Elif (TV series)

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Elif
Elif Kanal 7.jpg
Genre
Created byGreen Yapım
Starring
Country of originTurkey
Original languageTurkish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes940
Production
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time125 minutes
Production companies
  • Green Yapım
  • (Turkish version)
  • Fremantle
  • (International version)
Original release
Network Kanal 7
Release15 September 2014 (2014-09-15) 
7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)

Elif is a Turkish TV series that aired weekly on Kanal 7. It tells the story of a 6-year-old girl separated from her mother. [1]

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Synopsis

Plot

Melek was a maid who fell in love with Kenan, the firstborn of the Emiroğlu family she worked for. Kenan also fell in love with her, but Kenan's mother did not accept her son's relationship and sent the young pregnant Melek away. The young maid believed that Kenan had abandoned her and he never knew about the pregnancy. Their daughter, Elif, is born while her father is married to another woman, Arzu.

Melek begins a relationship with Veysel, a vile man, a violent gambler who intends to sell little Elif to pay off his gambling debts. The young mother decides to save her daughter and hands her over to Ayşe, one of the maids at the Emiroğlu mansion.

First season

Elif is a beautiful and gentle 6-year-old girl, put at risk by her stepfather, Veysel Simsek, a ruthless gambler. Her sick mother, Melek Simsek, leaves Elif in the protection of her friend, Ayse Dogan, the housekeeper at the estate of a wealthy family. Ayse tries to get the family's permission to raise Elif in the house, keeping a secret about Kenan Emiroglu, the family's eldest son, and that is that he is Elif's biological father. Kenan had a relationship in the past with Melek that his family did not accept and he was forced to leave. He is now married to Arzu Emiroglu, with whom he has a daughter, Tugce. Kenan has a very close friend, Melih Ozer, who like the family, is a wealthy man, but what they do not know is that he is Melek's brother, who finds out soon after. On the other hand, Selim Emiroglu falls in love with Zeynep Simsek, Veysel's daughter, and they both start a relationship until the final Arzu shoots Zeynep at her wedding.

Season two

Zeynep's situation is critical until she finally becomes stable and can be back in the family. On the other hand, Arzu meets her father, Necdet Karapinar who will come to ruin the Emiroglu family. At the same time, Arzu is surprised by the arrival of Serdar, who hides a secret from Kenan about his daughter, Tugce. Arzu will do anything to ruin Melek, Elif and maintain her position in the Emiroglu family. However, the truth comes out, Kenan finds out about Melek's secret and now Elif will face a tragic problem. At the end of it all, Melek, Elif and Kenan reunite and try not to separate again, but happiness would turn into tragedy when Arzu ruins Melek and Kenan's wedding with a serious fire.

Third season

After six months, the Emiroglu family is facing financial difficulties and at the same time they suffer from the loss of Kenan and Tugce in the fire. Melek now works in a haberdashery to help the family where she meets Yusuf Ustün, owner of a bookstore. Arzu will seek revenge against the Emiroglu family for the death of her daughter, at the same time she runs into Umit Koroglu, the Emiroglu's lawyer and both have a relationship. Later, the farm is bought by Arzu and Umit, so the Emiroglu leave the farm, but Yusuf offers them his parents' house to stay. Some time later, Arzu's plans fail when he has a tragic accident. Yusuf now begins a relationship with Melek while Elif and Inci are happy by his side. Then Selim has a tumor and they must help him heal. On the other hand, Yusuf receives news from his aunt who wants to leave him an inheritance but his aunt's son-in-law wants to get rid of him so he doesn't receive it. After that, Melek and Yusuf get married and together with Elif and Inci they move to Bursa to get away from danger without knowing that a tragic accident awaited them.

Fourth season

Six months later, Elif is in Macide Haktannir's house (Yusuf's aunt) but is hidden by Tarik Karakas, since after Yusuf's death, she would receive the inheritance. On the other hand, Veysel and Tulay open a yarn business where they meet Leman Yildirim and his son Safak, owners of the shop. Macide relies on her lawyer Mustafa to find Elif. Melek turns out to be alive in an abandoned house, but is found by Julide and with the help of Veysel, Inci and Tulay they make Melek improve her memory and emotional state. Meanwhile, Elif is happy with the Haktannir but at the same time, suffers with Vildan, the maid of the mansion. Kerem, Macide's son, receives a visit from Sureyya, a friend of his childhood with whom he starts a relationship, but when Parla, his close friend becomes disabled, he decides to propose to her. Melek improves her condition and gets a job at the Haktannir mansion where a happy reunion takes place. Tarik cheats on his wife Humeyra Haktannir with Rana Kaya without knowing that she would betray him behind his back. Tulay cannot bear the loss of Veysel after an accident and decides to move with Inci to her village. Kerem and Parla organize their wedding without knowing that a big surprise awaits Kerem. At the same time, Melek and Elif decide to start a new life together but on their way they have a serious accident

Season Five

3 months later, Melek and Elif live very happily in their new house, where they meet Asli, their new friend. On the other hand, Macide receives an unexpected visit from her sister Kiymet Keskin, who comes to take revenge on the Haktannir family because in the past, Sevki Haktannir abandoned her when she was pregnant and married Macide. On the other hand, Julide marries Safak and they live happily with their son Emirhan and Mrs. Leman, but she receives a visit from Tufan, her ex-husband who comes to ruin Julide and her family. Meanwhile, Melek and Elif return to the mansion where they discover Kiymet's true face. Mahir, Kiymet's son, arrives at the Haktannir company to keep an eye on the family, but he meets Melek by chance, falls in love with her and begins to abandon his mother's goals. Kiymet puts Melek in prison after the family believes that she tried to harm Macide, but Mahir manages to get her out with the help of Fikret and he manages to return to the mansion and be with Elif. Kiymet's dark secrets are revealed to Humeyra and together with Levent they begin to investigate further. Macide finds out that Melek is Yusuf's wife and now they will receive the inheritance but a situation could cause the end of the Haktannir. At the end of it all, Mahir reveals the truth to Kerem and decides to face Kiymet but a big accident happens that ends Macide's life. Mahir, Melek and Elif are together and happy after all.

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References

  1. Elif , retrieved 18 April 2019