Menekşe ile Halil

Menekşe ile Halil
Genre Drama, Romance
Created by Kerem Catay
Written by Ece Yörenç
Melek Gençoğlu
Directed by Uluç Bayraktar
Starring Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
Sedef Avcı
Country of origin Turkey
Original language(s) Turkish
Production
Producer(s) Ay Yapım
Location(s) Istanbul
Berlin
Release
Original network Kanal D
Euro D (repetitions published)
Star TV (repeats)
Picture format 4:3
Original release September 7, 2007 – May 24, 2008
External links
Website www.menekseilehalil.com

Menekşe ile Halil (also Manahil aur Khalil) is a Turkish melodrama produced by Ay Yapım and originally broadcast by Kanal D in 2007-2008. A total of 36 episodes were produced, headlined by actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ.[1][2]

The series was Tatlıtuğ's return to the screen following the international phenomenon of Gümüş (Noor) and was intended to build on its success.[3][4] Over 85 million people watched the final episode of Gümüş, vaulting Tatlıtuğ to a household name in the Arab world.[5] Menekşe ile Halil became part of the wave of international popularity of Turkish dramas. It was broadcast in about 70 countries including Israel, despite political tensions between the two countries at the time.[6]

Plot

Menekşe (Violet) is a 20-year-old Muslim girl born in Urfa and living with her family in Germany. Menekşe has fallen in love with a Bosnian, Halil, who is a co-worker at the pastry shop at which she works. However, her conservative father arranges Menekşe's marriage to Mustafa, a Turkish man, for a bride price of 25000 euros. Despite misgivings, Menekşe obediently follows through with the marriage. Halil attends the wedding and is astonished to discover his girlfriend is the bride. That night, Mustafa reveals his brutal nature and physically assaults Menekşe, who narrowly escapes. Her grandmother tells Menekşe to run away to Istanbul with Halil. Menekşe and Halil return to Turkey separately but eventually find each other.

Menekşe's father orders Mustafa and Menekşe's brother, Kadir, to Istanbul to hunt Menekşe and Halil down and perform an honor killing of the couple. Despite several close calls, Menekşe and Halil are able to escape and attempt to build a life for themselves in Istanbul. Menekşe's entire family eventually relocates to Turkey. Halil is revealed to have been the son of a wealthy man but now the target of many betrayals as well as officially engaged to another woman. Mustafa becomes a serial killer in his journey to exact revenge on Menekşe. Kadir undergoes a transformation in his view of his sister and ultimately refuses to kill her. Menekşe's father keeps the feud alive but finds himself outcast from the rest of the family as the series comes to a close.

Ultimately, Menekşe and Halil are able to resolve the issues with both families. Menekşe's father grudgingly reconciles and the couple marries. Their happiness is short-lived, however, when a now-psychopathic Mustafa returns for revenge and murders Halil in the final episode, only to be shot to death himself by the police.[7]

Cast

Actor Role
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Halil Tuğlu *
Sedef Avcı Menekşe Doğantürk
Murat Daltaban Mithat Fire *
Caner Candarli Kadir Doğantürk
Hasan Küçükçetin Mustafa Young *
Firat Tanis Joseph Doğantürk
Star Culture Elegant Doğantürk
Mehmet Cevik Hasan Doğantürk
Nergis Çorakçi Süheyla Doğantürk
Attachment Turkmen Jane Sonmez
Tamay Sword Tulip Doğantürk
Gökçer Young Omer Ceylan

International broadcasters

References

  1. ↑ National (February 24, 2009). "Turkish TV series enjoy increasing popularity on Arab stations". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Anatolia News Agency (September 15, 2011). "Israel airs Turk TV series for first time". Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Butler, Daren (March 11, 2009). "Turkey's "Brad Pitt" stirs wide Arab interest". Reuters. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Amani (26 September 2008). "EXCLUSIVE: PICTURES TAKEN FROM "MENEKSE ILE HALIL" TURKISH SERIES". Khabar el Yom. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Williams, Nathan (June 27, 2013). "The rise of Turkish soap power". BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Tyler, Steve; Emre Peker (September 22, 2011). "Erdogan Political Rants". BusinessWeek (Bloomberg). Retrieved 30 May 2014. Turkish television star Kivanc Tatlitug made his debut on Israeli screens last month in a sign that commercial ties are surviving the political rift between the two countries. As Tatlitug’s soap opera, “Menekse and Halil,” airs in Israel, business between the two countries is booming.
  7. ↑ Meneske & Halil. "Menekşe ile Halil". Turkish Drama. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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