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Strawberry Scent (Çilek Kokusu)

Strawberry Scent (Çilek Kokusu) (translated)

TV Series · 2015 · 16 people

Star TV aired Çilek Kokusu (Strawberry Scent), a Turkish series mixing romance, youth drama and romantic comedy. It is adapted from the South Korean series The Heirs, which aired on SBS, and was produced by Gold Film. The first episode aired on June 24, 2015, and after a single season the show ended with its 23rd episode on November 27, 2015. It also found viewers abroad, starting on MBC 4 with an Arabic dub on July 10, 2015.

The story opens when two young people who could hardly be more different meet by surprise: Aslı, who works hard, and Burak, a carefree young man from a wealthy family. Demet Özdemir plays Aslı, Yusuf Çim plays Burak and Ekin Mert Daymaz plays Volkan. They assume they will never see each other again, but the three end up in Bodrum in the middle of a game none of them can see the end of, and the chain of coincidences follows them there too.

In the supporting cast, Mahir Günşıray plays Nihat Mazharoğlu, Laçin Ceylan plays Selda Mazharoğlu, Murat Başoğlu plays Sinan Mazharoğlu, Mine Tugay plays Elçin, Anıl Çelik plays Erdem and İdil Sivritepe plays Eda. Filiz Gülmez Pakman and Adnan Güler directed, from a screenplay by Banu Zengin Tak and Aslı Zengin. Alp Yenier composed the background score.

DirectorFiliz Gülmez Pakman
Production companyGold Film
NetworkStar TV

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Anıl Çelik Anıl Çelik Actor · born 1988 Erdem Aslı Aybars Aslı Aybars Actor · 54 years old Başak Cansu Melis Karakuş Cansu Melis Karakuş Actor · 35 years old Demet Özdemir Demet Özdemir Actor · 34 years old Aslı Ekin Mert Daymaz Ekin Mert Daymaz Actor · 35 years old Volkan Gözde Kaya Gözde Kaya Actor · 38 years old Çağla Hakkı Ergök Hakkı Ergök Actor · 66 years old İdil Sivritepe İdil Sivritepe Actor · 36 years old Eda Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Actor · 59 years old Halil Laçin Ceylan Laçin Ceylan Actor · 60 years old Selda Mazharoğlu Mahir Günşiray Mahir Günşiray Actor · 66 years old Nihat Mazharoğlu Mine Tugay Mine Tugay Actor · 48 years old Elçin Murat Başoğlu Actor · 58 years old Sinan Mazharoğlu Utku Ateş Utku Ateş Actor · 36 years old Barış Yusuf Çim Yusuf Çim Actor · 35 years old Burak Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat Zeynep Tuğçe Bayat Actor · 36 years old Gonca

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

Çilek Kokusu is a summer show through and through: it starts in June, moves the story to Bodrum and wraps up in a single season of 23 episodes. The contrast between Demet Özdemir's hard-working Aslı and Yusuf Çim's carefree Burak is romantic comedy's favorite formula, and the pair's chemistry carries much of the load. Ekin Mert Daymaz's Volkan adds movement to the triangle. The chain of coincidences is fun early on but can start to feel forced after a while. The short run is actually a plus: a good pick if you want a light series that ends before it outstays its welcome and can be finished in a few weeks.

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

Çilek Kokusu is a sweet romantic comedy that teenagers and grown-ups can watch together. As the genre suggests, the tone is light rather than heavy drama. The story of carefree, wealthy Burak and hard-working Aslı also carries a small message about the value of effort. Young children may find the love story a bit dull. It will appeal most to teenagers and fans of romantic series.

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

Çilek Kokusu is adapted from the South Korean series The Heirs, and the limits of the adaptation show on screen. The contrast between the rich boy and the hard-working girl takes over the settled formula of Korean drama almost wholesale, and the chain of coincidences in Bodrum ties the plot more to chance than to the characters' choices. Filiz Gülmez Pakman and Adnan Güler's direction hits the light tone you expect from a summer series, but adds no signature of its own. The energy of the lead pair is the liveliest thing about it. Running only 23 episodes lets the formula end before it wears out; still, how far the adaptation builds a cultural context of its own is open to debate.

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