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Menekşe ile Halil is a Turkish melodrama produced by Ay Yapım and originally broadcast by Kanal D in 2007-2008. A total of 36 episodes were produced, headlined by actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ.

The series was Tatlıtuğ's return to the screen following the international phenomenon of Gümüş (Noor) and was intended to build on its success. Over 85 million people watched the final episode of Gümüş, vaulting Tatlıtuğ to a household name in the Arab world. Menekşe ile Halil became part of the wave of international popularity of Turkish dramas.

Plot

Menekşe (Violet) is a 20-year-old Turkish girl born in Urfa and living with her family in Germany. Menekşe has fallen in love with a Bosnian, Halil, who is a co-worker at the pastry shop at which she works. However, her conservative father arranges Menekşe's marriage to Mustafa, a Turkish man, for a bride price of 25,000 euros. Threatened by her father with murder, Menekşe is forced to follow through with the marriage. Halil attends the wedding and is astonished to discover his lover is the bride. That night, Mustafa reveals his brutal nature and physically assaults Menekşe, who narrowly escapes. Her grandmother tells Menekşe to run away to Istanbul with Halil. Menekşe and Halil return to Turkey separately but eventually find each other.

Menekşe's father orders Mustafa and Menekşe's brother, Kadir, to go Istanbul and hunt Menekşe and Halil down and perform an honor killing of the couple. Despite several close calls, Menekşe and Halil can escape and attempt to build a life for themselves in Istanbul. Menekşe's entire family eventually relocates to Turkey. Halil is revealed to have been the son of a wealthy man but is now the target of many betrayals as well as officially engaged to another woman. Mustafa becomes a serial killer in his journey to exact revenge on Menekşe. Kadir undergoes a transformation in his view of his sister and ultimately refuses to kill her. Menekşe's father keeps the feud alive but finds himself an outcast from the rest of the family as the series ends.

Ultimately, Menekşe and Halil can resolve the issues with both families. Menekşe's father grudgingly reconciles and the couple marries. However, unfortunately, Mustafa kills Halil and Menekse is left pregnant with his child.

Cast

References

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6. Meneske & Halil. "Menekşe ile Halil". Turkish Drama. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Menekse ile Halil at IMDb
• Cinema Turkey listing

• Television series by Ay Yapım
• 2007 Turkish television series debuts
• 2008 Turkish television series endings
• 2000s Turkish television series
• Television shows set in Istanbul
• Television shows set in Berlin
• Kanal D television dramas
• Turkish television soap operas
• Turkish-language television shows