20 Dakika ("20 Minutes") is a Turkish television drama series broadcast on Star TV. This story talks about a beautiful family. A father, mother, daughter and a son that lived together in happiness and peace. One day, the police stormed in and took the mother (Tuba Büyüküstün) to jail. She was suspected of committing a murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her husband (Ilker Aksum) tries to prove her innocence while at the same time the criminal investigator (Firat Celik) tried to find as much evidence as he can to find out the truth. But the big question is did she really commit the murder? [1]

20 Dakika
Written by
  • Kerem Deren
  • Pınar Bulut
Directed by
  • Serdar Işık
  • Ali Bilgin
Starring
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes25 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerKerem Çatay
Running time90-120 min.
Production companyAy Yapım
Original release
NetworkStar TV
ReleaseJanuary 1 (2013-01-01) –
June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)

Cast and characters

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  • Tuba Büyüküstün as Melek Halaskar, a woman framed for a murder that she may or may not have committed; Ali's wife
  • İlker Aksum as Ali Halaskar, a school teacher, and Melek's husband, a man determined to save his wife and break her out of jail, no matter the cost
  • Fırat Çelik as Ozan Çevikoğlu, a detective whose interest in Melek's case may pull him in much farther than he expects and he might possibly have feelings for Melek
  • Bülent Emin Yarar as Mesut Bilaloğlu, otherwise known as Kedi (cat), a previously convicted man who managed to escape prison 7 times but was caught each time. The trick was that he did it within 20 minutes. Ali discovered this in intense research and sought out his help for breaking Melek out.
  • Ayten Uncuoğlu as Zeynep Halaskar
  • Cihat Tamer as Nedim Halaskar
  • İpek Bilgin as Muavin Süreyya Gürok
  • Müjde Uzman as Kuzgun, Kedi's daughter. She does her best to assist Ali and her father, often becoming a partner in crime. She, however, falls in love with Ali and this complicates things.
  • Defne Kayalar as Derin Solmaz
  • Bahadir Ünlü

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Demirbahçe"Serdar IşıkKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJanuary 1, 2013 (2013-01-01)
2"Rumelihan"Serdar IşıkKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJanuary 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)
3"Cellat Çeşmesi"Serdar IşıkKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJanuary 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)
4"Kanlı Kuyu"Serdar IşıkKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJanuary 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)
5"Cihangir Camii"Serdar IşıkKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJanuary 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)
6"Vefa"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutFebruary 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
7"Nika"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutFebruary 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
8"Kağıthane"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutFebruary 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
9"Mihrimah Sultan Camii"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutFebruary 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)
10"Sevda Tepesi"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
11"Tophane"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMarch 12, 2013 (2013-03-12)
12"Kanlı Çınar"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
13"Kız Kulesi"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutApril 2, 2013 (2013-04-02)
14"Can Feda"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutApril 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)
15"Yıldız Sarayı"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
16"Feriye Sarayı"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutApril 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)
17"Sahrayıcedid"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutApril 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)
18"Esma Sultan Yalısı"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMay 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
19"Vaniköy"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMay 16, 2013 (2013-05-16)
20"Kırmızı Yalı"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMay 23, 2013 (2013-05-23)
21"Agora Meyhanesi"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutMay 30, 2013 (2013-05-30)
22"Eskihisar"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJune 6, 2013 (2013-06-06)
23"Bursa"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJune 13, 2013 (2013-06-13)
24"Galata Köprüsü"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJune 20, 2013 (2013-06-20)
25"İstanbul"Ali BilginKerem Deren & Pınar BulutJune 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)

Awards

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Year Prize Category Recipient Status
2013 Antalya Television Awards The Best Drama Actor İlker Aksum Nominated
The Best Drama Supporting Actress İpek Bilgin Nominated
The Best Drama Director Ali Bilgin Nominated
The Best TV Series Camera Director Barış Işık Nominated
KARVAK The Best Actress Tuba Büyüküstün Won
The Best Year Series 20 Dakika Won
Seoul International Drama Awards The Best Drama Series 20 Dakika Nominated
2014 International Emmy Awards Best Performance by an Actress Tuba Büyüküstün Nominated

International broadcast

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Country Local Name Network(s) Series premiere
Northern Cyprus 20 Dakika Star TV January 1, 2013
Hungary Egy Ellopott Élet Super TV2 July 22, 2013
Russia 20 минут 9 Channel (Krasnodar) August 4, 2013
Arab World 20 دقيقة MBC 4
MBC Action
August 21, 2013
Iran 20 Daqiqa Nex1 October, 2013
Sweden 20 Minuter SVT January 13, 2014
Mongolia 20 минут TV9 January, 2014
Pakistan 20 Minute Express Entertainment 2014
Romania 20 de minute Euforia Lifestyle TV 2015
Ethiopia 20 ደቂቃ Kana TV March 18, 2017

Uganda 2023 Top TV

|South Africa | "'Net 20 minute"' | eExtra |August 28, 2024

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