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The Eighties (Seksenler)

The Eighties (Seksenler) (translated)

TV Series · 2012–2022 · 18 people

Nostalgia, romance and comedy meet in Seksenler ("The Eighties"), a Turkish sitcom from MinT Motion Pictures. It started on TRT 1 on January 24, 2012, and with episodes of around 75 minutes and ten seasons it is one of the longest-running productions on Turkish television.

The story follows the daily life of a neighborhood in 1980s Turkey. Through several families, among them the five-member Özdemir family, it shows the social change the country went through after those years, the everyday problems people faced and how they coped. The cast included Rasim Öztekin, Ceyhun Fersoy (Şahin), Pelin Akil, Serhat Kılıç, Aylin Kontente, Begüm Öner (Elvan), Emre Taştekin, Ayşe Tolga (Gülden), Bahar Süer and Suzan Kardeş.

Its broadcast history came in two acts. The series first ended on May 27, 2017, with episode 228, in its sixth season. Creator Birol Güven announced a continuation two years later, and episode 229 aired on October 11, 2019, after which new episodes ran every weekday. It was daily for two seasons, weekly over the summer of season nine, daily again in season ten, and finished for good with episode 655 on June 10, 2022.

Production companyMinT Motion Pictures
NetworkTRT 1
The Eighties (Seksenler)

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Aylin Kontente Aylin Kontente Actor · 44 years old Ayşe Tolga Ayşe Tolga Actor · 53 years old Gülden Bahar Süer Bahar Süer Actor · 41 years old Begüm Öner Begüm Öner Actor · 37 years old Elvan Ceyhun Fersoy Ceyhun Fersoy Actor · 44 years old Şahin Emre Taştekin Emre Taştekin Actor · 45 years old Pelin Akil Pelin Akil Actor · 40 years old Seçil Rasim Öztekin Rasim Öztekin Actor · died at 62 Fehmi Özdemir Serhat Kılıç Serhat Kılıç Actor · 51 years old Suzan Kardeş Suzan Kardeş Actor · 66 years old Fato Ana İlker Ayrık İlker Ayrık Actor · 47 years old Çağatay Özdemir Yasemin Çonka Yasemin Çonka Actor · 54 years old Nazlı Özdemir/Urgan Şafak Pekdemir Şafak Pekdemir Actor · 38 years old Türkan Berat Yenilmez Berat Yenilmez Film actor · 56 years old Sami Adıgüzel Necmi Yapıcı Necmi Yapıcı Actor · 54 years old Kahveci Mesut Mahir İpek Mahir İpek Actor · 54 years old Suat Ünal Yeter Ünal Yeter Film actor · 49 years old Yılmaz Vural Yılmaz Vural Footballer · born 1953

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

Seksenler brings to the screen, with real affection, the memory of a neighborhood, a handful of families and an era. Its story of neighbourliness, everyday troubles and how people coped brings the warmth of the old neighborhood films into the present. An experienced actor like Rasim Öztekin gives the series a dignified center. Still, serving nostalgia through a constantly sweet filter may soften the harder sides of those years. But for anyone who misses family values and the sincerity of the old days, it was a familiar friend at home for many years.

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

Seksenler is one of the easiest series to watch as a family. It is a warm sitcom on TRT 1 about neighborhood life. Grown-ups remember their own youth, and children get curious about what those years were like. Don't expect heavy scenes. The only issue is that episodes run around 75 minutes, which can feel a bit long for little ones.

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

655 episodes! Seksenler is one of the longest-running shows on Turkish television, and that length is both its strength and its weakness. In the first run the characters have room to grow, and a genuine chemistry forms between the Özdemir family and the neighbors. Coming back two years after the 2017 finale and going daily is another test altogether: a new episode every day inevitably means recycled jokes and thinning storylines. Names like Ceyhun Fersoy, Begüm Öner and Ayşe Tolga keep it lively, but a certain fatigue sets in towards the end. Still, holding on to its audience for that long is no small feat.

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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