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Name: Hakan Yilmaz
Birthdate: December 6, 1969
Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey
Height: 1.78 m
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Black
Education: Anadolu University Communication Sciences Faculty – Cinema and Television Department (Anadolu Universitesi Iletisim Bilimleri Fakultesi Sinema ve Televizyon Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Buket Kahraman Talent Management
Spouse: Bengu Yilmaz (m. 1997 – 2011), Elif Ongel (m. 2013)
Biography: Hakan Yilmaz started acting when he was going to primary school through taking part in school theatre play. While going to high school, he took lessons of folkloric dances and modern dances. He took part in some amateur theatre plays. He made his debut with his role in popular Turkish sitcom named Together Even If We Got Divorced (Ayrilsak da Beraberiz).

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Original Title: Cukur
English Title: The Pit
Also Known As:
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Episodes: 131
Season: 4
Broadcast Network: Show TV
Broadcast Period: October 23, 2017 – June 7, 2021
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Sinan Ozturk (1–4. Season), Ozgur Sevimli (2. Season)
Screen Writer: Gokhan Horzum (1–4. Season), Damla Serim (3–4. Season)
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Nevsehir, Paris

Synopsis
Kocovali is a powerful crime family in Cukur neighborhood in Istanbul. Idris Kocovali (Ercan Kesal) is the head of the family and does whatever he can in order to protect his family as well as the members of Cukur. He is such a powerful man that he becomes kind towards those who show him respect yet ruthless against those who do not.

Idris Kocovali has four sons: Cumali, Kahraman, Selim, and Yamac.

Cumali is the eldest son of the family who is in prison right now.

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Name: Oner Erkan
Birthdate: January 4, 1980
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 185 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: 9 Eylul University Theatre (9 Eylul Universitesi Tiyatro)
Talent Agency: Yasemin Ozbudun Talent Management
Spouse: Sibel Topkaya (m. 2010-2012)
Biography: Oner Erkan was born in January 4, 1980 in Izmir. He took theatre lessons while he was going to high school. He started his TV career by presenting a child program on TV. He worked as a dancer at Istanbul City Theatre during 2002-2004. After then, he took part in various theatre plays at Oyun Atölyesi. Oner Erkan won best actor award at 2009 Golden Orange Awards with his role in the movie Bornova Bornova.

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Name: Kubilay Aka
Birthdate: May 5, 1995
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 178 cm
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Eskisehir Anatolian University Airport Management Department (Eskisehir Anadolu Universitesi Havaalani Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Socia Entertainment & Gcma
Spouse:
Biography: Kubilay Aka took acting lessons after he graduated from the university. He was discovered while he was working at the airport. He took attention of Ufuk Ergin and then, found himself in the audition of Wounded Love. He made his debut with his role as Ali Kemal in popular Turkish drama Wounded Love (Vatanim Sensin).

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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)
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
Spouse:
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.

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Original Title: Stiletto Vendetta
English Title: Ufak Tefek Cinayetler
Also Known As: Little Murders
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Romance
Episodes: 45
Broadcast Network: Star TV
Broadcast Period: October 24, 2017 – December 11, 2018
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Ali Bilgin, Deniz Yorulmazer
Screen Writer: Meric Acemi
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

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: 174 cm
Eye Color: Blue-Green
Hair Color: Yellow
Talent Agency: Gaye Sokmen Talent Agency
Education: Yeditepe University Department of Fine Arts / Fashion and Textile Design Graduate (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.

Bade Iscil Tv Series / Movies
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)
2020 – Love 101 (Ask 101) (as Adult Isik)

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Name: Ferit Aktug
Birthdate: November 17, 1978
Birthplace: Adana, Turkey
Height: 1.84 m
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Dokuz Eylul University Economics (Dokuz Eylül Universitesi Iktisat); Akademi Istanbul Workshop
Spouse: Bahar Aktug (m. 2011–2020)
Biography: Ferit Aktug was born on November 17, 1978 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).

Details
Original Title: Kanatsiz Kuslar
English Title: Wingless Birds
Also Known As: Broken Wings
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 46
Broadcast Network: Atv
Broadcast Period: June 15, 2017 – May 24, 2018
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.