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Original Title: Babil
English Title: The Choice
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 10+
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: January 17, 2020 –
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Uluc Bayraktar
Screen Writer: Nukhet Bicakci, Ozlem Yucel
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
Irfan (Halit Ergenc) is an idealist economy professor who is married to Eda (Nur Fettahoglu). He is a trustworthy man who does his best to be a good husband, a good father, a good teacher, and a good citizen. However, his modest life turns upside down all of a sudden.

While Irfan is about to get promoted as a dean, he is slandered by his colleague and is discharged from the faculty. After 20 years of academic career, he finds himself unemployed. Even though he applies to the court, Irfan cannot prove his innocence right away. Thus, all his bank accounts have been blocked throughout investigation until he is declared innocent at the court.

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Original Title: Hercai
English Title: Hercai
Also Known As: Wind of Love, Beqaror, Zemër e Lëkundur, Nemoguća ljubav, زهرة الثالوث, هرجایی, Amor ventoso, Ljubav osvetnika, Orgulho, Wind der Liebe, Ventoso, A szerelem szele, Pansies
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 38+
Broadcast Network: Atv
Broadcast Period: March 15, 2019 –
Production Company: Mia Production
Director: Baris Yos, Cem Karci, Benal Tairi
Screen Writer: Feraye Sahin, Zeynep Sirin Yalgin, Bersan Tan, Pelin Gulcan
Filming Locations: Mardin, Midyat

Synopsis
Hercai Turkish series is adapted from Sumeyye Ezel’s novel named Hercai.

Miran Aslanbey (Akin Akinozu) is a successful businessman who is young, charismatic, and cold. He has been raised by his grandmother Azize (Ayda Aksel) after his parents died years ago. Miran has been raised with anger and vengeance towards Sadoglu family which was responsible for the death of his parents.

In order to take his revenge, Miran comes to Midyat and starts to execute his plan. He starts to do business with Sadoglu family which is one of the wealthiest families in Midyat. He does his best to prove that he is a trustworthy man.

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Original Title: Ask 101
English Title: Love 101
Also Known As:
Genre: Youth, Romance
Episodes: 8+
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: April 24, 2020 –
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Ahmet Katiksiz, Deniz Yorulmazer
Screen Writer: Meric Acemi, Destan Sedolli
Filming Locations: Istanbul, the school scenes of Love 101 were shot in Istanbul Macka Akif Tuncel Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi while the backyard of school scenes were shot in Istanbul Cihangir Munir Ozkul Ortaokulu.

Synopsis
The story takes place in 1998 in Istanbul.

Sinan, Kerem, Osman and Eda are 17 years old and go to the same high school. They are all troublemakers:

Sinan (Mert Yazicioglu) lives in an old mansion along the Bosporus together with his grandfather who is not capable of providing good care. Since his parents got divorced and started their own lives, Sinan has been struggling to survive without the love of his parents. Even though he is very clever, he does not care about the school and his grades. Most of the time, he drinks alcohol to forget his loneliness and acts as an arrogant student.

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Original Title: Mucize Doktor
English Title: Miracle Doctor
Also Known As: Good Doctor
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 28+
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: September 12, 2019 –
Production Company: MF Yapim
Director: Yusuf Pirhasan, Aytac Cicek
Screen Writer: Park Jae-Bum (original screenwriter); Pinar Bulut, Onur Koralp
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
This drama is a remake of Korean Drama Good Doctor (2013).

Ali (Taner Olmez) is young man who has a savant syndrome. He has faced with many difficulties throughout his life due to his special condition. When he was a little child, he did not have any friend and suffered from the bullying of the neighborhood kids. That’s why, his elder brother had to take care of him all the time. One of these times, his elder brother passed away while he was trying to persuade neighborhood kids to play with them. After then, Ali was blamed for the death of his elder brother and was abandoned by his family.

Ali is left alone after the death of his elder brother. He has been raised in an orphanage and has done his best to survive in this cruel world. Even though Ali has a savant syndrome, he manages to go to medical school and graduates as the best student. He has a genius-level memory and special medical skills.

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Original Title: Hekimoglu
English Title: Hekimoglu
Also Known As: Dr House, House M.D.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 13+
Broadcast Network: Kanal D
Broadcast Period: November 8, 2019 –
Production Company: Karga Seven Pictures Turkiye
Director: Hulya Gezer
Screen Writer: Lawrence kaplow, Peter Blake, Thomas Moran (original screenwriter); Banu Kiremitci Bozkurt
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
This drama is a remake of American television medical drama House M.D. (2004-2012).

Dr. Hekimoglu (Timucin Esen) is a charismatic and successful doctor who is 40 year old. Even though he is a medical genius and head of the department of medical diagnosis, Dr. Hekimoglu is asocial, unconventional and misanthropic. Due to his personality, he investigates diseases without one-to-one relationships with the patients and he solves each case as a detective together with his team.

Dr. Hekimoglu leads a diagnostic team consists of Mehmet Ali (Kaan Yildirim), Zeynep (Damla Colbay), and Emre (Aytac Sasmaz). Mehmet Ali comes from a poor background whereas Emre comes from a wealthy background.

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Original Title: Dogdugun Ev Kaderindir
English Title: The House You Were Born is Your Destiny
Also Known As: My Home My Destiny, My Home
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 24+
Broadcast Network: Tv8
Broadcast Period: December 25, 2019 –
Production Company: OGM Pictures
Director: Cagri Bayrak
Screen Writer: Eylem Canpolat
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
The script is based on a true story and adapted from the novel by Gulseren Budayicioglu named as Girl behind the Glass (Camdaki Kiz).

Zeynep (Demet Ozdemir) is a young and beautiful girl who comes from a poor family but has been raised by a wealthy family. When she is 7 years old, her father gives the custody of her daughter to a wealty family and gets some money in return. Zeynep’s biological mother Sakine (Zuhal Gencer) takes a difficult decision and accepts this offer so that her lovely daughter could have an opportunity to go to school and have a decent life.

Even though Zeynep’s biological parents are both alive, she lives together with her foster-parents in order to have a good education. Her biological mother Sakine works as a cleaning lady of the house where Zeynep lives. Her biological father Bayram (Sinan Demirer) works as a construction worker and has alcohol problem. On the other hand, her foster parents Nermin (Senan Kara) and Ekrem (Nail Kirmizigul) are well educated and belong to high society.

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Original Title: Kursun
English Title: Bullet
Also Known As:
Genre: Action, Drama
Episodes: 7
Broadcast Network: Fox Tv
Broadcast Period: October 23, 2019 – December 4, 2019
Production Company: Most Production
Director: Murat Can Oguz, Burak Arlier
Screen Writer: Kerem Deren
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis
The story takes place in 1970s in Istanbul, Turkey.

Orhan (Engin Altan Duzyatan) is a young prosecutor who does not refrain from doing anything to secure the justice. He is given a difficult case where a young girl is killed and a son of a congressman becomes a murder suspect.

Even though a murder suspect is from a wealthy and powerful family, Orhan is determined to solve the case without any fear. However, he soon realizes that this murder case is connected to the underground world of Istanbul. Thus, Orhan is even resisted by his supervisors in the courthouse.

Leyla (Burcin Terzioglu), on the other hand, is a young, ambitious, and talented journalist. After her father left when she was a little girl, she learns not to trust anybody.

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Original Title: Zemheri
English Title: Love Storm
Also Known As: Winter
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 8+
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: January 15, 2020 –
Production Company: Ay Yapim
Director: Hilal Saral
Screen Writer: Sema Ergenekon
Filming Locations:

Synopsis
Firuze (Ayca Aysin Turan) is a young and beautiful girl who studies architecture at the university. She comes from a poor family; her mother Aliye (Zerrin Tekindor) works as a cleaning lady and her father Yasar (Mufit Kayacan) works as a construction worker. That’s why, Firuze also works part-time after school and tries to support for his family.

While at school, Firuze bumps into Ayaz (Alperen Duymaz) out of pure coincidence. These two young persons get attracted to each other at first sight and become lovers.

Ayaz also comes from a poor family. He lives together with his younger brother, sister and mother. They need to change their house frequently and refrain from doing anything including posting on social media so that they could hide away from their father. Ayaz becomes the head of the family and tries to do his best to protect his family from his father’s violence.

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Original Title: Kuzey Yildizi
English Title: North Star
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Episodes: 21+
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: September 14, 2019 –
Production Company: Surec Film
Director: Ersoy Guler
Screen Writer: Ersoy Guler
Filming Locations: Ordu, Ordu Tasbasi Ovasi, Kusluhan Village (Kusluhan Koyu, Giresun)

Synopsis
Kuzey (Ismail Demirci) has a wealthy life and lives happily with his family. He originally comes from Ordu, a small town in the Black Sea region of Turkey. However, he has been living in Istanbul since he left his hometown to study in Istanbul and rejected to work in the family business years ago. When he builds a new life for himself, he never returns to his hometown.

Kuzey’s life turns upside down all of a sudden. His wife walks out and leaves the family behind. Kuzey finds himself penniless the next day and does not know how to start all over again with his three teenage girls: Feride (Gizem Gunes); Mine (Aslihan Kapansahin); and Gokce (Berfin Nilsu Aktas).

Feride is the eldest daughter who is the most supportive to his father. Mine and Gokce, on the other hand, are somewhat head-in-the-clouds. After their mother takes all their money and leaves them behind, the girls also find it very upsetting. However, they continue their lives as always and hope to get over this problem as soon as possible.

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Original Title: Sefirin Kizi
English Title: The Ambassador’s Daughter
Also Known As:
Genre: Romance, Drama
Episodes: 6+
Broadcast Network: Star Tv
Broadcast Period: December 16, 2019 –
Production Company: O3 Medya, NGM
Director: Emre Kabakusak
Screen Writer: Ayse Ferda Eryilmaz, Sedef Nehir Erdem
Filming Locations: Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey; Podgorica, Montenegro

Synopsis
Sancar Efeoglu (Engin Akyurek) is the son of a sharecropper who works at mayor’s olive groves. He lives in Bodrum (a small Aegean town of Mugla, Turkey) throughout his life and does not have a chance to take leave from his village. Sancar lives in a small cottage inside olive groves together with his family and works at mayor’s service.

Nare (Neslihan Atagul), on the other hand, is the daughter of ambassador. Due to her father’s occupation, she travels a lot and lives in different countries (India, Japan, Norway etc.) throughout her life. During summer time, she comes to Bodrum for vacation.

Sancar and Nare fall in love with each other even though they come from different backgrounds. They love each other very much since their childhood and dream to get married. They fight for their love for years and eventually, they get married. However, on the night of their marriage, Sancar learns that Nare has been raped by her stand-in brother Akin. No matter how hard Nare tries, Sancar does not believe her and thinks that her lover Nare is not loyal to him.