Heart of the City

Derin and Ali are two people from different worlds. Derin is the daughter of a rich man, on the otherside Ali is a 24 years old boy who saw his mom being killed by his dad when he was young. So rauf anne took him as his son and now after many years he is back to istanbul , where he will meet derin and they start to enjoy time with each other.

Heart of the City (Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek, 2017-2018) is a Turkish romantic drama series broadcast on atv, produced by Ay Yapım, and built as a single sixty-episode serial of roughly 150-minute installments. Derin, the daughter of a wealthy family, is played by Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, and her world collides with Ali, a 24-year-old raised by the kindly Rauf Anne (Osman Alkaş) after witnessing a terrible loss in childhood. When Ali returns to Istanbul after many years, he and Derin begin to spend time together, and the central engine is the pull between two people from opposite social worlds, with family disapproval and old wounds standing in the way. Supporting figures include Gürkan Uygun as Şahin, Nilperi Şahinkaya as Asli, Kaan Yalçın as Ersan, and Seda Akman as Belgin Mirkelamoğlu, whose relationships widen the story beyond the central couple. The series unfolds as a long, emotionally heightened romance in the tradition of Turkish television melodrama, with lingering looks, quiet confrontations and a steady accumulation of secrets. Its tone is sincere and yearning, with a contemporary Istanbul setting of affluent households and modest neighborhoods. Viewers who enjoy Kara Sevda and Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? will find similar emotional pull in its class-crossing love story and family-centered drama.

• Kara Sevdaturkish melodrama, forbidden class-crossing romance, family secrets
• Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?serialized romantic drama, class divide, emotional family conflict
• Gaddarlong-form romantic melodrama, rich-poor love story, serialized soap structure

Release Date

2017-01-12

Episode runtime

150 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (11)

What is Heart of the City about?

A young man raised far from his origins returns to Istanbul and falls into a romance with a wealthy man's daughter.

What is Heart of the City like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Heart of the City as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Heart of the City violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Heart of the City as moderate.

Which shows are like Heart of the City?

Shows with a similar feel include Kara Sevda, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, and Gaddar.

How long is Heart of the City?

Heart of the City: 1 season, 60 episodes.

Is Heart of the City still running?

No, Heart of the City has ended.