Bizim Hikaye

About the series

Bizim Hikaye (Our Story) is a Turkish drama starring Hazal Kaya as Filiz and Burak Deniz as Barış. It is the Turkish adaptation of the British series Shameless. Its first episode in September 2017 drew more than 20 million views, and the series ran for 70 episodes on FOX until 2019.

Plot

Filiz is a 20-year-old woman from a poor Istanbul family. After her mother leaves and with her father Fikri lost to alcohol, she raises her five younger siblings on her own and believes there is no room for love in her life, until she meets Barış, a young man who cares for her and her family.

Police officer Cemil, also in love with Filiz, discovers that Barış is a car thief and threatens to expose him. When Fikri reports to social services that the children live without parental supervision, the siblings are taken away and Filiz is forced into marrying Cemil. Barış, meanwhile, struggles with his own father, who disapproves of Filiz because of her background.

Main cast

• Hazal Kaya as Filiz Elibol
• Burak Deniz as Barış
• Reha Özcan as Fikri Elibol

Why it is loved

Bizim Hikaye won hearts with its raw, emotional portrait of a family that sticks together against all odds, and with Hazal Kaya’s powerful performance, which won her best actress awards.

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