TV SERIES · 2013–2014 · TURKEY

Güneşi Beklerken

Created by

Gökhan Horzum, Altan Dönmez

Network

Kanal D

Seasons

1

Episodes

54

Studio

D Productions

16 archived facts · 3 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Zeynep is a beautiful high school student who has a moderate and ordinary life with her mother Demet in a small city. Zeynep has been raised without knowing her father but she always think about him when she stays alone. She was told that her father was a seaman and was lost in the sea when he was on duty.

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14 Interesting Facts About Güneşi Beklerken

1. #001

   Güneşi Beklerken aired on Kanal D between 2 July 2013 and 27 July 2014, running for a total of 54 episodes. Its broadcast day moved from Tuesday to Sunday starting with the 13th episode on 22 September 2013. The single-season production, which aired in 120-minute episodes, ended with its 54th episode on 27 July 2014.

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2. #002

   Filming began on 28 May 2013 and continued without interruption until 13 July 2014. A total of 334 days were worked during this period, and each episode was shot in 6 days.

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3. #003

   The writing team changed starting with the 44th episode of the series. Gökhan Horzum and his team — Ekin Atalar, Ayşin Akbulut and Atasay Koç — left, and the series continued with Rüya İşçileri and Deniz Dargı.

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4. #004

   For the sports and fight scenes in the filming, the actors took private lessons in various disciplines such as boxing, basketball and athletics.

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5. #007

   As the story progresses, it emerges that the school's sports teacher Cihan (Emre Kınay) is Zeynep's real father. This secret affects the life of Cihan's other daughter, Melis, as well as Zeynep's.

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6. #008

   Filming for the series continued without interruption between 28 May 2013 and 13 July 2014, with a total of 334 days worked.

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7. #009

   Each episode of the 54-episode series was shot in 6 days.

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8. #010

   The series aired on Tuesday evenings for its first 12 episodes and on Sunday evenings starting with the 13th episode.

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9. #011

   The writing team changed starting with the 44th episode; Gökhan Horzum along with Ekin Atalar, Ayşin Akbulut and Atasay Koç left, and Rüya İşçileri and Deniz Dargı took their place.

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10. #012

    For the sports and fight scenes in the filming, the actors took private lessons in different disciplines such as boxing, basketball and athletics.

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11. #013

    Zeynep lives a modest life with her mother Demet in the Gölyazı district of Bursa before they move to Istanbul.

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12. #014

    Demet's childhood friend Jale is the principal of Sayer College and is instrumental in the mother and daughter's move to Istanbul.

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13. #015

    Jale hides a secret that will radically change the lives of Demet and Zeynep.

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14. #016

    Altan Dönmez directed the series.

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