Merhamet

Merhamet
Genre	Drama
Created by	Hande Altaylı
Written by	Mahinur Ergun
Directed by	Çağatay Tosu
Starring	Özgü Namal İbrahim Çelikkol Burçin Terzioğlu
Country of origin	Turkey
Original language	Turkish
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	44
Production
Producer	Oguz Gul
Running time	95 Minutes

Merhamet (Compassion) is a Turkish drama television series, adapted by Hande Altay from her novel Kahperengi. It stars Özgü Namal and İbrahim Çelikkol. Set in 1996, it tells the story of Narin, who is a lawyer in Istanbul.

Plot summary

Narin (the name means delicate or fragile) is a girl from a poor family with an abusive alcoholic father. Struggling against family pressure to quit school, she escapes to the big city. Through dedicated study she becomes a successful lawyer. She makes friends with a rich girl, Denise, but faces difficulties when Firat, her first love, reappears in her life, engaged to Denise's sister.

Broadcast schedule

Season	Time (PST)	Sections	Season premiere		Season final		Channel
			Date	The premiere audience (rating)	Date	Final viewers (rating)
1 season	Wednesday 20:00	19	February 13, 2013	5.65 [2]	June 19, 2013	3.65 [3]	Kanal D
2. season	Wednesday 20:00 / 22:00	25	September 11, 2013	3.35 [4]	March 12, 2014	4.48

International publication

Representation in other countries

Country	The channel (s)	Release date	Name
Iran	GEM TV	September 15, 2013	Pity
Croatia	Nova	November 26, 2013	Milost
Bulgaria	bTV	November 5, 2014	Милост
Serbia	Prva	February 23, 2015	Milost
USA	Pasiones TV	May 3, 2016	Mercy