Hot Hours (Sıcak Saatler) (translated)

Sıcak Saatler (Hot Hours) is a Turkish television series produced by Sinegraf and Detay Film that began airing on ATV on September 15, 1997. Written by Ahmet Yurdakul, it blends drama, adventure, romance and crime elements. The series' music was composed by the band Aria, made up of Bora Ebeoğlu, Cengiz Onural and Oya Ebeoğlu, while the cast includes Mehmet Aslantuğ, Uğur Polat, Kürşat Alnıaçık and Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu.

The show launched under director Osman Sınav, who left after thirteen episodes and was succeeded by his assistant Mustafa Şevki Doğan; Sadullah Celen and Veli Çelik followed, with Çelik helming the entire second season. After three seasons the series ended at episode 67 with its conclusion left open, but a year later thirteen additional episodes were filmed to marry off the characters Sedat and Buket. Directed by Mehmet Aslantuğ, these brought the story to a close with episode 80.