Iffet

About the series

İffet is a Turkish drama produced by Gold Film and directed by Faruk Teber, starring Deniz Çakır in the title role, İbrahim Çelikkol as Cemil and Mahir Günşiray as Ali İhsan. It aired on Star TV from 17 September 2011 to 24 September 2012, for two seasons and 40 episodes, and is based on the 1982 film İffet.

Plot

İffet is a young woman separated from her baby daughter. A man named Halil finds the girl and raises her as his own. Six years later he meets İffet and becomes her friend, and when he realises that the child he raised is hers, he cannot bear to give her up. In a dramatic confrontation he tries to shoot İffet; Cemil arrives, the gun falls, and when İffet fires, it is Cemil who dies.

The series follows İffet’s struggle to reclaim her daughter and rebuild her life.

Main cast

• Deniz Çakır as İffet
• İbrahim Çelikkol as Cemil
• Mahir Günşiray as Ali İhsan
• Zuhal Olcay as Dilek
• Melike Güner as Betül

Why watch it

İffet gave Deniz Çakır one of her most powerful leading roles, in a classic Turkish melodrama about motherhood and resilience.

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