Bitter Lands
Series Overview
The love story of Zuleyha, who grew up without a father and works with Yilmaz as an auxiliary weaver in order to earn money for her brother, a gambler. The lives of these two young people blinded by the love of one ordinary night will turn into a dark nightmare. This nightmare will take them first from Istanbul and far away, and later to the estate of the Yaman family. In the first episode of the series, Yilmaz and Zuleyha set out to work on the Yaman estate. However, because of one of Zuleyha's lies - the lives of all of them will change radically.
Broadcast Schedule & Network Information
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4 Seasons • 141 Episodes
160 min per episode
2018 – 2022
Premiered: Thu, Sep 13, 2018
Latest Aired Episode
Season 4, Episode 39: “Episode 39”
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Cast & Creators
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Hilal Altınbilek
Züleyha Yaman
Kerem Alışık
Ali Rahmet Fekeli
Bülent Polat
Gaffur Taşkın
Selin Yeninci
Saniye Taşkın
Sibel Taşçıoğlu
Şermin Yaman (Arcan)
Selin Genç
Gülten Taşkın (Ciğerci)
Polen Emre
Fadik Kaya
Serpil Tamur
Azize Koçoğlu / Haminne
İbrahim Çelikkol
Hakan Gümüşoğlu/Mehmet Kara
Teksin Pircanlı
Nazire
Erkan Bektaş
Abdülkadir Keskin
Aras Şenol
Çetin Ciğerci
Ergün Metin
Vahap Keskin
Altan Gördüm
Haşmet Çolak
Irmak Aydın
Cevriye
Şahin Vural
Raşit Kaya
Hülya Darcan
Lütfiye Duman
Ilayda Çevik
Betül Arcan
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Faruk Teber
Ayfer Tunç
Ercan Cebeci
Burak Sağyaşar, Turan Bayat, Timur Savcı
Department Leadership Roster
Faruk Teber
Director
Burak Sağyaşar
Producer
Ercan Cebeci
Editor
Nilüfer Çamur
Production Design
Timur Savcı
Producer
Aynur Torun
Costume Design
Ayfer Tunç
Writer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 0 — Approved without age restriction.
Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Bitter Lands about?
The love story of Zuleyha, who grew up without a father and works with Yilmaz as an auxiliary weaver in order to earn money for her brother, a gambler. The lives of these two young people blinded by the love of one ordinary night will turn into a dark nightmare. This nightmare will take them first from Istanbul and far away, and later to the estate of the Yaman family. In the first episode of the series, Yilmaz and Zuleyha set out to work on the Yaman estate. However, because of one of Zuleyha's lies - the lives of all of them will change radically.
How many seasons does Bitter Lands have?
Bitter Lands comprises 4 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Bitter Lands?
Key cast members in Bitter Lands include Hilal Altınbilek, Kerem Alışık, Bülent Polat, Selin Yeninci, Sibel Taşçıoğlu.
Who created or directed Bitter Lands?
Bitter Lands was developed and directed by Faruk Teber.