Aşk-ı Memnu (novel)

'The Forbidden Love') is a Turkish romance novel by Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil, who was part of the Edebiyat-ı Cedide ("New Literature") movement of the late Ottoman Empire.

The novel was serialized in 1899 and 1900 in Servet-i Fünun, a leading Turkish literary magazine of the time.

[1] Aşk-ı Memnu was adapted by Halit Refiğ into a TV series in 1975, considered to be the first miniseries on Turkish television.

Telemundo produced a Spanish adaptation of the serial, Pasión prohibida, which was set in Miami.

The novel was made into a 3-act play by Tarık Günersel, who also wrote a libretto for the Turkish composer Selman Ada, leading to an opera.