''Menekşe ile Halil'' is a Turkish melodrama produced by Ay Yapım and originally broadcast by

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in 2007-2008. A total of 36 episodes were produced, headlined by actor

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. The series was Tatlıtuğ's return to the screen following the international phenomenon of '' Gümüş (Noor)'' and was intended to build on its success. Over 85 million people watched the final episode of ''Gümüş'', vaulting Tatlıtuğ to a household name in the Arab world. ''Menekşe ile Halil'' became part of the wave of international popularity of Turkish dramas.

Plot

Menekşe (Violet) is a 20-year-old Turkish girl born in

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and living with her family in Germany. Menekşe has fallen in love with a Bosnian, Halil, who is a co-worker at the pastry shop at which she works. However, her conservative father arranges Menekşe's marriage to Mustafa, a Turkish man, for a

bride price Bride price, bride-dowry ( Mahr in Islam), bride-wealth, or bride token, is money, property, or other form of wealth paid by a groom or his family to the woman or the family of the woman he will be married to or is just about to marry. Bride dow ...

of 25,000 euros. Threatened by her father with murder, Menekşe is forced to follow through with the marriage. Halil attends the wedding and is astonished to discover his lover is the bride. That night, Mustafa reveals his brutal nature and physically assaults Menekşe, who narrowly escapes. Her grandmother tells Menekşe to run away to Istanbul with Halil. Menekşe and Halil return to Turkey separately but eventually find each other. Menekşe's father orders Mustafa and Menekşe's brother, Kadir, to go Istanbul and hunt Menekşe and Halil down and perform an

honor killing An honor killing (American English), honour killing (Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect what they see as the dignity and honor of t ...

of the couple. Despite several close calls, Menekşe and Halil are able to escape and attempt to build a life for themselves in Istanbul. Menekşe's entire family eventually relocates to Turkey. Halil is revealed to have been the son of a wealthy man but now the target of many betrayals as well as officially engaged to another woman. Mustafa becomes a serial killer in his journey to exact revenge on Menekşe. Kadir undergoes a transformation in his view of his sister and ultimately refuses to kill her. Menekşe's father keeps the feud alive but finds himself outcast from the rest of the family as the series comes to a close. Ultimately, Menekşe and Halil are able to resolve the issues with both families. Menekşe's father grudgingly reconciles and the couple marries.

Cast

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Menekse ile Halil Turkish drama television series Television series by Ay Yapım 2007 Turkish television series debuts 2008 Turkish television series endings 2000s Turkish television series Television shows set in Istanbul Television shows set in Berlin Kanal D original programming