TV SERIES · 2024–2024 · TURKEY

Yalan

Created by

Cem Akyoldaş, Murat Boyacioglu

Network

Kanal D

Seasons

1

Episodes

30

Studio

Süreç Film

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

Melike, who survived in prison for 20 years for the sake of her daughter, fell into the middle of a big lie when she was released. All the injustices and evil done to her unravel in the face of Melike, who draws her strength from goodness and light.

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8 Interesting Facts About Yalan

1. #001

   The series was written by Gülse Birsel, produced by D Productions and directed by Jale Atabey Özberk.

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2. #002

   The series' music was composed by Nil Karaibrahimgil.

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3. #003

   The idea for the production grew out of the people, estate agents and landlords Gülse Birsel encountered while looking for an office in Cihangir; drawing on these observations, Birsel began writing the script quickly.

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4. #004

   Kanal D prepared a promotional advertisement for the series in the style of a classified ads page, introducing the characters all the actors would play in a humorous tone; an ad titled "958 TL Cihangir'de ortak teraslı, çok amaçlı, çok eşyalı, uygun daire" was also placed on hurriyetemlak.com.

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5. #005

   On the series' first broadcast night, Kanal D directed Twitter users to a specific hashtag on screen for the first time in Turkey, asking viewers to share their comments with the hashtag "yalandunya".

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6. #006

   RTÜK fined the channel 310 thousand TL over the episode aired on 3 February 2012 on the grounds that product placement regulations had not been followed.

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7. #007

   The Ministry of Culture gave the production a thank-you plaque on the grounds that the series' broadcast abroad contributed to Turkey's promotion.

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8. #009

   Alongside the character Selahattin, Olgun Şimşek also played his identical twin Ahmet Çakaler, who is portrayed as a successful actor.

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