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Baht Oyunu

Twist of Fate (Baht Oyunu)

TV Series · 2021 · 4 people

Drama meets romantic comedy in the Turkish series Baht Oyunu, whose first episode aired on Kanal D on 15 June 2021. Serdar Gözelekli directs the ARC Film production. It was broadcast on Tuesdays and is counted among the most-watched Turkish series of summer 2021. It ran for a single season and ended with its seventeenth episode on 12 October 2021. The English title is Twist of Fate.

At the centre is Ada. The story grows out of the idea that once you believe your luck is black, it is hard to beat. Ada believes that a woman who marries the first man she loves will find happiness, but she has never managed it. Just as she decides to put a stick in the wheel of fate, she is abandoned by Rüzgar, whom she takes to be her first love. While Ada tries to win Rüzgar back on her road to happiness, Bora crosses her path. Caught between love and faith, the young woman faces a difficult and romantic journey, on which the series plays out the theme of luck its title evokes.

Aytaç Şaşmaz, Cemre Baysel, İdris Nebi Taşkan and Aslı Sümen share the leading roles. The series was shot in Istanbul and received nominations in seven categories at the 47th Golden Butterfly Awards.

DirectorSerdar Gözelekli
Production companyARC Film
NetworkKanal D
Twist of Fate (Baht Oyunu)

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Aslı Sümen Aslı Sümen Actor · 32 years old Cemre Baysel Cemre Baysel Actor · 27 years old İdris Nebi Taşkan İdris Nebi Taşkan Actor · 29 years old Anıl Çelik Anıl Çelik Actor · born 1988 Ali

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

Baht Oyunu is a summer series that wraps up in a single season of seventeen episodes, and to me that brevity is an advantage: there is little room for the stretched-out middle that long series fall into. Ada's belief that a woman who marries her first love will be happy, and her stubborn fight with fate, make a good starting point. A heroine caught between Rüzgar and Bora offers exactly the kind of back-and-forth romantic-comedy fans want. The rapport between Aytaç Şaşmaz, Cemre Baysel, İdris Nebi Taşkan and Aslı Sümen is what carries the show. Its one weakness is that in places the story leans on an all too familiar formula.

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

Baht Oyunu is a romantic comedy-drama about love and luck. The story turns on matters of the heart and belief in fate rather than heavy scenes. Teenagers and adults can enjoy it. It won't really speak to young children, though; love triangles may not hold their interest. If you want an easy-going series for summer evenings with the family, it is a fine choice.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Baht Oyunu follows the Turkish summer-series template quite faithfully: a heroine who believes in fate, a man she takes for her first love who leaves her in the lurch, and a second contender who turns up at just that moment. The show's most interesting idea is treating luck as a matter of belief; the notion that black luck, once believed in, is hard to beat could turn the heroine's choices into a self-fulfilling prophecy. Yet that idea rarely gets ahead of the love-triangle formula, and the dramatic structure relies on familiar situations more than surprise. A single season of seventeen episodes at least spares the story needless padding. Seven Golden Butterfly nominations show it drew attention, but don't expect anything that pushes the genre's limits.

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