Adını Feriha Koydum
| Adını Feriha Koydum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama, romance |
| Written by | Melis Civelek - Sırma Yanık |
| Directed by | Barış Yöş |
| Starring |
Vahide Gördüm Hazal Kaya Çağatay Ulusoy Metin Çekmez Deniz Ugur Ceyda Ateş |
| Music by |
Nail Yurtsever Cem Tuncer |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language(s) | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Med Yapım |
| Running time | 120 min |
| Release | |
| Original network | Show TV |
| Original release |
Turkey 14 January 2011 - June 29, 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Adını Feriha Koydum: Emir'in Yolu |
Adını Feriha Koydum is a Turkish television drama series produced by Med Yapım. The series was broadcast on Show TV. It is written by Melis Civelek and Sırma Yanık. It narratives the life of Feriha Yilmaz a young and beautiful girl who is a door keeper's daughter. She goes to a university which the playboy Emir Sarrafoğlu also attends. Emir who has never been in love before, falls in love with Feriha at first sight.
Plot
The eponymous heroine Feriha Yılmaz (Hazal Kaya) is an attractive, talented and ambitious daughter of a poor family. Her father, Rıza Yılmaz (Metin Çekmez), is a doorman in Etiler, an upper-class neighborhood of Istanbul. Her mother, Zehra Yılmaz (Vahide Gördüm), is a housekeeper. Feriha is able to secure a full scholarship to a private university. While studying in the university Feriha poses as a rich girl whose wealthy father is the family's patriarch. She meets a handsome and rich young man, Emir Sarrafoğlu (Çağatay Ulusoy) at her university. Feriha lies about her life and family background and Emir falls in love with her not knowing who she really is. She also falls in love with him and is trapped in her own lies. Her family arranges her marriage with Halil (Ufuk Tan Altunkaya) who starts to accompany her to the university. He spies on her interactions with Emir and snaps after seeing their display of affection. The season ends with Feriha's mother getting shot by Halil, Feriha's ex-fiancé.
In the second season Emir discovers Feriha's lies through the plan set up by Cansu. He breaks up with her and decides to seek revenge by renting an apartment in the building where Feriha lives in the basement.They remain separated for a long time but their love remains alive. On the New Year's Eve Feriha gets kidnapped by Halil who decides to marry her by force. However Emir saves her from Halil's trap. After the kidnap Emir and Feriha both realises their emence love for each other.They forget each other and get reconciled.When Feriha's family get to know about her relationship with Emir,her father gets very furious and decides to send her back to the village. On the way to village, Emir comes and takes Feriha along with him somewhere. Soon they get married.However, they both decide to reveal their marriage to their family on right time.Eventually Cansu tries to kill Feriha and Emir. When Feriha and Emir are taken to the hospital their marriage gets revealed to their family.Both Yilmaz and Sarrafoğlu family gets furious and shocked on knowing that they have got married. So, Emir and Feriha have to live the hard life due to their family's disappointment and the entry of characters such as Rüya, Ece and Yavuz. Later in the story due to a misunderstanding Feriha leaves Emir and goes to U.S. with Levent, where she divorces him in absence. She returns to Istanbul after 3 years when Emir is getting engaged to Ece to protect her from Yavuz. Soon the misunderstanding between Feriha and Emir gets cleared and they get married for the second time. Alas, that the season ends with Feriha and her mother getting fatally shot by her ex-fiancé Halil at her wedding ceremony, and a very touching scene of the husband and wife looking into each other's eyes for the last time, crying, saying "we're at the place (Park) where everything started, I love you very much" to one and another, then Feriha drops her marriage certificate and dies in Emir's arms.
Cast
| Role | Actor |
|---|---|
| Zehra Yılmaz | Vahide Gördüm |
| Feriha Yılmaz Sarrafoğlu | Hazal Kaya |
| Emir Sarrafoğlu | Çağatay Ulusoy |
| Rıza Yılmaz | Metin Çekmez |
| Sanem İlhanlı | Deniz Ugur |
| Hande Gezgin | Ceyda Ateş |
| Koray Onat | Yusuf Akgün |
| Mehmet Yılmaz | Melih Selçuk |
| Cansu İlhanlı | Sedef Şahin |
| Halil | Ufuk Tan Altunkaya |
| Ünal Sarrafoğlu | Eray Özbay, Murat Onuk |
| Seher Yılmaz | Neşem Akhan |
| Levent Seymen | Barış Kılıç |
| Lara | Feyza Civelek |
| Tülin Atabeyli | Cigdem Irtem, Ebru Unurtan |
| Günce | Gülşah Fırıncıoğlu |
| Aysun Sarrafoğlu | Ahu Sungur |
| Ömer Yılmaz | Kaan Olcay |
| Rüya | Tugba Melis Türk |
| Gülsüm | Türkü Turan, Pelin Ermis |
| Ece | Yağmur Tanrısevsin |
| Haldun İlhanlı | Özhan Carda |
| Orhan | Cihan Okan |
| İlker | Harun Akyüz |
| Sophie Zehra | Leyla Erdoğan |
| Rümeysa | Esin Eden |
| Yavuz Sancaktar | Emre Koç |
| Hatice | Ayşegül Uyguner |
| Nehir | Buket Akşitoglu |
| Gülfidan | Birgül Ulusoy |
| Nevbahar Seymen | Nurinisa Yıldırım |
| Bülent Seymen | Sarp Can Köroğlu |
| Azra | Simge Defne |
Themes and reception
According to Nilüfer Pembecioğlu, Feriha is a symbol of class anxiety in Turkey; though having a university education, she is forced to lie in order to get ahead. Pembecioğlu lists it as one of the most successful Turkish television serials and being shown around the world; it was especially popular in Bulgaria,[1] and was aired in Russia[2] and India as well. In India Zindagi Channel owned by Zee TV Network is broadcasting the show. It became a huge success. The reason behind its success is a powerful story and natural acting by all the artistes.[3][4]
Series overview
| Season | No. of Episodes | Start of the Season | End of the Season | Episodes | TV Season | TV Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 14 January 2011 | 24 June 2011 | 1 - 24 | 2011 | Show TV | |
| 2 | 43 | 9 September 2011 | 29 June 2012 | 25 - 67 | 2011-2012 | Show TV | |
The plot is continued by one season of Adını Feriha Koydum: Emir'in Yolu:
| Season | No. of Episodes | Start of the Season | End of the Season | Episodes | TV Season | TV Channel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (3) | 13 | 7 September 2012 | 14 December 2012 | 1 - 13 (68 - 80) | 2012 | Show TV | |
International Broadcasters
| Country | Local Name | Network | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab World | أسميتها فريحة Asmeituha Fariha |
Abu Dhabi Al Oula | 3 November 2012 |
| Bulgaria | Огледален свят Ogledalen svyat |
exclusive on Voyo.bg
bTV |
2 July 2012 |
| Pakistan | فریحہ Feriha |
Urdu 1 | 27 April 2013 |
| Romania | Feriha | Kanal D | 19 October 2013 |
| Croatia | Djevojka imena Feriha | Nova TV | 15 July 2013 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Djevojka imena Feriha | OBN | 7 October 2013 |
| Afghanistan | فريحه Feriha |
Tolo TV | |
| Slovakia | Feriha | TV Doma | 18 August 2014 |
| Iran | Feriha | Farsi 1 | 23 August 2014 |
| Ukraine | Сила кохання Феріхи | 1+1 | 26 January 2015 |
| Kazakhstan | Ферихa - Feriha | Astana TV | 4 February 2015 |
| Serbia | Zvala se Feriha | Prva | 31 May 2015 |
| Montenegro | Zvala se Feriha | Prva | 8 Jun 2015 |
| India | Feriha | Zee Zindagi | 15 Sep 2015 |
| Peru | El Secreto de Feriha | Latina Televisión | 7 Dec 2015 |
| Uruguay | El Secreto de Feriha | Monte Carlo TV | 5 Jan 2016 |
| Colombia | El Secreto de Feriha | Caracol Televisión | 14 March 2016 |
References
- ↑ Pembecioğlu, Nilüfer. Narratives Through Turkish Perspective: Transmedia Storytelling And Intertextuality Examples In The Postnetwork Era. Cluj-Napoca: Argonaut. pp. 31–32, 424. ISBN 9789731094632.
- ↑ Özdal, Habibe; Özertem, Hasan Selim; Has, Kerim; Demirtepe, M. Turgut (2013). Turkish-Russian Relations in The Post-Cold War Period: Current Dynamics, Future Prospects. International Strategic Research Organization (USAK). p. 66. ISBN 9786054030798.
- ↑ Khurana, Mehak (15 January 2016). "Here's Why Zindagi's Feriha Has Taken Over Indian Television!". Desimartini.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Kulsum, Rizvi (21 October 2015). "Turkish Feriha on Zindagi channel gives India a fresh drama and storyline". ADelhi.com. Retrieved 11 February 2016.