Sen Anlat Karadeniz

*Sen Anlat Karadeniz*
Sen Anlat Karadeniz
Also known as	Lifeline
Genre	Drama
Written by	Ayşe Ferda Eryılmaz; Nehir Erdem
Directed by	Osman Sınav; Emre Kabakuşak
Starring	Ulaş Tuna Astepe; İrem Helvacıoğlu; Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu; Sinan Tuzcu; Öykü Gürman
Theme music composer	Ender Gündüzlü; Metin Arıgül
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	64
Production
Producer	Osman Sınav
Production locations	Sürmene, Turkey; Istanbul, Turkey
Running time	150 minutes
Production company	Sinegraf Film
Release
Original network	ATV
Picture format	1080i HDTV ; 576i SDTV
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	January 24, 2018 –; November 13, 2019
External links
	Official website

Sen Anlat Karadeniz (English title: Lifeline) is a Turkish drama television series, starring Ulaş Tuna Astepe, İrem Helvacıoğlu, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu, Sinan Tuzcu and Öykü Gürman.^[1]^[2] It premiered on ATV on January 24, 2018.

Due to its violent scenes, several complaints were sent to RTÜK to stop the series' broadcast.^[3]

Plot[]

Nefes was only 16 years old when she was sold to a rich abusive man, Vedat Sayar, under the name of "marriage". Nefes had a tough life and had been locked up in house, tortured for 8 years long in Vedat’s mansion in Istanbul. In her 25th attempt, Nefes manages to escape from the "living hell" with her 7 years old son, Yigit, who was a result of a rape. Her escape was a complete coincidence that happened during a visit of a small town, cultural family from The Black Sea region. One of the sons, Tahir, who didn't know Nefes and her son are hiding in his car trunk, discovers that when he arrives to his home country, Trabzon, that is 562 miles away. As a man born and raised in the Black Sea Region, Tahir is ready to give his life for any person treated unjustly. Tahir sacrifices himself to save Nefes and her son. While doing so, he faces many challenges including exposing himself and his family to the threat of Nefes' kidnapper, who was also known as her abuser, Vedat, as well as the rejection of his family and his country to Nefes; as protecting a "married" woman with a child is considered "against traditions" in his hometown.

Cast[]

Ulaş Tuna Astepe as Tahir Kaleli; Tahir's son und ist somit der Couseng und nicht der Bruder, Nefes' husband and Yiğit's and Masal father
İrem Helvacıoğlu as Nefes Kaleli / Nefes Zorlu; Tahir's wife, Vedat's former victim and Yiğit's and Masal mother
Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu as Vedat Sayar; Nefes' kidnapper/abuser, Nazar's former husband and abuser and Yiğit's father
Sinan Tuzcu as Mustafa Kaleli; Saniye’s eldest son, Asiye's husband and Balım's father
Ali Ersan Duru as Ferhat
Gözde Kansu as Eyşan Sayar; Vedat's cousin
Öykü Gürman as Asiye Kaleli; Mustafa's wife and Balım's mother
as Osman Hopalı; the imam, Asiye's father, Nefes' father-figure and Esma's uncle
as Saniye Kaleli; Mustafa, Murat and Fatih's mother
as Murat Kaleli; Saniye's twin son and Nazar's love interest
as Fatih Kaleli; Saniye's twin son and Berrak's love interest
İlayda Çevik as Berrak Yilmaz; Fatih's love interest and Necip's daughter
as Mercan Dağdeviren; Cemil and Türkan's eldest daughter, Nazar's older sister and Tahir's ex fiancée
as Nazar Dağdeviren / Sayar; Cemil and Türkan's youngest daughter, Mercan's younger sister, Vedat's former wife and Murat's lover
as Cemil Dağdeviren; Mercan and Nazar's father
as Türkan Dağdeviren; Mercan and Nazar's mother
as Cemal Reis; Tahir's assistant/helper
as İdris; Nuran's husband and family friend of Kalelis
as Necip; Vedat's right hand man and Berrak’s father
as Yiğit Kaleli; Nefes and Tahir's son
as Balım Kaleli; Mustafa and Asiye's daughter
as Nuran; Idris’s wife and family friend of the Kalelis
as Esma Hopalı; a lawyer, Osman's niece, Asiye's cousin and Ali's lover and wife
as Commissioner Mithat Bozok; Chief police of Trabzon
as Doctor Volkan Darici; Nefes and Mercan's doctor
as Ali; Tahir's friend and Esma's husband
as Ceylan; Berrak's younger sister
as Naciye; Neighbour of the Kalelis
as Fikret Deliçay^[4]^[5]^[6]

Series overview[]

Series		Episodes	Originally aired
Series		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	21	24 January 2018 (2018-01-24)	6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)
	2	32	19 September 2018 (2018-09-19)	29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
	3	11	4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)	13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)

Awards and nominations[]

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2018	Golden Butterfly Awards	Best screenwriter	Ayşe Ferda Eryılmaz and Nehir Erdem	Won	^[7]
		Best director	Osman Sınav, Emre Kabakuşak y Yusuf Ömer Sınav	Won
		Best couple	İrem Helvacıoğlu – Ulaş Tuna Astepe	Won
		Best child actor	Demir Birinci	Won
		Best actress	İrem Helvacıoğlu	Nominated	^[8]
		Best actor	Ulaş Tuna Astepe	Nominated
		Best TV series	Sen Anlat Karadeniz	Nominated
		Best OST	Ender Gündüzlü – Metin Arıgül	Nominated

International broadcasts[]

Country	TV Network	Premiere Date	Title
Albania	Vizion Plus	April 2020	Lot në Detin e Zi
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Pink BH	December 24, 2018	Њена судбина (Njena sudbina)
Montenegro	Pink M	December 24, 2018
Serbia	Pink TV	June 9, 2019
Mexico	Imagen Televisión	April 22, 2019	Mar negro
Chile	Canal 13	May 6, 2019	Fugitiva
Spain	Nova	2019	Fugitiva
Panama	TVN (Canal 2)	NOW	Nefes
Slovenia	Planet TV	2019	Rešeno življenje
Somaliland	Horn Cable Television	2019	Badda Madow
Romania	Kanal D	September 2, 2019	Lacrimi la Marea Neagră
Kazakhstan		2019	Qara teńiz
Uzbekistan		2018-2019	So‘yla... Qoradengiz
Lebanon	Al Jadeed	March 9, 2020	البحر الأسود (AlBaħer AlAswad)