Bir Zamanlar Çukurova
Bir Zamanlar Çukurova
- Original title
- Bir Zamanlar Çukurova
- Aired
- 2018 – 2022
- Channel
- ATV
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 141
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Period
About the series
Bir Zamanlar Çukurova (Bitter Lands, literally Once Upon a Time in Çukurova) is a Turkish period drama produced by TİMS&B Productions. It aired on ATV from 13 September 2018 to 16 June 2022, for four seasons and 141 episodes, directed by Murat Saraçoğlu and Evren Karabıyık Günaydın.
The ensemble cast was led by Hilal Altınbilek, Murat Ünalmış, Uğur Güneş and Vahide Perçin, with İbrahim Çelikkol joining the cast later. The series was a long-running ratings hit and is one of the most widely exported Turkish dramas, known as Bitter Lands in English-speaking markets.
Plot
In the 1970s, Züleyha and Yılmaz, two young lovers from Istanbul, flee to the fertile cotton fields of Çukurova around Adana, pretending to be siblings. They find work on the farm of the powerful Yaman family, ruled by the iron-willed matriarch Hünkar.
Hünkar’s son Demir becomes obsessed with Züleyha, and a bitter love triangle begins, set against land feuds, harsh working conditions and the changing social world of southern Turkey.
Main cast
- Hilal Altınbilek as Züleyha
- Murat Ünalmış as Demir Yaman (seasons 1–3)
- Uğur Güneş as Yılmaz Akkaya (seasons 1–3)
- Vahide Perçin as Hünkar Yaman
- İbrahim Çelikkol as Hakan Gümüşoğlu
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