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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]
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Country of origin | Turkey |
Original language | Turkish |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
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Producer | Kerem Çatay |
Running time | 90-120 min. |
Production company | Ay Yapım |
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Network | Star TV |
Release | January 1 June 27, 2013 | –
Cast and characters
edit- 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. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Demirbahçe" | Serdar Işık | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | January 1, 2013 |
2 | "Rumelihan" | Serdar Işık | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | January 8, 2013 |
3 | "Cellat Çeşmesi" | Serdar Işık | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | January 15, 2013 |
4 | "Kanlı Kuyu" | Serdar Işık | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | January 22, 2013 |
5 | "Cihangir Camii" | Serdar Işık | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | January 29, 2013 |
6 | "Vefa" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | February 5, 2013 |
7 | "Nika" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | February 12, 2013 |
8 | "Kağıthane" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | February 19, 2013 |
9 | "Mihrimah Sultan Camii" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | February 26, 2013 |
10 | "Sevda Tepesi" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | March 5, 2013 |
11 | "Tophane" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | March 12, 2013 |
12 | "Kanlı Çınar" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | March 19, 2013 |
13 | "Kız Kulesi" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | April 2, 2013 |
14 | "Can Feda" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | April 9, 2013 |
15 | "Yıldız Sarayı" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | April 16, 2013 |
16 | "Feriye Sarayı" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | April 23, 2013 |
17 | "Sahrayıcedid" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | April 30, 2013 |
18 | "Esma Sultan Yalısı" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | May 7, 2013 |
19 | "Vaniköy" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | May 16, 2013 |
20 | "Kırmızı Yalı" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | May 23, 2013 |
21 | "Agora Meyhanesi" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | May 30, 2013 |
22 | "Eskihisar" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | June 6, 2013 |
23 | "Bursa" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | June 13, 2013 |
24 | "Galata Köprüsü" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | June 20, 2013 |
25 | "İstanbul" | Ali Bilgin | Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut | June 27, 2013 |
Awards
editYear | Prize | Category | Recipient | Status |
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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
editCountry | Local Name | Network(s) | Series premiere |
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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
See also
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