Ötesiz Ìnsanlar (English: The Desperate People) is a Turkish television drama series that originally aired on Samanyolu TV from November 21, 2013, to June 15, 2015.[1][2]
| Ötesiz İnsanlar | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Directed by | Başak Soysal |
| Starring | Ergül Miray Şahin Batuhan Aydar Hüseyin Köroğlu />Ayman almoula |
| Composer | Yücel Arzen |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ömer Önder |
| Production locations | İstanbul, Ankara |
| Running time | 90–120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Samanyolu TV (HD) |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21) – June 15, 2015 (2015-06-15) |
Elif (Ergül Miray Şahin), an idealistic eighteen-year-old girl living in a village, aspires to become a doctor and study at the Istanbul University. With the help of Deniz Aydin, a good-hearted soldier who was on duty in her village at the time, helps her escape with him from her father who wanted to marry her to a man in exchange of money. Deniz immediately falls in love with Elif's pure and strong character. Elif while in Istanbul soon finds out she has to take off her hijab to study in the university.
Deniz continuously looks out for Elif and helps her in every way possible. Elif, initially denying, eventually confesses her love for Deniz. Deniz's wealthy family opposes the hijab-wearing tradition, similar to other Turkish people, and the family immediately despises Elif at first sight.
Against his will, Deniz is engaged to another woman, Sanam. She does everything possible to make Elif's life miserable because she is aware that Deniz only loves Elif.
Elif encounters numerous social prejudices but never gives up. She perseveres in her job and completes her education while refusing to give up on her hijab and her religion.
| Country | Local Name | Network | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cyprus | Otesiz insanlar | Samanyolu TV | November 21, 2013 |
| Pakistan | Alif | SEE TV | 2013 |
| Tunisia | Raghma al Ahzan | Hannibal tv | 2015 |
| Iraq | Elif tv | TRT العربيه | 2016 |
| Colombia | Los Otros | Telecaribe | May 10, 2021 |