The Hill (2010)
The Hill is a Turkish drama, historical, action series broadcast on Samanyolu TV, first aired in 2010. Set in southeastern Turkey in 1997, the series follows the impact of terrorist attacks on soldiers and civilians through the struggle of a military team against an armed organization.
The Hill cast: Mert Kılıç (Üsteğmen / Yüzbaşı Serdar Mert), Aslıhan Güner (Leyla / Yasemin), Ertuğrul Şakar (Astsubay Celil Keskin (Kordon Celil)), Mehmet Korhan Fırat (Uzman Çavuş Şahin Bulut), Bora Karakul (Devran Küçük), Dilara Büyükbayraktar (Naza).
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Plot
Şefkat Tepe is set in southeastern Turkey in 1997, amid intense terrorist violence. As soldiers are targeted, civilians are classified as supporters of either the organization or the state, homes are burned, and families suffer, military personnel and local residents face continuing conflict and loss. Lieutenant Serdar and the soldiers around him fight the organization while trying to protect civilians. The series combines action and melodrama with military conflict, the suffering of families, and a stated theme against dividing people along Turkish-Kurdish lines.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No reliable source reviewed confirms that the series is an official adaptation of a novel, book, film, series, play, memoir, or historical work.
Connection to reality
The series uses the 1997 southeastern Turkey conflict as historical and social context, but the reviewed sources do not confirm that it dramatizes a specific real event or real person.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2010–2014
- Channel
- Samanyolu TV
- Genre
- drama, historical, action
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 42
- Rating
- 10.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Baran — enemy
- ↳ Naza — partner
- ↳ Serdar Mert — ally
Antagonist
Supporting
What's in this series?
The 1997 southeastern Turkey context
The series is built around a story set in southeastern Turkey in 1997, amid intense terrorist attacks. Available summaries emphasize harm to soldiers and civilians, social classification as supporters of the organization or the state, and attacks on families. This is presented as period context rather than an adaptation of a specific real event.
Production and creative team
The series is listed as a Ser Film production. Salih Asan is credited as producer, Engin Koç as director, Samim Utku and Ebru Şenvardar as screenwriters, and Hikmet Tombulca with the story. A 2011 set interview reports that filming took place in villages around Konya and highlights the production’s action scenes.
The Sungurlar connection
The military action series Sungurlar began broadcasting in 2014 after Şefkat Tepe. A secondary catalogue describes it as a continuation of Şefkat Tepe; this is recorded as a continuation within the same production environment, not as an adaptation relationship.
The series in RTÜK decisions
A 2012 RTÜK decision treated Şefkat Tepe as fiction and recorded complaints and review findings concerning violence, the portrayal of soldiers and civilians, and the series’ treatment of terrorism. Contemporary reporting also discussed a promotional segment that created the impression of a real breaking-news broadcast.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is The Hill?
The Hill has 42 episodes across 4 seasons.
When did The Hill air?
The Hill first aired in 2010 on Samanyolu TV.
Who is in the cast of The Hill?
The main cast includes Mert Kılıç (Üsteğmen / Yüzbaşı Serdar Mert), Aslıhan Güner (Leyla / Yasemin), Ertuğrul Şakar (Astsubay Celil Keskin (Kordon Celil)), Mehmet Korhan Fırat (Uzman Çavuş Şahin Bulut), Bora Karakul (Devran Küçük), Dilara Büyükbayraktar (Naza).
Sources
- Şefkat Tepe — SinemaTürk
- Şefkat Tepe 1. Sezon — SinemaTürk
- Şefkat Tepe Yapımcısı, Yönetmeni, Senaristi Kim — Dizisi.info.tr
- Leyla ve Serdar'la Diziye Dair — Şefkat Tepe arşiv blogu
- RTÜK 2012 Kararları — Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu
- Şefkat Tepe Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri — Tugbam.net
- Şefkat Tepe Full Cast and Crew — IMDb
- Şefkat Tepe - Naza - Dilara Büyükbayraktar — Dizisi.info.tr
- Zaman ve Samanyolu TV'ye Tahşiyeciler operasyonu — Sözcü
- Sungurlar — SinemaTürk
- STV'nin fake son dakikası RTÜK'ü kızdırdı! — SON TV
