The Ferhunde Ladies (Ferhunde Hanımlar) (translated)

Remembered as the first daily serial broadcast in Türkiye, the Turkish drama series Ferhunde Hanımlar ran from 1993 to 1999. Counted among the longest-running shows on Turkish screens, it lasted seven seasons and starred Beyhan Saran, Baykal Saran, Güven Hokna, Melek Baykal and Şahap Sayılgan.

The story follows Ferhunde Hanım and her family, above all her daughters, through everyday events, family relationships and the troubles that came their way. Airing daily, it let viewers live alongside these characters for years.

The show began on TRT 1 as Ferhunde Hanım ve Kızları; the first two seasons aired there, totaling 292 episodes. After moving to İnterstar in 1995 it was renamed Ferhunde Hanımlar and carried on under that name from season three to season seven, ending with its 1069th episode on January 13, 1999. The ensemble included Tamer Karadağlı, Hatice Aslan and Sinan Albayrak, who later became well known. The cast reunited on May 22, 2012, on the Star TV morning show Melek, and TRT 1 reran the series in a nostalgia slot from April to July 2020.