Forbidden Love
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About
Having lost his wife eleven years ago, Adnan devoted all his attention to his daughter Nihal and his son Bülent. Adnan, who lives in one of the most prominent mansions along the Bosporus in Istanbul with a relative's son Behlül, and his children's nanny, meets Bihter who is also a socialite couple's daughter she is very elegant and beautiful, everyone who meets her get stunned and jealous of her, and he falls in love with her. While searching for peace, safety and happiness in Adnan's mansion, Bihter meets passion. Behlül and Bihter fall completely into each other and become drowned by their infatuation with each other. Their secret love affair will soon affect every member of the family.
Cast
Beren Saat
as Bihter Yöreoğlu Ziyagil
Selçuk Yöntem
as Adnan Ziyagil
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
as Behlül Haznedar
Nebahat Çehre
as Firdevs Yöreoğlu
Zerrin Tekindor
as "Matmazel" Deniz de Courton
Hazal Kaya
as Nihal Ziyagil
Batuhan Karacakaya
as Bülent Ziyagil
Rana Cabbar
as Süleyman Efendi
Gülsen Tuncer
as Arsen Ziyagil
Fatma Karanfil
as Şayeste Hanım
Nur Fettahoğlu
as Peyker Yöreoğlu Önal
Baran Akbulut
as Beşir Elçi
Pelin Ermiş
as Cemile
İlker Kızmaz
as Nihat Önal
Evren Duyal
as Nesrin
Recep Aktuğ
as Hilmi Önal
Zerrin Nişancı
as Aynur Önal
Ufuk Kaplan
as Katya Melinkov
Gülen Karaman
as Firdevs Yöreoğlu (voice)
Murat Eken
as Nihat Önal (voice)
Seasons
Season 1
Bihter Yöreoğlu blames her mother Firdevs for her father's death because her father had a heart attack when he found out that his wife was cheating on him. Firdevs Hanım wants to marry the rich businessman Adnan Ziyagil in order to find financial relief. Bihter, despite knowing her mother's interest in her, gets close to Adnan and makes him fall in love with her. Adnan and Bihter get married. Adnan's nephew Behlül also lives in his house. Adnan's daughter Nihal is an introverted young woman and has been in love with Behlül for years, but Behlül sees him as her sister. Bihter and Behlül fall in love with each other over time, but at first they don't accept it and try to stay away from each other. Behlül gets engaged to his girlfriend Elif for this, but this doesn't work. Firdevs Hanım is the first person to notice their relationship and tries to direct Behlül's attention to Nihal in order to protect her daughter's marriage.
Season 2
Bihter and Behlül's love is now moving forward like a truck with broken brakes. Behlül, who is terrified of things going wrong and losing his uncle's financial and moral support for him, uses Nihal's interest in him to get away from Bihter and gets close to Nihal, proposing to her. These events cause Bihter's mood to deteriorate and she becomes ambitious to get Behlül back. There is another witness to this forbidden love: Beşir, who has been in love with Nihal for years and can never handle her being upset... Beşir is ready to do anything to keep Nihal from being upset; this includes telling everything he knows to Adnan Bey...
Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1
When Adnan lost his wife eleven years ago, he withdrew from social life and retired to his mansion, giving all his attention to his daughter Nihal and son Bülent. Adnan Bey, who lives in one of the most important mansions of Istanbul with his family heirloom veterans, Behlül, the child of a distant relative, who is half a French nanny and patron of the children, begins to remember the feelings he has forgotten and sprout spring in the middle of winter, after meeting Bihter, the daughter of Firdevs Hanım from the Melih Bey team, one of the well-known families of Istanbul, years later.
Episode 2
Bihter accepts Adnan's marriage proposal. Adnan, whose proposal is accepted by Bihter, is very happy. However, he is uneasy about how to explain the situation to his daughter Nihal. The acceptance of her family, especially her daughter, remains important to her. Bihter's anger towards her mother has turned her relationship with Adnan into a revenge plan. He is waiting for the right time to explain everything. Adnan's dinner invitation for the families to get closer to each other will also be the beginning of some events to be revealed. While Firdevs, who is unaware of everything, dreams about Adnan, Behlül starts to look at Bihter from a different perspective for the first time. A big surprise awaits Firdevs, who plans to improve his financial situation by marrying Adnan.
Episode 3
Adnan and Bihter are alone in the mansion for the first time. Firdevs Hanım takes a big blow when she learns that Adnan Bey, whom she thinks of as a husband candidate for her, wants to marry her daughter Bihter. Although Bihter knew her mother's interest in Adnan Bey, she remained silent and started to watch her mother's defeat with great pleasure. This becomes the last point of the secret war between Ms. Firdevs and Bihter. Firdevs Hanım vows to take her revenge on Bihter sooner or later.
Episode 4
Ms. Firdevs is secretly happy that this marriage will not be easy for Bihter. Bihter brings the marriage date forward even more so as not to justify her mother. Behlül realizes the conflict between Firdevs Hanım and Bihter. Istanbul society is eagerly waiting for this important event, which will be considered the wedding of the year. Both Nihal and Bülent are excited about their father's wedding. For Ms. Firdevs, this wedding will be a show of strength again. But Adnan and Bihter insist on a simple and elegant wedding, away from all kinds of ostentation. However, the wedding of the year turns into the scandal of the year.
Episode 5
While Ms. Firdevs claims that she has been slandered, Bihter is determined to hold her to account for the ruined wedding. Bihter makes everyone feel her presence in the house from the very first day. He wastes no time in making changes to the layout of the house. On the other hand, he looks for ways to get closer to Nihal. Behlül decides to question the authenticity of Hilmi Bey's claim. His visit to Hilmi Bey and Firdevs Hanım's warnings make Behlül nervous. Adnan's plans for Nihat, who is in a difficult situation, increase Behlül's concerns.
Episode 6
Thinking that Behlül is gone because of Bihter, Nihal reacts to Bihter. He is uncomfortable with her having a say in the house so quickly. However, Bihter has slowly started to win Bülent's heart. While things get better for Nihat, who starts working in a good position with Adnan Bey, troubled days begin for Behlül. Adnan Bey and Bihter's long honeymoon program coincides with Nihal's birthday. Behlül will not leave Nihal, who is sad to celebrate separately from her father for the first time.
Episode 7
Nihal's reaction to Behlül's departure from home affects Adnan Bey. Although Bihter is not eager for Behlül to return, Adnan Bey takes a step for Behlül to return home. However, Behlül has other plans that will benefit Adnan Bey. Nihal's fling with Pelin is no longer a secret between her and Behlül. Nihal, who wants her father to hear the truth from her, is waiting for the right moment to talk to Adnan Bey. However, the big surprise that Bihter has prepared for Nihal and Bülent changes the agenda. After this incident, Nihal will see Bihter as a real rival and danger to her.
Episode 8
Nihal, who thinks that she is slowly being removed from all her loved ones, cannot digest Bülent's address to Bihter as "mother". After her father, Behlül and Mademoiselle, Bihter has now taken Bülent away from her. For the first time, Nihal does not hide her feelings for Bihter. Bihter now understands that Nihal will be an important obstacle between her and Adnan. Adnan, who is aware of Firdevs' debts, now has question marks in his mind against Bihter and begins to think that there are other reasons behind Bihter's marriage to him.
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About Forbidden Love
Having lost his wife eleven years ago, Adnan devoted all his attention to his daughter Nihal and his son Bülent. Adnan, who lives in one of the most prominent mansions along the Bosporus in Istanbul with a relative's son Behlül, and his children's nanny, meets Bihter who is also a socialite couple's daughter she is very elegant and beautiful, everyone who meets her get stunned and jealous of her, and he falls in love with her. While searching for peace, safety and happiness in Adnan's mansion, Bihter meets passion. Behlül and Bihter fall completely into each other and become drowned by their infatuation with each other. Their secret love affair will soon affect every member of the family. Across 2 seasons and 79 episodes, originally airing on Kanal D.
Forbidden Love Cast and Characters
The cast features Beren Saat (as Bihter Yöreoğlu Ziyagil), Selçuk Yöntem (as Adnan Ziyagil), Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (as Behlül Haznedar), Nebahat Çehre (as Firdevs Yöreoğlu), and Zerrin Tekindor (as "Matmazel" Deniz de Courton). Their performances are a major reason Forbidden Love has built such a passionate audience.
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Who is in the cast of Forbidden Love?
The main cast includes Beren Saat, Selçuk Yöntem, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, and Nebahat Çehre, plus a strong supporting ensemble.
Is Forbidden Love available in Turkish?
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Forbidden Love first aired in 2008.
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What is Forbidden Love about?
Having lost his wife eleven years ago, Adnan devoted all his attention to his daughter Nihal and his son Bülent. Adnan, who lives in one of the most prominent mansions along the Bosporus in Istanbul with a relative's son Behlül, and his children's nanny, meets Bihter who is also a socialite couple's daughter she is… It belongs to the Family, Drama genres.
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Forbidden Love was originally produced in TR. On Bowood.TV the show is available in its original TR audio. Check the player options on the watch page for available subtitle tracks.
When was Forbidden Love first released?
Forbidden Love first premiered on September 4, 2008 (2008). The series has since concluded its run.
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