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Forbidden Apple (Yasak Elma)

Forbidden Apple (Yasak Elma) (translated)

TV Series · 2018–2023 · 32 people

Medyapım's drama and comedy series Yasak Elma (Forbidden Apple) first aired on Fox on March 19, 2018. It ran for six seasons and ended with its 177th episode on June 5, 2023. It tells a story of luxury, lies and betrayal set against the business world.

The plot opens when Ender (Şevval Sam), the wife of the prominent businessman Halit Argun, grows bored of her marriage and cheats on him. Wanting a divorce with a generous settlement, she looks for a woman to seduce Halit and picks Yıldız (Eda Ece), whose father is in prison and who has dreamed of a luxurious life since youth. Ender offers her money, and the offer grows into a chain of lies and passion that upends both women's lives. Yıldız's sister Zeynep works at the company of Halit's partner, Alihan Taşdemir. Talat Bulut and Şafak Pekdemir stayed in the cast for four seasons, Nesrin Cavadzade and Barış Kılıç for three.

Melis Civelek and Zeynep Gür wrote the series. Neslihan Yeşilyurt directed the first three seasons, Murat Öztürk the fourth, and Ece Erdek Koçoğlu the last two. The third season ended early in 2020 because of the coronavirus, and a script change in the fourth season saw many actors leave.

DirectorNeslihan Yeşilyurt, Murat Öztürk, Ece Erdek Koçoğlu
Production companyMed Yapım
NetworkFOX

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Ayşegül Çınar Ayşegül Çınar Actor · 27 years old Lila Erdem Kaynarca Erdem Kaynarca Actor · 33 years old Dündar Serkan Rutkay Ayıköz Serkan Rutkay Ayıköz Actor · born 1991 Emir Talat Bulut Talat Bulut Actor · 70 years old Halit Şafak Pekdemir Şafak Pekdemir Actor · 38 years old Zehra Şevval Sam Şevval Sam Actor · 53 years old Ender Çelebi Biran Damla Yılmaz Biran Damla Yılmaz Actor · 29 years old Onur Tuna Onur Tuna Actor · 41 years old Alihan Taşdemir Kıvanç Kasabalı Kıvanç Kasabalı Actor · 51 years old Sinan Saygın Cavit Çetin Güner Cavit Çetin Güner Actor · 40 years old Hilmi Gökhan Alkan Gökhan Alkan Actor · 38 years old İpek Bağrıaçık İpek Bağrıaçık Actor · 41 years old Gülşah Barış Kılıç Barış Kılıç Actor · 48 years old Berk Oktay Berk Oktay Actor · 44 years old Çağatay Kuyucu Doğaç Yıldız Doğaç Yıldız Actor · 35 years old Yiğit Ekinci Murat Aygen Murat Aygen Actor · 55 years old Doğan Yıldırım Nesrin Cavadzade Nesrin Cavadzade Actor · 44 years old Nilgün Türksever Nilgün Türksever Actor · 49 years old Zerrin Taşdemir Sevda Erginci Sevda Erginci Actor · 33 years old Zeynep Yılmaz Kubilay Tunçer Actor · 57 years old Orhan Barış Aytaç Barış Aytaç Actor · 40 years old Caner Çelebi Eda Ece Eda Ece Actor · 36 years old Yıldız Yılmaz Buçe Buse Kahraman Buçe Buse Kahraman Actor · 30 years old Lila Argun Neriman Uğur Neriman Uğur Actor · 68 years old Sevim Avcıoğlu Cansel Elçin Cansel Elçin Actor · 53 years old Cenk Akın Tuvana Türkay Tuvana Türkay Actor · 36 years old Leyla Yıldız Kültür Actor · 81 years old Nehir Erdoğan Nehir Erdoğan Actor · 46 years old Julia Moran Hakan Karahan Hakan Karahan Actor · 66 years old Nadir Kılıç Erdem Şanlı Erdem Şanlı Actor · 30 years old Aksel Erdal Özyağcılar Erdal Özyağcılar Actor · 78 years old Hasan Ali Kuyucu Ebru Şahin Ebru Şahin Actor · 32 years old Hira Bozok

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

Six seasons and 177 episodes: Yasak Elma is a long ride. The early seasons, with Ender bringing in Yıldız to ensnare Halit, are genuinely addictive, and the rivalry between Şevval Sam and Eda Ece is what powers the show. Later on, things get messy. The third season ends early in 2020, many actors leave after a script change in the fourth, and the series loses some of its identity. The absence of familiar faces like Talat Bulut's Halit is felt too. Worth it for the beginning; the later seasons need patience.

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

This series is not suitable for children. It is about cheating, lies and schemes for money. It has funny moments, but betrayal sits at the heart of the story. Even with teenagers, mind the message, because luxury and cunning are always in the spotlight. Adults can watch it to unwind, but for a family evening another choice would be better.

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

Yasak Elma depicts the allure of luxury in the shadow of the business world and puts the desire to climb the social ladder at the center of its drama. The money offered to Yıldız, whose father is in prison and who has dreamed of a life of luxury since youth, shows how the gulf between poverty and wealth can become a space for bargaining. Ender's plan for a divorce with a generous settlement likewise invites us to read marriage as an economic contract. In that respect the series holds up an interesting mirror to the consumer culture of its time. Yet its exaggerated world of the rich and its ever-escalating intrigues often leave that social observation on the surface.

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