Love Doesn't Understand Words (Aşk Laftan Anlamaz) is a Turkish romantic comedy television series broadcast on Show TV. The series premiered on June 15, 2016. It stars Burak Deniz as Murat Sarsılmaz and Hande Erçel as Hayat Uzun. The story is set in Istanbul and follows a workplace romance at a multinational fashion company, Sarte. The series has aired in over 30 countries worldwide and has reached millions of views on YouTube.
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Hayat Uzun, a native of Giresun village and daughter of a fisherman is under pressure to secure employment in Istanbul or she will have to return to her family in the countryside and would be forced into an arranged marriage by her strict conservative father. She currently lives with her best friends Ipek and Asli, with her mother, Emine, visiting them. A case of mistaken identity gets her a job at multinational textile company Sarte, as personal assistant to the assistant of Murat Sarsılmaz, Sarte's head. Originally, the job was reserved for Suna Pektas a family friend of Sarsilmaz's.
Murat is drawn towards Hayat. This provokes jealousy from Murat's ex-girlfriend, Didem, the lead model for the company. Didem causes misunderstandings that make Murat push Hayat away, but he then pursues her and apologizes, eventually firing Didem for her plotting. Murat's personal chauffeur and best friend, Kerem falls for Ipek, and she later returns his advances. Murat brings Hayat to his home to recover from a panic attack caused by Didem, and they bond over the weekend, but Didem then arrives claiming to be pregnant. Murat is distraught but accepts his responsibility to marry Didem for the baby's sake. Both the families meet and decide their wedding. Murat clarifies to them that the marriage is just a formality to legitimize the child and he won't live with Didem. Hayat learns from Asli, a nurse, that Didem faked her pregnancy tests. Murat's stepmother Derya, also learns the truth and helps Didem to fake a miscarriage before her truth is discovered, which releases Murat from his responsibility. Murat's brother, Doruk meets Asli, and they become friends which later turns into love.



