''Bana Sevmeyi Anlat'' (English: '' Wings of Love'') is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım that premiered on
Fox Turkey on August 26, 2016.
It aired on Fridays and Mondays at 20:00 PM in Turkish time. The last episode aired on 30 January 2017, and the series ended because of low ratings.
Plot
Alper Eren is a famous cook and has his own restaurant, he is married with Berna and they have a daughter, Çiçek. They want to separate because they are always fighting and Berna secretly has an affair with Alper's best friend, Onur.
One day Alper's brother Cihan was looking for Onur to get the rental money of the restaurant. But Onur stole the money. Berna was also looking for Onur. Cihan knew that Berna and Onur had a relationship. they were arguing in the car which led to a car accident. Cihan died, but Berna was in coma.
Alper now has to take care of Cihan's daughters, Eylül and Mercan. Alper is also financially struggling as Onur has stolen all the money, so he has to sell the restaurant and his house. Hasmet, a rich man and a businessman wants to open a restaurant. His righthand Engin who is also Alper's childhood friend tells Hasmet that his friend Alper is a cook and wants them to work together to help Alper. Alper and Hasmet become partners. Hasmet invites Alper at his wedding.
Divorcée and single mother, Leyla Aydin is living in Germany with her father, her stepmother, half-siblings and her son. They are struggling to live together as they don't get along and have financial problems. Leyla's mother abandoned her and her father when she was a baby. And her father works for rich businessman, Hasmet. One day Hasmet needs a translator and her father Salih tells Hasmet that Leyla can speak different languages. He meets her and is amazed by her beauty, he falls in love. After few days Haşmet wants to marry Leyla. She agrees for the sake of her son, as she is making ends meet and knows that Hasmet can provide things for her and her son. On the wedding day she escapes because she finds out Hasmet is involved in dangerous business and is a criminal. Whilst Leyla is escaping from the wedding, she jumps in the nearest car which is Alper's car so now Alper has to hide her from Haşmet. Their journey and love story starts from here. However, there are problems with Haşmet searching the ends of the earth for her and later Alper's wife, Berna awakes from her coma.
Cast and characters
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Kadir Doğulu
Abdulkadir Doğulu (born 19 April 1982), better known as Kadir Doğulu, is a Turkish actor.
Life
Doğulu was born on 19 April 1982 in Mersin. He worked during his secondary and high school years in many places as a cook and operator. He moved ...
as Alper Eren, a successful chef who is married to Berna and they have a daughter together, Çiçek. He doesn't love his wife but stays with her for the sake of their daughter. After his brother dies, he takes care of his nieces, Eylül and Mercan and looks after them. Later, he meets Leyla and they soon become attracted to each other. They fall in love even though they know it's not allowed.
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Seda Bakan as Leyla Aydın Eren, (formerly Leyla Demir) a beautiful young woman who is a divorcée and has a baby boy and lives with her father and step family. She runs away on her wedding day after learning Haşmet is a criminal and mistakenly gets into Alper's car. She soon falls in love with him, but they face hardships along the way.
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Mustafa Üstündağ as Haşmet Tuğcu, an older man who is a businessman and a criminal involved in illegal activities. He fell in love with Leyla at first sight. When Leyla runs away he searches for her everywhere.
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Dolunay Soysert
Dolunay Soysert (born 25 March 1973) is a Turkish actress.
Soysert first rose to prominence with her role as Latife Hanım in the movie ''Cumhuriyet''. She appeared in various plays staged at Istanbul City Theatres, Dostlar Theatre, Craft Theat ...
as Canan Güngör, Leyla's strict boss who owns a fashion company. She is later revealed to be Leyla's biological mother.
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Kadir Çermik
Kadir Çermik (born 21 July 1977) is a Turkish stage, film, television, and voice actor.
Çermik is a graduate of Eskişehir Anadolu University State Conservatory. He made his television debut in 1999 with a role in the series ''Yılan Hikayesi'' ...
as Salih Aydın, Leyla's father who she is extremely close to.
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Mahperi Mertoğlu as Ayla Aydın, Leyla's step mother who doesn't like her and her son.
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Cemil Büyükdöğerli as Onur Bozan, a family friend of Alper who he is close to. He betrays Alper by having an affair with his wife.
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Bihter Dinçel as Suzan Giray, Alper's estranged sister who later becomes divorced and moves in with her brother and nieces
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Serdar Özer as Engin Kargı, Haşmet's right-hand man who searches for Leyla. He is also Alper's childhood friend. He finds Leyla's best friend, Ezgi and uses her to find Leyla, but ends up falling for her.
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Aslı Orcan as Berna Eren, Alper's first wife who has a daughter with him. She had an affair with his friend, Onur, which her brother in law found out and resulted in his death and Berna in a coma. She wakes up later on and wants Alper back.
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Bahadır Vatanoğlu as Hakverdi Aydın, Leyla's half-brother whom unlike his mother and sister has always been close to since childhood and her son. When Leyla escapes he tries to find her and bring her to Hasmet (as he wants to be reunited with his girlfriend) but he later on helps Leyla and expose Hasmet.
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Mine Kılıç as Ezgi Güneş, Leyla's best friend who helps her to escape. She is found out by Engin but stays loyal to Leyla. She and Engin fall in love later.
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Emir Çubukçu
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremo ...
as Burak Tuğcu, Haşmet's nephew who falls for Eylül.
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Gülper Özdemir as Simge Aydın, Leyla's half-sister who she doesn't get along with. She is in love with Burak.
* İlayda Alişan as Eylül Eren, Alper's elder niece who is at first doesn't like Leyla. She falls for Burak later on.
* Naz Sayıner as Mercan Eren, Alper's younger niece who unlike her sister, likes Leyla.
* Salah Tolga Tuncer
* Çisem Çancı
* Lavinya Ünlüer as Çiçek Eren, Alper and Berna's daughter who yearns for a motherly love after her mother lands in a coma. She loves Leyla and her son.
Series overview
International broadcast
* – The series premiered on September 19, 2017, on
Pro 2 as ''O singură privire''.
* - The series premiered on October 20, 2017, on
VTV1
VTV1 is a state-owned Vietnamese-language news channel and also the first television channel of Vietnam Television Station, and the third channel of VTV to broadcast HD, broadcast continuously with a duration of 24 hours a day from June 15, 20 ...
as ''Đôi cánh tình yêu''.
* – The series premiered on July 2, 2018, on
GMA Network
GMA Network (Global Media Arts or simply GMA) is a Philippine free-to-air television and radio network. It is the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network, Inc. Its first broadcast on television was on October 29, 1961. GMA Network (f ...
, under the title ''Wings of Love''. It was the first Turkish drama to be broadcast on Philippine television.
* – The series started airing on July 3, 2018, on
Rede Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...
, under the title ''Asas do Amor''. It was dubbed in Portuguese.
References
External links
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2016 Turkish television series debuts
2017 Turkish television series endings
Turkish drama television series
Television series produced in Istanbul
Television shows set in Istanbul
Television series set in the 2010s