Series synopsis
Once Upon a Time in Cyprus, also known as Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs is a Turkish family drama war & politics television series that premiered on TRT 1 on April 1, 2021. It ended on January 21, 2022. It was created by Emre Özdür, Başar Başaran. It stars Ahmet Kural, Pelin Karahan, Serkan Çayoğlu and Gülper Özdemir.
The series takes place during the period of Bloody Christmas and depicts attacks carried out on Turkish Cypriots. It focuses on the activities of the Greek Cypriot nationalist group EOKA-B. The series is based on the island-wide violence that led to the civil war between Turkish and Greek Cypriots that ended in 1974.
Premise
The series takes place during the period of Bloody Christmas and depicts attacks carried out on Turkish Cypriots. It focuses on the activities of the Greek Cypriot nationalist group EOKA-B. The series is based on the island-wide violence that led to the civil war between Turkish and Greek Cypriots that ended in 1974.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ahmet Kural as Kemal Dereli
- Pelin Karahan as İnci Dereli
- Serkan Çayoğlu as Ali İhsan Cenkeri
- Gülper Özdemir as Dr. Ayşe İnan/Cenkeri
- Tayanç Ayaydın as Nikos Sampson
- Hasan Küçükçetin as Derviş
- Miray Akay as Pembe Dereli
- Deniz Baytaş as Sıtkiye Dereli
Supporting cast
- Sadik Tevfik Kayrakçi as Lucky
- Serdar Özer as Apollon
- Devrim Saltoğlu as Rauf Denktaş
- Kemal Uçar as Cengiz Topel
- Musab Ekici as Kurtcebe
- Serdar Özkan as Ulak
- Emre Törün as Makarios
- Ahmet Somers as Salahi Dereli
- Bade Arazlı as Mine Dereli
Guest cast
- Serhan Süsler as Nihat
- Vurgun Adalayı as Bülent Ecevit
- Mihriban Er as Meliha
- Nihal Tercan as Mebuse
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 24 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | March 31, 2021 | May 27, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 15 | October 15, 2021 | January 21, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 1, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 8, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 15, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 15, 2021 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 22, 2021 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 29, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TRT 1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2021 |
| Last aired | January 21, 2022 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 20:00:00 |