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Directed by | Kudret Sabancı |
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Country of origin | Turkey |
Original language(s) | Turkish |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 90 |
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Executive producer(s) | Erol Avci |
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Original network | Kanal D |
Original release | October 7, 2006 | – May 12, 2009
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Binbir Gece (English: One Thousand and One Nights) is a soap opera revolving around two Turkish characters, Sehrazat and Onur. The story is loosely based on the story One Thousand and One Nights, better known as Arabian Nights. It stars Halit Ergenç as Onur, his wife Bergüzar Korel as Şehrazat (they married after the finale), Tardu Flordun as Kerem and Ceyda Düvenci as Bennu.
The title is the name of the story better known to the English - speaking world as Arabian Nights. The film's storyline is loosely based on the story, containing references thereto.
Şehrazat is an aspiring architect who is in desperate need for money to pay for the treatment of her son, Kaan, who is suffering from leukemia. After pleading to borrow money from several sources, she is stuck with her boss, Onur, who agrees to give her the money she needs for Kaan's treatment on the condition that she spends a night with him.
Binbir Gece was a hit in Chile, where its success resulted in many Chileans naming their babies Onur (boys) & Sheherzadae (girls). It played in the United States, Argentina and Brazil. It was a hit in Russia in the Turkish Drama Category.
The series became a primetime hit in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia, as well as in Romania, Albania and Greece. It increased the popularity of Istanbul as a tourist destination among Croatians and led to a greater interest in learning Turkish.
The series originally aired from October 7, 2006 to May 12, 2009 on Kanal D. It aired in more than 56 countries. The series aired in Chile on Mega from March 3, 2014 until January 4, 2015 and in Brazil on Band from March 9, 2015 until September 15, 2015.
The major TV awards ceremony in Turkey (often dubbed as the Turkish Oscars), the Altın Kelebek, (Golden Butterfly Awards) resulted in three wins for the series.