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Breadwinner (Ekmek Teknesi)

Breadwinner (Ekmek Teknesi) (translated)

TV Series · 2002 · 14 people

Beginning on atv on November 16, 2002, the Turkish television series Ekmek Teknesi mixes comedy and drama to tell of a family's everyday life. Sinegraf and Pana Film produced it. The show moved to Show TV in 2004, aired its final season there, and said goodbye after three seasons with its 106th episode on June 13, 2005. Portraying a middle-class Turkish family convincingly, it found a wide audience.

The leading cast is Savaş Dinçel (Nusret Baba), Sermin Hürmeriç (Ayhan Anne), Ahmet Yenilmez (Celal), Cem Kılıç (Korkut) and Hasan Kaçan (Heredot Cevdet), with Peker Açıkalın also appearing as Cengiz. The series drew attention for its careful use of Turkish and the way its dialogue kept returning to half-forgotten idioms and proverbs. It is set in Istanbul's Kuzguncuk district, and most filming took place in that neighborhood along İcadiye Street. The theme music prepared by İncesaz is another thing viewers remember.

Two companies shared the production: Sinegraf shot the first 71 episodes and Pana Film episodes 72 to 106. Both later put episodes on YouTube, and Sinegraf shared its 71 in 1080p resolution. For the character Heredot Cevdet, a TRT 1 program called Heredot Cevdet Saati, with only him in it, was announced on April 6, 2015.

DirectorOsman Sınav
Production companySinegraf, Pana Film
Networkatv
Breadwinner (Ekmek Teknesi) Breadwinner (Ekmek Teknesi) Breadwinner (Ekmek Teknesi)

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Ceren Benderlioğlu Ceren Benderlioğlu Actor · 43 years old Güzin Usta Güzin Usta Actor · 73 years old Seda Güven Seda Güven Actor · 42 years old Sibel Taşçıoğlu Sibel Taşçıoğlu Actor · 50 years old Özlem Çakar Yalçınkaya Özlem Çakar Yalçınkaya Actor · 58 years old Peker Açıkalın Peker Açıkalın Film actor · 63 years old Cengiz Mehmet Usta Mehmet Usta Actor · 53 years old Ölü Mazhar Alanson Mazhar Alanson Actor · 76 years old Medet Hasan Kaçan Hasan Kaçan Actor · 68 years old Herodot Cevdet Ahmet Yenilmez Ahmet Yenilmez Actor · 59 years old Celal Melike Güner Melike Güner Actor · 47 years old Sonay Somuncu Şafak Sezer Şafak Sezer Actor · 56 years old Bahtiyar Ekin Türkmen Ekin Türkmen Film actor · 42 years old Songül Somuncu Savaş Dinçel Savaş Dinçel Actor · died at 65 Nusret Somuncu

Also in the cast: Sermin Hürmeriç

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

Over three seasons and 106 episodes, Ekmek Teknesi balances the daily bustle of an ordinary middle-class family between comedy and drama. The chemistry between Savaş Dinçel's Nusret Baba and Sermin Hürmeriç's Ayhan Anne is the backbone that holds the whole crowded household together. Hasan Kaçan's Heredot Cevdet stuck so firmly that years later a program of his own was announced. To be honest, binge it and the everyday household business can start to feel repetitive; this is a show best savored a little at a time. Still, every episode that opens with İncesaz's theme tune pulls you up to the same family table.

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

What I value most in Ekmek Teknesi is its language. Half-forgotten idioms, proverbs and carefully built Turkish sentences are a refinement rarely heard on screen today. The scenes shot in the streets of Kuzguncuk, along İcadiye Caddesi, carry the familiar warmth of neighborhood life, and İncesaz's theme music completes the mood. Its convincing portrait of an ordinary middle-class family recalls the good manners of our old family films. A series that brought the courtesy of another era to the screen, and one you can happily return to.

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

A proper at-home series that parents, children and grandparents can watch together. Comedy and drama go hand in hand, but what stands out is the everyday life of an ordinary family. With its careful Turkish and its proverbs, it is a nice example of good language for children too. Little ones may miss some of the jokes, but grandparents will feel right at home. It is a long show, so one episode a night as a family works well.

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