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) attempts to find as much evidence as he can to discover the truth. The big question however is did she really commit the murder?http://www.turkishdrama.com/20-minutes-20-dakika.html turkishdrama.com
Cast and characters 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 further 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 seven times, but was caught each time. The trick was that he did it within 20 minutes. Ali discovered this in intense research and requested 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
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Awards Year Prize Category Recipient Status 2013 Antalya Television AwardsThe Best Drama Actorİlker AksumThe Best Drama Supporting Actressİpek BilginThe Best Drama DirectorAli BilginThe Best TV Series Camera DirectorBarış Işık KARVAKThe Best ActressTuba BüyüküstünThe Best Year Series20 DakikaSeoul International Drama AwardsThe Best Drama Series20 Dakika 2014International Emmy AwardsBest Performance by an ActressTuba Büyüküstün
International broadcast
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 1 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 Top TV 2023 South Africa Net 20 minute eExtra August 28, 2024
See also Television in Turkey List of Turkish television series Turkish television drama
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