''Ulan İstanbul'' is a Turkish
drama
Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...
TV series that aired from 23 June 2014 to 23 March 2015 on the
Kanal D
Kanal D (English: Channel D) is a nationwide television channel in Turkey that is part of Demirören Group. It was founded by Ayhan Şahenk and Aydın Doğan in 1993.
The network has also run an international channel, Euro D, since 1996, whic ...
network. The television finale aired on 9 February 2015, and its last six episodes were streamed on the internet.
Plot
The TV series portrays a group of
con-artists disguised as a well-established Istanbul family, the Nevizades. Firuz (
Emre Kınay
Emre Kınay (born 5 March 1970) is a Turkish actor. His father Feridun Kınay worked in cinema. His mother Remziye Kınay is theater actress. His maternal family is of Circassian descent. His paternal family is of Arab and Albanian descent.
Ca ...
) loses one million
Turkish Lira
The lira (; Currency sign, sign: Turkish lira sign, ₺; ISO 4217, ISO 4217 code: TRY; abbreviation: TL) is the official currency of Turkey. It is also legal tender in the ''de facto'' state of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. One lira i ...
in a scam and blames Derya's father, Captain(
Sevtap Özaltun), for his loss, resulting in Captain being imprisoned. This leads Kandemir (
Uğur Polat
Uğur Polat (born 4 September 1961) is a Turkish actor.
Early life and career
He graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. He was lecturer in Anadolu University. He joined the Ankara Art Theatre (Ankara Sanat Tiyatro ...
), a member of the Nevizade family, and his five children to become con-artists, scamming "bad" people in order to raise money for Captain's release. The Nevizade family begins by moving to a historical street of Istanbul.
After the 29th episode of the series, the Nevizade family finally manages to collect one million Turkish Lira, enough to free Captain. However, unknown to them, one of their scams was recorded by a former family friend, Firuz. In lieu of being exposed by Firuz, the family is blackmailed into working for Firuz and continues to scam people.
Characters
Release
The show started being broadcast on Kanal D and was released via Kanal D's web portal. After the 33rd episode, the show ended its television broadcasts and became web-only. The first web episode was aired on 16 February 2015 and was free to view, along with the second and third web episodes. The following episodes were paid-only.
The show ended with the explanation that Turkish audiences were not yet ready to pay for content.
References
External links
Ulan İstanbulat Kanal D web site
2014 Turkish television series debuts
2015 Turkish television series endings
Kanal D television dramas
Turkish comedy television series
Television series by D Productions
Television series produced in Istanbul
Television shows set in Istanbul
Television series set in the 2010s
Turkish-language television shows
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