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Was It Meant to Be This Way (Böyle mi Olacaktı)

Was It Meant to Be This Way (Böyle mi Olacaktı) (translated)

TV Series · 1997–2003 · 22 people

Böyle mi Olacaktı (Was It Meant to Be Like This?) is a drama, family and youth series made by Erler Film and shown on atv from 1997 to April 2003. It ran six seasons and ended with 167 episodes; an episode lasts about 45 minutes. Ümit Efekan, Temel Gürsu and Şahin Gök directed it over the years.

The series follows three tightly bound friends, Pervin, Ayşe and Gül. They support one another through the difficulties they meet and try to stay out of the middle of intrigues in a life where hatred, love, ambition and friendship are mixed together. Berna Laçin plays Doctor Pervin Tuna. The role of Ayşe Akman was taken by Açelya Akkoyun and Seray Gözler, and that of Gül Tanrıyar by Hande Ataizi and Ceyda Düvenci.

In the Akman family Atilla Saral plays Murat; in the Tuna family Yaşar Alptekin plays Yusuf and Funda Barın plays Doctor Pınar. Hakan Ural and İsmet Özhan play Ahmet Tanrıyar, Kerem Alışık plays Kadir Arıkan, Selda Alkor plays Süreyya Şahinkaya and Tanju Gürsu plays Arif Demirkol. Because the run lasted six years, many actors appeared in leading and supporting roles.

DirectorÜmit Efekan, Temel Gürsu, Şahin Gök
Production companyErler Film
Networkatv

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Cast

Aliye Uzunatağan Aliye Uzunatağan Actor · 74 years old Zehra Adalı Ceyda Düvenci Ceyda Düvenci Actor · 49 years old Gül Tanrıyar (2) Gürkan Uygun Gürkan Uygun Actor · 52 years old Serkan Güzin Usta Güzin Usta Actor · 73 years old Mine Halit Ergenç Halit Ergenç Actor · 56 years old Halit Kayra Şenocak Kayra Şenocak Actor · 48 years old Levent Sülün Levent Sülün Actor · 51 years old Sedef Avcı Sedef Avcı Actor · 44 years old Deniz Akman Selma Ergeç Selma Ergeç Actor · 48 years old Merve Seray Gözler Seray Gözler Actor · 65 years old Ayşe Akman Taner Barlas Taner Barlas Actor · 79 years old İskender Arzu Gamze Kılınç Arzu Gamze Kılınç Actor · 57 years old Demet Şener Demet Şener Model · 49 years old Hilal Berna Laçin Berna Laçin Actor · 56 years old Dr. Pervin Tuna Kerem Alışık Kerem Alışık Actor · 66 years old Kadir Arıkan Selda Alkor Selda Alkor Actor · 83 years old Süreyya Şahinkaya Hande Ataizi Hande Ataizi Actor · 53 years old Gül Tanrıyar Gülşen Tuncer Film actor · 81 years old Tanju Gürsu Tanju Gürsu Film director · died at 77 Arif Demirkol Açelya Akkoyun Açelya Akkoyun Actor · 53 years old Ayşe Akman Şendoğan Öksüz Şendoğan Öksüz Actor · 55 years old Tuğba Özerk Tuğba Özerk Singer · 46 years old

Also in the cast: Atilla Saral (Murat), Yaşar Alptekin, Funda Barın (Doctor Pınar), Hakan Ural (Ahmet Tanrıyar), İsmet Özhan

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Böyle mi Olacaktı is a warm family and youth series from the late 1990s about three close friends, Pervin, Ayşe and Gül, supporting one another. Trying to stay out of intrigues in a life where hatred, love, ambition and friendship are mixed gives the story a moral center. Familiar faces such as Selda Alkor bring back the taste of old television. Running six seasons with many changes of actors may, however, have made it harder to bond with the characters.

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

Six seasons, 167 episodes: this production spreads over years what some series do in one. The role of Ayşe Akman was taken by Açelya Akkoyun and Seray Gözler, and Gül Tanrıyar by Hande Ataizi and Ceyda Düvenci, so the main characters change actors. For anyone wanting to bond with a character, that is a stumbling block. The friendship triangle is a solid spine, but over such a long run, repeated intrigue and a changing cast are inevitable. I suspect the early years are more consistent.

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

A series described as family and youth drama, built on friendship, love and intrigue. Episodes run about 45 minutes, suitable after the evening meal. It can set ground for teenagers to talk about friendship and trust. But entering a series that ran six years is hard; those who start somewhere in the 167 episodes may struggle to follow the story. Not for small children, more suited to teenagers and parents.

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