Aşk-ı Memnu (2008 TV series)
TV series
Aşk-ı Memnu (transl. 'The Forbidden Love' Turkish pronunciation: [ˈaʃkɯ memˈnu:]) is a Turkish romantic drama television series aired on Kanal D from 2008 to 2010. A modern adaptation of Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil's 1899 novel of the same name, Aşk-ı Memnu follows the love triangle story of Adnan Ziyagil (Selçuk Yöntem), a wealthy businessman in Istanbul’s high society, his younger lover Bihter Yöreoğlu (Beren Saat), and his nephew, Behlül Haznedar (Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ), who falls in love with Bihter.
Synopsis
Adnan Ziyagil, a rich Istanbul businessman lives an idyllic life in his mansion on the shore of Istanbul's Bosporus strait with his two children: teenage daughter Nihal and eleven-year-old son Bülent, his orphaned younger relative Behlül, and various house staff. Behlül, son of Adnan's cousin, moved in after his parents died in a car accident when he was young. He is in his 20s and a charming playboy as the series starts. Deniz de Courton is the children's tutor and has been living in the household long before the death of Adnan's wife. Deniz is of both Turkish and French heritage and is known to the entire household as "Mademoiselle". She was "entrusted" with the children by Adnan's deceased wife on her deathbed.
A wealthy widower, Adnan attracts the attention of Firdevs Yöreoğlu, who has two daughters and has recently lost her husband. Peyker Yöreoğlu (Firdevs's eldest daughter) dated Behlül but marries Nihat Önal, son of another wealthy Istanbul family as the story begins.
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