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As Time Goes By (Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki)

As Time Goes By (Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki) (translated)

TV Series · 2010–2013 · 49 people

D Productions produced Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki (As Time Goes By), a Turkish drama series broadcast on Kanal D from September 14, 2010, to June 18, 2013. Directed by Zeynep Günay Tan, it was written by Coşkun Irmak, who drew on his own life and personal experiences; the title comes from an Erkin Koray song. The show ran for three seasons and closed with its 120th episode.

Set in 1960s Istanbul, the melodrama follows the Akarsu family, whose world is upended when its patriarch, the ship captain Ali (Erkan Petekkaya), married to Cemile (Ayça Bingöl), begins an affair with a foreign woman played by Wilma Elles.

The large ensemble also features Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy, Farah Zeynep Abdullah, Aras Bulut İynemli, Meral Çetinkaya and Mine Tugay, with episodes running around 100 minutes. One of the most popular series on Turkish television during its run, it won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Series.

The series was dubbed into more than 30 languages and shown around the world: it aired simultaneously on MBC4 in the Arab world, was broadcast in Serbia on Prva in 2013, and reached Iranian viewers in a dubbed version on GEM TV.

DirectorZeynep Günay Tan
Production companyD Productions
NetworkKanal D

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Cast

Alayça Öztürk Alayça Öztürk Actor · 42 years old Anıl İlter Anıl İlter Actor · 45 years old Aras Bulut İynemli Aras Bulut İynemli Actor · 36 years old Mete Akarsu Ayşegül Cengiz Akman Ayşegül Cengiz Akman Actor · 51 years old Firuzan Ceren Reis Actor · 19 years old Deniz Altan Deniz Altan Actor · 32 years old Dila Bayrak Dila Bayrak Actor · 41 years old Ece Çeşmioğlu Ece Çeşmioğlu Actor · 35 years old Elçin Sangu Elçin Sangu Actor · 41 years old Jale Emel Dede Emel Dede Actor · 37 years old Emir Berke Zincidi Emir Berke Zincidi Actor · 21 years old Osman Akarsu Erkan Petekkaya Erkan Petekkaya Actor · 55 years old Ali Akarsu Farah Zeynep Abdullah Farah Zeynep Abdullah Actor · 37 years old Aylin Akarsu Ferit Kaya Ferit Kaya Actor · 42 years old Resul İhsan Berk Aydın Actor · 21 years old Meral Çetinkaya Meral Çetinkaya Actor · 81 years old Hasefe Akarsu Mine Tugay Mine Tugay Actor · 48 years old Bahar Müfit Kayacan Müfit Kayacan Actor · 67 years old Nilperi Şahinkaya Nilperi Şahinkaya Actor · 38 years old Mesude Akarsu Onur Özaydın Onur Özaydın Actor · 41 years old Orçun İynemli Orçun İynemli Actor · 47 years old Renan Bilek Renan Bilek Actor · 58 years old Salih Bademci Salih Bademci Actor · 42 years old Hakan Tatlıoğlu Şendoğan Öksüz Şendoğan Öksüz Actor · 55 years old Sercan Badur Sercan Badur Actor · 36 years old Necati Serhat Özcan Serhat Özcan Actor · 65 years old Sevinç Erol Sevinç Erol Actor · 59 years old Tolga Güleç Tolga Güleç Actor · 45 years old Ahmet Taşer Tolga Sarıtaş Tolga Sarıtaş Actor · 35 years old Mert Tuba Ünsal Tuba Ünsal Actor · 44 years old Turgay Aydın Turgay Aydın Actor · born 1971 Turgut Tunçalp Turgut Tunçalp Actor · 50 years old Türkü Turan Türkü Turan Actor · 41 years old Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy Actor · 40 years old Berrin Akarsu Zeyno Eracar Zeynep Eracar Actor · 55 years old Neriman Gökşen Ateş Gökşen Ateş Actor · 42 years old Osman Alkaş Osman Alkaş Actor · 71 years old Ekrem Yeliz Kuvancı Yeliz Kuvancı Actor · 39 years old İnci Gözde Seda Altuner Gözde Seda Altuner Actor · 44 years old Ayça Bingöl Ayça Bingöl Actor · 51 years old Cemile Akarsu Mehmet Bozdoğan Mehmet Bozdoğan Actor · 49 years old Ekber Şenay Aydın Şenay Aydın Actor · 43 years old Amina Mete Horozoğlu Mete Horozoğlu Actor · 51 years old Soner Talaşoğlu Muhammet Uzuner Muhammet Uzuner Actor · 61 years old Arif Taner Birsel Taner Birsel Actor · born 1959 Osman (Dış Ses) Hüseyin Avni Danyal Hüseyin Avni Danyal Actor · 64 years old Kenan Çetin Ahmet Arıman Ahmet Arıman Actor · 70 years old Ahmet Varlı Ahmet Varlı Actor · 42 years old Yağız Can Konyalı Yağız Can Konyalı Actor · 35 years old

Also in the cast: Wilma Elles (Caroline Enke- Akarsu)

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

1960s Istanbul, the Akarsu family and a title borrowed from an Erkin Koray song: a good start for a sad, warm melodrama. Erkan Petekkaya plays Captain Ali and Ayça Bingöl plays Cemile, with Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy, Meral Çetinkaya and Mine Tugay in the cast. That Coşkun Irmak wrote the story from his own life experiences is a guarantee of sincerity. My reservation is that in episodes of around a hundred minutes the emotion may at times press too hard: when melodrama loses its measure it does not bring tears, it tires.

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

Set in 1960s Istanbul, the series uses the family of a ship captain to show the period's family order, gender roles and changing city life. A household shaken by the father's affair with a foreign woman opens up the power balances inside families of those years and the share that falls to the women of the house. The writer drawing on his own life experiences makes the atmosphere personal and convincing. But looking at an era through a nostalgic window risks softening its problems; the story presents the period with affection but may have smoothed its rough edges.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Episodes of about a hundred minutes, family drama and a slow-moving story: not something an action fan will sit through easily. At 120 episodes over three seasons, melodrama carries a high share of dialogue. Still, winning an award and being dubbed into more than 30 languages shows the feeling it carries crossed borders. If you are chasing pace, look at another door; if you are after emotion, this is your place.

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