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The Pit (Çukur)

The Pit (Çukur) (translated)

TV Series · 2017–2021 · 72 people

Action, drama and crime combine in Çukur (The Pit), a Turkish television series from Ay Yapım. It began on Show TV on October 23, 2017, ran for four seasons and ended with its 131st episode on June 7, 2021. The winner of the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Series, it also aired in Serbia on Nova S from October 4, 2021, to February 4, 2022.

The story concerns the Istanbul neighborhood of Çukur, which runs by its own rules and has long been protected by the Koçovalı family, a noble mafia clan. When the family risks losing control of the district, its youngest son Yamaç, estranged from it, must come back, and the world he wanted to leave claims him again. Aras Bulut İynemli plays Yamaç. Ercan Kesal heads the family as İdris, with Perihan Savaş (Sultan), Necip Memili (Cumali) and Öner Erkan (Selim) among its members. The cast also includes Dilan Çiçek Deniz (Sena), Erkan Kolçak Köstendil (Vartolu), Rıza Kocaoğlu (Aliço), Burak Dakak (Akın) and Erkan Avcı (Çeto). The story moves around blood ties, loyalty and the struggle for power.

Sinan Öztürk directed, and Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim wrote the screenplay together.

DirectorSinan Öztürk
Production companyAy Yapım
NetworkShow TV

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Alperen Duymaz Alperen Duymaz Actor · 34 years old Emrah Aras Bulut İynemli Aras Bulut İynemli Actor · 36 years old Yamaç Aytaç Uşun Aytaç Uşun Actor · 36 years old Meke Beste Kanar Beste Kanar Actor · 35 years old Deren Boncuk Yılmaz Boncuk Yılmaz Actor · 45 years old Saadet Cem Uslu Cem Uslu Actor · 43 years old Metin Dilan Çiçek Deniz Dilan Çiçek Deniz Actor · 31 years old Sena Elif Doğan Elif Doğan Actor · 32 years old Hale Ercan Kesal Ercan Kesal Actor · 67 years old İdris Koçovalı Erkan Avcı Erkan Avcı Actor · 43 years old Çeto Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Erkan Kolçak Köstendil Actor · 43 years old Vartolu Gökşen Ateş Gökşen Ateş Actor · 42 years old Yıldız Halil Babür Halil Babür Actor · 39 years old Çiyan / Veysel Kubilay Aka Kubilay Aka Actor · 31 years old Celasun Gümüş Mustafa Üstündağ Mustafa Üstündağ Actor · 49 years old Kahraman Nebil Sayın Nebil Sayın Actor · 55 years old Muhittin Necip Memili Necip Memili Actor · 46 years old Cumali Koçovalı Perihan Savaş Perihan Savaş Actor · 71 years old Sultan Koçovalı Ramin Nezir Ramin Nezir Actor · 56 years old Lal Fındık Rıza Kocaoğlu Rıza Kocaoğlu Actor · 47 years old Aliço Selin Deveci Selin Deveci Actor · 38 years old Uğur Yıldıran Uğur Yıldıran Actor · 45 years old Kemal Zeynep Kumral Zeynep Kumral Actor · 51 years old Nedret Öner Erkan Öner Erkan Actor · 46 years old Selim Koçovalı İlayda Alişan İlayda Alişan Actor · 30 years old Akşın İrem Altuğ İrem Altuğ Actor · 46 years old Ayşe Hare Sürel Hare Sürel Actor · 43 years old Aleyna Tilki Aleyna Tilki Singer · 26 years old Gülçin Hatıhan Gülçin Hatıhan Actor · 53 years old Burak Dakak Burak Dakak Actor · 28 years old Akın Koçovalı Müfit Kayacan Müfit Kayacan Actor · 67 years old Cumali Koçovalı Ece Yaşar Ece Yaşar Actor · 32 years old Karaca Serhat Özcan Serhat Özcan Actor · 65 years old Uluç Bülent Ersoy Bülent Ersoy Singer · 74 years old Bülent Polat Bülent Polat Actor · 47 years old Burak Sergen Burak Sergen Actor · 65 years old Baykal Bey Cihangir Ceyhan Cihangir Ceyhan Actor · 37 years old Azer Kurtuluş Sarp Akkaya Sarp Akkaya Actor · 46 years old Şahram Saygın Soysal Saygın Soysal Actor · 44 years old Selen Uçer Selen Uçer Actor · 43 years old Kadir Çermik Kadir Çermik Actor · 49 years old Emmi Baki Davrak Baki Davrak Actor · 55 years old Ogeday Erdenet Şenay Gürler Şenay Gürler Actor · 60 years old Meliha Sancaklı Tamer Yiğit Tamer Yiğit Actor · 84 years old Old Yamaç Koçovalı Tansu Biçer Tansu Biçer Actor · 48 years old Yücel Begüm Akkaya Begüm Akkaya Actor · 35 years old Seher Salih Kalyon Salih Kalyon Actor · 80 years old Yavuz Metin Coşkun Actor · born 1948 Uncle Baytar Mustafa Avkıran Mustafa Avkıran Actor · 63 years old Cengiz Erdenet Damla Sönmez Damla Sönmez Actor · 39 years old Efsun Ferit Kaya Ferit Kaya Actor · 42 years old Murtaza Nur Sürer Nur Sürer Actor · 72 years old Fadik Kurtuluş Alara Turan Alara Turan Actor · 31 years old Songül Nejat İşler Nejat İşler Actor · 54 years old Çağatay Erdenet Macit Sonkan Macit Sonkan Actor · born 1953 Old Medet Mehmet Yılmaz Ak Mehmet Yılmaz Ak Actor · 40 years old Ersoy Muhammed Cangören Muhammed Cangören Actor · 75 years old Reşit Feyzullah Filiz Taçbaş Filiz Taçbaş Actor · born 1964 Süreyya Çağla Demir Çağla Demir Actor · 34 years old Leyla Levend Yılmaz Levend Yılmaz Actor · 77 years old Bilal Suna Yıldızoğlu Suna Yıldızoğlu Actor · 71 years old Olga Çetin Sarıkartal Çetin Sarıkartal Film actor · 67 years old Pasha İlayda Elif Elhih İlayda Elif Elhih Actor Saliha Barış Arduç Barış Arduç Actor · 39 years old Arık Böke Erdenet Uğur Aslan Uğur Aslan Actor · 54 years old Emir Varol İrem Sak İrem Sak Actor · 40 years old Seren Erdenet Hüseyin Soysalan Hüseyin Soysalan Actor · born 1959 Feyyaz Sermet Yeşil Sermet Yeşil Actor · 49 years old Halil Necmettin Çobanoğlu Necmettin Çobanoğlu Actor · 73 years old Fikret Yılmaz Gruda Yılmaz Gruda Actor · died at 93 Old Aliço Meral Çetinkaya Meral Çetinkaya Actor · 81 years old Makbule Nazmi Kırık Nazmi Kırık Actor · born 1976

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

The Koçovalı family, neighborhood fights, blood ties and the struggle for power: if you want pace, Çukur is a good address. Yamaç being pulled back into the world he wanted to leave adds tension from the very start. Aras Bulut İynemli's Yamaç is at the center and Ercan Kesal's İdris heads the family. Four seasons and 131 episodes is a long run, and in places the family talk can slow things down. A solid choice for fans of tension and showdowns.

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

Çukur is a mafia series: blood ties, power struggles and the criminal world are the main subjects, so tension and confrontation are unavoidable. It is not a show to watch with children; even with teenagers it should be watched under parental guidance. There are themes of loyalty and family bonds, but since it is a confrontation-heavy genre, small children should not be in front of the screen. It is a story made for adults.

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

Çukur portrays an Istanbul neighborhood run by its own rules and long protected by a noble mafia family. Blood ties, loyalty and power relations show a world where the neighborhood order takes the place of the state and its institutions. Winning the Golden Butterfly for Best Series and airing in Serbia suggest the story found interest beyond borders. But drawing a mafia family as a noble protector is a romantic view; in reality the cost of such organizations to a neighborhood differs from what appears on screen, and that gap is rarely discussed there.

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