TV SERIES · 2014–2014 · TURKEY
Kurt Seyit ve Şura
- Created by
- Nermin Bezmen
- Network
- Star TV
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 21
- Studio
- Ay Yapım
9 archived facts 3 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Oct 2026
A Turkish lieutenant and the daughter of Russian nobles fight for their love against forces of family and social expectation and historical events.
9 Interesting Facts About Kurt Seyit ve Şura
Interesting Facts (7)
- #001
The series is adapted from Nermin Bezmen's novel of the same name; Bezmen, the novel's author, is Kurt Seyit's granddaughter, and the story is based on a real love story.
- #002
The production aired on Star TV in 2014 and consisted of two seasons in total: 13 episodes in the first season and 8 in the second, running for 21 episodes overall.
- #003
The series ended with a finale at episode 21 on the grounds that it received no ratings; it had initially been planned for at least 26 episodes, and its international sales were also made according to that length.
- #004
The series was written by Ece Yörenç and directed by Hilal Saral; its theme music and all other music belong to Toygar Işıklı.
- #005
The series was re-aired on the E extra channel in 2022.
- #006
The story tells of the love between Kurt Seyit, a Turkish officer of Crimean origin, and Şura, the daughter of a noble Russian family, spanning from their days of grandeur in Petrograd to the Carpathian front, from the events of the revolution to occupied Istanbul and the Pera of the 1920s.
- #007
Kurt Seyit ve Şura is adapted from Nermin Bezmen's novel of the same name and tells the true story of the author's grandfather and his great love.
Production Story (1)
- #008
The 2011 series 'Bir Günah Gibi', which aired on ATV, is not a direct adaptation of Nermin Bezmen's second novel 'Kurt Seyt ve Murka'; it starred Burak Hakkı, Hande Soral, Özge Borak and Serkan Altunorak, and the series received mixed reviews and was taken off the air due to low ratings.
Easter Eggs & References (1)
- #009
Its broadcast schedule remained at Tuesday 20:00 throughout the first season; episodes 14-16 of the second season also aired at Tuesday 20:00, while from episode 17 through the finale at episode 21 it aired at Thursday 20:00.
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