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Love Me As I Am (Beni Böyle Sev)

Love Me As I Am (Beni Böyle Sev) (translated)

TV Series · 2013–2015 · 25 people

Beni Böyle Sev (Love Me As I Am) is a romance and romantic-comedy series made by BSK Yapım and shown on TRT 1 from February 11, 2013, to February 27, 2015. It ran three seasons and ended with its 89th episode on February 27, 2015. The first season closed with episode 22 on July 15, 2013, and the second began with episode 23 on September 2. Hakan Haksun created the story and wrote the script with Müjdan Kayserli. It aired on Monday evenings at 8.40 pm.

Ömer (Alper Saldıran), a wealthy but modest university student, and Ayşem (Zeynep Çamcı), a lively young woman who grew up an orphan, fall in love at first sight. After a long adventure they marry, and the series is about the struggle of life that starts after the wedding. In the Karatepe family Lale Mansur plays Nadide, Altan Gördüm plays Reha and Selen Uçer plays Eda. In the Keskin family Güven Kıraç plays Nail, Fatih Koyunoğlu plays İlyas and Yusuf Akgün plays Furkan. Atılgan Gümüş plays Kerem, Didem İnselel plays İnci Alataş, Aslı Bekiroğlu plays Ayça, Eda Ece plays Zeyno and Umut Kurt plays Mazhar.

The title comes from a 1976 song by Orhan Gencebay. The music was composed and arranged by the cellist Günay Uysal. Episodes have no title sequence; distant shots of Istanbul districts such as Karaköy, Eminönü, Beşiktaş and Üsküdar are used instead, and each episode shows a clip of an older song.

Production companyBSK Yapım
NetworkTürkiye Radyo Televizyon Kurumu

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

First-sight love usually ends a series; here marriage is the starting point, and the real story begins after the wedding. A good choice: the couple's daily struggle can stretch across seasons thanks to the two families, Karatepe and Keskin, getting involved. The cast is large and 89 episodes are spread over three seasons. The weak spot is that it can waver between romantic comedy and family drama; the pause between seasons one and two may also have disturbed the rhythm.

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

The most notable formal choice is the lack of a title sequence; episodes use distant shots of Istanbul districts such as Karaköy, Eminönü, Beşiktaş and Üsküdar. It is a pleasant addition that makes the city a supporting character. The title coming from Orhan Gencebay's 1976 song also sets an arabesque-romantic emotional frame. But the script does not stray far from the rich-poor love mold: Ömer is wealthy, Ayşem grew up an orphan. A classic romantic comedy with tidy rhythm. Music composed and arranged by a cellist sets the emotional tone; however, the absence of a title sequence may blur the identity of the episodes somewhat.

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

A young couple's married life, two families, a little romance and comedy: it looks like a light series that is easy to watch at home. Ömer and Ayşem's struggle tells the daily problems of marriage in plain words. Older and younger members can watch together; no very heavy theme appears. The downside is that an old-style love story can feel slow beside today's fast series. Good for a quiet evening.

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