Endless Love
Kara Sevda number 1
GenreDrama
Romance
Written byÖzlem Yılmaz
Burcu Görgün Toptaş
Anil Eke
Directed byHilal Saral
StarringBurak Özçivit
Neslihan Atagül
Kaan Urgancıoğlu
Orhan Güner
Neşe Baykent
Zeyno Eracar
Rüzgar Aksoy
Barış Alpaykut
Hazal Filiz Küçükköse
Burak Sergen
Zerrin Tekindor
Melisa Aslı Pamuk
Gökay Müftüoglü
Ali Burak Ceylan
ComposerToygar Işıklı
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes74
Production
ProducerKerem Çatay
Running time113–158 minutes
Production companyAy Yapım
Original release
NetworkStar TV
Release14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) 
21 June 2017 (2017-06-21)

Endless Love (Turkish: Kara Sevda, literal translation Dark Love) is a Turkish drama series produced by Ay Yapım and broadcast on Star TV between 2015 and 2017.[1] Directed by Hilal Saral, it stars Burak Özçivit, Neslihan Atagül and Kaan Urgancıoğlu.

The series has become a milestone in the international history of Turkish series, receiving the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela in 2017,[2][3][4] and becoming the first Turkish series to win the award.[5][6]

Similarly, Kara Sevda received the special jury award at the Seoul International Drama Awards.[7]

Four years after the end of Kara Sevda, the series was awarded as The Best International Soap Opera at the Soap Awards France 2021.[8] Burak Özçivit and Neslihan Atagül were the only Turkish actors nominated for Best International Actor and Best International Actress, respectively.[9][10]

According to Can Okan, founder and CEO of Inter Medya, the international distributor of the series, "words are useless when talking about the success of Kara Sevda".[11][12] It has become one of the most watched Turkish series in the world,[13] being broadcast in more than 110 countries with successful audiences and has been translated into more than 50 languages.[12]

During its broadcast in the United States through Univision, it became the most watched foreign soap opera and the Turkish series with the highest audience. Kara Sevda remains the most watched series in Hispanic prime time, with more than 2 million viewers every day, and close to 4 million in its final episode.[14]

Such has been the overwhelming success of the series that in the Wax Museum of Tashkent City Park in Uzbekistan, two figures of Kemal and Nihan are exhibited,[15] the main characters of the series, in the part dedicated to Istanbul.

Kara Sevda's YouTube channel accumulated almost 3 billion views, being one of the most viewed Turkish series on the platform.[16]

Plot

Kemal Soydere is the son of a middle-class family; Nihan is the daughter of wealthy socialites Önder and Vildan Sezin, and also has a twin brother Ozan whom she loves dearly. Önder's business is slowly falling apart, and unable to give up her luxurious life, her mother Vildan pushes Nihan to marry Emir Kozgoulu, who's infatuated with her. But Nihan is appalled at the idea as she despises Emir, perceiving him as ruthless and arrogant.

In his last year in mining engineering, Kemal meets Nihan when he helps her buy a bus ticket. The pair fall hopelessly in love at first sight and Nihan completely changes Kemal's monotonous life. Despite the class difference between them, they manage to be together. That is, until Emir stages an accident that results in Ozan killing a girl. To prevent Ozan from going to jail, Nihan agrees to marry Emir. The next day, she goes to meet Kemal at the port where he proposes to her; between tears, Nihan sadly turns down his marriage proposal and ends their relationship. Heartbroken, Kemal leaves Istanbul and goes to Zongak to work in the mines. He isolates himself in his work and one day, following his actions to help in an accident at the mine, Kemal is promoted and assumes a position of power in the company. Five years later, Kemal makes the decision to return to Istanbul to face his past.

Cast and characters

Main / Supporting
Actor Role Notes
Burak Özçivit Kemal Soydere Leading – Protagonist
Neslihan Atagül Nihan Sezin Kozcuoğlu /Nihan Sezin Soydere
Kaan Urgancıoğlu Emir Kozcuoğlu Leading – Antagonist
Melisa Aslı Pamuk Asu Alacahan Soydere / Asu Kozcuoğlu Emir's sister, Female Antagonist
Hazal Filiz Küçükköse Zeynep Soydere Sezin / Zeynep Soydere Kozcuoğlu Co-Antagonist
Zerrin Tekindor Leyla Acemzade Kandarli Supporting
Orhan Güner Hüseyin Soydere
Zeyno Eracar Fehime Soydere
Neşe Baykent Vildan Acemzade Sezin
Barış Alpaykut Ozan Sezin
Rüzgar Aksoy Tarık Soydere
Ali Burak Ceylan Tufan Kaner
Burak Sergen Galip Kozcuoğlu Supporting Antagonist
Kerem Alışık Ayhan Kandarli Supporting
Uğur Arslan Zehir (Fikret)
Erhan Alpay Hakan
Arven Beren Deniz Soydere
Recurring
Actor Role Notes
Çağla Demir Banu Akmeriç Soydere Season 1 & 2
Gökay Müftüoglü Salih Season 1
Kürşat Alnıaçık Önder Sezin
Metin Coşkun Hakkı Alacahan Season 1 & 2
Ece Mudessiroğlu Zehra Tozkan Season 2
Gizem Karaca Ekmekçi Mercan Komser

Production

Kara Sevda has been shot entirely in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, with the exception of the mine explosion scene from the first episode, which was shot in Zonguldak. Some of the places where the series was filmed are:

  • Üsküdar: Here is the neighborhood where Kemal Soydere's parents Fehime and Hüseyin Soydere live.
  • Beşiktaş: In one of its neighborhoods, is where Leyla lives.
  • Yeniköy: In this village, Nihan Sezin lives with her parents and also with Emir Kozcuoglu.
  • Acibadem Universities: Part of this university became "Kozcuoglu Holding", the company of Emir and his father.

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2015 Bilkent Television Awards Best Drama Actor Burak Özçivit Won
Ayaklı Newspaper Awards Best Actor Won
Best Actress Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Won
Best Supporting Actor Kaan Urgancıoğlu Won
Best Supporting Actress Zerrin Tekindor Won
2016 International Conference on Occupational Health and Safety Special Award Kara Sevda Won
Golden Object Awards Best Actress Neslihan Atagül Won
Best Supporting Actress Hazal Filiz KucukKose Won
KKTC Magazine Gazeteciler Won [17]
Magazinci.com Internet Media (Best) TV Performance of the Year Burak Özçivit Won [18]
Series of the Year Kara Sevda Won
Best Actress Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Won
Müzikonair Awards Won
Ege University 5th Media Awards Nominated
Best Actor Burak Özçivit Nominated
6º Ayaklı Gazete TV Stars Awards Best Drama Actress Neslihan Atagül Nominated
KTÜ Media Awards Top Rated Actress Nominated
43rd Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actress Nominated [19]
Best Actor Burak Özçivit Nominated
Best Director Hilal Saral Nominated
Best Series Kara Sevda Nominated
Best Couple Burak Özçivit & Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Nominated
Best Young Actress Melisa Asli Pamuk Won
Seoul International Drama Awards Best Actress Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Nominated
Jury Special Prize Endless Love Won [7]
2017 Bilkent TV Awards Best Actress Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Nominated
Turkish Children's Awards
Magazinci.com Internet Media Magazine Oscars Awards Best Supporting Actress Zerrin Tekindor Won
45º International Emmy Awards Best Telenovela Endless Love Won [20]
Ayaklı Newspaper Awards Best Supporting Actress Melisa Asli Pamuk Won [21]
44th Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards Best Soundtracks Toygar isikli Nominated
Best Actor Burak Özçivit Nominated
Best Young Actress Hazal Filiz KucukKose Won
2021 Soap Awards France 2021 Best International Soap Opera Endless Love Won [8]
Best International Actor Burak Özçivit Nominated [9]
Best International Actress Neslihan Atagül Doğulu Nominated [10]

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