# Sen Anlat Karadeniz

Sen Anlat Karadeniz (English title: Tell them, Black Sea) is a Turkish drama television series, starring Ulaş Tuna Astepe, İrem Helvacıoğlu, Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu, Sinan Tuzcu and Öykü Gürman. It premiered on ATV on January 24, 2018.

## Plot

Nefes was only 16 years old when she was sold to a rich abusive man, Vedat Sayar, under the name of "marriage". Nefes had a tough life and had been locked up in house, tortured for 8 years long in Vedat's mansion in Istanbul. In her 25th attempt, Nefes manages to escape from the "living hell" with her 7 years old son, Yigit, who was a result of a rape. Her escape was a complete coincidence that happened during a visit of a small town, cultural family from The Black Sea region. One of the sons, Tahir, who didn't know Nefes and her son are hiding in his car trunk, discovers that when he arrives to his home country, Trabzon, that is 562 miles away. As a man born and raised in the Black Sea Region, Tahir is ready to give his life for any person treated unjustly. Tahir sacrifices himself to save Nefes and her son. While doing so, he faces many challenges including exposing himself and his family to the threat of Nefes' kidnapper, who was also known as her abuser, Vedat, as well as the rejection of some of his family and his country to Nefes; as protecting a "married" woman with a child is considered "against traditions" in his hometown. Amidst all this, Nefes and Tahir fall in love.

## Cast

* Ulaş Tuna Astepe as Tahir Kaleli; Nefes' husband and Yiğit's and Masal father
* İrem Helvacıoğlu as Nefes Kaleli / Nefes Zorlu; Tahir's wife, Vedat's former victim and Yiğit's and Masal mother
* Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu as Vedat Sayar / Vedat Deliçay; Nefes' kidnapper/abuser, Nazar's former husband and abuser and Yiğit's biological father
* Sinan Tuzcu as Mustafa Kaleli; Saniye's eldest son, Asiye's husband and Balım's father
* Ali Ersan Duru as Ferhat
* Gözde Kansu as Eyşan Sayar; Vedat's cousin
* Öykü Gürman as Asiye Kaleli; Mustafa's wife and Balım's mother
* Sait Genay as Osman Hopalı; the imam, Asiye's father, Nefes' father-figure and Esma's uncle
* Nurşim Demir as Saniye Kaleli; Mustafa, Murat and Fatih's mother
* Cem Kenar as Murat Kaleli; Saniye's twin son and Nazar's love interest
* Furkan Aksoy as Fatih Kaleli; Saniye's twin son and Berrak's love interest
* İlayda Çevik as Berrak Yilmaz; Fatih's love interest and Necip's daughter
* Belfu Benian as Mercan Dağdeviren; Cemil and Türkan's eldest daughter, Nazar's older sister and Tahir's ex fiancée
* Çağla Özavcı as Nazar Dağdeviren / Sayar; Cemil and Türkan's youngest daughter, Mercan's younger sister, Vedat's former wife and Murat's lover
* Hilmi Özçelik as Cemil Dağdeviren; Mercan and Nazar's father
* Nalan Kuruçim as Türkan Dağdeviren; Mercan and Nazar's mother
* Şendoğan Öksüz as Cemal Reis; Tahir's assistant/helper
* Emre Ön as İdris; Nuran's husband and family friend of Kalelis
* Faruk Acar as Necip; Vedat's right-hand man and Berrak's father
* Demir Birinci as Yiğit Kaleli; Nefes and Vedat's son, Tahir's adoptive son
* Dilek Aktaş as Balım Kaleli; Mustafa and Asiye's daughter
* Senem Göktürk as Nuran; Idris's wife and family friend of the Kalelis
* Duygu Üstünbaş as Esma Hopalı; a lawyer, Osman's niece, Asiye's cousin and Ali's lover and wife
* Mehmet Çepiç as Commissioner Mithat Bozok; Chief police of Trabzon
* Can Verel as Doctor Volkan Darici; Nefes and Mercan's doctor
* Temmuz Gürkan Karaca as Ali; Tahir's friend and Esma's husband
* Uğur Çavuşoğlu as Genco
* Emine Türkyılmaz as Ceylan; Berrak's younger sister
* Dilek Denizdelen as Naciye; Neighbour of the Kalelis
* Erdal Cindoruk as Fikret Deliçay

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 21 | 21 | 24 January 2018 (2018-01-24) | 6 June 2018 (2018-06-06) |
| 2 | 32 | 32 | 19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) | 13 November 2019 (2019-11-13) |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Screenwriter | Ayşe Ferda Eryılmaz and Nehir Erdem | Won |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Director | Osman Sınav, Emre Kabakuşak y Yusuf Ömer Sınav | Won |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Couple | İrem Helvacıoğlu – Ulaş Tuna Astepe | Won |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Child Actor | Demir Birinci | Won |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Actress | İrem Helvacıoğlu | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Actor | Ulaş Tuna Astepe | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best TV Series | Sen Anlat Karadeniz | Nominated |
| 2018 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best OST | Ender Gündüzlü – Metin Arıgül | Nominated |

## Controversy

Due to its frequent use of scenes with sexual violence, several complaints were sent to RTÜK to stop the series' broadcast.