Red Buds (Kızıl Goncalar) (translated)

Kızıl Goncalar (Red Buds) is a Turkish drama series produced by Gold Film and broadcast on NOW. Directed by Ömür Atay and Özgür Sevimli from a script by Şükrü Necati Şahin, it premiered on December 18, 2023. The show ran for two seasons and concluded with its 46th episode on April 28, 2025, bringing the story to a close.

Özcan Deniz and Özgü Namal lead the cast, supported by Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Erkan Avcı, Hazal Türesan, Selen Öztürk, Şerif Erol, Mert Turak, and Tuğrul Tülek. The plot follows Meryem, a woman from a devout religious background, and the idealist doctor Levent, whose paths cross because of their daughter, holding a mirror up to the deep divide between conservative religious and secular liberal ways of life in Turkish society.