I Will Never Give Up (Asla Vazgeçmem)

I Will Never Give Up (Asla Vazgeçmem) (translated)

TV Series · 2015–2016 · 14 people

Gold Film made Asla Vazgeçmem, a Turkish romantic drama series that premiered on Show TV on February 12, 2015. Known in the English-speaking world as Never Let Go, it ran for three seasons and ended with its 59th episode on October 6, 2016. It is an intense story about finding love and holding on to it.

At its center is Nur, a simple young woman who comes from Adana to Istanbul hoping for a better job after losing her father. In the city she finds what she expected least: love. Yiğit Kozan, who becomes the love of her life, changes her existence completely. Events unfold around the Kozan and Çelebi families, with love, passion and family conflict as the main material. Tolgahan Sayışman and Amine Gülşe share the lead roles, and the cast also includes Şafak Pekdemir, Ümit Yesin, Ayşegül Günay, Hülya Gülşen Irmak, Tugay Mercan and Tuğçe Kumral.

The script is by Sırma Yanık and Melis Civelek, the directors are Nihat Durak, Aysun Akyüz and Eda Teksöz, and Faruk Turgut produced it. The series traveled abroad too, airing in Albania on Tring 3 Plus, in Serbia on Pink, in Angola and Mozambique on Zap Novelas and in Portugal on SIC Mulher; part of it was also shown in a Persian dub on Farsi One.

DirectorNihat Durak, Aysun Akyüz, Eda Teksöz
Production companyGold Film
NetworkShow TV

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Also in the cast: Ümit Yesin

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Asla Vazgeçmem lives up to its name as a love story: Nur's meeting with Yiğit Kozan after coming to Istanbul from Adana changes everything. The chemistry between Tolgahan Sayışman and Amine Gülşe is the show's strongest card and hooks viewers from the early episodes. The conflicts between the Kozan and Çelebi families keep the tension high, too. But honestly, over three seasons and 59 episodes the love, passion and family-conflict triangle repeats itself at times, and some obstacles feel planted just to stretch the story. If you fall for the couple you'll go all the way; if not, you may drop off somewhere in the middle.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Asla Vazgeçmem is an emotionally intense love story. Nur's story, coming to Istanbul after losing her father, speaks to teens and adults. But passion and family fights are its main material, so it isn't suitable for young children. It can be watched together with teenagers. There are plenty of emotional scenes, so keep the tissues close. It suits romance lovers more than family-night viewing.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The starting point of Asla Vazgeçmem is a familiar Turkish story: a young woman who comes to Istanbul from Adana hoping for a better job after losing her father. Internal migration, the effort to gain a foothold in the big city and a woman building a new life on her own give the early steps of the series a strong social footing. That footing seems to fall quickly into the shadow of romance and family conflict, though, and the difficulties the city poses for Nur stop being the real issue. The show's journey from Albania to Portugal, from Angola and Mozambique to a Persian dub, shows how widely the family and love narratives of Turkish series resonate.

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