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The European Side (Avrupa Yakası)

The European Side (Avrupa Yakası) (translated)

TV Series · 2004–2009 · 102 people

Gülse Birsel wrote Avrupa Yakası ("The European Side") and also played one of its leads, while Sinan Çetin produced this Turkish sitcom, which premiered on atv on February 11, 2004. Filmed at the Plato Film studios in Istanbul, it ran for six seasons in episodes of 73 to 90 minutes and ended with its 190th episode on June 24, 2009. It won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Series.

The story unfolds between the traditional Sütçüoğlu family of Nişantaşı and the staff of a fictional magazine called Avrupa Yakası. At its heart is a young woman caught between the glamorous Nişantaşı circle she longs to join, the fashion magazine where she works and the upper-class man she loves on one side, and a family with the opposite outlook on life on the other. That clash of two worlds drives the comedy.

Although the cast shifted from season to season, Gülse Birsel, Gazanfer Özcan, Levent Üzümcü, Şenay Gürler, Hale Caneroğlu, Yavuz Seçkin, Veysel Diker and Yıldırım Öcek stayed throughout. Engin Günaydın joined in the third season, and Peker Açıkalın, Tolga Çevik, Hasibe Eren and Sarp Apak in the fourth. Jale Atabey and Hakan Algül directed.

DirectorJale Atabey, Hakan Algül
Production companyPlato Film
Networkatv

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Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Actor · 61 years old Demir Bey Aslı İçözü Aslı İçözü Actor · 62 years old Ata Demirer Ata Demirer Film actor · 54 years old Volkan Sütçüoğlu Ayça Erturan Ayça Erturan Actor · 43 years old Banu Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu Actor · 70 years old Bahtiyar Engin Bahtiyar Engin Actor · 61 years old Başak Daşman Başak Daşman Actor · 45 years old Bennu Yıldırımlar Bennu Yıldırımlar Actor · 56 years old Bihter Dinçel Bihter Dinçel Actor · 44 years old Zeynep Hacer Aksoy Binnur Kaya Binnur Kaya Actor · 54 years old Şahika Koçarslanlı / Dilber Koçarslanlı Buket Dereoğlu Buket Dereoğlu Actor · 56 years old Demet Bülent Polat Bülent Polat Actor · 47 years old Şehsuvar 'Şesu' Kementoğlu Burak Tamdoğan Burak Tamdoğan Actor · 55 years old Çağla Şıkel Çağla Şıkel Presenter · 47 years old Melek Çağlar Çorumlu Çağlar Çorumlu Actor · 48 years old Relative of Aunt Dilber Cansu Dere Cansu Dere Actor · 46 years old Deniz Çakır Deniz Çakır Actor · 44 years old Serap Doğa Rutkay Doğa Rutkay Actor · 48 years old Esra Dolunay Soysert Dolunay Soysert Actor · 53 years old Melike (Selin's life coach) Ece Hakim Ece Hakim Actor · 28 years old Ece Sükan Ece Sükan Actor · 49 years old Engin Günaydın Engin Günaydın Actor · 54 years old Burhan Altıntop Esin Gündoğdu Esin Gündoğdu Actor · born 1977 Esra Dermancıoğlu Esra Dermancıoğlu Actor · 57 years old Customer Evrim Akın Evrim Akın Actor · 47 years old Gamze Karaduman Gamze Karaduman Actor · 39 years old Gazanfer Özcan Gazanfer Özcan Actor · died at 78 Tahsin Sütçüoğlu Gönül Ülkü Özcan Actor · died at 87 Gözde Mukavelat Gözde Mukavelat Actor · 41 years old Ela Gülse Birsel Gülse Birsel Actor · 55 years old Aslı Sütçüoğlu Hakan Yılmaz Hakan Yılmaz Actor · 56 years old Hasibe Eren Hasibe Eren Actor · 51 years old Makbule Kıral Hümeyra Hümeyra Actor · 79 years old İffet Sütçüoğlu Kaan Urgancıoğlu Kaan Urgancıoğlu Actor · 45 years old Levent Üzümcü Levent Üzümcü Actor · 54 years old Cem Onaran Mine Çayıroğlu Mine Çayıroğlu Actor · 48 years old Show Host Emel Müşfik Kenter Müşfik Kenter Actor · died at 79 Tevfik Kıral Nihal Yalçın Nihal Yalçın Actor · 45 years old Meryem Okan Yalabık Okan Yalabık Actor · 47 years old Necdet (Hatırla Sevgili) Oktay Kaynarca Oktay Kaynarca Actor · 61 years old Ömür Arpacı Ömür Arpacı Actor · 44 years old Öner Erkan Öner Erkan Actor · 46 years old Fatoş's boyfriend Onur Buldu Onur Buldu Actor · 44 years old Tanrıverdi's Housemate Metin Orçun İynemli Orçun İynemli Actor · 47 years old Özgür Çevik Özgür Çevik Actor · 45 years old Manav Özgür Peker Açıkalın Peker Açıkalın Film actor · 63 years old Gaffur Aksoy Rutkay Aziz Rutkay Aziz Actor · 79 years old Bülent Onaran Salih Kalyon Salih Kalyon Actor · 80 years old Sarp Apak Sarp Apak Actor · 45 years old Tanrıverdi Ekşioğulları Savaş Özdemir Savaş Özdemir Actor · 56 years old Sedef Şahin Sedef Şahin Actor · 34 years old Şenay Gürler Şenay Gürler Actor · 60 years old Fatoş Yıldız Serhat Teoman Serhat Teoman Actor · 43 years old Kerem Timur Acar Timur Acar Actor · 46 years old İzzet Gümüşmeşe Tolga Çevik Tolga Çevik Actor · 52 years old Sacit Kıral Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu Actor · 52 years old Nurse Zuhal Yetkin Dikinciler Yetkin Dikinciler Actor · 57 years old Yıldıray Şahinler Yıldıray Şahinler Actor · 58 years old Selimcan Yonca Şahinbaş Yonca Şahinbaş Actor · 54 years old Mürvet Didem Erol Didem Erol Actor · 51 years old Victoria Ajda Pekkan Ajda Pekkan Singer · 80 years old Erkin Koray Erkin Koray Singer · died at 82 Keremcem Keremcem Singer · 48 years old Editor Kerem Nükhet Duru Nükhet Duru Singer · 72 years old Vatan Şaşmaz Vatan Şaşmaz Actor · died at 42 Fadik Sevin Atasoy Fadik Sevin Atasoy Actor · 51 years old Maide Burak Altay Burak Altay Actor · 46 years old Ayakkabı boyacısı Tamer Karadağlı Tamer Karadağlı Actor · 59 years old Police Officer Uğur Bilgin Uğur Bilgin Actor · 46 years old Tanrıverdi's Housemate Şinasi Yurtsever Şinasi Yurtsever Actor · died at 51 Burhan's Neighbor Erol Erarslan Erol Erarslan Actor · 55 years old Man of the Urfa Aga Zerrin Sümer Actor · born 1945 Aunt Zerrin Bora Akkaş Bora Akkaş Actor · 36 years old Apprentice Turgay Tanülkü Turgay Tanülkü Actor · 73 years old Agha from Urfa Gürgen Öz Gürgen Öz Actor · 48 years old Cesur Serkan Keskin Serkan Keskin Actor · 48 years old Mithat Aslı Altaylar Aslı Altaylar Actor · 46 years old Ceramics Teacher Sümer Tilmaç Sümer Tilmaç Actor · died at 66 Sertaç's Father Güven Hokna Güven Hokna Film actor · 80 years old Melahat Berat Yenilmez Berat Yenilmez Film actor · 56 years old Devrim Şebnem Sönmez Şebnem Sönmez Actor · 58 years old Sahte psikolog Figen Evren Figen Evren Actor · 60 years old Bride Cem Davran Cem Davran Actor · 62 years old Altan (Mr. Titiz) Serhan Arslan Serhan Arslan Actor · 45 years old Serkan Şahin Irmak Şahin Irmak Actor · 45 years old Lawyer Necmi Yapıcı Necmi Yapıcı Actor · 54 years old Sigortacı Mert Sezen Aksu Sezen Aksu Singer · 72 years old Fatma Erdal Cindoruk Erdal Cindoruk Actor · 61 years old Ergün (Fatoş's boyfriend) Erkan Sever Erkan Sever Actor · 52 years old Diyetisyen Devin Özgür Çınar Devin Özgür Çınar Actor · 53 years old Yaşar Ayten Uncuoğlu Actor · 80 years old Fatoş's Aunt Çiçek Dilligil Çiçek Dilligil Actor · 57 years old Naile Beren Saat Beren Saat Film actor · 42 years old Yasemin (Hatırla Sevgili) Suna Pekuysal Actor · died at 74 Falcı Mert Turak Mert Turak Actor · 46 years old Karikatürist Mahir İpek Mahir İpek Actor · 54 years old Ayı Ömer Göksu Başaran Göksu Başaran Actor · 46 years old Guest appearance Ayumi Takano Ayumi Takano Actor · 53 years old Deniz Özerman Deniz Özerman Actor · 57 years old Mustafa Turan Mustafa Turan Actor · 60 years old Seyfi Dursunoğlu Seyfi Dursunoğlu Stage actor · died at 87 Coşkun Göğen Coşkun Göğen Actor · 80 years old Guest

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Avrupa Yakası shows just how long a character comedy can live. Over six seasons and 190 episodes, the Sütçüoğlu family and the magazine staff became like members of viewers' own households. Gülse Birsel is the soul of the show, through both her writing and her acting, while Gazanfer Özcan adds a flavor all his own to every scene. Engin Günaydın joining in the third season brings a breath of fresh air. The one problem is the cast shifting from season to season; some new faces unsettle the familiar balance for a while, and certain seasons struggle to match the energy of the early years.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The comedy of Avrupa Yakası actually feeds on an increasingly visible class divide in Istanbul. The tension between a young woman who longs for Nişantaşı's chic circles and the world of a fashion magazine, and her family with the opposite outlook on life, mirrors a time when the phrase white Turk had firmly entered everyday speech. The family's effort to fit in with flashy neighborhood life offers sharp observations on status anxiety and the wish to be seen. At times, though, the humor reduces both worlds to caricature, and the traditional family figures sometimes remain mere comic material. Still, Gülse Birsel's writing manages to open up the class question without preaching.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Avrupa Yakası is the kind of comedy everyone can watch together after dinner. Family squabbles, neighborhood fuss and workplace chaos have something to say to viewers of every age. Gazanfer Özcan's presence brings the grandparents to the screen too. Episodes run between 73 and 90 minutes, though, which may feel long for little ones. Children may miss some of the jokes, but on the whole it is easy viewing.

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