Turkan (Türkan) (translated)

Türkan is a Turkish drama series produced by Koliba Film and broadcast on Kanal D between 2010 and 2011. The screenplay was written by Oya Yüce, with Ata Türkoğlu serving as producer.

The series portrays the life of Türkan Saylan, the physician and educator who devoted her life to education and public service in Turkey. The leading roles are shared by Pınar Öğün, Saygın Soysal and Özgürcan Çevik, while the ensemble also features performers such as Damla Sönmez, Uğur Polat and İsmail Demirci.

Türkan Derya directed the opening four episodes, after which Cemal Şan took over for the remainder of the run. The show began airing on 23 September 2010 and concluded on 14 April 2011, ending with its 26th episode.