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Karadayı

Karadayı

TV Series · 2012–2015 · 45 people

Ay Yapım's Turkish television drama Karadayı began on ATV on October 8, 2012, mixing action, drama and political tension. It ran for three seasons and ended with its 115th episode on June 15, 2015, each installment lasting roughly 130 minutes. The title evokes the Turkish idea of a tough, upright man. The series collected numerous awards, including the Golden Butterfly for Best Series.

The story begins in 1970s Istanbul, where a wrongful accusation turns the Kara family's life upside down: the father, Nazif Kara, is imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, reportedly facing a death sentence. His son Mahir sets out to clear the family name, and his path crosses that of Feride Şadoğlu, the judge on the case. Kenan İmirzalıoğlu plays Mahir and Bergüzar Korel plays Feride, with the veteran Çetin Tekindor among the cast. Influential interest groups, the courts and family honor shape the conflict.

The directing duo Uluç Bayraktar and Cem Karcı, earlier associated with Ezel, stand behind the camera, and the scripts were written jointly by Sema Ergenekon and Eylem Canpolat. Toygar Işıklı composed the music. The series was shown dubbed into Arabic on Qatar television, on RTV21 in Kosovo from August 7, 2013, and on Prva in Serbia in 2013 and 2014.

DirectorUluç Bayraktar
Production companyAy Yapım
Networkatv

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Alp Özgür Yaşin Alp Özgür Yaşin Actor · 40 years old Aslı Orcan Aslı Orcan Actor · 46 years old Serra Aşık Ataberk Mutlu Actor · 21 years old Aydan Taş Aydan Taş Actor · 44 years old Bergüzar Korel Bergüzar Korel Actor · 44 years old Feride Şadoğlu Cem Uslu Cem Uslu Actor · 43 years old Cemil Büyükdöğerli Cemil Büyükdöğerli Actor · 45 years old Civan Canova Civan Canova Actor · died at 67 Elif Sönmez Elif Sönmez Actor · 47 years old Emir Çubukçu Emir Çubukçu Actor · 36 years old Emre Taştekin Emre Taştekin Actor · 45 years old Erkan Avcı Erkan Avcı Actor · 43 years old Necdet Güney Funda Eryiğit Funda Eryiğit Actor · 42 years old Hüseyin Soysalan Hüseyin Soysalan Actor · born 1959 Kütük Nail Kadir Çermik Kadir Çermik Actor · 49 years old Geveze Ahmet Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Actor · 52 years old Mahir Kara Kerem Fırtına Kerem Fırtına Actor · 45 years old Adnan Tok Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu Actor · 37 years old Melike İpek Yalova Melike İpek Yalova Actor · 42 years old Ayten Alev Nihat Altınkaya Nihat Altınkaya Actor · 47 years old Olgun Toker Olgun Toker Actor · 40 years old Melih Şadoğlu Perihan Ünlücan Perihan Ünlücan Actor · 42 years old Reha Özcan Reha Özcan Actor · 61 years old Sema Öztürk Sema Öztürk Actor · 49 years old Serhat Özcan Serhat Özcan Actor · 65 years old Serkan Altıntaş Serkan Altıntaş Actor · 43 years old Sermet Yeşil Sermet Yeşil Actor · 49 years old Su Burcu Yazgı Coşkun Actor · 21 years old Sultan Köroğlu Kılıç Sultan Köroğlu Kılıç Actor · 57 years old Ulaş Tuna Astepe Ulaş Tuna Astepe Actor · 38 years old Çetin Tekindor Çetin Tekindor Actor · 81 years old Nazif Kara Özgür Emre Yıldırım Özgür Emre Yıldırım Actor · 43 years old Rıza Kocaoğlu Rıza Kocaoğlu Actor · 47 years old Yasin 'Kibrit' Ulutaş Fatih Al Fatih Al Actor · 50 years old Uğur Aslan Uğur Aslan Actor · 54 years old İsmail Taner Barlas Taner Barlas Actor · 79 years old Mehmet Bozdoğan Mehmet Bozdoğan Actor · 49 years old Yılan Merdan Hülya Duyar Hülya Duyar Film actor · 56 years old Şebnem Dilligil Şebnem Dilligil Actor · born 1960 Safiye Kara Murat Prosçiler Murat Prosçiler Actor · 50 years old Clerk Yıldız Kültür Actor · 81 years old Kader Nihan Altun Halil Babür Halil Babür Actor · 39 years old Doğan Yurdaer Okur Yurdaer Okur Actor · 52 years old Turgut Akın İlkin Tüfekçi İlkin Tüfekçi Film actor · 39 years old Sacide Taşaner Sacide Taşaner Actor · 66 years old

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A father is wrongly sent to prison and his son tries to clear the family name: honor, justice and conscience are the weighty themes our old films loved. The acting of Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Bergüzar Korel and the presence of Çetin Tekindor give the series weight, and Toygar Işıklı's music stays in the mind. But episodes of around 130 minutes, over 115 episodes, stretch the narrative; some scenes lose their effect when given so much time. A serious series with a moral center.

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

The series is set in 1970s Istanbul and deals with the conflict between the courts, influential interest groups and family honor. The Kara family, turned upside down by a wrongful accusation, is a way into the period's questions of justice and family honor, and that is where Mahir's path crosses that of Feride Şadoğlu, the judge. Winning the Golden Butterfly for Best Series shows it reached a wide audience. The period is not a detailed history lesson; it works more as a frame for melodrama. Still, worth a look for anyone seeking a social backdrop.

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

A series that mixes action with political tension; the story, starting from a wrongful accusation, stirs curiosity. Mahir's fight to clear his family's name keeps the stakes high. But episodes run about 130 minutes: too long for me, and the pace drops in the talky parts. 115 episodes is also a heavy load. Still, if you like tension it is worth trying an episode or two. Anyone who wants to marathon it must be patient.

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