# Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir

Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir is a Turkish romantic drama series that broadcast on TV8 betweewn December 25, 2019 and May 12, 2021 and stars Demet Özdemir, İbrahim Çelikkol and Engin Öztürk. It was adapted from the book Camdaki Kız by the writer Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu.

## Plot

Zeynep Göksu is a girl born into a poor family with few opportunities in life. Her father is a violent alcoholic, her mother weak and her older brother dies from lack of medical care. But her luck suddenly changes when the family that employs her mother as her maid offers to adopt the girl. Her parents agree in hopes of giving their daughter a better life. Innocent Zeynep becomes an intelligent, educated and beautiful young woman engaged to be married to a high society dream man. However, her life takes an unexpected turn when her biological mother reappears, trying to take back control of her life as a child and bring her back to the home where she was born.

## Cast
### Main characters

| Actor/Actress | Character | Episodes |
| Demet Özdemir | Zeynep Göksu | 1-43 |
| İbrahim Çelikkol | Mehdi Karaca | 1-37 |
| Engin Öztürk | Barış Tunahan | 15-43 |
| Zuhal Gencer | Sakine | 1-43 |
| Senan Kara | Nermin | 1-43 |
| Elif Sönmez | Cemile Karaca | 1-43 |
| Hülya Duyar | Sultan | 1-43 |
| Fatih Koyunoğlu | Nuh | 1-43 |
| Naz Göktan | Emine | 1-43 |
| İncinur Sevimli | Benal | 1-39, 43 |
| Helin Kandemir | Kibrit / Dilara | 1-34 |
| Kaan Altay Köprülü | Savaş Tunahan | 24-43 |
| Hakan Salınmış | Ali Rıza Dayı | 27-43 |
| Nurşim Demir | Zeliha Karaca | 1-12 |
| Zeynep Kumral | Müjgan Karaca | 1-23 |
| Engin Hepileri | Faruk | 1-18 |
| Kazım Sinan Demirer | Bayram Göksu | 1-27 |

### Secondary characters

| Actor/Actress | Character | Episodes |
| Nail Kırmızıgül | Ekrem | 1-12 |
| Kayra Zabcı | Yasemin | 1-12 |
| Beren Nur Karadis | Zeynep Göksu child | 1, 3, 6–7, 10, 16-17 |
| Alp Akar | Remzi | 1-12 |
| Mehmet Korhan Fırat | Celal | 1-4, 7, 10 |
| Ali Oğuz Şenol | Tolga | 1-3 |
| Sultan Köroglu Kiliç | Duriye | 1-3 |
| Cengiz Aydoğan | Man of Celal | 1-2, 7 |
| Emir Talha | Yaldiz Ali | 1-22 |
| Hilal Uysun | Meltem | 5-10, 38, 40-42 |
| Cihangir Kose | Lawyer Hüseyin | 5-6, 8, 18–19, 25-28 |
| Bahar Gökçeri | Assistant | 7 |
| Basak Aygün | Selin | 12-15 |
| Binnur Kaya | Doctor Manolya Yadigaroglu | 13 |
| Gülçin Kültür Şahin | Secretary Tuna | 13 |
| Gulru Sinem Akkaya | Beril | 15-17, 19–24, 26–28, 30, 33, 38–39, 43 |
| Aysegul Turkoglu | Ceren | 13-17, 19–28, 31, 36–37, 43 |
| Teoman Kumbaracıbaşı | Burhan | 16-22 |
| Macit Taştan | Murat | 16-28 |
| Kübra Balcan | Seyhan | 16, 19, 24, 26–28, 30 |
| Ayşe Akın | Nazli | 18-22, 24 |
| Selin Selvi | Cathy | 24-25, 27 |
| Coraline Chapatte | Aleksandra | 28-38, 40-43 |
| Rıza Akın | Cengiz | 28, 30–33, 36-37 |
| Ebru Cündübeyoğlu | Özlem Tunahan Poyraz | 29-35 |
| İnanç Konukçu | Meto / Metin | 32-37 |
| Erkan Petekkaya | Sadi | 37 |
| Gülcan Arslan | Nesrin / Gülbin Göksu | 38-43 |
| Fırat Doğruloğlu | Tarik | 39-43 |
| Latife Burcu Arslan | Asli | 40-41, 43 |
| Eftelya Bilen | Nesrin / Gülbin Göksu child | 42 |

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | December 25, 2019 (2019-12-25) | July 1, 2020 (2020-07-01) |
| 2 | 31 | 31 | September 30, 2020 (2020-09-30) | May 12, 2021 (2021-05-12) |

## Production

The series is directed by Çağrı Bayrak, written by Eylem Canpolat, Ayşenur Sıkı, Defne Gürsoy, Doruk Erengül, Seray Şahiner, Selcan Özgür, Berrin Tekdemir and Firuze Engin and produced by OGM Pictures. Also, it was adapted from the book Camdaki Kız by writer Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu.

### Filming

The series was filmed in Istanbul, specifically in the locations of Pier Loti, Beykoz district, Bosphorus beach, Balat district, Eyüpsultan district and on the coast of Üsküdar, next to the Maiden's Tower.

## Distribution

In Turkey the series aired on TV8 from December 25, 2019 to May 12, 2021: the first season aired from December 25, 2019, to July 1, 2020, while the second season aired from September 30, 2020 to May 12, 2021.

### Episodes composition

In Turkey the series consists of two seasons of 43 episodes, each of which lasts approximately 130 minutes: the first season includes the first 12 episodes (episodes 1–12), while the second season includes the remaining 31 (episodes 13- 43).

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Name yourself | Result |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best television series | Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir | Nominated |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best actress in a television series | Demet Özdemir | Nominated |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best actor in a television series | İbrahim Çelikkol | Nominated |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best supporting actor in a television series | Engin Hepileri | Nominated |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best supporting actress in a television series | Zuhal Gencer | Nominated |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best director in a television series | Çağrı Bayrak | Won |
| 2020 | International Izmir Film Festival | Best writing in a television series | Eylem Canpolat, Ayşenur Sıkı, Defne Gürsoy, Doruk Erengül and Seray Şahiner | Won |
| 2020 | PRODU Awards | Best actress in a foreign series | Demet Özdemir | Nominated |
| 2020 | Turkey Youth Awards | Best television actress | Demet Özdemir | Nominated |
| 2021 | Ayakli Gazete TV Stars Awards | Best actress in a television series | Demet Özdemir | Nominated |
| 2022 | Turkey Youth Awards | Best television actress | Demet Özdemir | Nominated |