Format and rules
Turkish ''Survivor'' followed a similar format as the American ''Survivor'', but with some differences. In the Turkish version, there are some minor changes in each season when it comes to how the game is played, how contestants are eliminated, and how the game is won. One thing that has not changed throughout the seasons is that in order to win the game a contestant must earn the most "points", these points are typically earned through votes or winning challenges. Unlike the original series, viewers vote for their favorites to select the winner each week and in the final. The players never cast votes during tribal councils since the inception of the Turkish series which eliminates the most important part of the American series. Another major difference is the length of the show (multiple episodes a week, around 180 mins per episode).All Seasons
(Season 1): ''Türkiye: Büyük Macera''
The first season, ''Survivor Büyük Macera'', premiered on March 22, 2005, and aired for thirteen weeks and is the only season that was hosted by Ahmet Utlu. This season resembled '' Expedition Robinson'' more so than ''Survivor'' in the way that the tribes were divided up into two groups known as the North (''Kuzey'') and South (''Güney'') teams. From early on in the game alliances came into play as the four younger members of the North team, Ebru Demiray, Irmak Arkadaşlar, Kemal Pekser, and Selin Yardımcı quickly formed an alliance. Because of this, and the fact that the South team proved better at the challenges, none of the four elder members of the North team made it to the merge. Following the merge, the surviving members of the North team struggled to find a hole in the South team six and were one by one picked off until only former South team members remained in the game. When it came time for the final four the contestants competed in the infamous "Plank" competition. Uğur Pektaş won this first challenge and eliminated Delim from the game. In the second semi-final competition, the other two members of the final three competed against each other for the remaining spot in the final two. They also could earn a point by winning either the viewer vote or the jury vote. Ultimately, it was Uğur Pektaş who won this season over Özgür Şimşek with a higher combined vote count of the jury and public's votes.(Season 2): ''Türkiye - Yunanistan''
''Turkey vs. Greece'' was the third season of the show. This season was aired from September 2006 to December of that same year. This was the first time that either country's branch of the franchise competed with another country and because of this the major twist this season was that the tribes were divided up by country of origin. The first person to be eliminated this season Vassilis Athanassopoulos, was not voted out but was ejected from the game following the first competition. As an added twist this season, after the merge, the tribe that won immunity would vote for the losing tribe and would count as an extra vote. Early on the Greek tribe struggled to perform at the immunity challenges and because of this the tribe's size quickly dwindled until only four were left (all the others with the exception of Melita Goyait who had been voted out). Though the first two immunity challenges after the tribes began to live together were individual, the rest were all tribal. When there were only four members of each tribe left both tribes competed in a duel in which one member of each tribe (Nadia Zagli from the Greeks and Ipek Esin from the Turks) would be eliminated. When only four competitors remained, the two representatives left from each tribe would have to convince the audience to vote for them to compete in the final challenge as their countries' representative. Eventually, Derya DurmuÅŸlar won the final competition and claimed victory for Turkey over Amfikratis Zachariadis from Greece. In 2011, Derya DurmuÅŸlar was killed in a traffic accident.(Season 3): ''Aslanlar - Kanaryalar''
''Survivor Aslanlar vs. Kanaryalar'' was aired from February to June 2007. The main twist this season was that the tribes were split into two groups, one being Aslanlar (Lions) and the other Kanaryalar (Canaries). An immediate twist this season was the eliminations of Nihal following two early duels. Another twist used during this season was that after a team lost an immunity challenge they were forced to compete in an individual immunity challenge, where the winner would earn immunity and a second vote to cast at tribal council. As in the previous season, there was no merge; instead the remaining players competed in duels against members of the other team in order to determine who would be eliminated. When it came time for the final six, both tribes' members competed against other members within their own tribe to determine who would be in the final four. When it came time for the final four, the contestants competed in two competitions. The first of these was won by Ayşıl Özaslan, who won the first spot in the final two. The second competition was won by Taner Özdeş who won the second spot in the final two. Eventually, it was Taner Özdeş who won this season over fellow Canary Ayşıl Özaslan by a jury vote of 9–0. As two members from the Canary tribe made the final two, only former Canary tribe members were eligible to vote for the winner, with the exception of Aykor.(Season 4): ''Kızlar - Erkekler''
''Survivor Kızlar vs. Erkekler'' (''Survivor: Females vs. Males''), was aired from April 17, 2010, to September 18, 2010. The main twist this season was that the tribes were divided by color. However, there were some altered rules, and several tribal councils were decided by competitive challenges, rather than votes alone. Another altered rule was that, prior to the merge, at tribal council the tribe that had immunity would award immunity to someone from the losing tribe through a vote. The women's tribe lost player Nilgün Karataş to an injury she suffered in the first episode cycle. Because this was not a voluntary exit, she was replaced with Seda Aktuğlu in the second episode cycle. Following the second tribal council, the women experienced a long series of losses at the immunity challenge that eventually withered the tribe down to only four women at the merge. At what was supposed to be the first post-merge vote, the contestants were told that their votes did not count that round and that they would compete in a challenge to determine who would be eliminated. Metin Avşar lost the challenge and was eliminated. At the post-merge tribal councils, the person with immunity was not permitted to vote. However, beginning with the thirteenth tribal council, they would decide who would duel the person that received the most votes. When it came time for the final three, the jury members voted to eliminate one of them. Aydın Gülşen proved to be the least popular of the finalists with the jury and was eliminated. The final two then competed in two challenges in order to earn "points". They also could earn a point by winning either the viewer vote or the jury vote. Ultimately, it was Merve Oflaz who won this season, over İhsan Tarkan, by a point score of 3–1.(Season 5): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler'' premiered on April 2, 2011, and aired until June 20, 2011. The main twist this season was that one tribe was composed of seven celebrities and the other seven fans of the show. Another twist this season was that when a tribe lost an immunity challenge, they would vote to nominate a member of their tribe to face the public vote. At the same time the other tribe would vote for the second nominee. When the tribes merged, this rule change in a way so that the person who was initially voted to be a nominee would pick the second nominee. Ultimately, it was Derya Büyükuncu who won this season over fellow celebrity Nihat Doğan with seventy four percent of the public vote.(Season 6): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor Ünlüler vs Gönüllüler 2'' was aired in 2012. The tribes this year, the ''Ünlüler'' ("Celebrities") and the ''Gönüllüler'' ("Fans"), were the same as in the 2011 season, which was named ''Ünlüler vs Gönüllüler''; hence the addition of a ''2''. The episodes were aired on Saturday nights by(Season 7): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor Ünlüler vs Gönüllüler'' was aired in 2013. The tribes this year, the ''Ünlüler'' ("Celebrities") and the ''Gönüllüler'' ("Volunteers"), were the same as in the years 2011 and 2012, which was named ''Ünlüler vs Gönüllüler''; hence the addition of a ''3''. The episodes were aired on Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights by Star TV; the season premiere took place on March 17, 2013. Host of this season are Acun Ilıcalı and Alp Kırşan.(Season 8): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor Ünlüler vs Gönüllüler 4'' aired in March until June 2014. The tribes this year, the ''Ünlüler'' ("Celebrities") and the ''Gönüllüler'' ("Fans"), is the same as in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, which was named ''Ünlüler vs Gönüllüler''; hence the addition of a ''4''.(Season 9): ''All Star''
This season was broadcast by tv8 and was presented by Acun Ilıcalı. Several former castaways claimed to have either declined the offer to return for All-Star or been cut from the cast.(Season 10): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
Survivor Ünlüler Gönüllüler 2016 was the tenth season of the show. Çağan Atakan Arslan won the competition.(Season 11): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
Survivor Ünlüler Gönüllüler 2017 was the eleventh season of the show.(Season 12): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
This season was broadcast by tv8 and was presented by Acun Ilıcalı. Several former castaways claimed to have either declined the offer to return for All-Star or been cut from the cast versus new castaways that have joined the game for the first time. Emre, İpek, Mustafa, Batuhan, Elif, Yiğit and Berna joined the game after 2 or 4 weeks. Some players were transferred to the other team: Hakan (day 1) – Ecem (day 5) – Nagihan (day 30) – Hilmi Cem (day 52) – Murat (day 52) – Damla (day 52) – Mustafa Kemal (day 52).(Season 13): ''Türkiye - Yunanistan''
The season in 2019 was a Turkish-Greek joint season. Turkey and Greece tribes were mixed at day 60.(Season 14): ''Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor 2020'' is a TV competition program that started on February 16, 2020, and made the final on July 14, 2020, presented by Acun Ilıcalı and Murat Ceylan. The program was shot in theContestants
=Ünlüler
= * Uğur Pektaş * Şaziye İvegin Üner * Tuğba Melis Türk *Erman Altıkardeş *=Gönüllüler
= *Makbule Karabudak *Fatma Günaydın *İlayda Velibeyoğlu *Tayfun Erdoğan *Ceyhun Uzun *Meryem Kasap *Burak Yurdugör *Gizem Birdan *Sadık Ardahan Uzkanbaş *Evrim Keklik (Eighth) *Nisa Bölükbaşı (Seventh) *Berkan Karabulut (Fourth) *Yasin Obuz (Third) *Barış Murat Yağcı (Second) *Cemal Can Canseven (Champion)Weekly teams
=Red Team
==Blue Team
=Elimination history
''Survivor Exxen Cup''
''Survivor Exxen Cup'' was a spin-off of ''Survivor''. It was broadcast at Exxen in 2021. It was presented by Murat Ceylan. Seda Ocak, Sema Aydemir, Sercan Yıldırım, Elif Yıldırım Gören, Hakan Hatipoğlu, Cağan Atakan Arslan, Nagihan Karadere, Birsen Bekgöz, Yusuf Karakaya, Berkan Karabulut, Sahra Işık and Anil Berk Baki participated in ''Survivor Exxen Cup''. Anıl Berk Baki became champion in the men's category, after defeating Berkan Karabulut in the final. Sema Aydemir became champion in the women's category having defeated her rival Nagihan Karadere in the final.(Season 15): ''2021 Survivor: Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor 2021'' is a TV competition program that started on January 9, 2021, and made the final on June 25, 2021, presented by Acun Ilıcalı and Murat Ceylan. The program was shot in the(Season 16): ''2022 Survivor: All Star''
''Survivor 2022 All Star'' was a TV competition program that started on January 15, 2022. It was presented by Acun Ilıcalı and Murat Ceylan. The program was shot in the(Season 17): ''2023 Survivor: Ünlüler - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor 2023'' was a TV competition program that started on January 15, 2023. It was presented by Acun Ilıcalı and Murat Ceylan. The format of the competition is ''Survivor Celebrities - Volunteers''.(Season 18): ''2024 Survivor All Star''
''Survivor 2024 All Star is a TV competition program that started on January 1, 2024. It is presented by Acun Ilıcalı and Murat Ceylan. The format of the competition is ''Survivor All Star''.(Season 19): ''2025 Survivor: All Star - Gönüllüler''
''Survivor 2025'' was a TV competition program that started on January 1, 2025. It was presented by Acun Ilıcalı and Murat Ceylan. The program was shot in theReferences
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