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Bodrum Tale (Bodrum Masalı)

Bodrum Tale (Bodrum Masalı) (translated)

TV Series · 2016 · 19 people

Bodrum Masalı ran for a single season as a teen romance-drama that TMC Film produced for Kanal D, from the summer of 2016 to the summer of the following year across forty-two episodes. Mehmet Ada Öztekin directed the whole run, while Başar Başaran and Emre Özdür shaped the scripts together.

The plot uncovers a second life kept hidden in Bodrum by Evren Ergüven, an ambitious hotel-chain owner whose wife and children believe he only leads a glamorous existence in Istanbul. A string of bad business calls drives him into bankruptcy, pushing the family into a modest Bodrum house that turns out to be nearly all they have left; there they learn that the other half of a small hotel belongs to his wife's former fiancé. Old secrets and past romances then resurface, tangled up with a side of Bodrum the children never knew existed.

Timuçin Esen, Şevval Sam, and Murat Aygen take the lead roles, joined by Nejat İşler, Dilan Çiçek Deniz, Hilmi Cem İntepe, Bige Önal, Ezgi Şenler, Serhan Onat, Barış Yalçın, and Serel Yereli. Kanal D chose not to renew it and no other broadcaster picked it up, so the story wrapped after a single season.

DirectorMehmet Ada Öztekin
Production companyTMC Film
NetworkKanal D

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Barış Yalçın Barış Yalçın Actor · 32 years old Ferdi Bige Önal Bige Önal Actor · 36 years old Lal Dilan Çiçek Deniz Dilan Çiçek Deniz Actor · 31 years old Su Ergüven Ezgi Şenler Ezgi Şenler Actor · 33 years old Aslı Hilmi Cem İntepe Hilmi Cem İntepe Actor · 34 years old Kaan Çakır Kaan Çakır Actor · 49 years old Cahit Kıvanç Kasabalı Kıvanç Kasabalı Actor · 51 years old Nejat Nejat İşler Nejat İşler Actor · 54 years old Bora Serel Yereli Serel Yereli Actor · 31 years old Alara Serhan Onat Serhan Onat Actor · 32 years old Uzay Timuçin Esen Timuçin Esen Actor · 53 years old Faryalı Toprak Sağlam Toprak Sağlam Actor · 41 years old Gözde Tülin Yazkan Tülin Yazkan Actor · 35 years old Şevval Sam Şevval Sam Actor · 53 years old Yıldız Alperen Duymaz Alperen Duymaz Actor · 34 years old Ateş Ergüven Zehra Yılmaz Zehra Yılmaz Actor · 32 years old Murat Aygen Murat Aygen Actor · 55 years old Evren Ergüven Aslıhan Gürbüz Aslıhan Gürbüz Actor · 43 years old Aşkın Nur Yengi Aşkın Nur Yengi Singer · 56 years old

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

A second life hidden from the family, bankruptcy, a move into a modest Bodrum house, and the discovery that the other half of a small hotel belongs to the mother's former fiancé: the setup is pure summer-series material. Alongside Timuçin Esen, Şevval Sam and Murat Aygen, the young cast brings plenty of energy, and Nejat İşler's Bora stands out. Over 42 episodes secrets and old romances keep tangling, though in the middle the story starts repeating itself. It is a shame it stopped at one season once Kanal D chose not to renew it; some of these characters deserved more.

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

A summer series about teenage romances and family secrets. The Bodrum scenery is lovely and the story starts on a light note. But there are themes like a father's second life hidden from his family and bankruptcy, which can be hard to explain to young children. Teenagers and parents can watch it together. The story of a family moving from luxury to a modest home may also remind young viewers that money is not everything.

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

The series follows a wealthy family's fall into a modest Bodrum house after the bankruptcy of a hotel-chain owner whose family believed he was simply living a glamorous life in Istanbul. That drop in class, combined with the children discovering a side of Bodrum they never knew existed, offers a chance to look past the holiday postcard. Evren Ergüven's secret second life also raises questions about the cost of lies and status anxiety within a family. As a teen romance, however, the show often leaves these social layers behind its love stories, and ending after one season gave those themes no room to deepen.

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