Yabancı Damat | |
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Written by |
Sulhi Dolek Selin Tunç |
Directed by |
Durul Taylan Yağmur Taylan |
Starring |
Nehir Erdoğan Özgür Çevik Erdal Özyağcılar |
Theme music composer | Gökhan Kırdar |
Country of origin | Turkey |
Original language(s) | Turkish / Greek / English |
No. of episodes | 106 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Türker İnanoğlu |
Running time | 60 min each episode |
Release | |
Original network | Kanal D |
Original release |
Turkey November 12, 2004 - June 15, 2007 Greece July 4, 2005 - 2008 Bulgaria August 29, 2009 - January 14, 2010 United Arab Emirates 2009 Macedonia June, 2012 - November 6, 2012 Serbia June 24, 2013 - November 18, 2013 |
Yabancı Damat (literally: The Foreign Groom, Bulgarian: "Брак с чужденец" Brak s chujdenets, English translation of the Bulgarian title: Marriage with a Foreigner, Greek: "Τα σύνορα της αγάπης" Ta synora tis agapis, English translation of the Greek title: The Borders of Love, Groom - Home Groom), is a popular Turkish television drama distributed by Erler Film with 106 episodes in total. It deals with the relationship between a young Greek man Niko and a Turkish girl Nazlı, and the problems (and especially the prejudices) encountered in an intercultural marriage. Its comedic tone and play on historic Greco-Turkish made it a huge hit in both Turkey and Greece, as well as making stars out of the leading actors. The episodes are shot in Turkey and Greece. The music is Turkish and Greek.
The series ran from November 12, 2004 through June 15, 2007 on the Turkish channel Kanal D Friday evenings at 20:00 hrs. The Greek channel Mega TV broadcast it from July 4, 2005. The first season was shown on a daily basis at 23:00 hrs, the second season was shown every Monday at 21:00. The third season was split, half of the episodes where shown Saturdays of 2007 at 21:00 and the other half episodes are shown in 2008, every Saturday at 17:00. The series used to have great success, especially when the first season was shown. The ratings of the third season are very low, so the channel decided to move the series in the evening schedule. The Bulgarian channel bTV broadcasts it since August 29, 2009 daily at 17:00 hrs. with the title Brak s chujdenets (Marriage with a Foreigner). The series was also dubbed into Arabic with the title Al-Gharib ("الغريب", The Stranger) and aired in March 2009 on MBC+ Drama.