The Dam (Baraj) (translated)

Baraj (Barrage) is a Turkish drama series adapted from the 1977 film of the same name. A co-production of Medyapım and No Dokuz Productions, it premiered on 17 March 2020 and ended with its 39th episode on 11 May 2021. A drama with a romantic streak, it aired on NOW.

The story begins with Nazım and Nehir, who meet on an online dating site and have never seen each other. Things change when Nehir posts a photo. Out of fear of losing her, and under her insistence, Nazım sends a picture of Tarık instead of himself. Tarık is a handsome, flirtatious young man who has been banished from his colourful life in Istanbul to a dam construction site. Nehir liking that photo tangles matters, and Tarık's unexpected arrival makes them more complicated still. The cast includes Biran Damla Yılmaz, Sumru Yavrucuk, Sait Genay and Tuna Orhan.

Hasan Tolga Pulat both directed the series and wrote its script.