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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.

Profile
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)

Profile
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.

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Name: Zuhal Olcay
Birthdate: August 10, 1957
Height: cm

Notable Works
A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi)
Uprightness (Iffet)
Istanbul Seven Hills (Yeditepe Istanbul)

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Name: Seckin Ozdemir
Birthdate: August 25, 1981
Height: cm

Notable Works
A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi)
The Girl with Red Scarf (Alyazmalim)
Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil)

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Name: Yamac Telli
Birthdate: 1988
Height: cm

Notable Works
A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi)

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Name: Elcin Sangu
Birthdate: 1987
Height: 167 cm

Notable Works
2015 Rental Love (Kiralik Ask) (as Defne)
Kurt Seyit and Shura (Kurt Seyit ve Sura)
A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi)
Time Flies (Oyle Bir Gecer Zaman ki)

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Name: Damla Sonmez
Birthdate: May 3, 1987
Height: cm

Notable Works
War of Roses (Gullerin Savasi)
A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi)
February (Subat)
Bornova Bornova