‘The Turkish Passion’original series from Atresmedia TV, will premiere tomorrow Thursday May 9 in prime time Antenna 3.The production, which can be followed weekly, has six episodes of 50 minutes each and it is now fully available for premium users of atresplayer, Atresmedia’s platform.
‘The Turkish Passion’ It tells a love story taken to the extreme in two parts. Olivia is an independent and strong woman who enters a frenetic relationship that will lead her to obsession and abandon her old life, giving up her freedom. All for Yamán, a man who no longer knows if he knows. Her passion and desire drag the protagonist to places she would not have imagined, which dominate her and direct her life.
Maggie Civantos and the Turkish actor Ilker Kaleli They embody the protagonist couple of ‘The Turkish Passion’,which completes its cast with Spanish and Turkish names, among them, Ainhoa Santamaría, Yasemin Sannino, Fernando Andina, Laura Pamplona, Arlette Torres, Burak Hakki and Mariona Terés.
‘Turkish Passion’ is a series by Atresmedia TVIn collaboration withBuendía Studios. Montse García, Sonia Martínez and Amparo Miralles are the executive producers of this fiction from the Series Atresmedia label, which is directed by Iñaki Peñafiel.
The script of ‘The Turkish Passion’ is in charge of Irene Rodriguez and Esther Morales.Emilio Gimenez signs the Production management, Teo Delgado photography direction, Juan Carlos Bilbao Art direction and Jaime Barros He is the head of Sound. Juan Antonio Bello Caballero and Romana Gonzalez They lead the Wardrobe, and Makeup and Hairstyling teams, respectively. Carmen Utrilla and Marga Rodriguez They are the Casting Directors.
‘The Turkish Passion’ is the adaptation of the popular work of the same name written in 1993 by the renowned author Antonio Gala. The novel is published by Editorial Planeta and the audiovisual rights have been managed by the Book & Film Rights department of the Editorial Division.
This is ‘The Turkish Passion’
Olivia, a Spanish Fine Arts professor with a brilliant professional career, wakes up from a coma in an Istanbul hospital after having attempted suicide. There she answers the questions of an inspector who investigates Olivia’s collaboration in an art smuggling network with Yaman, her Turkish lover.
The protagonist’s story reconstructs in two stages the overwhelming passion that she experienced with Yaman and that made her abandon her life project in Spain. A story full of lights and shadows about which Olivia does not always tell the truth, which fuels the mystery that surrounds her stay in Turkey and her participation in the man’s dangerous businesses.
To escape jail and gain protection from the authorities, Olivia must return to Yaman and inform the police of her movements. An act as brave as it is desperate: is Olivia acting to save herself or to save Yamam and her love story?
Synopsis of Chapter 1
After being saved from a suicide attempt, Olivia tells the police how she abandoned her career as a university professor in Madrid to move to Istanbul and live with Yaman, an attractive art expert with an exclusive antique store.
The Turk’s lifestyle, his luxurious house and his relationships with influential people in the city, including his partner Emir and his wife Lupe, arouse Olivia’s distrust. But the attraction that exists between lovers is much stronger. Olivia can only let herself be carried away by an overwhelming passion that invades everything and hides the true intentions of Yaman and his partners.
The characters of ‘The Turkish Passion’
Maggie Civantos as Olivia
Olivia decides to temporarily move to Istanbul to work on the thesis that will help her get a position as a professor of Byzantine art in Madrid. Committed to her professional career, Olivia has no time for love and she never gives her partners any chance for the future. When she meets Yamam, her entire speech shatters. She, who has always defended her independence, her freedom, her particular way of seeing the world, realizes that she is only able to approach reality through the eyes of her Turkish lover.
Olivia gives herself over to the passion and love of Yamam, a man who makes her lose herself, question herself, blur herself… throw herself into unknown experiences that, to her surprise, keep her more alive than ever.
Ilker Kaleli as Yamam
Yamam is an attractive, charismatic, seductive and very intelligent man. Since he was a child, he has worked in the antique shop that his family has in the bazaar, where he cultivates his love for art and the history of Turkey.
Over the years, haggling with tourists begins to become too small for him and he decides to expand the business. He does it thanks to his contact with Emir, a powerful man who offers him the opportunity to multiply his capital. Aware of the influence she awakens on Olivia, Yamam takes advantage of her to take her to her area, camouflage the true nature of her business and hide her double life from her.
Ainhoa Santamaría is Laura
Few people in the world know Olivia as well as her sister Laura. The relationship between the two is a real roller coaster that goes from admiration to rejection in the blink of an eye. Laura, an outstanding humanities student, was a role model for her sister until she decided to get married and abandon her career. Olivia questions Laura’s lifestyle, and Laura worries about her sister’s continued habit of staying away from the men who can make her happy.
When Olivia decides to stay with Yamam in Istanbul, Laura remains alert. There is nothing more powerful than the unconditional love of sisters.
Mariona Terés is Espe
Esperanza is Olivia’s best friend since they were children. Although their personalities and ambitions have nothing to do with each other, they have grown up together and have always had immense affection for each other. Energetic, spontaneous and with a great sense of humor, Espe has very few things in front of her and she is able to bring out a smile when things are worst.
Olivia knows that no matter what happens, Espe will always be there. So much so that she could swim across the Mediterranean if she had to to help the friend of her soul.
Fernando Andina is Pablo
Pablo is the only man with whom Olivia had the closest thing to a relationship years ago. They met at university and connected instantly. When Pablo wanted to formalize the relationship, Olivia cut it off immediately. An incomprehensible decision for Pablo that made him put land in the middle and move to another city.
One night, Olivia and Pablo meet in Istanbul. He tells her that he is working for a multinational, but hides her true purpose from her. Olivia’s bond with Yamam will force Pablo to debate between his feelings and his obligation.
Yasemin Sannino as Fatma
Fatma is a veteran Turkish investigator who is in charge of Olivia’s interrogation. Aware of the hell Olivia has been through, she is empathetic towards her. But with the progress of the investigation and the realization that the Spanish woman avoids telling the truth, Fatma begins to lose patience: she has been trying to put an end to Emir and Yamam’s network for a long time and without Olivia’s collaboration she could lose the opportunity. .
Cosimo Fusco is Emir
Emir is Yamam’s partner, a very well-positioned man in Istanbul. Feared by both his friends and his enemies, his influence peddling reaches all levels of society, even the ranks of the corrupt police. When Emir meets Olivia, he sees in her a value that they cannot miss for her business. For this reason, he urges Yamam to use her charms and conquer her until she makes him eat from her hand. As he has already done with other women.
Arlette Torres as Lupe
Mexican by origin, Emir’s wife arrived in Istanbul on a pleasure trip and stayed to start a family with the Turk, the man who completely stole her heart and reason. When Olivia begins to be a thorn in the side of her husband’s business, she will not hesitate to take matters into her own hands to keep her house of cards upright.
Yigit Ege Yazar is Ozan
Ozan, sensitive and reserved, is the assistant in the antique store. Yamam picked him up from the streets of Istanbul when he was a child and put him to work in the store where he noticed the boy’s intelligence and mischief. The young man, bearer of a heart of gold, would do anything for Yaman, regardless of the consequences.
Laura Pamplona is Rosario
Rosario, the vice-consul’s wife, is the closest thing Olivia has to a friend in Istanbul. Extroverted, active and a lover of social life, Rosario puts Olivia in contact with the city’s bohemian and artistic scene. In addition to showing him the lights of Istanbul, she also knows how to give him advice and comfort when Olivia gets lost in her shadows.
Inge Ladd as Ariana D’Urtach
Living history of Istanbul. His father instilled in him his love and respect for Turkey and she will cultivate it until the last days of his existence, which he considers close. The number of experiences lived by the countess, the idealized and fantasy vision of love relationships, of her passion, connect Olivia with a world of unreality that strengthens her ties with Yamam. Ariane’s house, full of picturesque objects and antiques, becomes the scene of her conversations.
Antena 3, the most viewed series
Atresmedia continues with its strong commitment to quality and varied Spanish fiction, a distinctive feature that it has always maintained in its DNA since the birth of Antena 3, more than three decades ago. In this way, Atresmedia continues to lead national fiction production.
Under this model of quality, diverse television that is committed to the local with stories of global reach, Atresmedia has established itself as a benchmark for fiction in Spanish throughout the world. For years, the Series Atresmedia label has garnered unanimous applause from critics and the public, achieving with many of its productions a success that has crossed borders, such as ‘La Casa de Papel’, winner of an International Emmy Award, ‘ Poison’, ‘Vis a Vis’, ‘Velvet’ or ‘Alba’.
A continued success that extends to this day. Antena 3, the leading Spanish television channel, also reigns this year in the field of fiction with the most followed titles. ‘Dreams of freedom’ stands as the most watched series on TV, absolutely leading in the afternoons on Antena 3.
