Karadayı
Karadayı (English: The Uncle in Black) is a Turkish television drama series produced by Ay Yapım, and broadcast on ATV. It was directed by Uluç Bayraktar (who also directed Ezel). It originally aired on 8 October 2012 in Turkey. It stars Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as Mahir Kara and Bergüzar Korel as Feride Şadoğlu.
Karadayı | |
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Written by | Eylem Canpolat Sema Ergenekon |
Directed by | Uluç Bayraktar |
Starring | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu Bergüzar Korel Çetin Tekindor Yurdaer Okur Erkan Avcı Melike Yalova Rıza Kocaoğlu |
Theme music composer | Toygar Işıklı |
Country of origin | Turkey |
Original language | Turkish |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 115 |
Production | |
Producer | Kerem Çatay |
Running time | 130 minutes (average) |
Production company | Ay Yapım |
Release | |
Original network | ATV |
Original release | 8 October 2012 – 15 June 2015 |
External links | |
Website |
Concept of Karadayı
The title "Karadayı" is a combination play on the Turkish word "Kabadayı" (a vigilante enforcer of justice) and Mahir Kara, the name of the series' protagonist.
Karadayı, meaning "The Uncle in Black" in Turkish language, in reference to Mahir's nephew, Junior Nazif who calls his uncle "Karadayı".
Synopsis
Mahir fights for justice. He wants to get his father, Nazif Kara, out of jail. While he joins the court of Istanbul as a trainee lawyer to fight his father's case, fate finds him taking its own course. He stands at a crossroads where he must choose between Feride, the judge of his father's case, and his father.
This fascinating story unfolds as it takes you back to the magical Istanbul of the 1970s with all its charm and mysticality. The city of Istanbul is beautifully portrayed to depict the historical splendor of the place and its enchanting people.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 36 | 8 October 2012 | 17 June 2013 | ||
2 | 39 | 9 September 2013 | 16 June 2014 | ||
3 | 40 | 15 September 2014 | 15 June 2015 |
Critical appreciation
Oscar winner Hollywood star Russell Crowe, said that he is amazed by the Karadayı series. He said that he follows it and that he's a fan of Bergüzar Korel's acting. "She can do great things in Hollywood", he added.[1][2]
Cast
Actor | Characters | About |
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Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Mahir Kara (Karadayı) | Nazif's son from Nihal Altun, who always valiantly struggles against injustice. A new fake trainee lawyer in court house, Salih Ipek. |
Bergüzar Korel | Feride Şadoğlu | Judge at Court house, also the judge of Nazif Kara case. Falls in love with Mahir Kara without knowing that he's son of Nazif Kara. |
Çetin Tekindor | Nazif Kara (Kibar) | Father of Mahir, who has been convicted of a murder that he did not commit. |
Yurdaer Okur | Turgut "Yaver" Akın | Prosecutor of Istanbul's court. He is also part of the contraband and smuggling mafia. |
Funda Eryiğit | Belgin Türe | Smart woman who is part of the mafia. |
Fatih Al | Sosyete Yusuf | One of the Istanbul's mafia. |
Hüseyin Soyaslan | Kütük Nail | |
Erkan Avcı | Necdet Barut Güney | A black sheep in Dalyan's Raza gang, who has been involved on attack on the new market. Brother of Osman. Necdet wants him to make a university graduate. He loves Ayten. |
Melike İpek Yalova | Ayten Alev | Mahir's fiancé. |
Rıza Kocaoğlu | Yasin Kibrit Ulutaş | Mahir's friend. Commissioner of Istanbul's police. |
Elif Sönmez | İlknur Tiryaki | Mahir's sister. |
Şebnem Dilligil | Safiye Kara | Mahir's step mother. Wife of Nazif Kara. Killed by Mehmet Saim. |
Diren Polatoğulları | İbrahim İbo Durak | Necdet's boy. He attacked the new Market. |
Çağdaş Tekelioğlu | Azmi | Employee of Nazif Kara in the shoe shop. |
Atsız Karaduman | Dalyan Rıza | Best friend of Nazif. One of the heads of Mafia in Istanbul. |
Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu | Songül Kara | Mahir's sister. |
Cenan Çamyurdu | Erdal Engin | Lawyer of Kara family. |
Aslı Orcan | Serra Aşık | Clerk of Istanbul court. Killed by Turgut. |
Civan Canova | Çetin Cağaloğlu Hünkaroğlu | Part of mafia. |
Lila Gürmen | Kerime Şadoğlu | Feride's Mother |
Yıldız Kültür | Kader/Nihan Altun | Mahir's real mother. Killed by Turgut. |
Kübra Balcan | Mahperi Altun | Mahir's step sister, daughter of Late Prosecutor Suleyman Yilmaz. Killed by Turgut. |
Ataberk Mutlu | Nazif Tiryaki, Jr. | Mahir's nephew, son of Iknur & Bulent. He wants to be a brave guy just like his Uncle Mahir. Killed by Mehmet Saim. |
Olgun Toker | Melih Şadoğlu | Feride's brother. He commits suicide. |
İlkin Tüfekçi | Bahar Çitlembik Dündar | Feride's assistant. Mahir & Feride's friend. Deceased. |
Erhan Yazıcıoğlu | Mehmet Saim Beyefendi Şadoğlu | Feride's father. He wants to be the prime minister of Turkey. He secretly heads a smuggling mafia, forbade Feride to stay away from Salih/Mahir. |
Ulaş Tuna Astepe | Orhan Kara | Mahir's brother. He loves Nilay/Zehra, a girl of Berdan Viper. |
Deniz Şen Hamzaoğlu | Bülent Tiryaki | Father of little Nazif. Ilknur husband. |
Emir Çubukçu | Osman Güney | Necdet's brother. |
Asu Ezgi Taşkıranoğlu | Nurten Alev | Ayten's sister |
Mehmet Bozdoğan | Yılan Berdan (Viper) | He kills his enemy with snakes. Works for Turget & Necdet. |
Ozan Ağaç | İsmet Ertekin | |
Serkan Altıntaş | Yalçın | |
Nihat Altınkaya | Sinan Koca | Cetin's son. Runs a newspaper agency. |
Başay Okay | Süreyya Hanım | She runs a bawdy house. |
Perihan Erener | Nilay | Berdan Viper's girl. She loves Orhan |
Melih Çardak | Guardian Serdar | |
Kadir Çermik | Ahmet Geveze | |
Erol Erarslan | Şiş Kazım | |
Oktay Gülbay | Chief Prosecutor Süleyman Yılmaz | Nihal Altun's latter husband. Father of Mah Pari. Killed by Turgut. |
Awards
The major award (often dubbed as the Turkish Oscars), the Altın Kelebek (Golden Butterfly awards), Karadayi won it in 5 different categories. Karadayi also got nomination in International Emmy Awards, 2014. Along with the nominations of lead actors Kenan İmirzalıoğlu and Bergüzar Korel.[3]
Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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Golden Butterfly Awards 2013[4] | Best Drama Series | Karadayi | Won |
Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won | |
Best Actress | Bergüzar Korel | Won | |
Best Directors | Uluç Bayraktar & Cem Karci | Won | |
Golden Butterfly Awards 2014[5] | Best Scenario | Eylem Canpolat & Sema Ergenekon | Won |
Turkey Radio Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Berguzar Korel | Won |
Ayakli Gazete Awards 2013 | Best Drama Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Best Drama Actress | Bergüzar Korel | Won | |
Best Series Of The Year | Karadayi | Won | |
Best Directors | Uluç Bayraktar & Cem Karci | Won | |
Best Negative Role Actor | Yurdaer Okur | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | Rıza Kocaoğlu | Won | |
Best Supporting Actress | Melike Ipek Yalova | Won | |
Magazine casusu 2013 | Best Actress | Berguzar Korel | Won |
Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won | |
12. Magazinci.com Awards | Best TV Series | Karadayi | Won |
4th Antalaya Awards 2013 | Best Actor Of The Year | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Best TV Series of the Season | Karadayi | Won | |
Golden Lion Awards 2013 | Best TV Series | Karadayi | Won |
Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won | |
Best Actress | Bergüzar Korel | Won | |
MGD.Altın Objektif Ödül Töreni 2013 | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Golden Lion Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Rıza Kocaoğlu | Won |
Best Production Company | Ay Yapim | Won | |
Yerel Ve Bolgessel 2013 | Best Actress | Berguzar Korel | Won |
Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won | |
Engelsiz Yasam Vakfi 2013 | Best Actress | Berguzar Korel | Won |
Quality Awards 2013 | Best Actress | Berguzar Korel | Won |
Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won | |
GQ Awards 2013 | Man of the Year | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
RTGD - Medya Oscar | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Best Actress | Bergüzar Korel | Won | |
5.Ayaklı Gazete Awards | Best Period Drama Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Best Period Drama Actress | Bergüzar Korel | Won | |
Best Period Drama | Karadayi | Won | |
Best Scenario | Sema Ergenekon & Eylem Canpolat | Won | |
Best Period Drama Supporting Actor | Rıza Kocaoğlu | Won | |
Best Period Drama Supporting Actress | Melike Ipek Yalova | Won | |
Best Directors | Uluç Bayraktar & Cem Karci | Won | |
MDG 21.Altın (Golden) Objektif Awards | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Best Actress | Bergüzar Korel | Won | |
Best TV Series | Karadayi | Won | |
Best Performance | Funda Eryiğit | Won | |
11. iletişim ödülleri İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Bilkent Television | Best Actress | Berguzar Korel | Won |
Halic University 2014 | Berguzar Korel | Won | |
Quality Magazine 2014 | Berguzar Korel | Won | |
Yildiz Tenik University 2014 | Berguzar Korel | Won | |
Yildiz Tenik University 2015 | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Bilkent Television Ödülleri | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Engelsiz Yasam Vakfi 2013 | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
Mersin Altın Palmiye Ödülleri 2015 | Best Actor | Kenan İmirzalıoğlu | Won |
International broadcast
- Bosnia and Herzegovina on Hayat TV and ATV from August 19, 2013 as Karadayı
- Bulgaria on TV7 from September 24, 2013 as Справедливостта на Кара
- Croatia on Nova TV from September 8, 2014 as Časni ljudi
- Egypt on CBC as القبضاى
- Greece on ANT1 from May 6, 2013 as Karadayı.
- Honduras on VTV as Karadayi
- Iran on GEM TV as Karadayi
- Indonesia on FMN
- Kosovo on RTV21 from August 7, 2013 as Karadayı
- Lithuania on TV1 from May 28, 2014 as Karadajus
- Montenegro on Prva TV in 2014 as Karadaji
- Pakistan on Urdu 1 from January 2, 2014 as Karadayi
- Israel on Viva from 2015 as קרדאיי
- Peru on ATV from March 13, 2017 as Karadayi
- Qatar on Qatar TV from March 30, 2013 as القبضاي
- Saudi Arabia on Qatar TV from March 30, 2013 as القبضاي
- Serbia on Prva from December 16, 2013 as the Karadaji
- Northern Cyprus on ATV from October 8, 2012 as Karadayı
- United Arab Emirates on Qatar TV from March 30, 2013 as القبضاي
- Tunisia on Nessma TV from ocstober 30, 2017 as " أنا ولدك يابابا "
- Bolivia on Bolivision from February 21, 2019 as Karadayi, una historia de amor imposible
- Romania on Timeless Drama Channel from 2019 as Unchiul Kara
- Ethiopia on Kana TV from 2019 as ፍርደኞቹ
External links
References
- http://www.aktuel.com.tr/medya/2013/10/16/karadayiya-oscarlik-ovgu-1381914895
- http://www.ahaber.com.tr/yasam/2013/10/16/karadayiya-oscarlik-ovgu
- http://www.izleyiciplatformu.com/karadayi-20-dakika-invited-to-the-emmy-awards/
- http://www.izleyiciplatformu.com/karadayi-altin-kelebek-odullerini-topladi/
- http://www.izleyiciplatformu.com/altin-kelebekler-sahiplerini-buldu/