Starfish (Deniz Yıldızı) (translated)

Deniz Yıldızı ("Starfish") is a Turkish daily television series produced by Focus Film, blending family drama with youth and comedy elements. It debuted on FOX on 24 August 2009 and stayed on air for seven seasons: the first five on FOX, the sixth on Star TV and the seventh and last on Show TV.

The story centres on Deniz, a young woman who moves to Ankara to attend university and build a new life there. The series was also shot in Ankara, with a conservatory-trained cast that changed considerably over the years and included Güneş Emir, Koray Erkök, Hazal Filiz Küçükköse, Nilperi Şahinkaya, Uğur Güneş, Tolga Tekin and Hakan Salınmış, among many others.

After a remarkably long run, the show ended because of declining ratings, closing with its 1,287th episode on 16 October 2015.