Vatanım Sensin (English title: Wounded Love) is a Turkish television period drama about the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence. The main character “Cevdet” is based on the life of Mustafa Mümin Aksoy, whose nickname was “Gavur Mümin”. The first episode was aired on 26 October 2016 on Kanal D. It stars Halit Ergenç as “Cevdet” and Bergüzar Korel as “Azize”.
The series begins with the Balkan War, after World War 1 and the death of Hasan Tahsin, who was the first to open fire on the Greek soldiers that landed at Izmir on May 15, 1919. The first season finished with the foundation of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on April 23, 1920.
The second season begins with the Treaty of Sèvres on August 10, 1920. The series finished with the Liberation of İzmir by the Turkish army on September 9, 1922.
Vatanım Sensin Synopsis
Cevdet (Halit Ergenc) is a successful commander of the Ottoman Empire who is fighting for his country in the Balkans War. Even though he has a hard mission, he never loses his hope and wants to fight to the last drop of his blood. He has a family living in Thessaloniki, including his beautiful wife Azize (Berguzar Korel), his mother Hasibe (Celile Toyon), his adopted son Ali Kemal (Kubilay Aka), and his daughters Hilal (Miray Daner) and Yıldız (Pinar Deniz).
Cevdet wants to do his best for his country without thinking about his future. Some of his peers even start to save their lives before the fall of the Ottoman Empire. During these hard times, Cevdet is betrayed by his close friend Tevfik (Onur Saylak) and finds himself captured by allied military soldiers for 8 years.
Tevfik, the traitor, secretly loves Azize for a long time and betrays his close friend mainly for this reason. He informs Azize that Cevdet is killed during the war and lets them leave Balkans and move into İzmir, the city in the Aegean region of Turkey. Azize has nothing to do but to leave everything behind and start a new life for her family. She struggles to keep her family together during the most difficult times of her country even though she misses her beloved husband each day.
years later, Yildiz (Pinar Deniz) becomes a beautiful young lady who behaves selfishly and only wishes to have a wealthy and gleamy life. Hilal (Miray Daner) becomes a fighter against occupants of Izmir and becomes organized with her friends to secretly publish newspaper to provoke the public against occupation. Ali Kemal (Kubilay Aka) becomes an ill-tempered young man who tries to cope with his secret love. And Azize tries to do her best to have control over her 3 children.
Upon the arrivals of Greek military forces to Izmir in 1919, not only the future of Ottoman Empire changes but also the life of Azize and her family changes drastically. Cevdet appears to be on the side of Greece, wearing Greek military uniform and supporting Greece against Ottoman Empire. He is considered as a traitor by all the public and is left alone by his family because of the secret that he cannot reveal to anyone.
In wounded love tv series story, you will explore the last days of Ottoman Empire while considering what is true love. Can love stay unwounded in the face of betrayal? Will Cevdet reveal the reason why he is on the Greece side? Will Azize continue to love his husband even if she is considering that he is a traitor? Will Cevdet learn that his close friend Tevfik has betrayed to his country? What will happen to Ottoman Empire? How will the public react against the occupation of Izmir?
Cast
| Halit Ergenç | Cevdet |
| Bergüzar Korel | Azize |
| Boran Kuzum | Leon |
| Pinar Deniz | Yildiz |
| Miray Daner | Hilal |
Where to watch
Turkish Language
Youtube | Kanal D
English Subtitles
Various Websites are Translating this series in English subtitles. Below are the links to the site.
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