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The Nanny (Dadı)

The Nanny (Dadı) (translated)

TV Series · 2001–2002 · 29 people

Medyapım made Dadı (“The Nanny”), a Turkish situation comedy based on the American sitcom The Nanny, which ran from 1993 to 1999, was shown in more than ninety countries and spawned local versions in many of them, particularly in Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. Such adaptations generally follow the original scripts closely, changing only small details to suit their own culture. The Turkish version stars Gülben Ergen, Haldun Dormen, Kenan Işık and Seray Sever, with Sinem Kobal (Dilara), Zuhal Topal, Halit Ergenç, Nükhet Duru and Barış Falay also in the cast.

The story begins with Melek, who works in a bridal shop. After splitting from her boyfriend, she by chance becomes nanny to the three children of Ömer Giritli, a wealthy widower. In this orderly, refined house she meets surprising situations, and she and Ömer slowly grow close. The series began on Show TV on February 9, 2001, and stayed there until December 28, 2001; from January 19, 2002, it continued on Star TV and ended with its 61st episode on October 28, 2002. It spans three seasons.

After the original episodes were done, five new ones were filmed that appear in no other country's adaptation of The Nanny. Tayfun Güneyer wrote them, and they follow Melek and Ömer's life after marriage.

Production companyMedyapım
NetworkShow TV, Star TV

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Cast

Ahu Sungur Ahu Sungur Actor · 45 years old Barış Falay Barış Falay Actor · 54 years old Bülent Polat Bülent Polat Actor · 47 years old Hurşit Gülben Ergen Gülben Ergen Singer · 54 years old Melek Özbal Güzin Usta Güzin Usta Actor · 73 years old Haldun Dormen Haldun Dormen Actor · died at 97 Pertev the Butler Halit Ergenç Halit Ergenç Actor · 56 years old Kenan Işık Kenan Işık Actor · died at 76 Ömer Giritli Levent Sülün Levent Sülün Actor · 51 years old Romeo Özge Özder Özge Özder Actor · 48 years old Sedat Mert Sedat Mert Actor · born 1975 Şendoğan Öksüz Şendoğan Öksüz Actor · 55 years old Seray Sever Seray Sever Actor · 53 years old Suzan Erdemir Sevinç Erol Sevinç Erol Actor · 59 years old Taner Turan Taner Turan Actor · 56 years old Türkan Kılıç Türkan Kılıç Actor · 58 years old Zuhal Topal Zuhal Topal Presenter · 50 years old Lamia Sinem Kobal Sinem Kobal Actor · 39 years old Dilara Nükhet Duru Nükhet Duru Singer · 72 years old Defne Joy Foster Defne Joy Foster Actor · died at 35 Defne İpek Tenolcay İpek Tenolcay Actor · 56 years old Aysun İpek Muhammet Uzuner Muhammet Uzuner Actor · 61 years old Şöhret Şöhretli Ata Demirer Ata Demirer Film actor · 54 years old Melike Güner Melike Güner Actor · 47 years old Vildan Levend Yılmaz Levend Yılmaz Actor · 77 years old Psikolog Güven Ayten Uncuoğlu Actor · 80 years old PE Teacher Sato Yurdaer Okur Yurdaer Okur Actor · 52 years old Journalist Asuman Dabak Asuman Dabak Actor · 56 years old Doctor Arda Öziri Arda Öziri Actor · died at 39

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Through different eyes

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

Dadı is an adaptation that sticks close to The Nanny's scripts, but Gülben Ergen's Melek carries most of the weight. The clash between this lively woman from a bridal shop and the strict order of the Giritli household is what drives the comedy, and the slow drift between Melek and Ömer is the thread that keeps you hooked across the seasons. The weak spot: the formula is fixed, and some episodes feel alike. Still, the original episodes added at the end, about life after the wedding, are a small treasure for fans.

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

Seeing seasoned names like Haldun Dormen and Kenan Işık in one cast warms the heart. Dadı may be an adaptation of an American comedy, but the meeting of a strict, well-mannered household and a good-hearted girl from a bridal shop recalls the much-loved rich-and-poor stories of Yeşilçam. Gülben Ergen's Melek is loud but endearing, and the humor mostly lands without turning crude. Still, you can feel the foreign mold underneath; don't expect the depth of a homegrown story.

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

Any assessment of Dadı has to start with its source: The Nanny aired in more than ninety countries, and its local versions generally followed the original scripts closely. That narrows the Turkish version's creative room; the joke structure, scene construction and character types arrive largely ready-made. The cast partly pushes past that limit. Gülben Ergen, Haldun Dormen and Kenan Işık find a comic register built on timing, and names like Halit Ergenç and Zuhal Topal stand out in support. The most interesting part is the five original episodes added at the end. Written by Tayfun Güneyer and following Melek and Ömer after their marriage, they look like the one place where the adaptation searches for a voice of its own.

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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