{{short description|Turkish television drama series}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox television | image = 20 Dakika Poster.jpg | director = {{Plainlist| * Serdar Işık * Ali Bilgin }} | runtime = 90-120 min. | creator = | writer = {{Plainlist| * Kerem Deren * Pınar Bulut }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Tuba Büyüküstün * İlker Aksum * Fırat Çelik * Bülent Emin Yarar * Müjde Uzman * İpek Bilgin * Ayten Uncuoğlu * Cihat Tamer * Metin Çekmez * Perihan Erener }} | producer = Kerem Çatay | country = Turkey | language = Turkish | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 25 | list_episodes = | network = Star TV | first_aired = {{Start date|2013|01|01}} | last_aired = {{End date|2013|06|27}} | company = Ay Yapım }}
'''''20 Dakika''''' ("20 Minutes") is a Turkish television drama series broadcast on Star TV. This story talks about a beautiful family. A father, mother, daughter and a son that lived together in happiness and peace. One day, the police stormed in and took the mother (Tuba Büyüküstün) to jail. She was suspected of committing a murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Her husband (Ilker Aksum) tries to prove her innocence while at the same time the criminal investigator (Firat Celik) attempts to find as much evidence as he can to discover the truth. The big question however is did she really commit the murder?<ref>http://www.turkishdrama.com/20-minutes-20-dakika.html turkishdrama.com</ref>
== Cast and characters == * Tuba Büyüküstün as Melek Halaskar, a woman framed for a murder that she may or may not have committed; Ali's wife * İlker Aksum as Ali Halaskar, a school teacher, and Melek's husband, a man determined to save his wife and break her out of jail, no matter the cost * Fırat Çelik as Ozan Çevikoğlu, a detective whose interest in Melek's case may pull him in much further than he expects and he might possibly have feelings for Melek * Bülent Emin Yarar as Mesut Bilaloğlu, otherwise known as Kedi (cat), a previously convicted man who managed to escape prison seven times, but was caught each time. The trick was that he did it within 20 minutes. Ali discovered this in intense research and requested his help for breaking Melek out. * Ayten Uncuoğlu as Zeynep Halaskar * Cihat Tamer as Nedim Halaskar * İpek Bilgin as Muavin Süreyya Gürok * Müjde Uzman as Kuzgun, Kedi's daughter. She does her best to assist Ali and her father, often becoming a partner in crime. She, however, falls in love with Ali and this complicates things. * Defne Kayalar as Derin Solmaz * Bahadir Ünlü
== Episodes == {{No plot|section|date=January 2019}} {{Episode table |total_width=65|background=#edd9a4|overall=4 |title=19 |director=13 |writer=21|airdate=13 |episodes=
{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |Title = Demirbahçe |DirectedBy = Serdar Işık |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|01|01}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |Title = Rumelihan |DirectedBy = Serdar Işık |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|01|08}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |Title = Cellat Çeşmesi |DirectedBy = Serdar Işık |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|01|15}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |Title = Kanlı Kuyu |DirectedBy = Serdar Işık |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|01|22}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |Title = Cihangir Camii |DirectedBy = Serdar Işık |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|01|29}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |Title = Vefa |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|05}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |Title = Nika |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|12}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |Title = Kağıthane |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|19}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |Title = Mihrimah Sultan Camii |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|02|26}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |Title = Sevda Tepesi |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|05}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |Title = Tophane |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|12}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |Title = Kanlı Çınar |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|03|19}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |Title = Kız Kulesi |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|02}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |Title = Can Feda |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|09}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |Title = Yıldız Sarayı |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|16}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |Title = Feriye Sarayı |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|23}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |Title = Sahrayıcedid |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|04|30}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |Title = Esma Sultan Yalısı |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|05|07}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |Title = Vaniköy |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|05|16}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |Title = Kırmızı Yalı |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|05|23}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |Title = Agora Meyhanesi |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|05|30}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |Title = Eskihisar |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|06|06}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 23 |Title = Bursa |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|06|13}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 24 |Title = Galata Köprüsü |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|06|20}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 25 |Title = İstanbul |DirectedBy = Ali Bilgin |WrittenBy = Kerem Deren & Pınar Bulut |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|06|27}}
|ShortSummary = |LineColor = edd9a4 }} }}
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! Prize ! Category ! Recipient ! Status |- | rowspan="7"| 2013 | rowspan="4"| Antalya Television Awards |The Best Drama Actor |''İlker Aksum'' |{{nom}} |- |The Best Drama Supporting Actress |''İpek Bilgin'' |{{nom}} |- |The Best Drama Director |''Ali Bilgin'' |{{nom}} |- |The Best TV Series Camera Director |''Barış Işık'' |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| KARVAK |The Best Actress |''Tuba Büyüküstün'' |{{won}} |- |The Best Year Series |''20 Dakika'' |{{won}} |- |Seoul International Drama Awards |The Best Drama Series |''20 Dakika'' |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="7"| 2014 ||International Emmy Awards |Best Performance by an Actress |''Tuba Büyüküstün'' |{{nom}} |- |}
== International broadcast ==
{| class="wikitable" ! Country ! Local name ! Network(s) ! Series premiere |- | Northern Cyprus | '''20 Dakika''' | Star TV | January 1, 2013 |- | Hungary | '''Egy Ellopott Élet''' | Super TV2 | July 22, 2013 |- | Russia | '''20 минут''' | 9 Channel (Krasnodar) | August 4, 2013 |- | Arab World | '''20 دقيقة''' | MBC 4<br />MBC Action | August 21, 2013 |- | Iran | '''20 Daqiqa''' | Nex1 | October, 2013 |- | Sweden | '''20 Minuter''' | SVT | January 13, 2014 |- | Mongolia | '''20 минут''' | TV9 | January, 2014 |- | Pakistan | '''20 Minute''' | Express Entertainment | 2014 |- | Romania | '''20 de minute''' | Euforia Lifestyle TV | 2015 |- | Ethiopia | '''20 ደቂቃ''' | Kana TV | March 18, 2017 |- | Uganda | | Top TV | 2023 |- | South Africa | '''Net 20 minute''' | eExtra | August 28, 2024 |- |}
==See also== *Television in Turkey *List of Turkish television series *Turkish television drama
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.20dakika.tv/}} * {{IMDb title|2544148|20 Dakika}}
Category:2013 Turkish television series debuts Category:2013 Turkish television series endings Category:Television series by Ay Yapım Category:2010s LGBTQ-related drama television series Category:Star TV (Turkish TV channel) television dramas Category:Nonlinear narrative television series Category:Turkish television soap operas Category:Turkish-language television shows