Let It Not End This Way (Böyle Bitmesin)

Let It Not End This Way (Böyle Bitmesin) (translated)

TV Series · 2012–2014 · 96 people

Böyle Bitmesin is a Turkish series produced by AT Yapım and shown on TRT 1 from September 21, 2012, to June 6, 2014. It ran for two seasons and closed with its 69th episode. It is a drama about crime and social issues.

From start to finish the series deals with the family and with the divorces that have become more common in Turkey in recent years. The story centers on a family counseling office that handles divorce cases, and the people who work there do what they can to save marriages that are about to fall apart. The three main characters are Nisa, Yusuf and Nazlı. Nisa, played by Nergis Öztürk, is the leader and the cheerful one of the team; she approaches cases with unusual solutions, which turns the work from counseling-room sessions into adventures drawn from real life. Yeliz Kuvancı plays the marriage counselor Nazlı and Cemal Toktaş the lawyer Yusuf Hakbilir; the two bring research and common sense to each case. Kaan Çakır plays Latif Yazıcı.

The characters' own lives are told as well. Nisa's family has a place in the story, and the divorce of Nazlı and Yusuf after their marriage, together with the love-hate bond between them, runs through the whole series.

Production companyAT Yapım
NetworkTRT 1

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Berat Efe Parlar Berat Efe Parlar Actor · 22 years old Birce Akalay Birce Akalay Actor · 42 years old Burç Kümbetlioğlu Burç Kümbetlioğlu Actor · 46 years old Bülent Emrah Parlak Bülent Emrah Parlak Actor · 47 years old Cemal Toktaş Cemal Toktaş Actor · 43 years old Av. Yusuf Hakbilir Emir Özden Emir Özden Actor · 30 years old Erkan Bektaş Erkan Bektaş Actor · 54 years old Kaan Çakır Kaan Çakır Actor · 49 years old Latif Yazıcı Kimya Gökçe Aytaç Kimya Gökçe Aytaç Actor · 37 years old Nail Kırmızıgül Nail Kırmızıgül Actor · 61 years old Orhan Kılıç Orhan Kılıç Actor · 52 years old Oya Okar Oya Okar Actor · 40 years old Sarp Levendoğlu Sarp Levendoğlu Actor · 44 years old Seda Kala Seda Kala Actor · 40 years old Selen Uçer Selen Uçer Actor · 43 years old Serpil Gül Serpil Gül Actor · 64 years old Sevcan Yaşar Sevcan Yaşar Actor · 36 years old Toprak Sağlam Toprak Sağlam Actor · 41 years old Çağdaş Onur Öztürk Çağdaş Onur Öztürk Actor · 47 years old Özcan Varaylı Özcan Varaylı Actor · 63 years old Balamir Emren Balamir Emren Actor · 41 years old Yeliz Kuvancı Yeliz Kuvancı Actor · 39 years old Nazlı Boncuk Yılmaz Boncuk Yılmaz Actor · 45 years old Namık Kemal Yiğittürk Namık Kemal Yiğittürk Actor · 1945 – 2025 Bülent Şakrak Bülent Şakrak Actor · 49 years old Atilla Şendil Atilla Şendil Actor · 63 years old Mustafa Uğurlu Mustafa Uğurlu Actor · 70 years old Ufuk Bayraktar Ufuk Bayraktar Actor · 45 years old Eda Özerkan Eda Özerkan Actor · 42 years old Şenay Gürler Şenay Gürler Actor · 60 years old Ferit Aktuğ Ferit Aktuğ Actor · 47 years old Hakan Yufkacıgil Hakan Yufkacıgil Actor · 46 years old Başak Daşman Başak Daşman Actor · 45 years old Burak Deniz Burak Deniz Actor · 35 years old Lâle Yavaş Lâle Yavaş Actor · born 1978 Rıza Akın Actor · 1955 – 2022 Umut Kurt Umut Kurt Actor · 45 years old İnci Türkay Actor · 50 years old Goncagül Sunar Goncagül Sunar Actor · 56 years old Emir Benderlioğlu Emir Benderlioğlu Actor · 47 years old Bihter Dinçel Bihter Dinçel Actor · 44 years old Seda Akman Seda Akman Actor · 48 years old İpek Erdem İpek Erdem Actor · 42 years old Akasya Asıltürkmen Akasya Asıltürkmen Actor · 49 years old İpek Tenolcay İpek Tenolcay Actor · 56 years old Emre Karayel Emre Karayel Actor · 54 years old İpek Tuzcuoğlu İpek Tuzcuoğlu Actor · 55 years old Cemal Hünal Cemal Hünal Actor · 50 years old Ali İl Ali İl Actor · 44 years old Atilla Alper Saldıran Alper Saldıran Actor · 42 years old Caner Kurtaran Caner Kurtaran Actor · 48 years old Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Actor · 59 years old Ferit Kaya Ferit Kaya Actor · 42 years old Gürgen Öz Gürgen Öz Actor · 48 years old Cezmi Baskın Cezmi Baskın Actor · 77 years old Hasan Kaçan Hasan Kaçan Actor · 68 years old Emre Melemez Emre Melemez Actor · 51 years old Tuğçe Kumral Tuğçe Kumral Actor · 43 years old Görkem Yeltan Görkem Yeltan Actor · 49 years old Ege Aydan Ege Aydan Actor · 68 years old Sinan Albayrak Sinan Albayrak Actor · 53 years old Levent Ülgen Levent Ülgen Actor · 64 years old Kemal Uçar Kemal Uçar Actor · 41 years old Güler Ökten Güler Ökten Film actor · 84 years old Yusuf Akgün Yusuf Akgün Actor · 42 years old Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu Mehmet Ali Nuroğlu Actor · 47 years old Tuvana Türkay Tuvana Türkay Actor · 36 years old Melike Güner Melike Güner Actor · 47 years old Gizem Denizci Gizem Denizci Actor · 38 years old Nergis Öztürk Nergis Öztürk Film actor · 46 years old Nisa Yazıcı Hasan Küçükçetin Hasan Küçükçetin Actor · 45 years old Murat Daltaban Murat Daltaban Actor · 60 years old Serdar Orçin Serdar Orçin Actor · 50 years old Selim Erdoğan Selim Erdoğan Actor · 54 years old Filiz Taçbaş Filiz Taçbaş Actor · born 1964 Ayça İnci Ayça İnci Actor · 48 years old Bülent Seyran Bülent Seyran Actor · 50 years old Ceyda Ateş Ceyda Ateş Actor · 38 years old Gülçin Santırcıoğlu Gülçin Santırcıoğlu Actor · 49 years old Gerçek Alnıaçık Gerçek Alnıaçık Actor · 49 years old Didem İnselel Didem İnselel Actor · 50 years old Başak Parlak Başak Parlak Actor · 37 years old Ayten Uncuoğlu Actor · 80 years old Hande Doğandemir Hande Doğandemir Actor · 40 years old İlker Kızmaz İlker Kızmaz Actor · 51 years old Erdem Akakçe Erdem Akakçe Actor · born 1976 Hande Soral Hande Soral Actor · 39 years old Gökçe Özyol Gökçe Özyol Actor · 53 years old Semra Dinçer Semra Dinçer Film actor · died at 56 Ekin Türkmen Ekin Türkmen Film actor · 42 years old Esra Ruşan Esra Ruşan Actor · 43 years old Beste Bereket Beste Bereket Actor · 44 years old Asuman Dabak Asuman Dabak Actor · 56 years old Yılmaz Gruda Yılmaz Gruda Actor · died at 93 Adnan Biricik Adnan Biricik Actor · 67 years old Tomris İncer Tomris İncer Actor · died at 68

Through different eyes

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

The real value of Böyle Bitmesin is that it takes the family, and the rise in divorces, as its subject from start to finish. It treats marriage less as a personal failing than as a social question tied to relatives, law and circumstance, which is why the lawyer and the marriage counselor leaning on data and common sense carries weight. The flip side is that every conflict seems solvable at a desk, which softens the weight of real-life grievances. Still, it matters that it takes the theme seriously.

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

The subject is divorce, so younger children watching along may ask questions. The show does not make it heavy, though: Nisa's cheer and unusual fixes keep the mood soft. It suits parents and grandparents who want to watch and then talk. Very small children may find the topic a bit much, but do not expect a shouting match of a drama; common sense comes first. The message, trying to save a marriage, is a warm one.

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

The liveliest thread is Nazlı and Yusuf, who marry, divorce and keep up a love-hate bond across both seasons; that is what ties the show together. Once Nisa's family and the team's own lives enter the story, the staff become real characters. The weakness is the structure: a new couple to save each week can harden into formula over 69 episodes. So the pleasure lies more in the regular cast's relationships than in the cases of the week.

These are not reader reviews: they are short editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives with AI assistance. Reader reviews are below.

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