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Original Title: Benim Tatli Yalanim
English Title: My Sweet Lie
Also Known As:
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Episodes: 10+
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: June 13, 2019 –
Production Company: O3 Medya
Director: Baris Ercetin, Cihan Vural
Screen Writer: Deniz Dargi, Murat Taskent

Synopsis
Nejat (Furkan Palali) is a successful business man who is the CEO of a company designing eyeglasses. He has been raising his daughter by himself after his wife abandoned them years ago. In order not to upset his daughter, Nejat hides this fact and tells a white lie. He lies that his wife Aylin is working at Africa for humanitarian purposes and sends letters to her daughter for years.

Nejat is surrounded by his lies and finds himself in a desperate situation. He learns that his daughter Kayra (Lavinya Unluer) is expecting to see her mother at her 6th birthday party. Even though he tries to convince his daughter that her mother might not be able to make it, Kayra strongly believes that her mother would keep her promise and will come to Istanbul at her 6th birthday.

Nejat tries to do his best not to upset his daughter. He even tries to find his ex-wife but he cannot reach her. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot find a solution but to explain all the truth to his little daughter.

Profile
Name: Ahmet Saracoglu
Birthdate: September 24, 1975
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 176 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Mujdat Gezen Art Center (Mujdat Gezen Sanat Merkezi)
Talent Agency: Tumay Ozokur Film Reklam
Spouse:
Biography: Ahmet Saracoglu took part in various theatre plays before starting his tv career. He started his tv career in 1995 with turkish series Cicek Taksi. Ahmet Saracoglu founded Istanbul Royal Theatre (Istanbul Kraliyet Tiyatrosu) in 2005 together with a group of actors/actresses.

Ahmet Saracoglu Tv Series / Movies
1995 – Cicek Taksi
2000 – Story of a Snake (Yilan Hikayesi)
2000 – Number Seven (Yedi Numara) (as Mustafa)
2001 – Sweet Life (Tatli Hayat) (as Yalcin Yayvan)
2001 – Istanbul Seven Hills (Yeditepe Istanbul) (as Rustem)
2002 – Havada Bulut (as Zulfikar)
2002 – Don’t Forget Me (Unutma Beni)
2003 – People of the Captive City (Esir Sehrin Insanlari)

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Name: Melek Gencoglu
Birthdate: October 13, 1959
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Education: Istanbul University Faculty of Literature – Social Anthropography and Ethnology (Istanbul Universitesi Edebiyat Fakultesi Sosyal Antropoloji ve Etnoloji Bolumu) (1980)
Spouse: Aykut Gencoglu (m. 1981-present)
Biography: Melek Gencoglu was born in 1959 in Istanbul. While studying at Istanbul University, she also took elective lessons about social psychology and pedagogics. After graduating from the university, she started working at accounting department of Turkish Phillips company and worked there for 8 years. With the help of her friend, she met a well-known director Kandemir Konduk and had a chance to show her scripts. She joined to the team of screenwriters of popular Turkish series Mahallenin Muhtarlari. She did screenwriting of Mahallenin Muhtarlari for 11 years together with other 5 screenwriters. Meanwhile, Melek Gencoglu met with Ece Yorenc and joined to the production company Ay Yapim.

Profile
Name: Pinar Bulut
Birthdate: 1982
Birthplace:
Education: Istanbul University – History Department (Istanbul Universitesi Tarih Bolumu)
Spouse: Kerem Deren
Biography: Pinar Bulut was born in 1982. She studied history at Istanbul University and did her master’s degree in Turkey-Italia relations. She did translation for a while and after then, started to work as screenwriter.

Screenwriter
2009 – 2010 Ezel (Tv Series)
2012 – Game of Silence (Suskunlar) (Tv Series)
2013 – 20 Minutes (20 Dakika) (Tv Series)
2014 – 2015 Maral (Tv Series)
2015 – Racon (Tv Series)

Profile
Name: Ece Yorenc
Birthdate: October 20, 1962
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Education: Ankara University Faculty of Languages History and Geography (abandonment)
Spouse: Ali Yorenc
Children: Ali Yorenc
Biography: Ece Yorenc was born in 20 October 1962 in Istanbul. While she was studying at Ankara University, she dropped out the school after getting married. When her husband Ali Yorenc passed away in 1991, she started to work at insurance company. When her scripts/stories were shown to well-known director Kandemir Konduk, she joined to the team of popular Turkish series Mahallenin Muhtarlari. She did screenwriting of Mahallenin Muhtarlari for 11 years together with other 5 screenwriters. Meanwhile, Ece Yorenc met with Melek Gencoglu and joined to the production company Ay Yapim. Ece Yorenc has a son named as Ali Yorenc.

Profile
Name: Eylem Canpolat
Birthdate: 1976
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Education: Ankara University Faculty of Languages History and Geography – Theatre Department – Screenwriting (Ankara Universitesi Dil ve Tarih Cografya Fakultesi Tiyatro Bolumu Dramatik Yazarlik)
Spouse:
Biography: Eylem Canbolat was born in 1976. After graduating from Ankara University, she started to write scripts together with her classmate Sema Ergenekon. While they were unemployed for a while, they sent away they scripts to many directors and screenwriters. Eventually, Eylem Canbolat and Sema Ergenekon were discovered by popular screenwriter Mahinur Ergun.

Screenwriter
2005 – 2007 Gumus (Tv Series)
2005 – Open the Doors (Kapilari Acmak) (Tv Series)
2006 – 2007 Coming Home (Sila) (Tv Series)
2006 – Iyi ki Varsin (Tv Series)
2007 – Other Than You (Senden Baska) (Tv Series)
2008 – Derdest (Tv Series)
2008 – 2009 Angles Bless You (Melekler Korusun) (Tv Series)

Profile
Name: Mahinur Ergun
Birthdate: 1956
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Education: Ankara University Faculty of Communication – Cinema and Television (Ankara Basin Yayin Yuksek Okulu Sinema Televizyon Bolumu)
Spouse:
Biography: Mahinur Ergun was born in 1956. After university, she worked at Pars Mc Cann Advertising Agency dursng 1978-1980. She founded Kurgu, Reklam ve Interlens Film Ltd in 1980 and started to direct commercials and movies/mini documentaries. While she was writing scripts, she focused on women problems and women psychology.

Screenwriter
1988 – Captives of Night Dance (Gece Dansi Tutsaklari) (Movie)
1989 – Tide and Eid Scenes (Medcezir Manzaralari) (Movie)
1989 – A Dead Sea (Olu Bir Deniz) (Movie)
1993 – Moon Time (Ay Vakti) (Movie)
1994 – Artist Palas (Tv Series)
1996 – Black Angel (Kara Melek) (Tv Series)
1996 – Sasifelek Dead-End (Sasifelek Cikmazi) (Tv Series)
1999 – Roofless Women (Catisiz Kadinlar) (Tv Series)
2001 – How I Didn’t Not Married (Nasil Evde Kaldim) (Tv Series)
2002 – Vine Mansion (Asmali Konak) (Tv Series)

Profile
Name: Sema Ergenekon
Birthdate: April 9, 1977
Birthplace: Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Education: Ankara University Faculty of Languages History and Geography – Theatre Department – Screenwriting (Ankara Universitesi Dil ve Tarih Cografya Fakultesi Tiyatro Bolumu Dramatik Yazarlik)
Spouse: Ugur Aslan
Biography: Sema Ergenekon was born in 9 April 1977. She met her husband Ugur Arslan while she was studying at Ankara University and got married to him after 6 years from graduation. After graduating from Ankara University, she started to write scripts together with her classmate Eylem Canpolat. While they were unemployed for a while, they sent away their scripts to many directors and screenwriters. Eventually, Sema Ergenekon and Eylem Canbolat were discovered by popular screenwriter Mahinur Ergun.

Screenwriter
2005 – Fullmoon (Dolunay) (Tv Series)
2005 – 2007 Gumus (Tv Series)
2005 – Open the Doors (Kapilari Acmak) (Tv Series)
2006 – 2007 Coming Home (Sila) (Tv Series)
2006 – Iyi ki Varsin (Tv Series)
2007 – Other Than You (Senden Baska) (Tv Series)

Details
Original Title: Gulperi
English Title: Gulperi
Also Known As:
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 30
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: September 15, 2018 – May 4, 2019
Production Company: Tims Productions
Director: Cem Karci, Senol Sonmez, Yagiz Alp Akaydin, Metin Balekoglu
Screen Writer: Eylem Canpolat, Sema Ergenekon, Cuneyt Bolak, Cenk Bogatur, Cem Gorgec, Meryem Gul

Synopsis
Gulperi (Nurgul Yesilcay) is a beautiful middle-aged woman who has three children: Hasan (Burak Dakak), Bedriye (Aleyna Ozgecen), and Can (Emir Ozyakisir). Hasan and Bedriye are 16 years old while Can is 6 years old.

Gulperi comes from a small town in Izmir and meets her husband during his military service there. Even though she is accepted to Istanbul University (Literature department), she cannot attend the school due to her father’s pressure. As she is forced to give up her dreams, Gulperi never forgives her father and accepts to get married in the hope of salvation while she is so young.

After getting married, Gulperi starts to live in Taskinhan where her husband Eyup comes from. As a bride from a different city, Gulperi is never approved by her parents-in-law. Her father-in-law Yakup Taskin (Tarik Pabuccuoglu) is a strong business man in Taskinhan where all locals respect him. He dominates all people around him and uses his power and money to achieve his goals.

Profile
Name: Burak Dakak
Birthdate: June 18, 1998
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 167 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Bahcesehir University – Cinema and Theatre (Bahcesehir Universitesi Sinema ve Televizyon Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
Spouse:
Biography: Burak Dakak was born in 18 June 1998 in Ankara. He started his acting career as child actor in 2008 with turkish series Dogruluk Ekseni. After then, he took part in various Turkish projects including Ezel, The Outsiders, Magnificent Century Kosem and Resurrection Ertugrul.