Kara Sevda

About the series

Kara Sevda (Endless Love, literally Dark Love) is a Turkish romantic drama produced by Ay Yapım and directed by Hilal Saral. It aired on Star TV from 14 October 2015 to 21 June 2017, for two seasons and 74 feature-length episodes, starring Burak Özçivit, Neslihan Atagül and Kaan Urgancıoğlu.

In 2017 it became the first Turkish series to win the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, and it is still one of the most watched Turkish dramas in the world. It has been sold to more than 110 countries and dubbed or subtitled in over 60 languages. On Univision in the United States it became the most watched foreign series in Hispanic prime time.

Plot

Kemal Soydere is a mining engineering student from a modest family. Nihan Sezin is the daughter of a wealthy but failing Istanbul family. They fall in love at first sight, but when Nihan’s twin brother Ozan is framed for a fatal accident, the ruthless Emir Kozcuoğlu forces her to marry him in exchange for his silence. Nihan breaks Kemal’s heart without telling him why.

Kemal leaves for the coal mines of Zonguldak, rises in the company and returns to Istanbul five years later as a powerful man, ready to face the past and the man who destroyed his happiness.

Main cast

• Burak Özçivit as Kemal Soydere
• Neslihan Atagül as Nihan Sezin
• Kaan Urgancıoğlu as Emir Kozcuoğlu

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