Romance

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Original Title: Fatih Harbiye
English Title: From Fatih to Harbiye
Also Known As: In Between
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 50
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: August 31, 2013 – December 10, 2014
Production Company: Koliba Film
Director: Sadullah Celen
Screen Writer: Hayriye Ersoz

Synopsis
Neriman (Neslihan Atagul) is a young girl who lives with her father and her aunt in Fatih region in Istanbul. She has been raised with conservative values. She never goes out without permission of her aunt or father, she never wears modern clothes, and she never objects her elder’s will. In this moderate and conservative life, Neriman reflects all her dreams in the pictures that she draws.

Other than drawing awesome pictures, Neriman also spends most of her time with her childhood love Sinasi (Yunus Emre Yildirimer). Sinasi is a university student majoring in Traditional Turkish Music. He plays oud and he knows nothing much outside of his studies, except Neriman. Whenever his class ends, he leaves the school and goes to see Neriman.

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Original Title: Medcezir
English Title: Tide
Also Known As: Aashiyana
Genre: Youth, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 77
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: September 13, 2013 – June 12, 2015
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Ali Bilgin
Screen Writer: Ece Yorenc, Melek Gencoglu
Filming Locations: Istanbul; Bursa Turkey

Synopsis
This tv series is a remake of a popular American tv series The O.C.

Yaman (Cagatay Ulusoy) is a young guy who lives in a poor neighborhood in Istanbul with his mother, his brother and his step-father. Actually, Yaman is a good guy who has a potential to be successful in school life if a chance is given to him.

However, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. His troublesome elder brother causes another problem but this time, he drags Yaman into trouble too. While they are trying to steal a car, they are arrested by the police.

In court, Yaman and his brother are defended by a successful lawyer Selim (Baris Falay). Selim immediately realizes Yaman’s potential and strongly believes that this young guy can become successful if he is given a chance.

For this reason, Selim tries his best to save both Yaman and his brother. Since Yaman is a teenager who is involved in a crime for the first time, he is released by court decision. However, his brother is sentenced for one year in prison.

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Original Title: Gunesi Beklerken
English Title: Waiting for the Sun
Also Known As:
Genre: Youth, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 54
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: July 2, 2013 – July 27, 2014
Production Company: D Productions
Director: Altan Dönmez
Screen Writer: Gokhan Horzum, Aysin Akbulut, Deniz Dargi, Cuneyt Bolak

Synopsis
Zeynep (Hande Dogandemir) is a beautiful high school student who has a moderate and ordinary life with her mother Demet (Ebru Aykac) in a small city. Zeynep has been raised without knowing her father but she always think about him when she stays alone. She was told that her father was a seaman and was lost in the sea when he was on duty.

When Demet’s job does not go well, she decides to go to Istanbul with her daughter in order to have a new life there. Since they have lost everything, they want a new start immediately. Demet’s childhood friend Jale (Deniz Turker) who is living in Istanbul starts to help them when Demet and Zeynep arrives at Istanbul. Jale is a director of one of the well-known colleges in Istanbul: Sayer College. She helps Zeynep to be registered in this college. Although school fee is so expensive, Zeynep is accepted to this college with a scholarship.

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Original Title: Karagul
English Title: Black Rose
Also Known As: Mawar Hitam
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 125
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: Mart 29, 2013 – June 10, 2016
Production Company: Avsar Film
Director: Murat Saracoglu
Screen Writer: Eylem Canpolat, Funda Cetin, Pinar Uysal, Sema Ergenekon
Filming Locations: Halfeti, Sanliurfa

Synopsis
Ebru (Ece Uslu) is a beautiful young woman who is married to Murat (Ozcan Deniz). They live in Istanbul and have a happy life with their two daughters named Ada (Ayca Aysin Turan) and Maya (Ilayda Cevik) and one little son. Murat is a wealthy guy who actually comes from a conservative and traditional family living in the South-East part of Turkey. He leaves his family behind to have a modern life with his wife and children. However, when his business does not go well, he decides to go to his hometown in order to get some money from his older brother Kendal (Mesut Akusta).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Original Title: Merhamet
English Title: Mercy
Also Known As: Milost, Милост, Marhamat (مرحمت), Bad Naseeb (بد نصیب), AlRahma Modabla (الحلقات – الرحمة)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Family
Episodes: 44
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: February 13, 2013 – March 12, 2014
Production Company: Most Production
Director: Cagatay Tosun
Screen Writer: Mahinur Ergun
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Narin (Ozgu Namal) is a successful girl who lives in a poor neighborhood with her family. Her father Recep (Turgut Tuncalp) does not have a regular job and he is addicted to alcohol. For this reason, Narin is beaten by her father all the time. The only thing that Narin wants in this life is to become a successful woman who can stand on her own legs.

Therefore, Narin works so hard and she manages to become the most hardworking and succesful student in her school all the time. However, her father Recep does not want to let her go to school. He wants Narin to start working and bring money to him. Because of this reason, Narin works secretly from her father.

On the other hand, Narin has a little sister Saziye and elder brother. Saziye supports her sister all the time but her brother forces Narin to quit the school. Her mother Hatice also does not want any disputes at home, for this reason, she stands on her husband’s side. In this family, Narin tries to be strong, determined, and even happy.

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Original Title: Seksenler
English Title: 80s
Also Known As:
Genre: Family, Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 348+
Broadcast Network: TRT 1
Broadcast Period: January 24, 2012
Production Company: Mint Production
Director: Mufit Can Sacinti, Birol Guven
Screen Writer: Murat Aras, Birol Guven

Synopsis
Fehmi (Rasim Oztekin) is a father of the family. He has a simple middle-class life with his wife Rukiye (Ozlem Turkad), his sons Ahmet (Soray Uzun) and Cagatay (Ilker Ayrik), and his daughter Nazli (Yasemin Conka). They live happilly in a friendly neighborhood in Turkey. The time is 1980s and during that time, they have different happinesses, problems, and loves.

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Original Title: Intikam
English Title: Revenge
Also Known As: Intekam, انتقام, Osveta, Εκδίκηση, Atriebība, Hakmarrje, Отмъщението, Pomsta
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance
Episodes: 44
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: January 3, 2013 – February 20, 2014
Production Company: D Productions
Director: Mesude Eraslan
Screen Writer: Berkun Oya
Filming Locations: Kanlica, Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
This tv series is a remake of a popular American tv series Revenge.

Little girl, Derin has a happy life with her father Adil. However, one day her happy life turns upside down. Her father is framed for a crime he did not commit and sent to prison for life. After that, Derin is permanently separated from her father. She spends her beautiful years in orphange while believing that her father is guilty.

Years after, Derin reaches her father’s diaries and learns his innocence. Now, she just wants one thing: revenge. For this reason, she creates a new identity and acquaints herself as Yagmur Ozden (Beren Saat).