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I think almost every one expected a happy ending it's happy in some way but it was great it's very misleading and the twists will blow you.

The series started more than promising, extremely interesting and with a very fast pace and curious plot twists. Then, the speed of character and plot development decreased a bit with several exceptions. Still, it was bearable and watchable.

But the end.... The end just destroyed everything good in this series. Was it the COVID crisis that pushed the creators to wrap up the series so fast and abruptly? I hope so. As otherwise I have no other explanation of the worst ending of a series ever (maybe only after Game of Thrones.)

Actually i am still trying to digest the final... Ok by the title Zalim Instambul one already realizes that series talks about the cruelty...anyway...hated the ending, usually this programs try to give some lessons, but this one was 2 much For me the best ending would be: AGAH KARAZAY- being such an honored man, after so much deception from his wife returns to his hometown and become a very close friend with SeHer, like great neighboors.. Çenk would finally heal from his internal demons and woukd be able to conquer Cemre. Cerem and NEdim after the divorce would feel some how connected, the the 2 couples would be very tight for babu Umut... So yeah i hated the real end

I decided to give this series a shot and now that I've watched it, I have mixed feelings.

**What I liked:**

• The storyline is genuinely entertaining.

• Strong lead characters, especially Cemre and Cenk. They add a lot to the story.

• Happy ending (but be mindful it may leave you with a bittersweet feeling because the series should've ended better).

**What ruined the show:**

• Many scenes just didn't make any sense. They were added just to push the plot forward, force a love-storyline, and extend the series.

• The love storyline between the main characters was ruined in so many ways. It doesn't matter who you root for in the Cenk, Nedim, and Cemre love triangle, you will be absolutely unsatisfied with how things unfolded between them.

• Some characters' decisions didn't feel true to their established personalities, so their character development was stunted or reduced.

• Quite a few characters' arcs were unfairly resolved, specially Cenk's (Ozan Dolunay).

Final Thoughts: I recommend watching it because it's a good series overall. It has amazing performances, lots of drama, plot twists, memorable moments, dynamic scenes, and Cenk's character made it 100x worth watching!! He was the best.

Not even worth mentioning that the whole scenario was full of holes. Some of them were bearable but other were so big that you could fall into them unintentionally and yet, the love of the characters makes you close your eyes and move further just for their sake but the last three episodes have nothing related with the rest of the episodes or with the story itself. All the hard work and the development of the characters is ruin or intentionally forgotten in these last episodes.

Only gave 9 for ozan. As he made us fell in love with him. Otherwise totally trash after episode 32.i don't understand cenk character was buildup but then he didn't ended up with cemre. Cemre never cared about him. She was always mean. She never gave him the chance. They both had such a great chemistry and nedim and cemre emotions were just platonic. How can she fall in love with him? Such a good series but they ruined the series with their own hands. Ozan dolunay was the best. Only watched till episode 33 because of him.

During the whole episodes, audiences watch kind of a love triangle which seems that the girl loves both of the guys, so you can't understand what is happening till the last 2 episodes which are really unbearable and you may think that maybe the scriptwriter was a child who just wanted to write something to finish the story!so don't waste your time cuz at the end you're gonna regret it

Zalim Istanbul is absolutely amazing! Excellent acting from the majority of the cast especially from Berker Guven who plays Nedim who has cerebral palsy after an accident with his cousin. His performance is Oscar worthy! It reminds me of Daniel Day Lewis's Oscar winning performance in the movie, 'MY LEFT FOOT'! It's that Brilliant! There is love, betrayal, backstabbing, EVIL women who are just want money and power no matter who gets hurt. You find yourself rooting for the good characters to take over the baddies!

Ignore the negative reviews and watch it for yourself how good it is! Be open minded.

Good one, but sometimes you will feel it is boring as well

I don't understand why people trash this show. Yes there's a lot of drama and certainly isn't reality but I thought the acting was excellent. I would watch it again if I could find it with consistent English subtitles, with spotty subtitles I missed so much dialogue.

The series was well started but later on the series become more complicated. The acting was phenomenal all the characters both the good ones and the not so good ones were amazing. I recommend you to watch it and then decide for yourself as many find the ending disappointing. Its worth a try.

I spent precious time from my life on the worst serial ever. I won't even talk about the final because what they showed us can't be called a decent final... The story had a very good begging but they lost the track of any chronological order and with that they lost any sens of logic, common sens and coherence.

Very good except the ending is not logical because the exchange the writer at last eposides so it was astrong series except last six eposides