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Name: Defne Kayalar
Birthdate: May 07, 1975
Birthplace: Ankara, Turkey
Height: 174 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Bilkent University – Fine Arts School – Graphics (Bilkent Universitesi Guzel Sanatlar, Tasarim ve Mimarlik Fakultesi Grafik Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Yasemin Ozbudun Talent Management
Spouse: Ali Bilgin (m. 2014 – present)
Biography: Defne Kayalar was born on 7 May 1975 in Ankara. After graduation, she worked as assistant at Bilgi University Cinema and TV Department. She worked as a producer together with Ugur Yucel at Twilight (Alacakaranlik) and Yazi Tura. Defne Kayalar got married to Ali Bilgin in 2014 and gave birth in 2016.

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Original Title: Adi Efsane
English Title: His Name is Legend
Also Known As: A.K.A. The Legend
Genre: Family, Romance
Episodes: 29
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: January 28, 2017 – August 29, 2017
Production Company: D Yapim
Director: Devrim Yalcin
Screen Writer: Tunus Tasci, Nazli Sunlu, Hilal Yildiz

Synopsis
Tarik (Erdal Besikcioglu) is a successful basketball player but gets injured while he is at the top of his career. He has to give up basketball. Later on, he loses everything that he has. After his lovely wife dies, Tarik tries to find peace in alcohol and ignores his two daughters: Melis (Almida Ada) and Zeynep (Leya Kirsan). Eventually, he loses the custody of his children.

Before Tarik loses his trust on the life, he finds a second chance out of pure coincidence. He gets an opportunity to win the custody of his children if he starts a stable life. Tarik finds a new job in a public school in a poor neighborhood and agrees to make a basketball team in a month. If he cannot manage to make his team ready for the basketball tournament within a month, he cannot keep his job. For this reason, Tarik tries to do his best to convince 4 students who seem to be promising at basketball: Hakan (Cem Yigit Uzumoglu), Fikret (Baran Bolukbasi), Ali (Kaan Sevi) and Sadik (Hakan Ummak). However, he needs to gain their trust first.

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Name: Almila Ada
Birthdate: August 04, 1994
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 1,74 m
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Education: United Kingdom Alliance of Prof. Teachers of Dancing; Tring Park School of Performing Arts; Royal Academy of Dance; Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conseravtory – Ballet
Talent Agency: Icon Talent Management
Spouse:
Biography: Almila Ada was born in 4 August 1994 in Istanbul. Her father is journalist while her mother is fashion designer and teacher. When she was a little child, she started to be interested in ballet. Almida Ada lived in Russia for a while due to her mother’s occupation. While she was going to high school, she participated to Varna International Ballet Competition and International Ballet Masterclasses in Prague. Almida Ada graduated from Mimar Sinan University and then, went to London to study ballet and stage arts. In 2012, she played the youth of Scarlett Johansson in the movie The Avengers. After then, she started to be interested in acting. In 2014, she started her acting career in Turkish television and took her first lead role in 2017 with a tv series Adi Efsane. Almida Ada founded a Pilates school named Pointe Studyo in 2018 and has been working there as a fitness trainer.

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Name: Ragip Reha Ozcan
Birthdate: July 05, 1965
Birthplace: Bingol, Turkey
Height: 176 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory – Theatre (Mimar Sinan Universitesi Devlet Konservatuari Tiyatro Bolumu) (1987)
Talent Agency: Sihirli Anahtar
Spouse:
Biography: Reha Ozcan went to Kartal Anatolian High School and graduated from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory – Theatre in 1987. After then, Reha Ozcan started his theatre career at Trabzon State Theatre in 1987. He worked at Istanbul State Theatre during 1990-1991 and Antalya State Theatre during 1992-1993. He worked as theatre director at Akdeniz University and Antalya Municipality Theatre. Apart from theatre, Reha Ozcan also worked at television and cinema sectors. Reha Ozcan’s brother is also an actor named Serhat Ozcan.

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Original Title: Fi
English Title: Phi
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 22
Broadcast Network: Puhu Tv
Broadcast Period: March 31, 2017 – March 09, 2018
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Mert Baykal
Screen Writer: Nukhet Bicakci
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
This Turkish drama is based on the popular trilogy of novels by Azra Kohen: Phi, Chi, Pi.

Can Manay (Ozan Guven) is a famous psychologist, television personality, and instructor at the university. He is a womanizer, spends each night with different woman but never falls in love. He thinks that he can control everyone he meets.

The perfect life of Can Manay turns upside down when he decides to move his house away from the city’s chaos. While he is looking for a new house, Can Manay sees a young woman dancing in the garden near the house and starts to watch her unintentionally. Even though the house does not qualify his requirements, Can Manay buys the house so as to become close to this young dancer, Duru (Serenay Sarikaya).

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Name: Mehmet Gunsur
Birthdate: May 8, 1975
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 178 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Marmara University Communications Faculty (Marmara Universitesi Iletisim Fakultesi)
Talent Agency: Id Iletisim Ve Danismanlik
Spouse: Katerina Mongio (m. 2006-present)
Children: Ali Gunsur, Maya Gunsur, Cloe Gunsur
Biography: Mehmet Gunsur was born in 8 May 1975 as a second child of a Tatar Family. His mother is an instructor, his father is a physicist and his sister is a choreographer for modern ballet. Mehmet Gunsur started acting through various tv commercials when he was 7 years old. After he graduated from Italian High School, he studied Marmara University Communications. Her role in popular Turkish movie Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Bath) in 1997 made him well-known. After this movie, Mehmet Gunsur decided to improve his acting career. He also took part in various theatre plays in Italia. In 2006, Mehmet Gunsur got married to Italian director Katerina Mongio and started to living in Italy.

Mehmet Gunsur Tv Series / Movies
1989 – Last Spring Mimosas (Gecmis Bahar Mimozalari) (as Sabih)
1989 – Cahide
1997 – Turkish Bath (Hamam) (as Mehmet) (Movie)
1999 – Games of Dreaming (Hayal Kurma Oyunlari) (as Soccer Player) (Movie)
1999 – File of Secrets (Sir Dosyasi) (as Ayhan Ince)
2001 – Tommaso (as Giovanni) (Movie)
2001 – Guida (as Giovanni) (Movie)
2001 – Don Matteo
2002 – Italyan (as Giorgio) (Movie)
2003 – Il papa buono (as Don Paolo) (Movie)
2003 – He is a Soldier Now (O Simdi Asker) (as Nihat Denizer) (Movie)
2003 – Stregeria (Short film) (Movie)
2003 – Battery Operated Doll (Pilli Bebek) (as Tarik)
2004 – Non ci sarebbe niente da fare! Short film (Movie)

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Name: Ozan Guven
Birthdate: May 19, 1975
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Height: 175 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Black
Education: Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory – Modern Dance (Mimar Sinan Universitesi Devlet Konservatuvari Modern Dans Bolumu)
Spouse: Turkan Derya (m. 2005-2010)
Biography: Ozan Guven’s parents are of Bulgarian descent. He was born in Germany after his family migrated from Turkey to Germany to work there. His family returned back to Turkey in 1981. Ozan Guven graduated from Mimar Sinan University, he took acting lessons from Izmir Municipality Conservatory. He worked at Sahika Tekand Theatre. Ozan Guven made his debut with his role in popular Turkish drama Second Spring (Ikinci Bahar). He got married Turkan Derya whom he met while shooting Second Spring.

Ozan Guven Tv Series / Movies
1998 – Grow the Flower (Cicegi Buyutmek)
1998 – 2001 Second Spring (Ikinci Bahar) (as Ulas)
2000 – Balalaika (Balalayka) (as Mehmet) (Movie)
2000 – Star Hill (Yildiz Tepe) (Movie)
2001 – What a Relief (Dunya Varmis) (as Cetin)
2002 – My Couch (Kocum Benim) (as Umut)
2002 – Asli and Kerem (Asli ile Kerem) (as Kerem)
2002 – Cloud in the Sky (Havada Bulut) (as Necip)
2002 – Call Me Brother (Bana Abi De) (as Yigit)
2002 – Nine (Dokuz) (as Kaya) (Movie)
2003 – 2005 An Istanbul Fairytale (Bir Istanbul Masali) (as Demir Arhan)
2004 – Toss-Up (Yazi Tura) (as Soldier) (Movie)
2004 – G.O.R.A (as Robot 216) (Movie)

Details
Original Title: Kalbimdeki Deniz
English Title: Deniz Inside My Heart
Also Known As: Second Chance
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 60
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: January 12, 2017 – March 12, 2018
Production Company: Pastel Film
Director: Aysun Akyuz Mehdiabbas
Screen Writer: Funda Cetin
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Deniz (Ozge Ozberk) has everything a woman can ask for: she has a wealthy life and lives happily with her two lovely children and a handsome husband. She has been raised without seeing any hardship. Therefore, she is well-intentioned all the time and trusts all the people around her.

Deniz’s life turns upside down when her husband Alihan (Hakan Eratik) disappears with no trace. She worries about the life of her husband without knowing that her husband has left them behind and has run away with his lover Sebnem (Zeynep Aydemir) in order to start a new life. She also does not know that her cousin Hulya (Devin Ozgur Cinar) is the one who arranged this forbidden love.

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Name: Devin Ozgur Cinar
Birthdate: June 21, 1973
Birthplace: Zonguldak, Turkey
Height: cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color:
Education: Hacettepe Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu
Talent Agency:
Spouse:
Biography:

Devin Ozgur Cinar Tv Series / Movies
1997 Click of Outer Door (Dis Kapinin Mandallari) (as Ozgur)
1997 Flower of the Wrong Vase (Yanlis Saksinin Cicegi) (the movie)
1998 Second Spring (Ikinci Bahar) (as Cennet)
1999 Sun Burn (Gunes Yaniklari) (as Devin)
2000 Pass to Each Other in a Narrow Area (Dar Alanda Kisa Paslasmalar) (the movie)
2000 Abuzer Kadayif (the movie)
2001 Those Who Run at the Dark (Karanlikta Kosanlar) (as Isil)

Details
Original Title: Olene Kadar
English Title: Until Death
Also Known As: Eternal, To Death
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Episodes: 13
Broadcast Network: ATV
Broadcast Period: January 12, 2017 – April 13, 2017
Production Company: Tims Productions
Director: Umur Turagay
Screen Writer: Elif Usman Erguden

Synopsis
Daghan (Engin Akyurek) is a talented young doctor who is trained to get his proficiency. He has a moderate life with his parents and his little sister. When he learns that his girlfriend Beril (Gulcan Arslan) is pregnant, they decide to get married as soon as possible. Even though his family does not approve the marriage at the beginning, he persuades them that he can work and study at the same time and can give a happy life to his lover.

Daghan and his family go to Beril’s house to get her father’s approval for the marriage. However, they are rejected at the door even without meeting in person. They feel humiliated but Daghan never gives up his love. He gets Beril without her father’s approval and plan to get married.

On their wedding day, Daghan gets a call from Beril’s father and goes to the meeting place with the hope of making peace. However, he falls into a big trap: Daghan is narcotized meanwhile a hitman shots Beril’s father, a little girl gives false testimony and Daghan is accused by the murder. He cannot persuade that he is innocent and he is sentenced to life imprisonment. He loses his hope, his future, his lover and the most beautiful days of his lives due the crime that he has never committed.