Cukur

About the series

Çukur (The Pit) is a Turkish crime drama produced by Ay Yapım, directed by Sinan Öztürk and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. It premiered on Show TV on 23 October 2017 and ended on 7 June 2021 after four seasons and 131 episodes, starring Aras Bulut İynemli as Yamaç Koçovalı.

Plot

The Koçovalı family controls Çukur, a crime-ridden neighbourhood of Istanbul. Despite their criminal life, the family lives by its own code, and the most important rule is that drugs are forbidden: nothing is produced, used or sold in Çukur. When new gangs try to break the ban, the family’s youngest son, Yamaç, who had left that life behind, is forced to return and defend his family and neighbourhood.

Main cast

• Aras Bulut İynemli as Yamaç Koçovalı
• Dilan Çiçek Deniz as Sena
• Damla Sönmez as Efsun
• Cihangir Ceyhan as Azer

Filming and success

Çukur was shot in Istanbul’s historic Balat district, with scenes filmed in Paris and Berlin. The series won Aras Bulut İynemli the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor and became a global hit, broadcast in Iran, Ethiopia, the Arab world on beIN Drama, South Africa and many other countries.

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