Karadayı

Karadayı
Written by	Eylem Canpolat Sema Ergenekon
Directed by	Uluç Bayraktar
Starring	Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Bergüzar Korel Çetin Tekindor Yurdaer Okur Erkan Avcı Melike Yalova Rıza Kocaoğlu
Theme music composer	Toygar Işıklı
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language(s)	Turkish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	115
Production
Producer(s)	Kerem Çatay
Running time	130 minutes (average)
Production company(s)	Ay Yapım
Release
Original network	ATV
Original release	8 October 2012 – 15 June 2015

Karadayı (English: The Uncle in Black) is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım, broadcast on ATV, and directed by Uluç Bayraktar (who also directed Ezel). It originally aired on 8 October 2012 in Turkey. It stars Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as Mahir Kara and Bergüzar Korel as Feride Şadoğlu.

Concept of Karadayı

The title "Karadayı" is a combination play on the Turkish word "Kabadayı" (a vigilante enforcer of justice) and Mahir Kara, the name of the series' protagonist.

Karadayı, meaning "The Uncle in Black" in Turkish language, in reference to Mahir's nephew, Junior Nazif who calls his uncle "Karadayı".

Synopsis

Mahir fights for justice. He wants to get his father, Nazif Kara, out of jail. While he joins the court of Istanbul as a trainee lawyer to fight his father’s case, fate finds him taking its own course. He stands at a crossroads where he must choose between Feride, the judge of his father's case, and his father.

This fascinating story unfolds as it takes you back to the magical Istanbul of the 1970s with all its charm and mystical. The city of Istanbul is beautifully portrayed to depict the historical splendor of the place and its enchanting people.

Plot

The story takes place during 1970s in Istanbul. Mahir is a young and handsome guy. He works as a shoe repairer and has a comfortable middle-class life. He lives happily with his family, his father, mother, two sisters and one brother. On the day of his engagement to Ayten, his perfect life turns upside down. His father, Nazif Kara, is blamed for a murder. His father is convicted of murdering the Chief Prosecutor and he is sentenced to death after the trial. The witnesses saw Nazif Kara on crime scene with the weapon in his hands.The Kara family's life is then turned upside down because of a wrong accusation that results in the imprisonment of Nazif Kara for what he didn't commit. Mahir never believes that his father is guilty. He tries to prove it and wants to give him his freedom. However, finding any evidence to save his father would be too hard for him. Therefore, Mahir gives up his life. He makes a plan to work with the judge of his father’s trial, so that he could investigate the case in more detail and to find the true murderer. He creates a new identity and acquaints himself as Salih, who is a law apprentice. He starts to work with Feride who is the Judge for Nazif Kara’s trial. Feride is a young and beautiful woman who comes from a rich family who is very successful at her work. Mahir (Salih) starts to give assistance to Feride while she is doing research and investigations about the murder. Mahir (Salih) tries to give another perspective to Feride. He always wants to protect his father and for this reason, most of the time he expresses his positive views about Nazif Kara. As time passes, Mahir/Salih and Feride fall completely into each other. However, Mahir/Salih knows that this is impossible love thus, he tries to hide his love. Mahir wants to achieve his main goals. The first one is justice for his father and the second one is his love Feride.

Series overview

Critical Appreciation

Oscar winner Hollywood star Russel Crowe, enquired that he's a amazed of Karadayı series. He said that he follows it and that he's a fan of Bergüzar Korel's acting. "She can do great things in Hollywood", he added.^[1][2]

Cast

Awards

The major award (often dubbed as the Turkish Oscars), the Altın Kelebek (Golden Butterfly awards), Karadayi won it in 5 different categories. Karadayi also got nomination in International Emmy Awards, 2014. Along with the nominations of lead actors Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Bergüzar Korel.

International Broadcasters

Karadayı was sold to over 50 countries and it is dubbed in many languages most notably Persian and Arabic. Karadayı is very famous among Middle Eastern audience where it is topping the rating charts in Iran, Azerbaijan, and Israel. It is also very popular among Greek and Hungarian audience.

Country	Local Name	Network	Premiere date
Turkey	Karadayı	ATV	8 October 2012
Azerbaijan		ATV
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus		ATV
United Arab Emirates	القبضاي	Qatar TV	30 March 2013
Saudi Arabia			30 March 2013
Qatar			30 March 2013
Afghanistan	Karadayi	Tolo Tv	2014
Georgia	ქარადაი	Rustavi 2	11 August 2014
Greece	Karadayi	ANT1	6 May 2013
Iran		GEM TV	2013
Kosovo		RTV21	7 August 2013
Albania		VIZION PLUS	5 November 2013
Bosnia & Herzegovina		Hayat TV/ATV	19 August 2013
Bulgaria	Справедливостта на Кара	TV7	24 September 2013
Serbia	Karadayi	Parva TV	16 December 2013
Israel		Viva	19 December 2013
Montenegro	Karadayi	Parva TV	TBA
Pakistan		Urdu1	2 January 2014
Croatia	Časni ljudi	Nova TV	8 September 2014
Slovakia		Doma TV
Lithuania		TV1
United States of America	Karadayi		TBA
Peru		TBA	TBA

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