Binbir Gece

Binbir Gece (English: One Thousand and One Nights) is a soap opera revolving around four main characters: Sehrazat, Onur, Kerem, Bennu. The story is loosely based on the story of One Thousand and One Nights, better known as Arabian Nights. It stars Halit Ergenç as Onur, Bergüzar Korel as Şehrazat, Tardu Flordun as Kerem and Ceyda Düvenci as Bennu.

Binbir Gece
Also known as	Thousand and One Nights Las mil y una noches
Genre	Serial drama Telenovela[lower-alpha 1]
Written by	Yildiz Tunç Mehmet Bilal Murat Lütfü Ethem Yekta
Directed by	Kudret Sabancı
Starring	Halit Ergenç Bergüzar Korel Tardu Flordun Ceyda Düvenci Ergün Demir Metin Cekmez Mert Firat
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	90
Production
Executive producer	Erol Avci
Release
Original network	Kanal D
Original release	October 7, 2006 – May 12, 2009
External links
Website

Title

The title is the name of the story better known to the English-speaking world as Arabian Nights. The film's storyline is loosely based on the story, containing references thereto.[2]

Synopsis

Şehrazat is an aspiring architect who is in desperate need for money to pay for the treatment of her son, Kaan, who is suffering from leukemia. After pleading to borrow money from several sources, she is stuck with her boss, Onur, who agrees to give her the money she needs for Kaan's treatment on the condition that she spends a night with him.

Episodes

Season		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	29		October 7, 2006	June 19, 2007
	2	37		September 11, 2007	June 3, 2008
	3	24		September 16, 2008	May 12, 2009

Cast

• Halit Ergenç as Onur Aksal
• Bergüzar Korel as Sehrazat Evliyaoglu Aksal
• Ceyda Düvenci as Bennu Ataman Inceoglu
• Tardu Flordun as Kerem Inceoglu
• Mehmet Polat as Erdal Karayolcu (Villain)
• Canan Ergüder as Eda Akinay (Main villain, commits suicide)
• Efe Çinar as Kaan Evliyaoglu
• Meral Çetinkaya as Peride Aksal
• Aytaç Öztuna as Seval Inceoglu
• Mert Firat as Burak Inceoglu
• Yeliz Akkaya as Melek Ataman
• Sebnem Köstem as Handan Tascioglu
• Nihat Ileri as Semih Özsener
• Duygu Çetinkaya as Sezen Özsener Inceoglu (Later divorced)
• Metin Çekmez as Burhan Evliyaoglu
• Tomris Incer as Nadide Evliyaoglu
• Ergün Demir as Ali Kemal Evliyaoglu
• Yonca Cevher Yenel as Füsun Ozcelik Evliyaoglu
• Füsun Kostak as Cansel Kilic (Dies)
• Bartu Küçükçaglayan as Gani Ozcelik
• Feyzan Çapa / Gizem Günes as Buket Evliyaoglu
• Hazal Gürel as Burcu Evliyaoglu
• Nehir Nil Karakaya as Burcin Evliyaoglu
• Metin Belgin as Zafer Gündüzalp (Dies in a plane crash)
• Merih Ermakastar as Mert
• Ayla Algan as Betül
• Melahat Abbasova as Mihriban Vahapzade
• Suphi Tekniker as Yalcin
• Zeynep Konan as Zeynep
• Nihan Durukan as Aysen
• Ayce Abana as Beyza Kayaoglu
• Nuray Uslu as Sevgi
• Feridun Düzagaç as Özcan Turkmen (Killed by Eda)
• Volga Sorgu Tekinoğlu as Mahmut Demir (Killed by Eda)
• Ismail Düvenci as Ismail
• Teoman Kumbaracibasi as Yaman Cindar
• Sennur Kaya as Firdevs
• Ebru Aykaç as Yasemin Karakus
• Erdal Bilingen as Hakan
• Karina Gükrer as Nimet
• Nazli Ceren Argon as Ayse
• Hazel Çamlidere as Ahu Işler (Villain)
• Ayben Erman as Neriman Işler (Villain)
• Alptekin Serdengeçti as Haldun Kara
• Dilara Kavadar as Nilüfer Aksal
• Nilüfer Silsupur / Ahu Sungur as Jale Eryildiz (Villain, later good, killed by Erdal)
• Ege Aydan as Engin Kayaoglu
• Ezgi Asaroglu as Duru Kayaoglu

Reception

Binbir Gece was a hit in Chile, where its success resulted in many Chileans naming their babies Onur (boys) & Sheherazade (girls). It played in the United States, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. It was a hit in Russia in the Turkish Drama Category.[3][4][5][6][7][8] The show was picked up by Netflix in the United States, but curiously only the first 49 episodes as of August 2017.[9] This has infuriated a number of Netflix viewers that watched the series not knowing it would end abruptly at episode 49, leaving many matters unanswered. A writing campaign is underway.[10]

The series became a primetime hit in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia as well as in Romania, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece.[11] It increased the popularity of Istanbul as a tourist destination among Croatians and led to a greater interest in learning Turkish.[12]

Broadcast

The series originally aired from October 7, 2006 to May 12, 2009 on Kanal D. It aired in more than 56 countries.[13][4] The series aired in Chile on Mega from March 3, 2014 until January 4, 2015[14] and in Brazil on Band from March 9, 2015 until September 15, 2015.[15]

Awards

The major TV awards ceremony in Turkey (often dubbed as the Turkish Oscars), the Altın Kelebek, (Golden Butterfly Awards) resulted in three wins for the series.

Awards	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
34th Golden Butterfly Awards	Best Drama Series	Binbir Gece	Won
	Best Actor	Halit Ergenc	Won
	Best Actress	Bergüzar Korel	Won

Notes

1. In Latin America and Brazil it is known as a Telenovela.[1]

References

1. "¿Cómo luce hoy el pequeño Kaan de 'Las Mil y Una Noches?". ecuavisa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2015.
2. Marzolph, Ulrich (January 1, 2007). The Arabian Nights in Transnational Perspective. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0814332870.
3. ""Binbir Gece" Preparing to Invade Russia". Izleyiciplatformu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
4. ""1001 Nights" is Continuing to take Latin America by Storm". Izleyiciplatformu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
5. "Turkish TV Series to Exceed £350m in 2015". Izleyiciplatformu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
6. "Turkish Series Become a Phenom on Chilean Television". Izleyiciplatformu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
7. "Turkish Soaps Under The Spotlight in Chile". Izleyiciplatformu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
8. "First Turkish Drama Shown in Latin America". Izleyiciplatformu.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
9. https://www.netflix.com/title/80089558
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. "Soap power: The sweeping success of Turkish television series". Oxford Business Group.
12. "Turkish Soap Operas Take Balkans by Storm". Everything Turkish. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
13. http://dramaquarterly.com/highlights/turkish-drama/
14. "Cómo Turquía está cambiando el mercado de las teleseries de A. Latina". bbc.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2015.
15. "Las mil y una noches llegará a Brasil, Perú, Bolivia y EEUU hispano". todotvnews.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 10, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Binbir Gece at IMDb