Adını Feriha Koydum


I Named her Feriha is a Turkish television drama series which was first broadcast on Show TV from 14 January 2011 to 29 June 2012. A final season named Adını Feriha Koydum: Emir'in Yolu aired from 7 September to 14 December 2012 out of which 8 episodes are linked with previous season storyline and subsequently by removing characters which are linked with Feriha character the series of rest episodes are became spin-off version of the series. It follows housekeeper Feriha Yilmaz, a young woman from a poor background and the daughter of Zehra Yılmaz ; and Rıza Yılmaz, a doorman. Feriha is awarded a scholarship to an elite university, where wealthy playboy Emir Sarrafoğlu studies as well. Emir eventually falls in love with Feriha, believing she is also wealthy. The series was written by Melis Civelek and Sırma Yanık and produced by Med Yapım.
The series was very popular among younger viewers. The first two seasons of the show were very successful all over the world. The third and final season, titled Adını Feriha Koydum: Emir'in You, which was broadcast from 7 September to 14 December 2012 was not as successful and ended its run after 13 episodes. The series has been exported to over 70 countries. It was Ulusoy's first acting role, after playing an extra in the Turkish series Arka Sokaklar and Recep Ivedik 3.

Themes and reception

According to Nilüfer Pembecioğlu, Feriha is a symbol of class anxiety in Turkey; though having a university education, she is forced to lie in order to get ahead. Pembecioğlu includes it among the most successful Turkish television serials being shown around the world; it was especially popular in Bulgaria, and was aired in Russia, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. In Pakistan, it aired on Urdu 1 dubbed in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. In India, it was dubbed in Hindi and broadcast on Zindagi which is owned by ZEEL. In Bangladesh, it was dubbed in Bangla and aired on Deepto TV from 13 November 2020.
Due to demand, the show has been rerun on the same network since 12 May 2016. The third and final season, Adını Feriha Koydum: Emir'in Yolu, which until then hadn't been shown in India, was broadcast for the first time from 16 November to 15 December 2016 under the title "Feriha-New Season" by Zindagi.

Series overview

The series was revived in the 3rd season under the title of Adını Feriha Koydum: Emir'in Yolu from episode 68 to 72. From the 73rd episode onwards, the show was broadcast only with the name Emir'in Yolu in Turkey.

Plot

Season 1

Feriha Yılmaz is an attractive, beautiful, talented, and ambitious girl from a very poor family. Her father, Rıza Yılmaz, is a doorman in Etiler, an upper-class neighborhood of Istanbul. Her mother, Zehra Yılmaz, is a housekeeper. Because of her intelligence, Feriha is awarded a full scholarship to attend a private university. She wears her neighbor's lavish clothes, trying to look wealthy. There, she meets a handsome and wealthy young man, Emir Sarrafoğlu, who is known for being a womanizer. Feriha lies about her life due to the fear of being rejected. She and Emir, with passing time and favorable circumstances, fall in love with each other. However, as that love grows, she becomes trapped in her own lies.

Season 2

Emir's friend Hande Gezgin has a crush on Emir, while Emir's close male friend Koray Onat falls for Hande. Feriha learns that Günce is pregnant by Koray and decides to help them by taking up her abortion. Due to a misunderstanding, Feriha divorces Emir in his absence and moves with Levent to the US for 3 years. Emir was engaged to Ece to protect her from Yavuz Sancaktar, until the problem gets solved and Feriha and Emir remarry. However, two rounds of shots are fired by Halil and Feriha is shot by him and she dies in Emir's arms.

Season 3

Emir deals with the grief of Feriha's death. Feriha's beautiful cousin Zulal Yilmaz falls in love with Emir. Later, Yavuz Sanchakter's sister Gunes also falls for Emir. At the end of the season Aysun slapped Sanem and Emir goes to Yavuz Sanchakter to sort out things.

International broadcasting

CountryShow nameTV channelPremiere date
Bangladeshফেরিহা
Feriha		Deepto TV13 November 2020
Arab Worldأسميتها فريحة
Asmeituha Fariha		Abu Dhabi Al Oula3 November 2012
BulgariaОгледален свят
Ogledalen svyat		exclusive on Voyo.bg
bTV		2 July 2012
Pakistanفریحہ
Feriha		Urdu 127 April 2013
RomaniaFerihaKanal D19 October 2013
Ethiopiaፈሪሀ
Feriha		Kana TV7 February 2018
CroatiaDjevojka imena FerihaNova TV15 July 2013
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDjevojka imena FerihaOBN
BN		7 October 2013
Afghanistanفريحه
Feriha		Tolo TV2014
SlovakiaFerihaTV Doma18 August 2014
IranFerihaFarsi 123 August 2014
UkraineСила кохання Феріхи1+126 January 2015
KazakhstanФерихa - FerihaAstana TV4 February 2015
SerbiaZvala se FerihaPrva31 May 2015
MontenegroZvala se FerihaPrva8 June 2015
IndiaFerihaZindagi (TV channel)15 September 2015
PeruEl Secreto de FerihaLatina Televisión7 December 2015
UruguayEl Secreto de FerihaMonte Carlo TV5 January 2016
ColombiaEl Secreto de FerihaCaracol Televisión14 March 2016
LithuaniaTurtuolé vargšėLNK30 June 2016
ChileEl Secreto de FerihaMega7 November 2016
Puerto RicoEl Secreto de FerihaWapa7 November 2016
ArgentinaEl Secreto de FerihaTelefe12 December 2016
SloveniaDekle z imenom FerihaPOP TV2019
South AfricaThe Girl Named FerihaeBella2019
Sri Lankaරූමා /RoomaHiru TV2021
Israelנערה ושמה פריהאIsrael's Turkish Drama Channel17 November 2021
MozambiqueUma Rapariga chamada FerihaManingue Magic2022