Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs Synopsis And Cast: Turkish Drama

Naila Annisa

Updated: 19 Apr, 2021 • 0 • min read

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Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (Once Upon a Time in Cyprus) actors and characters have been announced! Where was Cyprus once filmed, when does it start? Here are the detail!

In the first 26 episodes, all the details of the series are curious, which will show the hardships suffered by the Turkish-Cyprus people between 1963 and 1968. So, where was the series filmed? When will the series start, What channel will it start on? Here are the cast and synopsis of Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs.

After the first introductions of Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (Once Upon a Time in Cyprus) series, which will breathe new life into the screens and bring real experiences to the screen, the details of the series began to be curious. Details about the cast and subject were recently revealed, which will tell the story of a real struggle for homeland in Cyprus. Details of TMC Film's series, produced by Erol Avcı.

When Will Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs Be Released?

Starring Ahmet Kural, Serkan Çayoglu, Pelin Karahan, Tayanç Ayaydin, Gulper Özdemir and Devrim Saltoglu, "Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (Once Upon a Time in Cyprus)" begins on Thursday (April 1st).

The first 26 episodes of the series describe the hardships suffered by the Turkish Cyprus people between 1963 and 1968. In 1963, Turks and Greeks live together in Cyprus without problems. The Dereli family, a gum merchant who live joyful lives in the idyllic geography of the island, are attacked like other Turkish families with the onset of what is known as Bloody Christmas. As family members separated from each other were driven out of their towns and began a forced migration, Kemal Dereli, the head of the family, became the leader of thousands of Turks on the migration route with his own family.

While fighting for his life in Cyprus, the Ankaraian who was sent to the island from Turkey on a secret mission changes the course of events in Nicosia. The love of Ankara resident and his fiancee, who became a hidden hero on the island, blended with longing and struggle for life, is intertwined with the story of the Dereli family. The series "Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (Once Upon a Time Cyprus)", which will tell the story of the struggle for existence of the Turkish Cyprus and is based on the real events on the island, will come to the screens in 1963, when the events of Cyprus began to intensify.

Where is Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs Filming Location?

The series, written by Emre Özdür and Başar Başaran and directed by Hakan Inan, recently began filming in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with the intense interest of the islanders.

According to a statement from TRT, "Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (Once Upon a Time, Cyprus)", which is the "first series" to be filmed in Cyprus and broadcast on a national channel, will bring the struggle for existence and freedom of the Turkish Cyprus people to the screens. In addition to being filmed in Nicosia, Gazi Magusa and Mersin, the Cyprus series was filmed in Istanbul. The main filming area of the series took place in the old Marash region on the island of Cyprus.

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Synopsis of Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs

"In 1963, the Dereli family, a gum merchant who lived a joyful life in the idyllic geography of the island, was attacked like other Turkish families with the onset of what is known as Bloody Christmas. As family members separated from each other were driven out of their towns and began a forced migration, Kemal Dereli, the head of the family, became the leader of thousands of Turks on the migration route with his own family.

In Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs series, the character of gum merchant Kemal Dereli is played by Ahmet Kural, his wife Inci is played by Pelin Karahan, the ankara character who comes to the island from Turkey on a secret mission is played by Serkan Çayoglu, and his fiancée is Played by Gulper Özdemir. "Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs", written by Emre Özdür, Başar Başaran and directed by Hakan Inan, will soon be on TRT1 screens...