😍 2022-04-05 23:38:14 – Paris/France.
"The Uysal Family", one of the public and critical successes among Turkish series. (Netflix)
Scandinavian police, Korean series, British dramas, Latin American soap operas: the category of productions from Turkey has added itself to the list of audience favorites in recent years, combining the best of all these genres: crimes, dramas, revenge, injustices , romance , complications and beautiful settings outside of Hollywood. Many actors are celebrities beyond their country: Can Yaman, Gökçe Bahadir, Engin Akyürek, Burcu Biricik ou Kerem Boursin These are names already known in the world.
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Many of them focus on Netflix, where they stood out among this week's search trends. In addition to its huge original output, Turkish series often adapt stories from other countries that did not gain attention in the United States or Europe, and thanks to the Streaming, they make them reach the whole world. Below we offer you a selection of the 10 best titles offered by the platform, including a new one that will be released soon.
Club Istanbul (The Club, Kulüp)
“Club Istanbul”: A period drama starring Gökçe Bahadır and Asude Kalebek. (Netflix)
This period drama, set in the 1950s, premiered the second part of its first season in January 2022. Directed by Seren Yuce et Zeynep Gunay tells the story of Matilda, who has just been released from prison after serving a 17-year sentence, and works in one of the most important nightclubs in the Turkish capital.
His main concern in freedom is reconnecting with his daughter Raşel while keeping her away from Pera, Istanbul's European district where he soon got into trouble. Learning that her daughter has been accused of sabotaging the club, Matilda works there to pay off the debt and keep Raşel away from the bad decisions she made in the past.
With Gökçe Bahadır, Barış Arduç, Salih Bademci, Fırat Tanış, Metin Akdülger et Assude Kalebek.
Midnight at Pera Palace / Pera Palas'ta Gece Yarısı)
History with a sci-fi twist: “Midnight at the Pera Palace”. (Netflix)
To some extent part of the same line as club istanbul, Midnight at Pera Palace recreates the historical past in eight episodes with a sci-fi twist. The journalist Esra settles in the mythical building to write a word, and discovers that one of its rooms is a portal to other times: through it she arrives in 1919, when Turkey is in the process of modernization.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (the current country's founder) falls victim to a conspiracy, and a woman, Peride, dies to avoid being murdered. Esra will pretend to be her and Ahmet, the particular manager of the hotel, will help her face the threats of an uprising that could change the course of the country. Then the past Esra, surprisingly, bursts into his experience: he meets who will later be his grandmother.
With Hazal Kaya, Selahattin Paşali, James Chalmers et Claire Louise Frost. Created by Elif Usman of the novel king charles and led by Emre Sahin.
Fatma
What would you do if one day you discovered your killer instinct? : the story of “Fatma”. (Netflix)
Fatma's husband, Zafer, was released from prison but did not return home. By undertaking her search, this 35-year-old woman commits accidental murder. But Zafer's associates in the underworld see her as a fantastic tool: she is a great assassin and no one suspects her because, as a cleaning lady, she is almost invisible in contemporary society. At the same time, Fatma discovers that the anguish of years of struggle is released in each crime, and the character begins to develop a remarkable emotional depth: not only does he kill to stay alive and find Zafer, but also because inside he slept. a killer instinct.
With Burcu Biricik, Ugur Yücel, Mehmet Yilmaz Ak, Gulcin Kultur Sahin et Sehsuvar Aktas. Produced by Basak Abazigil and created and produced by Ozgur Onourme.
Wolf (Wolf, Borü)
Lots of action in “Lobo”, a film inspired by a conflict zone in Turkey. (Netflix)
This story with a lot, really a lot of action, evokes real events that took place in 2014. Turan, a stray bullet from a special police unit, arrives in a taxi, listening to hip-hop, in Diyarbakir and seems to enter in a war zone, where he seems to feel at home and where the other members of his force receive him with affection.
Diyarbakin, located next to the Tigris, is the city with the largest Kurdish population in Turkey and a frequent focus of conflict with Kurdish separatists (who consider it the de facto capital of Kurdistan) and terrorist groups from Syria. The bullets begin to sound without much delay and continue to sound throughout the six episodes of this miniseries. At the same time, the characters are interesting: in addition to Turan, who makes up for his personality with outstanding shooting skills, there is Behçet, the leader of the group who receives the disturbing information that other government forces could endanger them. , and Kemal , a Harvard-educated philosophical soul.
With Ahu Türkpence, Serkan Çayoğlu et Emir Benderlioglucreated by Alper Caglar.
50m²
A hitman seeks revenge in "50 M2", but since it's a comedy-drama, it doesn't work very well for him. (Netflix)
Servet was Sombra's father, as well as a good mafia boss for whom he works as a hitman. But some hazy memories of what happened to her parents lead her to uncover a painful secret and seek revenge. As this thriller is also a comedy-drama, things don't go well for Sombra, who ends up taking refuge in a tailor's and, by chance, is mistaken for the owner's son.
With his new identity of Adem Yilmaz, Sombra will attempt to start over, since everything he believed to be his life was built on lies. But if in the neighborhood where he is staying, they do not know that he is from the mafia, they know that the mafia threatens them: the local chief, Mesut, is ready to do anything to keep the properties and build a major real estate development. . . So in addition to escaping from her former boss, now Sombra will try to help them and at the same time take advantage of her new opportunity in life. The end of the first season left the plot open for the second.
With Engin Öztürk, Aybüke Pusat, Cengiz Bozkurt, Aybüke Pusat et Tolga Tekinécrit par Burak-Aksak and co-directed by himself and Selcuk Aydemir.
The Uysal family (Savage Abandonment, Uysallar)
“La Familia Uysal” talks about the dissatisfaction of the contemporary individual and gives it a punk crest. (Netflix)
The latest, March 30, tells the story of an architect who has everything, except that nothing he has interests him. About to board a plane, Oktay runs out of an airport but no one chases him: only his dissatisfaction with the life he leads becomes intolerable. His wife, Nil, is not doing much better: she left her job when their first child was born – now a difficult teenager – and remained a housewife. Her attempt to return to the workforce shows that it is not easy for a woman in her late XNUMXs.
In explorations of his existential crisis, Oktay discovers that only one thing rekindles his zest for life: memories of his early punk years. Thus, he begins to live a double life dressed in a jacket with metal details, combat boots and a striking red mohawk. The critically acclaimed series explores the dissatisfaction of the contemporary individual, the pressure to achieve what is considered success and happiness, and the lack of attention to what those words can mean to each person. beyond the social norm.
With Öner Erkan, Songül Öden, Haluk Bilginer, Ugur Yücel, Nezaket Erden et Dilara Gul Demiraldirected by Onour Saylak.
Love 101 (Love 101, Ask 101)
"Love 101" proves the variety of genres of Turkish production: it is a comedy for teenagers. (Netflix)
A series for teenagers that recounts the memories of Işık, a woman in modern-day Istanbul, and takes the audience back to 1998, when a group of unruly students, very different from their peers and quite marginalized, are about to be kicked out of school. The director and the teachers oppose it, with the exception of one, Burcu, who understands them and wants the school to treat them with the consideration that troubled teenagers deserve.
But Burcu is not a key asset of the school either: they are about to relocate her. It doesn't take a genius to realize that when this happens, nothing will stop young people from being kicked out. They devise a plan to prevent the teacher from leaving: if she marries, the law allows her to choose her fate, and she could stay with them. They then go out to find someone Burcu can fall in love with, and in the process, they transform and mature.
With Alina Boz, Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pinar Deniz et Kaan Urgancıoğlutwo seasons directed by Ahmet Katiksiz.
Avalu. The courtyard, Avlu
“Avlu. El patio”: another genre production, in this case a prison drama. (Netflix)
This prison drama begins when Deniz is attacked by her husband, Hakan, who points a gun at her and their daughter, Ecem. Ecem tries to take it from him and accidentally shoots it. Deniz then takes responsibility, so that her daughter does not go to jail for the duration of the trial, and is arrested. He approaches one of the two women vying for control behind bars, Azra and Kudret. She assumes that, under Azra's wing, she will be able to keep a low profile and survive until everything is cleared up and she is freed.
However, he soon finds himself in trouble. Hakan lives, albeit in a coma, in the hospital, when the corpse of a guard appears under the feet of Deniz, who, to further confuse, is holding in his hand something that could have been the instrument of the murder. Added to the complications and complex internal politics that prison offers an innocent woman is another concern: her daughter has started a relationship with Alp, Kudret's son.
With Demet Evgar, Ceren Moray, Nursel Kose et eslem akar44 episodes in three seasons directed by Yuksel Aksu, Hulya Gezer et Safak Bal.
Bootleg Love (Black Money Love, Kara Para Ask, Dirty Money and Love)
Death, diamond trafficking and romance in “Kara Para Ask”. (Netflix)
One night, two bodies appear inside a car, each shot in the head. One is a young woman, Sibel, policeman Omer's girlfriend. The other is that of Ahmet, a wealthy jeweler.
Elif, the daughter of Omer and Ahmet, argues when they meet at the police station. For Omer, it is not possible that Sibel was Ahmet's lover. Elif can't understand that someone wanted to kill her father. Together, they will begin to follow the steps of the double homicide, which left Omer devastated and Elif's family facing an unexpected fact: they are bankrupt.
When they discover that the murders are linked to the diamond trade, they both try to understand what role they played...
SOURCE: Reviews News
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