Series synopsis
Tainted Love, also known as Leke is a Turkish crime drama television series that premiered on Kanal D on April 16, 2019. It ended on June 11, 2019. It was created by Fernando Bonassi, Marçal Aquino, José Alvarenga Jr.. It stars Melis Sezen, Burak Sevinç, Selen Uçer and Tolga Güleç.
Yasemin's story began in Germany and found itself in the ups and downs of life. However, she was not afraid to live and succeeded in entering the law school. Now she is both studying and working. Her sole purpose in life is to receive custody of her hearing-impaired brother, who has been growing up in the orphanage as their fathers are different. On the other hand, she is saving up money for her brother Murat's operation. Cem is the older of two children of a wealthy family. As a child, he has w ...
Premise
Yasemin's story began in Germany and found itself in the ups and downs of life. However, she was not afraid to live and succeeded in entering the law school. Now she is both studying and working. Her sole purpose in life is to receive custody of her hearing-impaired brother, who has been growing up in the orphanage as their fathers are different. On the other hand, she is saving up money for her brother Murat's operation. Cem is the older of two children of a wealthy family. As a child, he has witnessed an incident that led his mother Belkis and his father apart and disrupted their lives. Successful, bright man in business. However, he is distant and insecure to women because of what happened in the past. Yasemin and Cem's life crossed in coincides with an event that happened on the night of the organization of Cem's company. Two broken hearts, two wounded souls. It is a pure love that tries to grow among the dark secrets, ambitions, intrigues. Love that will win the pride?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Melis Sezen as Yasemin Adıvar
- Burak Sevinç as Cem Yenilmez
- Selen Uçer as Serpil Zengin
- Tolga Güleç as Mehmet Tuna
- Mehmet Bozdoğan as Birkan Atılgan
- Nail Kirmizigül
- Tuğçe Açıkgöz as Şirin Acar
- Ferdi Sancar
Supporting cast
- Lale Başar
- Selahattin Paşalı as Arda Yenilmez
- Kerim Tuna Kaba
- Yağmur Özbasmacı Mermer as Pelin
- Ziya Çiçek
- Serap Önder
- Aslı Turanlı
- Mert Asutay
- Mehmet Avcı
- Nurinisa Yıldırım as Ferhan Yenilmez
- Oktay Ekinci as Kerem
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | April 16, 2019 | June 11, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Yasemin grew up in an orphanage with her brother Murat. She is studying law and working in an organization company. Her hearing impaired brother is still in the orphanage and she has to find the money for his surgery in a short time. Cem is a young businessman who is assistant CEO of the company Marine Marine Holding. He has built his life on a work-oriented order. As a child he and his brother Arda witnessed an incident that had taken their mother and father apart, and which turned their lives upside down. This left traumas that Cem could not overcome in this dark ... |
April 16, 2019 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sirin learns from Serpil that Yasemin was on the boat. Although she wants to go to the police station and save Yasemin, she couldn't as Meto finds her. Arda, who was at the police station due to a boat raid, calls his mother Belkis but cannot reach her. Cem came to rescue Arda from the police station. Although Cem frees Arda, the ice between the two brothers does not melt. What is behind Arda's anger towards his older brother Cem? Birkan takes Yasemin out of jail. Yasemin was surprisingly free, but the bag with Murat's surgery money was lost. Will Yasemin be able to ... |
April 23, 2019 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Yasemin goes to the company to face Cem. Cem, who broke Yasemin's heart for the second time becomes aware of his mistake. The apology flower that Cem sent to Yasemin was also imposed on Birkan. Will Yasemin be able to forgive Cem? Birkan, who was trapped in a corner due to a safety boat raid incident, pushes the button for a new operation. Arda is detained again. Will Yaesmin be taken into custody? Sirin, who Serpil sent to a new job, comes face to face with death comes. She tells Serpil, with fear, that she wants to quit. Will Serpil give Sirin her freedom? Yasemin's... |
April 30, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Kanal D |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 16, 2019 |
| Last aired | June 11, 2019 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 20:00:00 |