Champion (Şampiyon) (translated)

Şampiyon (Champion) is a Turkish television series made by BSK Yapım and set in the world of boxing. Combining drama, sport and action, it reached TRT 1 with its first episode on 12 September 2019. It ran for a single season and 34 episodes, ending on 13 August 2020.

The story begins when the life of Kafkas, a young boxer with a bright future, is turned upside down by an unfortunate incident. He ends his career and says goodbye to the ring, then, years later, decides to put the gloves back on for his son Güneş and fight one more round. The cast includes Tolgahan Sayışman, Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy, Erdal Özyağcılar and Erkan Avcı, with Erkan Avcı playing Zafer Günaltay.

Ketche (Hakan Kırvavaç) and Devrim Yalçın directed the series together, and the script was written jointly by Alphan Dikmen and Başak Angigün.