Turkish TV In 2008: 12 Series That Premiered 18 Years Ago, From Aşk-ı Memnu To Akasya Durağı
Eighteen years have passed since 2008, a busy season for Turkish television. Some of the series that premiered that year are still shown in reruns today, while others were taken off air after only a few episodes. The list brings together comedies, crime stories, family dramas and one of the best-known love stories on Turkish TV.
Family comedies and long-running dramas filled the 2008 schedule.
Benim Annem Bir Melek
Produced by BKM Film, Benim Annem Bir Melek began in March 2008. It centres on the Turuncu family in Istanbul and on Neriman, a loving but strong-willed mother who gets involved in everything. Oya Başar played Neriman, alongside Tarık Ünlüoğlu, Ali Sunal, Şehsuvar Aktaş, Dolunay Soysert and Ayçin İnci. Written by Vasıf Küçükoruç and directed by Hakan Algül, the series aired on atv for two seasons and moved to Star TV for its third. It ended on 10 May 2010 after 3 seasons and 64 episodes.
1 Erkek 1 Kadın
Prepared by Bando Yapım, 1 Erkek 1 Kadın premiered on 2 October 2008. An adaptation of the French-language Canadian series Un gars, une fille, it told the daily life of Zeynep (Demet Evgar) and Ozan (Emre Karayel), a couple of nine years, in sketch form. It aired on Turkmax (2008-2011), Star TV (2012-2013) and FOX (2014-2015), ending on 8 April 2015 after 8 seasons and 416 episodes.
Canım Ailem
TMC Film's Canım Ailem started on atv on 18 November 2008. Written by Selin Tunç and directed by Sadullah Celen, it followed Samim (Uğur Yücel), a 45-year-old from Adana who has never taken on any responsibility and suddenly has to look after three children after his sister and brother-in-law die in a traffic accident. Şebnem Bozoklu, Ozan Güven, Ezgi Mola and Funda Eryiğit were also in the cast. The series ended on 9 June 2010 with 63 episodes in total.
Yalancı Romantik
The family comedy Yalancı Romantik began on Kanal 1 on 13 April 2008 and moved to FOX in 2009. Birol Güven produced it for Mint Prodüksiyon; Hakan Yılmaz played Ahmet and Ebru Cündübeyoğlu played İpek. It ended on 11 January 2010 after 66 episodes.
Unutma Beni
Focus Film's daily family drama Unutma Beni started on FOX in 2008 and was shot in Ankara. It ran for 8 seasons and 1702 episodes, with the finale airing on 27 May 2016, and was also broadcast in countries including Greece, Poland, Bulgaria and Russia.
Küçük Kadınlar
Küçük Kadınlar began on Kanal D in June 2008. The D Productions series was adapted from Louisa May Alcott's novel and told the story of five sisters trying to hold on to life after losing their parents. Özge Borak, Hande Soral, Fulya Zenginer, Elit İşcan, Selin Ilgar and Kıvanç Kasabalı were in the cast. From episode 79 it aired on Star TV, and it ended on 13 March 2011 after 3 seasons and 120 episodes.
Akasya Durağı ran for 174 episodes, and Aşk-ı Memnu also began that September.
Akasya Durağı
Akasya Durağı started on Kanal D on 14 July 2008. Directed by Yaşar Seriner, it was a renewed version of the earlier series Çiçek Taksi. Nuri Bey (Zeki Alasya), a long-time chauffeur, opens a taxi stand and invites his late employer's widow Melahat (Melek Baykal) to work there. Cezmi Baskın, Levent Ülgen, Onur Şan, Ayça İnci and Timur Acar were also in the cast. The series moved to Star TV in the 2011-2012 season and ended on 1 September 2012 after 5 seasons and 174 episodes.
Aşk-ı Memnu
Aşk-ı Memnu premiered on Kanal D on 4 September 2008. The Ay Yapım production was adapted from Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil's 1900 novel and centres on the forbidden relationship between Bihter (Beren Saat) and Behlül (Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ). Selçuk Yöntem, Hazal Kaya, Nebahat Çehre, Zerrin Tekindor and Nur Fettahoğlu were also in the cast. It ran until 24 June 2010, for two seasons and 79 episodes, and its finale was talked about for days. Kanal D has been airing reruns for years.
Adanalı
Kuzey Prodüksiyon's Adanalı began on atv on 7 November 2008, mixing action, crime and comedy. Oktay Kaynarca played the police officer Adanalı and Mehmet Akif Alakurt played Maraz Ali, his childhood friend who now leads a gang in Istanbul. Ekin Türkmen, Cemal Hünal, Serenay Sarıkaya, Çağkan Çulha, Eda Özerkan and, in the early seasons, Selin Demiratar were also in the cast. It ended on 7 November 2010 after 3 seasons and 79 episodes.
Gece Gündüz
Gece Gündüz started on Kanal D on 4 July 2008. The Altıoklar Film series followed chief inspector Aslan (Sarp Levendoğlu) and inspector Kemal (Settar Tanrıöğen) of Istanbul's organised crime unit. Written by Kerem Deren, it used Âşık Veysel's folk song Uzun İnce Bir Yoldayım as its theme in all 29 episodes and ended on 22 March 2009 after a single season.
Yol Arkadaşım
Yol Arkadaşım began on Kanal D on 12 May 2008 and continued on Star TV. Written and directed by Çağan Irmak and shot in Ayvalık, it told the story of a woman trying to build a new life with her daughter in a small Aegean town. Özge Özberk, Polat Bilgin, Sinan Tuzcu and Goncagül Sunar starred. It ended in 2009 after 41 episodes over two seasons.
Dolu Dizgin Yıllar
The youth series Dolu Dizgin Yıllar started on atv on 6 August 2008, produced by Osman Sınav for Sinegraf and written by Yiğit Güralp. atv dropped it after episode 8 because of low ratings; following e-mails from viewers, TRT 1 picked it up from episode 9 on 3 November 2008. It ended on 8 February 2010 after 2 seasons and 47 episodes.
The Shows That Ended Early
Not every 2008 series lasted. Gazi, which brought together Ahmet Kural and Selin Demiratar, stayed on air for 14 episodes. Serçe, with Saruhan Hünel and Başak Parlak, aired only 8 episodes; Limon Ağacı, with Serenay Sarıkaya and Kaan Urgancıoğlu, was cancelled after episode 10; and Derman, with Feridun Düzağaç and Şevval Sam, ended with episode 8.
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