Daughters of the Sun (Güneşin Kızları) (translated)

Made by Süreç Film and broadcast on Kanal D, the Turkish series Güneşin Kızları mixes drama, romance, family and comedy; its title means "Güneş's Daughters". Its first episode aired on June 18, 2015, and it finished on March 19, 2016, after a single season of 39 episodes. Its best-known honor is the Best Series prize at the Altın Kelebek awards.

At its heart is Güneş, a 35-year-old literature teacher in a small town who raises three daughters alone after her husband leaves her for no reason. Evrim Alasya plays her. When the wealthy Haluk Mertoğlu, played by Emre Kınay, proposes marriage, she has to weigh the future of her girls against her own doubts. One daughter opposes the union, which sends the family down a path of unexpected turns. Tolga Sarıtaş, Burcu Özberk, Hande Erçel, Berk Atan and Miray Akay complete the main cast.

The production is presented as a love story with twists, complex and unpredictable characters, and an unexpected ending. Sadullah Celen directed, and Deniz Dargı, Cenk Boğatur and Cem Görgeç wrote the scripts. The series was also dubbed into Arabic and shown on MBC4 from November 20, 2016.