Kuzey Güney

Kuzey Güney (transl. North South) is a Turkish television drama series. The scenarists are Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. The series stars Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Kuzey Tekinoğlu, a tough and rebellious son of an Istanbul baker, who comes back from prison four years after he confesses to a crime his brother, Güney, (Buğra Gülsoy) committed.

Kuzey Güney
Genre
Written by
  • Ece Yörenç
  • Melek Gençoğlu
Directed by
  • Hilal Saral
  • Mehmet Ada Öztekin
  • Nezaket Çoşkun Sevinç
Starring
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes80
Production
Executive producerKerem Çatay
Production locationsIstanbul, Turkey, Tbilisi, Georgia
Release
Original networkKanal D
Original releaseSeptember 7, 2011 (2011-09-07) –
June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)
Related
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)

The series was broadcast on channel Kanal D in Turkey and produced by Ay Yapım.[1] It premiered on September 7, 2011.[2] Kuzey Güney aired on Wednesday at 8 pm (EEST, UTC+03:00) on Kanal D and from episode 61 onwards at 10 pm (EEST). The final episode was aired on June 26, 2013, after 80 episodes and 2 seasons.

Plot

Kuzey (Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ) and Güney (Buğra Gülsüy) are brothers with the different characters, Kuzey is the rebellious with the good and noble heart while Güney is calm, The rivalry between the two brothers reaches a boiling point when they both fall in love with the same girl who is named Cemre (Öykü Karayel). A tragic event drives the girl into the arms of one, while the other must bounce back from insurmountable odds.

Series overview
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
140September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)June 20, 2012 (2012-06-20)
240September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)

Cast and characters

Main
  • Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Kuzey Tekinoğlu, a tough and rebellious son (who inherited the anger from his father), of an Istanbul baker Sami who feel his pain he had the noble and kind heart from inside, he later turned into a bold boxer.
  • Buğra Gülsoy as Güney Tekinoğlu, Kuzey's brother and a calm young man, who later become rich businessman, his mother feel his pain.
  • Öykü Karayel as Cemre Çayak, love interest of Kuzey and Güney, she was raised by her mother.

Supporting
  • Bade İşçil as Banu Sinaner, Güney's wife, she suicided in pregnancy through jumping from the hospital building in front of Güney.
  • Zerrin Tekindor as Gülten Çayak, hairdresser, Cemre's mother.
  • Mustafa Avkıran as Sami Tekinoğlu, father of Kuzey and Güney, connected more to Kuzey.
  • Semra Dinçer as Handan Tekinoğlu, Kuzey and Güney's mother, connected more to Güney later as well to Kuzey.
  • Ertan Dönmez as Kazim, shop owner, Cemre's father and Gülten's first love interest.
  • Hazar Ergüçlü as Simay Canaş, Kuzey's ex-wife.
  • Çağdaş Onur Öztürk as Barış Hakmen, Banu's maternal half-brother, he started troubles for Kuzey and Cemre, he hates Güney from the first time he watch him.
  • Hale Soygazi as Ebru Sinaner, Banu and Barış's mother and Burak's step mother.
  • Turgay Kantürk as Ferhat, worst enemy of Kuzey, who killed Ali, later he was killed by Güney.
  • Merve Boluğur as Zeynep, daughter of Huseyin the photographer, fell in love with Kuzey.
  • Rıza Kocaoğlu as Ali Güntan, closer friend and a companion to Kuzey, killed by Ferhat.
  • Serhat Teoman as Burak Çatalcalı, Banu's paternal half-brother.
  • Göksen Ateş as Venüs Tezerel, Barış's girlfriend, also had an affair with Burak.
  • Kaan Tasaner as Şeref, a police detective who looks after Kuzey, for caughting Ferhat.

International Broadcast

This series was also telecast in Pakistan on Urdu 1 with great TRPs in Urdu dubbed and was being broadcast on Iranian television channel GEM TV dubbed in Persian language under the same name. In Indian Zindagi TV it was dubbed in Hindi.

Awards
YearAwardWinnerPresenter
2011The best series of the yearKuzey GüneyGalatasaray University
2011The best TV series actorKıvanç TatlıtuğGalatasaray University
2011The most-loved TV series actorKıvanç TatlıtuğYıldız Technical University
2012The best series theme musicKuzey Güney / Toygar IşıklıIstanbul Kültür University
2012The best series of the yearKuzey Güneyİzmir University of Economics
2012The best TV series actorKıvanç TatlıtuğGolden Butterfly Awards
2012The best TV series actorBuğra GülsoyDarüşşafaka Association
2012Altin Kelebek best actorKıvanç TatlıtuğAltin Kelebek
2012The best series theme musicKuzey Güney / Toygar IşıklıTurkish Student Council
2012The best drama series actorKıvanç TatlıtuğGolden Objective Awards
2012Best Actress in a Supporting Role - DramaZerrin Tekindor4th Antalya Tv Awards
2013Best Series Awards Kuzey Güney Istanbul Kültür University
2013En İyi Yardımcı Kadın Oyuncu Zerrin Tekindor TelevizyonDizisi.com En İyiler Ödülleri
2013Iyi Dizi Müziği Kuzey Güney /Toygar Işıklı Türkiye Öğrenci Konseyi-Yarinin Liderleri
2013Best Actor Award Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ Yeditepe University
2013En İyi Senaryo( Kuzey Guney)Ece Yorenc - Melek Gencoglu Altin Kelebek

References
  1. "Kuzey Güney / Kanal D" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  2. "Muhteşem Yüzyıl mı, Kuzey Güney mi? İşte reytingler!'" (in Turkish). 2001-12-01. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
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