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Name: Ozcan Deniz
Birthdate: May 19, 1972
Height: cm

Notable Works
Black Rose (Karagul)
Vine Mansion (Asmali Konak)
Night of June (Haziran Gecesi)
Galaxy (Samanyolu)
Once Upon a Time in the Ottomon Empire: Rebellion (Bir Zamanlar Osmanli: Kiyam)

2014-2015 The Day My Destiny is Written (Kaderimin Yazildigi Gun) (as Kahraman Yorukoglu)

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Name: Yavuz Bingol
Birthdate: October 7, 1964
Height: cm

Notable Works
Black Rose (Karagul)
Burn Cocoon (Yanik Koza)
Propitious Moment (Esref Saati)
Zerda (Zerda)

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Name: Ece Uslu
Birthdate: September 9, 1974
Height: cm

Notable Works
Black Rose (Karagul)
Moment of Farewell (Elveda Derken)
Zerda (Zerda)
Black Angel (Kara Melek)

Details
Original Title: Benim Hala Umudum Var
English Title: I Still Have A Hope
Also Known As: Ummeed
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 10+
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: July 1, 2013 –
Production Company: Gold Film
Director: Nisan Akman
Screen Writer: Deniz Akcay, Onur Ugras

Synopsis
Umut (Gizem Karaca) is a young and beautiful girl who works as a manicurist in one of the well-known coiffeurs. She is so pure and naive. She lives with her mother, her step father, two step sisters and two step brothers. In this family, Umut only cares for her mother Zeliha (Nergis Corakci) and her little brother.

The life of Umut is just like Cinderella. Her step sisters are always jealous of her. They don’t do any house chores such as cleaning, cooking and etc. Generally Umut and her mother do the house chores. Also, Umut is constantly abused by her step father Zafer (Ali Erkazan) and her step brother Musa (Burak Altay). Zafer is the head of the family but he still asks for Umut’s salary to buy alcohol. On the other hand, Musa is a conservative guy who does not want her sisters to have any boyfriend.

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Name: Sukru Ozyildiz
Birthdate: February 18, 1988
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 185 cm
Education: Istanbul University Marine Mechanical Engineering; Ege University Business Administration
Other: Has a Rum mother and a Turkish father; attended to Erasmus programme and went to Portugal; Interested in martial arts since his childhood and attented to cage fights in Portugal; Took acting lessons on abroad and at Mujdat Gezen Art Center

Notable Works
2011 – Deep Waters (Derin Sular) (as Toprak)
2012 – Cliff (Ucurum) (as Tolga)
2013 – I Still Have a Hope (Benim Hala Umudum Var) (as Ozan)
2013 – Neva (as Ilgin) (Movie)
2014 – Buddy Istanbul (Ulan Istanbul) (as Emir)
2014 – Matter of Respect (Seref Meselesi) (as Emir)
2015 – Everything From Love (Her Sey Asktan) (as Burak) (Movie)
2015 – Cute&Dangerous (Sevimli Tehlikeli) (as Zarok Child) (Movie)
2015 – Pretty Little Liars (Tatli Kucuk Yalancilar) (as Eren)
2016 – Sour Apples (Eksi Elmalar) (as Ozgur) (Movie)
2016 – Winter Sun (Kis Gunesi) (as Efe/Mete)

Details
Original Title: Ask Emek Ister
English Title: Love Wants Effort
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 10+
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: April 14, 2013 –
Production Company: MinT Yapim
Director: Hamdi Alkan
Screen Writer: Birol Guven

Synopsis
Demir (Furkan Palali) is a young and handsome guy who has graduated from an university in the U.S. He lives happly without knowing the hardships of the life. When he returns to Istanbul, he expects that he would be the boss at his family business. However, Demir’s father (Mazlum Kiper) wants him to understand how true life is. For this reason, his father asks him to be a simple worker at one of his factories and to learn the business from the start. If Demir does not accept that offer, his father would not give him any money and would not let him stay at his house or use his credit cards, cars, etc.

Demir has nothing to do but to work at the factory as an ordinary worker. He involuntarily accepts his father’s offer. He thinks that his father would change his mind after 2 or 3 days. But, he does not know that his father is really determined at this time.

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Name: Furkan Palali
Birthdate: October 27, 1986
Height: 190 cm

Notable Works
2010 Little Secrets (Kucuk Sirlar) (as Aras)
2013 Love Wants Effort (Ask Emek Ister) (as Demir)
2014 Red Apple (Kizil Elma) (Murad)
2015 Son Cikis (as Kenan)
2016 Room Number:309 (No:309) (as Onur)

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Name: Ekin Turkmen
Birthdate: August 22, 1984
Height: cm

Notable Works
The Boat of Bread (Ekmek Teknesi)
Bitter Life (Aci Hayat)
Little Women (Kucuk Kadinlar)
Love Wants Effort (Ask Emek Ister)

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Name: Muge Boz
Birthdate: April 13, 1984
Height: cm

Notable Works
Love Wants Effort (Ask Emek Ister)

Details
Original Title: Bir Ask Hikayesi
English Title: A Love Story
Also Known As:
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 15+
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: March 26, 2013 –
Production Company: MF Yapim
Director: Baris Yon, Baris Ercetin
Screen Writer: original screen writer : Lee Kyung Hee; screen adapter: Makbule Kosif, Zehra Guleray, Gulsev Karagoz, Zafer Ozer Cetinel

Synopsis
Korkut Ali (Seckin Ozdemir) is a young and handsome guy who has a poor life in Germany. He is not fortunate during all his life. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and was adopted by a couple in Germany. However, he was left alone by his foster family.

Ceylan (Damla Sonmez), on the other hand, is a beautiful and naive young girl who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a fashion designer of a famous singer, Tolga (Yamac Telli). She is in love with Tolga since she was a child. One day, she goes to Germany with Tolga to do a photohoot. There, she tries to do everything to please Tolga but she never manages to do that. She gets angry and wants to return back to Istanbul. On her way to airport, her luggage and money are stolen and she starts to wander around without knowing what to do. At that time, she meets Korkut and asks his help. Korkut saves her from the gangsters. He finds her luggage and gives some money.