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Sparrow Palace (Serçe Sarayı)

Sparrow Palace (Serçe Sarayı) (translated)

TV Series · 2015 · 14 people

Star TV aired Serçe Sarayı (“Sparrow Palace”), a Turkish drama and romance series, in spring 2015. It began on March 5, 2015, lasted a single season and ended with its 13th episode on June 14, 2015. Endemol Shine Turkey and Bazıfilmler made it together; Mesude Erarslan directed, and the writers were Arzu Mutlu Daştan, Mustafa Mutlu, Nuriye Bilici and Rodi Yalçınkaya. Alp Erkin Çakmak composed the music, and the photography was shared by Ahmet Kasapoğlu, Ümit Çakmaksoy and Erol Öztürk.

At the heart of the story is Serçe (Songül Öden), widowed young. In her early thirties, she lives a quiet life in Istanbul with her two sons and her sister. She lost her husband Ramazan (Ozan Akbaba) in a traffic accident, turned down every suitor and devoted herself to her home. But her devotion to Ramazan is shaken when the truth comes out: throughout the marriage he had deceived her and fathered a son with another woman. While Serçe struggles with that reckoning, her youthful love Kadir (Mert Fırat) returns to the neighborhood and everything becomes tangled again.

The cast also includes Alican Yücesoy (Ali Rıza), Serkan Ercan (Bülent), İsmail Ege Şaşmaz (Tolga), Erkan Bektaş (Mahir), İlayda Alişan (Sinem), Selen Öztürk (Aliye), Turgay Kantürk (Memduh) and Alihan Türkdemir (Umut).

DirectorMesude Erarslan
Production companyEndemol Shine Turkey, Bazıfilmler
NetworkStar TV
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Cast

Alican Yücesoy Alican Yücesoy Actor · 44 years old Ali Rıza Alihan Türkdemir Actor · 17 years old Umut Erkan Bektaş Erkan Bektaş Actor · 54 years old Mahir Esra Dermancıoğlu Esra Dermancıoğlu Actor · 57 years old Süla İlayda Alişan İlayda Alişan Actor · 30 years old Sinem İpek Bağrıaçık İpek Bağrıaçık Actor · 41 years old İsmail Demirci İsmail Demirci Actor · 41 years old İsmail Ege Şaşmaz İsmail Ege Şaşmaz Actor · 32 years old Tolga Mert Fırat Mert Fırat Actor · 45 years old Kadir Selen Öztürk Selen Öztürk Actor · 46 years old Aliye Serkan Ercan Actor · 51 years old Bülent Songül Öden Songül Öden Actor · 47 years old Serçe Turgay Kantürk Turgay Kantürk Actor · 65 years old Memduh Ozan Akbaba Ozan Akbaba Actor · 44 years old Ramazan

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

Serçe Sarayı captures the familiar warmth of the old family dramas with the story of a woman widowed young who has given all her strength to her home and children. Songül Öden gives a heartfelt performance that carries Serçe's dignity and fragility at once. Her devotion to her husband being shaken by the truth, and the return of her youthful love Kadir to the neighborhood, recall the themes of fate and loyalty that Yeşilçam loved. Sadly, because the series ended after thirteen episodes, these beautifully built emotions never quite ripen.

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

Serçe Sarayı looks at a striking social position by centering a young widow in Istanbul who holds up her two sons and her sister on her own. Serçe turning away every suitor and devoting her whole life to the home reflects the role of loyalty and chastity that neighborhood culture expects of a widow. The discovery of her husband's deceit then opens the door to questioning an order in which that loyalty was placed on one side only. The series moves forward through a love triangle more than it voices this questioning openly, but it carries a quiet subtext about a woman's right to decide on her own life.

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

The opening of Serçe Sarayı is pretty irresistible for series fans: the late husband's betrayal, his son by another woman, and the youthful love who returns right at that moment. The chemistry between Songül Öden and Mert Fırat shows from the first episodes, and names like Alican Yücesoy and Erkan Bektaş keep neighborhood life lively. The catch is that the show ends after a single season and 13 episodes; just as the characters start taking shape, the story has to wrap up. A quick option if you want a short, emotional family drama.

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