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Forbidden Love

6.7 2008 TV Show Family Drama

Having lost his wife eleven years ago, Adnan devoted all his attention to his daughter Nihal and his son Bülent. Adnan, who lives in one of the most prominent mansions along the Bosporus in Istanbul with a relative's son Behlül, and his children's nanny, meets Bihter who is also a socialite couple's daughter she is very elegant and beautiful, everyone who meets her get stunned and jealous of her, and he falls in love with her. While searching for peace, safety and happiness in Adnan's mansion, Bihter meets passion. Behlül and Bihter fall completely into each other and become drowned by their infatuation with each other. Their secret love affair will soon affect every member of the family.

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8.1 TV

At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

The Magnificent Century

2011 Drama
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6.0 TV

Yaprak Dökümü is an award-winning Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series premiered on 13 September 2005 on Kanal D, and endеd its fifth and final season on 29 December 2010, comprising 174 episodes overall. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and it revolves around the fictional family Tekin, which their arrival in Istanbul tears their family apart, and transforms them in a way they can't imagine.

Falling Leaves

2006 Family
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7.3 TV

One of Turkey's most iconic and influential dramas, Valley of the Wolves follows Polat Alemdar, an undercover agent who infiltrates Istanbul's most dangerous crime organisation after years of preparation. Combining organised crime, covert operations and sharp political commentary, the series fearlessly tackles Turkey's shadowy relationship between the state, the mafia and power — and became a cultural phenomenon that spawned multiple films and spin-offs.

Valley of the Wolves

2003 Action & Adventure
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8.5 TV

As a child, Leyla suffers a blow from her stepmother and sees her world turned upside down. She loses everything - except the thirst for revenge. In search of justice, Leyla transforms into someone else and returns determined to settle accounts with the woman who destroyed her life and left her in a garbage dump. However, her revenge falters when she discovers the relationship between her ex-stepmother and the man, with whom she shared an innocent and unforgettable love affair

Leyla

2024 Drama
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7.6 TV

Güneş finds her prince charming at the age of 35, after raising 3 daughters and completely giving up hope on love. When she accepts the marriage proposal of Istanbul businessman Haluk Mertoğlu, Güneş and her troublesome daughters fall like a bomb into the middle of the Mertoğlu family's life. All of them have different wishes and expectations from their new lives, but the life of the Mertoğlu family is not as perfect as it seems. With the arrival of Güneş and her daughters, the secrets of the past will begin to be revealed one by one.

Sun's Daughters

2015 Family
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TV

This nostalgic series, shedding light on 1990s Turkey, offers a heartwarming family atmosphere. Şaşıfelek Çıkmazı, the main setting for most of the series, is a place filled with people leading simple yet colorful lives, including a grocer, butcher, snack bar owner, and more. Inci, who returned to Şaşıfelek Çıkmazı years after leaving her family, opens a new chapter in her life with the friendly neighborhood residents she's known since childhood. A humorous drama about intimate neighborhood relationships in an old neighborhood in Istanbul.

Şaşıfelek Çıkmazı

1996 Drama
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6.7 TV

Dicle finds herself in an agency when she comes to Istanbul dreaming of becoming a filmmaker. There’s only place for stars, ego wars, greed, fame, money, hope and disappointment here. As Dicle struggles to exist in this glamorous world without losing her way... Her broken family ties start to bleed again. Her father who abandoned them before she was born is now one of the sharks of the industry and they are working in the same agency. And the magical lights of cinema start to shed light on Dicle’s first love.

The Agency

2020 Drama
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8.4 TV

Tahsin is head of the Korludag family, his wealth and great influence in society makes him feared and respected by everyone. There isn’t a place or person in town that he does not control. Tahsin has two children; his son Korhan is a big disappointment to his father, but Sühan, his smart and beautiful daughter, he loves dearly. Korhan’s wife is without success trying to get pregnant. As she fears that Sühan will deliver an heir to the family fortune before herself, she tries to kill her sister-in-law. However, her evil plans are spoiled when a handsome stranger enters the story, saving Sühan's life, becoming her lover and taking his place as the son Tahsin always dreamt of. But what no one knows is that revenge runs in this stranger’s veins and it is no coincidence that he showed up when he did. Will his love for Sühan stop him going ahead with his plan to get vengeance on Tahsin or is it all part of his master plan…?

Brave and Beautiful

2016 Drama
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TV

The daughters of the İpekli and Kutaygil families—sworn enemies for years—unknowingly find themselves crossing paths with two sons from the same family. While Selin and Murat are busy preparing for their wedding, Murat’s older brother, Mehmet—who has just returned from America—crosses paths with Derin. Derin, who was preparing to marry Hakan, ends her relationship upon discovering his betrayal, and an unexpected bond begins to form between her and Mehmet. Thus, amidst a deep-seated feud from the past, the destinies of these two young women become intertwined with the lives of two brothers from the Aydınoğlu family.

Salty Coffee

2026 Family
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6.5 TV

The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is 28, Esma the second daughter who is the star of the series and finally a son who is in his final year at school. Esma has loved Demir, the younger son, ever since she was a child but he never noticed her. She always followed his news in the magazines. One night she climbed a tree to watch the annual Spring party that his family was holding but her sister followed her and tried to force to come down from the tree resulting in her falling over the large cake and hurting her ankle. The next morning, Selim found her sitting in the garden of his house and discovered that her foot was hurting so he decided to take her to a doctor. Esma was going to audition that day for a dance but her father didn't know about it. She failed the audition because she couldn't dance well. One night Demir came home followed by one of his girlfriends who refused to leave and wanted to be invited inside. He told her that his girlfriend was there and so he couldn't receive her. To convince that girl to go away, he kissed Esma who was in standing there. She thought that such a kiss was a sign that he was beginning to notice her. One night Demir came home drunk and couldn't go to his room. Esma had a copy of the house keys and so went to him to help him to his room. She tired to help him out of his clothes when his mother came in and saw them together in bed. When Selim was told about that he thought that he could save matters by putting her name as one to the people who were going to do their training at Arhan indutries which happened to be the largest company in Turkey and where many people were always trying to get their training there to put it on their CVs.

An Istanbul Tale

2003 Drama
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7.3 TV

Zemheri (2020) is a Turkish romantic drama starring Ayça Ayşin Turan and Alperen Duymaz. Firuze and Ayaz fall deeply in love, but fate tears them apart when her father is falsely accused in a deadly elevator accident that kills thirteen construction workers. Unknowingly entangled in the very conspiracy framing him, Ayaz is forced to sacrifice his love for family duty. Their painful journey to find each other again drives this emotionally charged, bittersweet 10-episode series.

Zemheri

2020 Drama
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Ali Tahir was a brave commander who fought in the Battle of Sakarya in 1921. During the battle, he made a costly mistake that led to the death of many of his soldiers. However, he managed to turn the tide of the battle and was shot in the process. Miraculously, he was resurrected by the “Water of Life” and never aged again. In the following years, he became an agricultural educator and married a woman named Leyla. However, Leyla couldn’t handle the fact that he never aged and committed suicide. In 1968, he changed his name to Esref and became a school inspector. He fell in love with a teacher named Süreyya and they got married, but their marriage ended after Süreyya discovered hints from his past. In 2023, he changed his name again to Kemal and met Harika, a young and beautiful writer who entered his life unexpectedly. Will Harika be able to help Kemal find the answers he has been searching for over a decade?

Miracle of Love

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Yaprak Dökümü is an award-winning Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series premiered on 13 September 2005 on Kanal D, and endеd its fifth and final season on 29 December 2010, comprising 174 episodes overall. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and it revolves around the fictional family Tekin, which their arrival in Istanbul tears their family apart, and transforms them in a way they can't imagine.

Falling Leaves

★ 6.0 2006 Family

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Güneş finds her prince charming at the age of 35, after raising 3 daughters and completely giving up hope on love. When she accepts the marriage proposal of Istanbul businessman Haluk Mertoğlu, Güneş and her troublesome daughters fall like a bomb into the middle of the Mertoğlu family's life. All of them have different wishes and expectations from their new lives, but the life of the Mertoğlu family is not as perfect as it seems. With the arrival of Güneş and her daughters, the secrets of the past will begin to be revealed one by one.

Sun's Daughters

★ 7.6 2015 Family

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