TV SERIES · 2007–2010 · TURKEY

Parmaklıklar Ardında

Created by

Feride Çiçekoğlu

Network

atv

Seasons

3

Episodes

106

9 archived facts · 2 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

The lives of women in prison, as well as the adventures of their relatives who came to visit and the aftermath of those who went out.

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8 Interesting Facts About Parmaklıklar Ardında

1. #001

   Parmaklıklar Ardında is the Turkish adaptation of Hinter Gittern, a series broadcast on the German channel RTL; that German series is itself based on the Australian soap opera Prisoner.

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2. #002

   Filming took place at the Historic Sinop Prison, which was closed in 1999 and turned into a museum. The site, where films such as Pardon and Firar had previously been shot, came back into the spotlight with the series.

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3. #003

   The series' theme music is the song 'Aldırma Gönül', composed from the poem Hapishane Şarkısı V, which Sabahattin Ali wrote in Sinop Prison. Kibariye performed the song for the series, and in later episodes of the second season the vocals were removed and it was used only instrumentally.

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4. #004

   Alongside the experienced cast, more than 200 amateur actors involved in theatre in Sinop and Samsun appeared in the series. These actors were paid thirty lira a day.

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5. #005

   Very little makeup was applied in the series so that the actors could convey a sense of realism. The filming was also carried out with live sound.

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6. #007

   The series was produced by Ayşe Durukan and Uğur Başaran. Hakan Gürtop directed the first season, while Nisan Akman took over the director's chair in the following seasons.

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7. #008

   Feride Çiçekoğlu wrote the script alone in the first season; in the second season Şebnem Çıtak joined Çiçekoğlu in writing the script.

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8. #009

   According to Medya Takip Merkezi data, the series was the programme that received the most advertising between 3 and 9 March 2008. During this period, advertisements from 62 brands aired for more than 38 minutes; Turkcell, Avea and Garanti Bankası placed the most advertising.

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