''Kızım'' (English translation: My Daughter, English title: My Little Girl) is a Turkish television series that aired from 9 September 2018 to 31 May 2019 on Fridays, with the exception of the first episode, at 8 pm, and is based on the Korean drama ''
My Fair Lady
''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...
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Plot
Öykü Tekin Göktürk is an eight-year-old girl that lives with her mother's (Asu Karahan) friend, Zeynep Kaya, who upon discovering that the girl has the only case of a rare genetic disease called
Niemann-Pick in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, decides to abandon her. She leaves Öykü a note with the address of her father, Demir Göktürk, who is an irresponsible law-offender who had just been arrested on the morning of the day that Zeynep abandoned Öykü. In court, the judge lets Demir go on the condition that he takes custody of Öykü as her father, which had been proved by a false paternity test conducted by Demir's best friend (brother), Uğur Adıgüzel, although that false test was unnecessary because Demir was Öykü's biological father. At first, Demir accepts the deal, but he does not want to care for Öykü. However, when Demir finds out that Öykü has Niemann-Pick, he decides to try change to help her through the situation.
Cast
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Buğra Gülsoy
Behiç Buğra Gülsoy (born 22 February 1982) is a Turkish actor, author, screenwriter, director, producer, architect, graphic designer and photographer.
Early life
Buğra Gülsoy was born on 22 February 1982 in Ankara, Turkey. His mother is ...
as Demir Göktürk
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Beren Gökyıldız as Öykü Tekin Göktürk
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Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu
Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu (born 29 October 1989) is a Turkish-German actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Turkey, Miss Turkey 2008, and represented Turkey at the Miss World 2008 pageant.
Early life
Leyla Lydia ...
as Candan Hoşgör Göktürk
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Serhat Teoman as Cemal Eröz
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Selin Şekerci as Asu Karahan
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Sinem Ünsal
Sinem Ünsal (born June 21, 1993) is a Turkish actress.
Life
Ünsal was born on June 21, 1993 in İzmir as the second child of her family. Her mother is of Circassian descent, while her father is of Azerbaijani descent. She is a graduate of ...
as Sevgi Günay Adıgüzel
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Suna Selen
Suna Selen (born 1 July 1939) is a Turkish actress of theatre, film and television. She has appeared in numerous plays at the Istanbul State Theatre.
Life
Selen was born in 1939 in Istanbul. Her father was lawyer Hüsamettin Selen, and her m ...
as Müfide Adıgüzel
*Tugay Mercan as Uğur Adıgüzel
*Elif Verit as Zeynep Kaya
*Gökhan Soylu as Dr. İhsan Erbil
*Elit Andaç Çam as Ayla
*Eliz Neşe Çağın as İlayda
*Ece Akdeniz as Betul
*Deniz Ali Cankorur as Mertcan
*Günes Çaglar as Cenk Hoşgör
*Faruk Barman as Murat
*İhsan İlhan as Jilet
*Mehdi Adlin as Ahmet
References
External links
Official website
* {{IMDb title, 8961058, Kızım
2018 Turkish television series debuts
2019 Turkish television series endings
Television series by Med Yapım
Turkish drama television series
Turkish television series based on South Korean television series
Turkish television soap operas
Turkish-language television shows
TV8 (Turkish TV channel) television dramas