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This series is based on a story of Turkish author Vedat Turkali, which was also filmed in 80s. The film was a very touching story of an eye- catching, beautiful girl, Fatmagul, who has no family but his too-naive older brother. Unfortunately, the story starts when Fatmagul gets raped by 4 men. 3 of these men are spoilt rich kids and the other is a local boy, Kerim. The law, stupidly enough, forgives the act of rape if one of the rapers marries with the victim. So, the rich kids get rid of their crime by persuading Kerim to marry Fatmagul. After the two marry, the trio walks free and leave the town. Kerim gets frustrated, because he is the one who's left with a wife he does not want. He beats Fatmagül, who miscarries a baby because of this. But Fatmagul has nowhere to go, no one to trust, and she has no option but accept and love her husband. This was the story of how two people, desperate in their own ways, bound together and start loving each other, a story built on despair and hopelessness.

However, this new series is a somehow modernized version and I miss the old adaptation's "reality". In this version Kerim is portrayed as a passionate lover who is too good to be true. Fatmagul is a strong character, she does not love but hate Kerim, refusing to accept him as a husband. Also there are newly introduced characters such as Fatmagul's fiancé, who dumps her immediately after the rape, Fatmagul's sister in law, a sly and unreliable housewife, Ebe Nine; the woman who raised Kerim, now the biggest supporter for Fatmagul. And the villains, the other 3 rapers are introduced with their relatives and the events turn out to be a war between Fatmagul-Kerim, and them.

This series is not genuine, lack a sense of reality because in real life things does not happen this way. The acting is really good, especially Kerim- Engin Akyurek is great. I wish the characters were presented realistically enough.. This would have been a great series then.

You want to watch something simple with family? Don't want vulgarity and violence? Watch this. Every member of your family will get some good message from this show and never forget the characters.

Good series, however the drag the plot too long and it is easy to be bored after a so many episodes

Don't Listen To The Critics Just Watch The Series You Will Be Amezed!

I absolutely love Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne, its such a nice story, with brilliant acting. A must watch to all the readers. Beren Saat and Engin Akurik have great chemistry. Thats what i love about it the most. All the other actors fit their roles perfectly, I really wouldn't change a thing about the show. I want to applaud the director, producer and writers as well as the actors. Anyone who has watched has become hooked to it instantly. Keep up the good work and hope the story progresses nicely and will not end up disappointing us. Its starts off in beautiful Izmir, A beautiful tourist destination. I know where I'm going next. The story basically revolves around Fatmagul, Kerim and their family and friends. How hate turns to love and love turns to hate. Watch it before i say more, don't want to give too much away.

The show itself is good, actors, music ,everything. But I don't understand one thing. how can people make a hero from a person,who watched the girl rape by three of his friends and did not even move a finger to protect her? He fault is the same, as the fault of Selim,Vural and Erdogan. That does not matter that he did not do anything to that girl. He watched and took pleasure from watching his friends raping the girl. That is disgusting. !!!! His behavior can not be forgiven like the behavior of his friends. He is the same beast as they, they know that they are beasts and this Kerim plays hero and that is disgusting. As for people saying bad things about Mustafa. Mustafa's fault that he did not believe the girl and abandoned her after that tragedy, is nothing compared to Kerim's fault. That is very irittating that everyone calls the three of them bad persons and as if Kerim is not like them. Everyone tells how could Mustafa behave to Fatmagul like that and they forget Kerim's disgusting behavior. Tha fact that he cares now about her and lovs her,does not not change anything. The logical final of the story should be that Kerim and his friends should end up in prison. Instead the story ended that he found his love of life and will happily live forever with her, That is so unfair

How in the world the score is only 5?? The best actresses,powerful story,very complicated issues that contribute to a very interesting story. Love it!

Even if it hits her in the face. She's so naive and simple/uneducated. She goes the full series being shy and pouty and cannot see the difference between Mustafa and Kerim judging by her behaviour towards Kerim throughout much of the series. Both with their own painful past, it takes her way too long to see who Kerim was and she helps herself so little. Kerim spent patience and understanding on her for 3 ordinary lives. Saat's acting had a high bar expectation after winning the talent show, but a total blah. Akyurek carried the show.

This was the first time I followed each seconds of a Turkish drama till the end. probably there were so many nights I didn't sleep because of the excitement this drama brought to me. Engin and Beren played marvelously indeed in such a way that you couldn't skip any of the seconds of the episodes. honestly I am an addict of Korean Dramas and I thought there would be no other countries that can compete with Korea in producing this mass of emotional and exciting dramas. but after watching Fatmagul I can surely say that Turkish dramas are more interesting for me. They beautifully represents the nature of life in the middle east.

Sorry to go the other way on this one but I fail to see what's all the fuzz about. Then again maybe that's because I am not really a big soap opera enthusiast. I guess I just dislike how characters always seem to get stuck in the same roles.

Before I proceed to say why I'm not much into it, I should mention that this TV series is currently being aired on one of the local channels here in P.R. Curiously, they advertise the show like a hundred times a day every single day to exhaustion (no kidding) and on all of the other TV shows on the channel, as if it was the greatest show to ever hit the local tube here, which is far from the truth. And it is being advertised as a TV series but frankly Fatmagül is more like a soap opera, just like the flurry of Mexican, Venezuelan and Colombian novellas that the other TV channels air locally every year. Sadly though, they are no longer transmitting the 7:00 PM movie (which was a delightful break from the norm) because Fatmagul is now taking up that 7:00 PM spot. That's too bad because that one TV channel was one of the very few local channels that I could say was soap opera-free. The other channels are packed full of that stuff; to me at least, it's quite annoying.

Anyway, the acting on the show, I'd say in general is not all that bad, for the most part, compared to other soap operas on the local tube here. But like most soap operas, Fatmagül is way too over-acted by most actors. That's a big turn off. Also, most action scenes (fights, car chases, car wrecks, etc.) look pretty fake. Special effects is below average, but most TV productions outside of Hollywood lack in this area anyway. And I have been able to easily predict some of the events/scenes in the plot way before the story even gets there.

Speaking of the plot, I understand that people have become very interested - and even seem to enjoy - in that the story develops around a horrifying rape event; and most thrill about how the main character slowly overcomes adversity against all odds in a place where women have very little going for them in terms of making their own decisions, while not letting tragedy suppress her sensibilities and her desire for love, something that in itself is quite admiring and inspirational. However, to me personally, such plot does not send the right message, not only about women - since is is highly unlikely for a raped woman in her right senses to become romantically involved with a man who witnessed her being raped and yet chose not to do anything about it - but also about men, especially Turkish men, who like in most soap operas are often portrayed as evil characters, by taking up the role of the abusive male, who does not regard women as sensible human beings that deserve respect. In real life, though, the great majority of men DO NOT go around bullying or sexually abusing women as it is often characterized in these so-called "romantic" dramas. The creators of Latin-American novellas also have the bad habit of almost always either vilifying male characters, or developing the plot around one topic, and one topic only: Infidelity. And to make it even more insidious, male infidelity is often censored while female infidelity is completely justified and well taken within the plot... because men are "evil" and apparently they had it coming or deserve to be cheated on.

Maybe I lack a sense of romance but in my view a rape and all the pain and emotional suffering that comes from it seems to me like the least romantic episode a woman, or any human being for that matter, could go through. It's not romantic drama at all; it is more like unromantic trauma, really. But I'm sure some folks out there will like this 'tragedy turned victory' story. I don't.

I am not big fan of series and hardly have patience to sit through all and watch them. One day while surfing somehow I came across this serial on Youtube and was totally hooked. I should thank the English translators because i do not understand one single word they were saying but translations were brilliant and it made things very easy for me.

The way this series is carried is really awesome. I loved Beren and Kerim. There acting and chemistry is worth praising. The scenic beauty of Istanbul is mesmerizing. Music is really good.

Overall i will give 10 for this show.

Plot - Fatmagul who is engaged to her childhood lover Mustafa is raped by 3 rich kids in presence of Kerim under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Rich kids in an attempt to avoid charges pursue Kerim to marry Fatmagul. Since Mustafa is looking for revenge Kerim and Fatmagul leave there hometown and come to Istanbul where they get married. In Instanbul Kerim tries to settle Fatmagul with her naive brother and nagging sister in law. He intend to divorce her and go abroad and starts doing preparations for same. Before going he transfer all the money which is been given to him to keep quiet and marry Fatmagul so she is financially settled. Meryem who is sister to Kerim also comes to Istanbul after Mustafa ransack her house searching for Kerim to take his revenge. In Instanbul Kerim realize he cannot leave and divorce Fatmagul as he is falling for her. He stays back and bear the consequences of his action. To gain Fatmagul's trust he hand over himself to police and file the incident. From here Fatmagul's fight for justice and Kerim's unconditional love for Fatmagul is shown. We have characters like Kadir and Omer who are lawyers who later on join the fight.

Overall this serial had good story line, characters and acting. The way it was carried you can feel Fatmaguls pain as well her persistence to earn respect. It shows her full journey from simple village girl - rape - marriage - gaining confidence - struggle for independence - letting go of her old love - falling in love with Kerim - Psychological development - marriage - fight for justice - her future plans.

I will definitely recommend this to everyone. You can find English translations on youtube - fatmagulsucunedotcom. You can use this link on amaradotorg and you will get your English translations.

It is recently started in India and after seeing the first few episode , I'm just hooked up with this show. The story of Fatmagul is really good and the way it presents to the audience is brilliant .The acting of each one is outstanding .Beren Saat has wonderfully shown the agony of a rape victim . Engin Akyurek has really done a great acting. The chemistry between them is really awesome and I just love to watch them together. By seeing his acting, I have just become the fan of Engin Akyurek. The show also shows us the beauty of Turkey . I am also thankful to ZINDAGI channel for showing us this Turkish show. It's a wonderful show and it became hit in many countries and it will surely be a blockbuster show in India.

As someone who has recently started watching Turkish shows, I couldn't help but wonder why Ask-i-Memnu has a higher rating on IMDb than Fatmagul considering that this story is not only realistic, but also the story of a plethora of women around the world. But when I saw the breakdown of votes by gender and age, it was no surprise to me that a lot of young males seemed to have given this show poor ratings. Of course! It's not as saucy or racy as shows like Ask-i-memnu, and the story probably hits home, too. Firstly, Beren Saat is a fantastic actress. Give her any role, and she'll give the best performance one could expect from an actress. Secondly, it is good to see a show based around a story that is more common in real life than people like to think. Sure, the novel may have had a different story, and I can understand why that would cause people to downgrade the show, but it still doesn't justify poor ratings. Fatmagul reminds me of the real life story of Mukhtara Mai, a Pakistani rape victim. I suggest that readers research on her story before watching Fatmagul.

Other than the above, I LOVED the beautiful views of Turkey. LOVED all the characters - villains and heroes. And I specifically adored the character of Rahimi (Bulent Seyran). 10/10

It shows how close minded Turkish society is!And so many mistakes from legal angle. Police don't question the girl when she wakes up in hospital.Thr idiot boy Kerim accepts all as his fault instead of going to cops asking to do DNA match as they would have swab samples. The girl leaves hospital despite it being police case! How the hell are relatives allowed to stay there forever and not one cop questioning her. No sketch artist either. Either the system is really lax or story telling is very poor couldn't watch beyond 6th episode. It's like an Indian show would have been made maybe 10 years back, longer.

A little weak script but the beginning was great. Great soundtracks. Whatever my opinion is Beren Saat wasn't perfect for the main role! The other prostitute girl has more acting potentials than her - just my opinions. BTW bot of the main actors Engin and Firat was great. The director is successful to show that one crime can destroy multiple families and Drugs are the main destroyer of all good values. Also he is successful in making affections for criminals by the audiences. However I wished to see the Mustafa character happy in the ending.