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Original Title: Sen Anlat Karadeniz
English Title: Lifeline
Also Known As: You Tell, The Black Sea
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 8+
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: January 24, 2018 –
Production Company: Sinegraf
Director: Osman Sinav, Emre Kabakusak
Screen Writer: Ayse Ferda Eryilmaz, Nehir Erdem

Synopsis
Nefes (Irem Helvacioglu) was forced to become the wife of Vedat Sayar (Mehmet Ali Nuroglu) when she was just 16 years old. She has been captived for 8 years and never allowed to go outside the house. Her only happiness in this life becomes her little son Yigit.

Nefes has been exposed to domestic violence for 8 years. She never accepts to become the real wife of Vedat and tries to escape from this captivity whenever possible. She aims to take his son and run away from Vedat. However, she fails all the time.

Nefes’ life changes dramatically when Vedat decides to do business with Kaleli family from the Black Sea region. Kaleli family lives in Trabzon (a city in the Black Sea region) and engages in mining sand. It is a conservative ordinary family where the biggest son Mustafa (Sinan Tuzcu) manages the family business while the second biggest son Tahir (Ulas Tuna Astepe) becomes the captain of their sand mining ships.

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Name: Gozde Kansu
Birthdate: August 23, 1980
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 170 cm (5’7″)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Dokuz Eylul University Fine Arts Faculty (Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Guzel Sanatlar Akademisi)
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Biography: Gozde Kansu was born in Izmir. She took ballet lessons while was a little child. She interested in various art fields including ballet, music, and theatre.

Notable Works
1995 – Cicek Taxi (Cicek Taksi)
1999 – 2003 Together Even If We Divorced (Ayrilsak da Beraberiz)
2000 – I am Sorry Leyla (Uzgunum Leyla)
2002 – Fathers Last Learn (En Son Babalar Duyar)
2002 – Enough Mom (Yeter Anne) (as Deniz)
2003 – Bullet Wound (Kursun Yarasi) (as Nefise)

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Original Title: Stiletto Vendetta
English Title: Ufak Tefek Cinayetler
Also Known As: Little Murders
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Romance
Episodes: 10+
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: October 24, 2017–
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Ali Bilgin, Deniz Yorulmazer
Screen Writer: Meric Acemi

Synopsis
Oya (Gokce Bahadir) is a successful gynecologist who is passionate about her job. She is a middle aged beautiful woman who still could not recover from the trauma in her high school days.

Almost 20 years ago, Oya was betrayed by her three close friends: Merve, Pelin, and Arzu. On their school trip, Oya was left alone in the middle of the lake and could not get out of the water when she realized that her friends took her clothes. While she was calling for help, her friends executed their plan and called their school teacher Edip (Selim Bayraktar).

Edip came to rescue Oya from this desperate situation and gave her something to cover her body. At that time, all students misunderstood this situation and accused them of having a romantic relationship.

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Name: Bade Iscil
Birthdate: August 8, 1983
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 173 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Blond
Education: Yeditepe University Fashion Designer (Yeditepe Universitesi Moda ve Desen Tasarimi)
Spouse: Mahsun Kirmizigul (m. 1998–2005), Malkoc Sualp (m. 2013)
Biography: Bade Iscil was born in Istanbul. Her parents are of Bulgarian and Romanian descent. She took acting lessons from Umit Cirak and Ipek Bilgin. Bade Iscil became very popular with her role Sebnem in popular Turkish drama Ezel. She aims to open her fashion house and design haute-cauture cloths.

Notable Works
2007 – Metropol Cafe (as Sebnem)
2009 – 2011 Ezel (as Sebnem Sertuna)
2011 – 2013 North and South (Kuzey Guney) (as Banu Sinaner)
2017 – Ex Lover (Eski Sevgili) (as Feride) (Movie)
2017 – 2018 Stiletto Vendetta (Ufak Tefek Cinayetler) (as Pelin)

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Name: Ferit Aktug
Birthdate: November 17, 1978
Birthplace: Adana, Turkey
Height: 184 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Dokuz Eylul University Economics (Dokuz Eylül Universitesi Iktisat); Akademi Istanbul Workshop
Spouse: Bahar Aktug
Biography: Ferit Aktug was born in Adana. He made his debut with his role in popular Turkish drama My Couch (Kocum Benim) and became very popular with his role in Daydreaming (Kavak Yelleri).

Notable Works
2002 – My Couch (Kocum Benim) (as Aslan)
2003 – Campus (Kampusistan) (as Mehmet)
2003 – Everything about Mustafa (Mustafa Hakkinda Hersey) (Movie)
2004 – 2005 Big Meeting (Buyuk Bulusma) (as Naci / Ilker)
2004 – Night of June (Haziran Gecesi) (as Tarik)
2006 – 29-30 (as Vedat)
2010 – Back Streets (Arka Sokaklar)
2007 – 2010 Daydreaming (Kavak Yelleri) (as Metin Kaygisiz)

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Original Title: Kanatsiz Kuslar
English Title: Wingless Birds
Also Known As:
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 3+
Broadcast Network: Atv
Broadcast Period: June 15, 2017 –
Production Company: Koliba Film
Director: Kemal Uzun
Screen Writer: Hakan Haksun

Synopsis
Nefise (Deniz Bolisik) is a young mother who has 4 children. After her husband’s death, she becomes the head of the family and tries to do her best to raise her children. She works at a restaurant with difficulty but she cannot earn enough money to provide her children a proper life.

In this journey, her eldest daughter Zeynep (Melis Tuzunguc) becomes her biggest supporter. Zeynep understands her mother’s sacrifice and starts to work part-time to support her family financially.

One day, Nefise cannot leave her youngest daughter to the caretaker and takes her to the restaurant. At that day, she loses her job where she works without any social security coverage and she cannot get her latest salary. Nefise finds herself in a desperate situation and has nothing to do but to steal some food from the restaurant as an exchange for her unpaid salary. While running away from the restaurant with food, she comes across a wounded man Muzaffer (Fatih Al) and kindly helps him by calling an ambulance.

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Name: Umit Ibrahim Kantarcilar
Birthdate: October 10, 1987
Birthplace: Antalya, Turkey
Height: 187 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Maltepe University Theatre (Maltepe Universitesi Tiyatro Bolumu)
Spouse: Gamze Topuz (m. 2014 – 2016)
Child: Elis Naz Kantarcilar
Biography: Umut Ibrahim Kantarcilar started theatre with school theatre club. After that, he took part in Antalya Municipality Theatre. He won a prize with his theatre play (Midirfillik) in Antalya Municipality Theatre. He studied at Mujdat Gezen Conservatory and then he started to act at Ali Poyrazoglu Theatre. He also presented a game show named Daughters and Mothers (Kizlar ve Anneleri).

Notable Works
2006 – Life Song (Hayat Turkusu) (as Cengiz)
2006 – Two Families (Iki Aile) (as Can)
2010 – 2011 Little Secrets (Kucuk Sirlar) (as Erkan)
2010 – 2011 High From the Ground (Yerden Yuksek) (as Anil)
2010 – Pebble Stone (Cakil Taslari) (as Ekrem)
2012 – 2013 Dirty Seven (Pis Yedili) (as Ceyhun)

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Original Title: Meryem
English Title: Meryem
Also Known As: Tales Of Innocence, Secret Love
Genre: Melodrama, Thriller, Romance
Episodes: 26+
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: August 3, 2017 –
Production Company: TMC
Director: Mustafa Sevki Dogan
Original screen writer: Yoo Bo Ra, Choi Ho Chul
Adaptation screen writer: Meryem Gultabak, Ilke Gursoy

Synopsis
Savas (Furkan Andic) is a young man who comes from a wealthy family. He has everything including good looks, intelligence but he does not have kindness. After her mother’s death, he moves away from his father and wants to have a simple life. He loves his girlfriend so much and plans to get married to her as soon as possible. Even though his girlfriend is a waitress and has an ordinary life, Savas knows that she is the woman of his life.

Meryem (Ayca Aysin Turan), on the other hand, is a beautiful young girl who works at the bakery together with her father. She is so caring, self-sacrificing, and thoughtful. She has been dating with Oktay (Cemal Toktas) for a long time and dreams to become his bride. While Oktay goes to the law school, Meryem takes care of him and even financially supports him. She can do anything for his lover and even sacrifices her own life.

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Name: Bestemsu Ozdemir
Birthdate: April 20, 1992
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 173 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul Technical University Fashion Design (Istanbul Teknik Universitesi Moda Bolumu)
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Biography: Bestemsu Ozdemir actually wanted to study jewelry design but could not attend school for health reasons. Then she started to do oil paintings and charcoal drawing. While she was studying at fashion design, she also took acting lessons and continued drawings. While she was going to high school, she also started her career as a model.

Notable Works
2012 – Sakarya Firat (as Melike Derbent)
2012 – Istanbul Memory (Istanbul Hatirasi) (as Sultan)
2014 – 2015 Black Money Love (Kara Para Ask) (as Nilufer Denizer)
2015 – Moms and Mothers (Analar ve Anneler) (as Sevgi)

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Name: Ayca Aysin Turan
Birthdate: October 25, 1992
Birthplace: Sinop, Turkey
Height: 167 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University Radio Cinema Television (Istanbul Universitesi Radyo Sinema Televizyon Bolumu)
Spouse:
Biography: Ayca Aysin Turan became popular with her role in popular Turkish drama Black Rose (Karagul). She took acting lessons at Gazanfer Ozcan and Gonul Ulku Theatre. She also took lessons from Sinop Municipality Conservatory.

Notable Works
2011 – 2012 Listen Darling (Dinle Sevgili) (as Gulfem)
2013 – 2015 Black Rose (Karagul) (as Ada)
2015 – Cute & Dangerous (Sevimli Tehlikeli) (as Zelis) (Movie)
2016 – Altinsoylar (as Burcu Gunebakan)
2017 – 2018 Meryem – Tales Of Innocence (as Meryem)