.

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Original Title: Kulup
English Title: The Club
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 10 episodes (each episode is 50-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: 5 November 2021 – 6 January 2022
Production Company: Netflix
Director: Zeynep Gunay Tan, Seren Yuce
Screen Writer: Aysin Akbulut, Rana Denizer, Necati Sahin
Filming Locations: Istanbul – Beyoglu neighborhood

Synopsis
The story takes place in 1950s in Turkey.

Matilda (Gokce Bahadir) is a middle aged woman who has stayed in prison for 17 years. When she gets out of prison, she wants to have a quiet life far away from Istanbul. Her daughter Rasel (Asude Kalebek) is now 17 years old and she does not know anything about her parents.

Matilda does not want to enter into her daughter’s life and even does not want to see her daughter’s recent photo. She wants to leave everything behind, forget her past and start a new journey. However, out of pure coincidence, she bumps into her daughter and has nothing to do but to reveal her identity.

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Name: Asude Kalebek
Birthdate: 18 June 1999
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 172 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Bogazici University – Translation Science (Bogazici Universitesi Ceviribilim Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Binbir Iletisim Cast Agency
Spouse:
Biography: Asude Kalebek was born in 18 June 1999 in Istanbul. She is studying translation education at Bogazici University. At the same time, she is taking acting lessons at Istanbul Sahne Sanatlari Tiyatrosu in order to be prepared for her television career. She made her debut with her role at Netflix’s original tv series named The Club (Kulup). Asude Selma Kalebek knows English and French.

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Original Title: Kaderimin Oyunu
English Title: The Game of My Destiny
Also Known As: Amor y Traición
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 26 (each episode is 120 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: 3 December 2021 – 17 June 2022
Production Company: NGM Yapim
Director: Emre Kabakusak
Screen Writer: Gul Abus Semerci, Melis Veziroglu, Pinar Ordu, Selin Yaltaal, Meryem Demirli, Burcu Over
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Amasya

Synopsis
Asiye (Oyku Karayel) is a young and beautiful woman who has been raising her children by herself. When she gives birth to her second child, she becomes all alone. Her husband Cemal (Akin Akinozu) abandons them due to financial problems and never comes back.

Asiye does her best to raise her daughter Nergis (Iraz Akcam) and her son Ugur. Even though she works so hard, she cannot provide a decent life for her family. However, she never complains and tries to be very strong for the sake of her children.

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Name: Mufit Kayacan
Birthdate: January 17, 1959
Birthplace: Antalya, Turkey
Height: 177 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Adana Cukurova University Industry Engineering (Adana Cukurova Universitesi Endustri Muhendisligi)
Talent Agency: Black Listt Casting
Spouse: Nilgun Kayacan
Children: Ogulcan Kayacan, Onur Can Kayacan
Biography: Mufit Kayacan was born in 17 January 1959 in Antalya. He graduated from Adana Cukurova University. He is the founder of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres. He worked as an art director for 25 years. In the process, he took part in 32 different theatre plays and directed 25 theatre plays. At the same time, he served as the Head of Cultural Services department in Antalya Metropolitan Municipality for 10 years. Mufit Kayacan also served as a jury member at the Golden Orange Film Festival and became one of the creators of the Lycian Cruising Theatre Plays Festival (Likya Seyirlik Oyunlar Festivali).

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Original Title: Sakli
English Title: The Affair
Also Known As: Hidden
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Episodes: 10 (each episode is 55-60 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Blu TV
Broadcast Period: 23 November 2021 – Present
Production Company: May Productions
Director: Deniz Akcay
Screen Writer: Deniz Akcay, Armagan Gulsah
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Ozan (Firat Celik) is a writer and teacher who has a happy life together with his wife Beril (Defne Kayalar) and four children. He meets his wife at the university and gets married after the graduation. He dedicates his life to his family because he has grown up all alone after his mother passed away when he was at the high school.

Ozan enjoys a wealthy life with the help of his parents-in-laws. Even though he loves his wife, he does not like their dependence to his father-in-law. He sometimes gets bored of his children’s responsibility as he cannot focus on his work.

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Name: Ahmet Rifat Sungar
Birthdate: July 9, 1983
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 182 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University State Conservatory – Theatre (Istanbul Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
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Biography: Ahmet Rifat Sungar was born on 9 February 1983 in Istanbul. After graduating from Kartal Suleyman Demirel Anatolian High School (Kartal Suleyman Demirel Anadolu Lisesi), he studied theatre at Istanbul University State Conservatory (Istanbul Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari). Ahmet Rifat Sungar started his acting career with his role in Turkish series Lost Years (Kaybolan Yillar) in 2006. But his life changed in 2008 after he took part in Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s movie Three Monkeys (Uc Maymun) which was Turkey’s Oscar nominee. He became the lead character in Three Monkeys (Uc Maymun) together with Yavuz Bingol and Hatice Aslan and after then, he became well known in many European countries. Ahmet Rifat Sungar is interested in basketball, swimming and skiing.

Ahmet Rifat Sungar Tv Series / Movies
2006 – Janjan (as Yusuf) (Movie)
2006 – Lost Years (Kaybolan Yillar) (as Mehmet Ak)
2007 – Remember Darling (Hatirla Sevgili) (as Ali)
2008 – Rebellious (Asi) (as Yetkin)

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Original Title: Gonul Dagi
English Title: An Anatolian Tale
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Genre: Family, Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 51+ (each episode is 150 minutes)
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: 17 October 2020 – Present
Production Company: Kopru Film
Director: Yahya Samanci
Screen Writer: Ali Asaf Elmas, Mustafa Becit, Teoman Gok
Filming Locations: Sivrihisar, Eskisehir, Turkey

Synopsis
An Anatolian Tale (Gonul Dagi) is based on stories of Mustafa Ciftci.

Taner (Berk Atan) is a young guy who lives in a small town called Gedelli in the middle of Turkey. He has a cozy life together with his family.

Even though Taner used to be a successful student, he cannot attend to the Science High School after his father passed away. At a very young age, he becomes the head of the family and starts to support his mother, his elder sister and his nephews.