Merhamet (English: ''Compassion'') is a

Turkish drama television series Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

, adapted from Hande Altaylı's novel ''Kahperengi''. It stars Özgü Namal and

İbrahim Çelikkol İbrahim Çelikkol (born February 14, 1982) is a Turkish TV series and film actor, former player of The Turkey national under-20 basketball team and fashion model. His maternal family is of Pomak origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece. ...

. Set in 1996, it tells the story of Narin, who is a lawyer in Istanbul.

Plot summary

Narin is a girl from a poor family with an abusive alcoholic father. Struggling against family pressure to quit school, she escapes to the big city. Through dedicated study she becomes a successful lawyer. She makes friends with a rich girl, Deniz, but faces difficulties when Firat, her first love, reappears in her life, engaged to Deniz's sister.

Cast

* Özgü Namal as Narin Yilmaz *

as Fırat Kazan *

Burçin Terzioğlu Burçin Terzioğlu (born 9 March 1980) is a Turkish actress. Biography Her family works in cinema industry. Terzioğlu began acting at the age of five as a child actress, appearing in 45 films and 16 television series until the age of ten. ...

as Deniz *

Mustafa Üstündağ Mustafa Üstündağ may refer to: * Mustafa Üstündağ (politician) * Mustafa Üstündağ (actor) Mustafa Üstündağ (born 11 February 1977) is a Turkish actor. Life and career Üstündağ's father was a worker in Anadolu Glass Industry fact ...

as Sermet Karayel *

Yasemin Allen Yasemin Kay Allen (born 11 July 1989) is an English-Turkish actress. Early years Yasemin Kay Allen, born 10 July 1989, in London, is the daughter of an English father Dudley Allen and English- Turkish actress and singer Sonja Eady. Eady has be ...

as Irmak *Ahmet Rifat Şungar as Atif *Turgut Tunçalp *Ayşegül Cengiz Akman *Kosta Cortis *Gonca Cilasun

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References

{{Reflist 2013 Turkish television series debuts 2014 Turkish television series endings Turkish drama television series Television shows based on novels Kanal D original programming Television series produced in Istanbul Television shows set in Istanbul