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Original Title: Benim Hala Umudum Var
English Title: I Still Have Hope
Also Known As: Waves of Hope, Jeenay Ki Wajah, Ummeed
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 33
Broadcast Network: Star Tv, Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: July 1, 2013 – April 25, 2014
Production Company: Gold Film
Director: Nisan Akman
Screen Writer: Deniz Akcay, Onur Ugras
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

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.

Profile
Name: Sukru Ozyildiz
Birthdate: February 18, 1988
Birthplace: Izmir, Turkey
Height: 190 cm (6′ 2¾”)
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Istanbul University Marine Mechanical Engineering; Ege University Business Administration
Talent Agency: Id Iletisim
Spouse:
Biography: Sukru Ozyildiz was born in 18 February 1988 in Izmir. He 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

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Original Title: Ask Emek Ister
English Title: Love Wants Effort
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 11
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: April 14, 2013 – August 1, 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
Birthplace: Konya, Turkey
Height: 190 cm
Eye Color: Green
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Marmara University Radio and Theatre (Marmara Universitesi Radyo ve Televizyon Bolumu); Hacettepe University Geological Engineering (Hacettepe Universitesi Jeoloji Muhendisligi)
Talent Agency: GG Management
Spouse:
Biography: Furkan Palali was born in 27 October 1986 in Konya. He went to primary, secondary and high school in Konya. While he was going to school, he started his basketball career at basketball club Kombassan Konyaspor. He played basketball 7 years in this basketball club. After then, in 2000, he was transferred to Tofas Basketball Club in Konya and played basketball for 2 years in this club. In order to attend to university, he ended his basketball career and he started his university study in 2003 at Hacettepe University geological engineering. While he was studying at Hacettepe University, Furkan Palali also took acting lessons from Tuncay Ozinel and Ferdi Merter. During his university life, Furkan Palali also started his model career after registering for a talent agency. He has been working as a model since 2009. In 2011, Furkan Palali became the Best Model of Turkey and Best Model of the World.

Furkan Palali Tv Series / Movies
2010 – Little Secrets (Kucuk Sirlar) (as Aras)
2011 – I Named Her Feriha (Adini Feriha Koydum) (guest actor)
2011 – Life Goes On (Hayat Devam Ediyor) (as Giray)
2012 – Last Summer Balkans (Son Yaz Balkanlar) 1912 (as Arif)
2013 – Love Wants Effort (Ask Emek Ister) (as Demir)
2014 – Red Apple (Kizil Elma) (as Murad Altay)
2015 – Last Exit (Son Cikis) (as Kenan)

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Name: Ekin Turkmen
Birthdate: August 22, 1984
Birthplace: Nevsehir, Turkey
Height: 171 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Halic University Theatre (Halic Universitesi Tiyatro Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Hasan Gungur Management
Spouse:
Biography:

Ekin Turkmen Tv Series / Movies
2002 – Bread and Butter (Ekmek Teknesi) (as Songul)
2005 – Keloglan Karaprens’e Karsi (as Kulkedisi) (Movie)
2005 – Bitter Life (Aci Hayat) (as Ozlem)
2005 – Breathless (Nefes Nefese) (as Binnur)
2006 – Last Class: Love and University (Son Ders: Ask ve Universite) (as Deren) (Movie)

Profile
Name: Muge Boz
Birthdate: April 13, 1984
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 171 cm
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde
Education: Anadolu University Cinema, TV, and Public Relations (Anadolu Universitesi Sinema TV ve Halkla Iliskiler Bolumu), Høgskulen i Volda (Volda University College) strategic design and digital photography
Talent Agency:
Spouse: Caner Erdeniz (m. 2019-present)
Children: Vina Erdeniz
Biography: Muge Boz was born in 13 April 1984. She lived in Istanbul until she was 12 years old and after then, she moved to Izmir due to her father’s occupation. She went to Izmir Ataturk High School and studied cinema, tv and public relations at Anadolu University. After graduation, Muge Boz studied atrategic design and digital photography at Hogskulen Volda, Norway. Muge Boz took ballet lessons for 11 years and piano lessons for 4 years. She was also interested in various sports including swimming, tennis, volleyball and motorcycling.

Muge Boz Tv Series / Movies
2008 – Angels Bless You (Melekler Korusun) (as Cigdem)
2011 – Sons of Soil (Topragin Cocuklari) (as Karika) (Movie)
2011 – Suspicion (Suphe) (as Meltem Kutlu)
2011 – Police Station (Karakol: Herkes Adalet Ister) (as Ada)

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Original Title: Bir Ask Hikayesi
English Title: A Love Story
Also Known As:
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 36
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: March 26, 2013 – January 14, 2014
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.

Profile
Name: Zuhal Olcay
Birthdate: August 10, 1957
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 172 cm
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Education: Ankara State Conservatory – Acting Training (Ankara Devlet Konservatuvari Oyunculuk Yuksek Bolumu)
Talent Agency: Must Entertainment Management
Spouse: Selcuk Yontem (m. 1976–1979), Zafer Olcay (m. 1980–1987), Haluk Bilginer (m. 1992–2004)
Children: Ceren Olcay
Biography: Zuhal Olcay was born in 10 August 1957 in Istanbul. She is the only child of her family. Her father was a barber while her mother was a housewife. With the support of her aunt who was a piano teacher, she decided to study theatre. She graduated from Ankara State Conservatory in 1976 and she got married to her classmate Selcuk Yontem in 1976. She also got training in London for one year. Her first marriage lasted in 3 years, and after then she got married to businessman Zafer Olcay and moved to Izmir. In 1991, she gave birth to her daughter Ceren. Since 1983, Zuhal Olcay took part in various television projects. In 1987, Zuhal Olcay got divorced from her husband Zafer Olcay. She got married to Haluk Bilginer in 1992 and got divorced from him in 2004.

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Name: Seckin Ozdemir
Birthdate: August 25, 1981
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 181 cm
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Education: Kocaeli University Economics (Kocaeli Universitesi Iktisat Bolumu); Mujdat Gezen Art Center (Mujdat Gezen Sanat Merkezi)
Talent Agency: Rezzan Cankir Cast Agency
Spouse:
Biography: Seckin Ozdemir was born as the fourth child of his family. His father is from Sinop and his mother is a Greece Turk. He has 2 elder sisters and 1 elder brother. Seckin Ozdemir started his career as a DJ. While he was going to university, he made a radio program at Red FM which is a local radio channel in Kocaeli. Seckin Ozdemir also did an interactive radio show at Istanbul My Radio for 5 months in 2004. In 2004, he was transferred to Number 1 and started to do a television program. After taking acting lessons at Mujdat Gezen Art Center, he took part in various tv commercials like gnctrkcll, Akbank, Ulker, Binboa Vodka, and Coca-Cola. Seckin Ozdemir became popular with his role in popular Turkish drama Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil). And he became the lead character at the first time with his role in Turkish drama The Girl With a Red Scarf (Alyazmalim).

Seckin Ozdemir Tv Series / Movies
2008 – Wild Rose (Yaban Gulu) (as Burak)
2011 – Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil) (as Leo)
2011 – The Girl With Red Scarf (Al Yazmalim) (as Ilyas Avci)
2013 – A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi) (as Korkut Ali)

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Name: Yamac Telli
Birthdate: February 9, 1988
Birthplace: Istanbul, Turkey
Height: 188 cm

Yamac Telli Tv Series / Movies
2010 – Behzat C. (Behzat C.: Bir Ankara Polisiyesi) (as Savas)
2013 – A Love Story (Bir Ask Hikayesi) (as Tolga)
2014 – Diger Yarim (as Tarik)