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Wounded Love (Vatanım Sensin)

Wounded Love (Vatanım Sensin)

TV Series · 2016–2018 · 43 people

O3 Medya made Vatanım Sensin (You Are My Homeland), a Turkish period drama that aired on Kanal D from October 27, 2016, to June 7, 2018. It covers the last Ottoman years, the aftermath of World War One, the occupation of İzmir and the War of Independence through one family and one undercover agent. It ran for two seasons and 59 episodes, won the Golden Butterfly for Best Series, and is also known as Wounded Love.

At its core is the marriage of Cevdet (Halit Ergenç) and Azize (Bergüzar Korel). Cevdet is said to be based on the agent Mustafa Mümin Aksoy, nicknamed "Gavur Mümin". The first season opens after the death of Hasan Tahsin, reportedly the first to fire on the Greek troops landing at İzmir in May 1919, and closes with the founding of the Grand National Assembly on April 23, 1920. The second begins with the Treaty of Sèvres on August 10, 1920, and ends with İzmir's liberation on September 9, 1922. Selma Ergeç plays Halide Edip Adıvar, Onur Saylak Tevfik, Boran Kuzum Leon and Saadet Aksoy Lucy.

Yağmur Taylan, Durul Taylan and Burak Arlıel directed, with Necati Şahin among the writers. Set along the Aegean coast, it carries the high production values of the Magnificent Century directors.

DirectorYağmur Taylan, Durul Taylan, Burak Arlıel
Production companyO3 Medya
NetworkKanal D

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Baki Davrak Baki Davrak Actor · 55 years old Vasili Bergüzar Korel Bergüzar Korel Actor · 44 years old Azize Berker Güven Berker Güven Actor · 32 years old Aleksi Boran Kuzum Boran Kuzum Actor · 34 years old Leon Celile Toyon Celile Toyon Actor · 82 years old Hasibe Fatih Artman Fatih Artman Actor · 38 years old Captain Yakup Genco Özak Genco Özak Actor · 33 years old Mehmet Hakan Salınmış Hakan Salınmış Actor · 62 years old Eşref Halit Ergenç Halit Ergenç Actor · 56 years old Cevdet Kadir Erence Kadir Erence Actor · 32 years old Kayra Şenocak Kayra Şenocak Actor · 48 years old Melih Akdemir Melih Akdemir Actor · 30 years old Mert Denizmen Mert Denizmen Actor · 40 years old Yinon Onur Saylak Onur Saylak Actor · 49 years old Tevfik Saadet Aksoy Saadet Aksoy Actor · 43 years old Lucy Selma Ergeç Selma Ergeç Actor · 48 years old Halide Edip Adıvar Senan Kara Senan Kara Actor · 48 years old Veronika Serhat Tutumluer Serhat Tutumluer Actor · 54 years old Costas Theodorakis Ahmet Tansu Taşanlar Ahmet Tansu Taşanlar Actor · 42 years old Turgut Tunçalp Turgut Tunçalp Actor · 50 years old Ölmez Hasan Ufuk Bayraktar Ufuk Bayraktar Actor · 45 years old Dağıstanlı Yasemin Szawlowski Yasemin Szawlowski Actor · 34 years old Eleni Şebnem Hassanisoughi Şebnem Hassanisoughi Actor · 40 years old Eftelya Okan Yalabık Okan Yalabık Actor · 47 years old Hamilton Ahmet Rıfat Şungar Ahmet Rıfat Şungar Actor · 43 years old Alina Boz Alina Boz Actor · 28 years old Princess Anastasia Romanova Beran Soysal Beran Soysal Actor · 38 years old Erdem Şanlı Erdem Şanlı Actor · 30 years old Hüseyin Avni Danyal Hüseyin Avni Danyal Actor · 64 years old Rıza Bey Merve Dizdar Merve Dizdar Actor · 40 years old Efsun Serhat Özcan Serhat Özcan Actor · 65 years old Şükran Ovalı Şükran Ovalı Actor · 41 years old Seher Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı Actor · 55 years old Ali Fuat Cebesoy Bihter Dinçel Bihter Dinçel Actor · 44 years old Kubilay Aka Kubilay Aka Actor · 31 years old Ali Kemal/Dimitri İpek Tenolcay İpek Tenolcay Actor · 56 years old Sophia of Prussia, Queen Consort of Greece Rüçhan Çalışkur Rüçhan Çalışkur Actor · 79 years old Hacer Miray Daner Miray Daner Actor · 27 years old Hilal Levent Can Levent Can Actor · 55 years old Filippos Tolga Tekin Tolga Tekin Actor · 53 years old Baytar / Mehmet Akif Ersoy Demet Evgar Demet Evgar Actor · 46 years old Kara Fatma Esra Ruşan Esra Ruşan Actor · 43 years old Emine Hare Sürel Hare Sürel Actor · 43 years old

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AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A series that recalls the sadness and the love of country found in the old Turkish films. Told through the marriage of Cevdet and Azize, the story brings great history down to the small warmths between people, and Halit Ergenç and Bergüzar Korel play it sincerely. The Aegean coast is pleasing to the eye as well. My reservation is that telling such a heavy period through romance and espionage may at times lighten the weight of history. The feeling is sincere.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

In this series the last years of the Ottoman Empire, the occupation of İzmir and the War of Independence are followed through one family and one secret agent. The events are real: the first season runs from May 1919 to the founding of the Grand National Assembly, and the second from the Treaty of Sèvres to the liberation of İzmir in 1922. Cevdet is a fictional character, though inspired by the secret agent Mustafa Mümin Aksoy. Reading the war through everyday life, marriage and loyalty behind the front is the show's real strength. The balance matters, so that the personal dramas do not overshadow the larger events. Its weight lies in letting us think about history's big headlines together with personal losses.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Two seasons, 59 episodes: this series offers a compact journey without stretching, and its Golden Butterfly for Best Series is no surprise. The cast is strong; Halit Ergenç, Bergüzar Korel, Baki Davrak and Boran Kuzum hold the characters together well. It is hard to expect the marriage story and the secret-agent thread to move at the same pace throughout, so in some episodes one may take over from the other. Which thread you prefer, the marriage or the espionage, will decide which episodes land best for you.

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