Hatirla Sevgili
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Hatırla Sevgili was a Turkish
TV series broadcast on channel ATV Turkey
. The series started on October 27th 2006 on the Turkish TV channel ATV
, aired on Friday evenings at 22:15 hrs local time.
The series tells the story of the love between Yasemin and Ahmet, two young people from opposing families, and the relationship between their relatives and friends in the political era starting at the end of the 1950s in Turkey
. In the background, historical events are depicted , beginning with Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
' 1959 plane crash
survival followed by the 1960 military coup, the trial on Yassıada
, the executions and other important incidents that generated the radical political polarization of Turkish society afterwards.
Yasemin and Ahmet's fathers, Rıza and Şevket, who are childhood friends and neighbors, develop opposite political views as they grow up. Rıza becomes a member of the right wing Democratic Party and enters parliament while Şevket, a public prosecutor, is a follower of the leftist Republican People's Party
. Riza's older daughter Yasemin falls in love with Şevket's son Ahmet, however, their families do not allow them to marry and force them to separate. Things become complicated when Yasemin discovers that she is carrying Ahmet's baby. Their mutual friend Necdet tries to help Yasemin by offering to marry her and pretending to be the father of the baby.
The unconsummated marriage between Yasemin and Necdet forces Yasemin and Ahmet apart. Years later Yasemin and Ahmet meet by chance again on a train. Ahmet meets Ruya, Yasemin's daughter, and wishes she were his own daughter. Ahmet trys to reconcile with Yasemin when he discovers how both families intervened to split them up but Yasemin refuses. He suggests she leaves with him but she cannot betray Necdet after all he has done for her. So Ahmet carries on alone, later becoming engaged to Ayla and working as a teacher in the same university in which Yasemin is teaching Arts. At the end of the first season Ahmet discovers that he is the father of Yasemin's daughter Ruya, he feels betrayed and disappointed by Yasemin, and sues Yasemin and Necdet to get custody of his daughter. During the trial, many truths are discovered which attenuate the anger of Ahmet.
As the series proceeds various dramatic events take place, in Turkiye and in the lives of the characters.
The political history of Turkey from 1971 to the mılıtary coup ın 1980 is portrayed, from the point of view of the two families, who eventually resolve their differences.
Hatırla Sevgili became one of the most popular and most controversial TV series in Turkey. It was criticized by many because of its non-objective approach and superficial coverage of some historical events, yet it led many people to question their country's modern history.Books about the historical periods portrayed and people mentioned in the series became bestsellers for at least two weeks after the episodes about them were aired.
After 68 episodes, the final one was shown on June 6th 2008.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
TV series broadcast on channel ATV Turkey
ATV Turkey
atv is a nationwide TV channel in Turkey, founded in 1993. atv is one of the most widely watched TV channels in Turkey. atv is an acronym of Actual Television.Since 2007 atv is owned by Çalık Holding.- Shows :News Programming* atv Ana Haber...
. The series started on October 27th 2006 on the Turkish TV channel ATV
ATV Turkey
atv is a nationwide TV channel in Turkey, founded in 1993. atv is one of the most widely watched TV channels in Turkey. atv is an acronym of Actual Television.Since 2007 atv is owned by Çalık Holding.- Shows :News Programming* atv Ana Haber...
, aired on Friday evenings at 22:15 hrs local time.
The series tells the story of the love between Yasemin and Ahmet, two young people from opposing families, and the relationship between their relatives and friends in the political era starting at the end of the 1950s in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. In the background, historical events are depicted , beginning with Prime Minister Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes
Adnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
' 1959 plane crash
1959 Turkish Airlines Gatwick crash
-Accident:TC-SEV, cruising at , left Epsom at 16:27 hrs for Mayfield, East Sussex, the holding point for Gatwick. The airport's approach control informed the pilot that it would be positioned by radar for an ILS approach to the easterly Runway 09....
survival followed by the 1960 military coup, the trial on Yassıada
Yassiada
Yassıada is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara. The island, which has an area of 0.05 km², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.x...
, the executions and other important incidents that generated the radical political polarization of Turkish society afterwards.
Yasemin and Ahmet's fathers, Rıza and Şevket, who are childhood friends and neighbors, develop opposite political views as they grow up. Rıza becomes a member of the right wing Democratic Party and enters parliament while Şevket, a public prosecutor, is a follower of the leftist Republican People's Party
Republican People's Party (Turkey)
The Republican People's Party is a centre-left Kemalist political party in Turkey. It is the oldest political party of Turkey and is currently Main Opposition in the Grand National Assembly. The Republican People's Party describes itself as "a modern social-democratic party, which is faithful to...
. Riza's older daughter Yasemin falls in love with Şevket's son Ahmet, however, their families do not allow them to marry and force them to separate. Things become complicated when Yasemin discovers that she is carrying Ahmet's baby. Their mutual friend Necdet tries to help Yasemin by offering to marry her and pretending to be the father of the baby.
The unconsummated marriage between Yasemin and Necdet forces Yasemin and Ahmet apart. Years later Yasemin and Ahmet meet by chance again on a train. Ahmet meets Ruya, Yasemin's daughter, and wishes she were his own daughter. Ahmet trys to reconcile with Yasemin when he discovers how both families intervened to split them up but Yasemin refuses. He suggests she leaves with him but she cannot betray Necdet after all he has done for her. So Ahmet carries on alone, later becoming engaged to Ayla and working as a teacher in the same university in which Yasemin is teaching Arts. At the end of the first season Ahmet discovers that he is the father of Yasemin's daughter Ruya, he feels betrayed and disappointed by Yasemin, and sues Yasemin and Necdet to get custody of his daughter. During the trial, many truths are discovered which attenuate the anger of Ahmet.
As the series proceeds various dramatic events take place, in Turkiye and in the lives of the characters.
The political history of Turkey from 1971 to the mılıtary coup ın 1980 is portrayed, from the point of view of the two families, who eventually resolve their differences.
Hatırla Sevgili became one of the most popular and most controversial TV series in Turkey. It was criticized by many because of its non-objective approach and superficial coverage of some historical events, yet it led many people to question their country's modern history.Books about the historical periods portrayed and people mentioned in the series became bestsellers for at least two weeks after the episodes about them were aired.
After 68 episodes, the final one was shown on June 6th 2008.
Family of Yasemin
- Beren Saat - Yasemin Ünsal
- Engin Şenkan - Rıza Ünsal, father of Yasemin, former barber, Democratic Party politician
- Lâle Mansur - Nezahat Ünsal, mother of Yasemin
- Ayfer Dönmez - Işık Ünsal, sister of Yasemin, marries Yaşar
- Turgay Aydın - Mehmet Karayel, brother of Nezahat and uncle of Yasemin, former Turkish ArmyTurkish ArmyThe Turkish Army or Turkish Land Forces is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The modern history of the army began with its formation after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire...
officer during the 1960 Turkish coup d'état and journalist, married to Sevim Gürsoy - Berk Hakman - Deniz Karayel, son of Mehmet
Family of Ahmet
- Cansel Elçin - Ahmet Gürsoy, lover of Yasemin
- Avni Yalçın - Şevket Gürsoy, father of Ahmet, public prosecutor, deceased.
- Ayda Aksel - Dr. Selma Gürsoy, mother of Ahmet, physician
- Belçim Erdoğan - Defne Gürsoy, sister of Ahmet
- Laçin Ceylan - Sevim Gürsoy, sister of Şevket and aunt of Ahmet, journalist, married to Mehmet Karayel
- Asena Taşkın - Rüya Gürsoy, daughter of Ahmet from Yasemin
Family of Necdet
- Okan Yalabık - Necdet Aygün, husband of Yasemin, patisserie owner
- Meltem Parlak - Lâle Aygün, sister of Necdet
- Erdoğan Sıcak - Hasan Aygün, father of Necdet and Lâle, patisserie owner
- Nurhayat Boz Yarpuz - Dilşad Aygün - Mother of Necdet and Lâle
Historical figures
- Hüseyin Avni Danyal - Adnan MenderesAdnan MenderesAdnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
, executed former Turkish prime minister - Serap Aksoy - Berin Menderes, wife of Adnan MenderesAdnan MenderesAdnan Menderes was the first democratically elected Turkish Prime Minister between 1950–1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was hanged by the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet...
- Oğuz Okul - Albay Tarık Güryay, colonel, commandant of YassıadaYassiadaYassıada is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara. The island, which has an area of 0.05 km², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.x...
- Barış Koçak - Deniz GezmişDeniz GezmisDeniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary and political activist in the Turkey in the late 1960s...
,leftist militant,executed - Saygın Soysal - Recep Tayyip ErdoğanRecep Tayyip ErdoganRecep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
, Current Turkish prime minister - İhsan Duduoğlu - Necip Fazıl, poet
- Oğuz Turgut Genç - Hüseyin İnan, leftist militant,executed
- Murat Zubi - Yusuf Aslan, leftist militant, executed
- Erol Alpsoykan - Emin Kalafat - Former Democratic Party politician.
- Kanbolat Görkem Aslan - Mahir Çayan - Leader of "THKC - Turkish People's Intependence Line" (Turkish: Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Cephesi), killed in Kızıldere
- Engin Gürman - Celal BayarCelal BayarCelâl Bayar was a Turkish politician, statesman and the third President of Turkey. At the time of his death, he was the longest lived former head of state, living over 103 years .-Early years:He was born in 1883 at Umurbey, a village of Gemlik, Bursa as the son of a religious leader and teacher...
- Former prime minister of Turkey and Third President of The Republic of Turkey - ? - Salim Başol, Headjudge of YassıadaYassiadaYassıada is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara. The island, which has an area of 0.05 km², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.x...
- Savaş DinçelSavaş Dinçel-Biography:Savaş Dinçel was born in 1942 in İstanbul. He studied at Koca Ragıp Paşa Primary School and İstanbul Erkek High School, before studying theatre at İstanbul Municipal Conservatory. For some time, he drew cartoons for the Günaydın paper at the Comedy Education Centre.and became well known...
- İsmet İnönüIsmet InönüMustafa İsmet İnönü was a Turkish Army General, Prime Minister and the second President of Turkey. In 1938, the Republican People's Party gave him the title of "Milli Şef" .-Family and early life:...
- Former prime minister and Second President of The Republic of Turkey, former leader of CHPCHP-Healthcare:* Oporto Hospital Centre* Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh* Community Health Partnerships* Certified Health Physicist-Politics:* Christian Heritage Party * Christian Historical Party... - ? - Harun KaradenizHarun KaradenizHarun Karadeniz was a student leader of the 1968 generation in Turkey and the chair of the Student Union of Istanbul Technical University....
- leftist militant - İlhami Adsal - Kemal Kurdaş - Former rector of METUMetuMetu is a market town in southwestern Ethiopia. Located in the Illubabor Zone of the Oromia Region along the Sor River, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an altitude of 1605 meters...
- Çetin Demir - Sinan Cemgil - Leftist militant, one of the leaders of "THKO - Turkish People's Intependence Army" (Turkish: Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu), killed in NurhakNurhakNurhak is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, the district area's population was 17,260, and the district center had a population of 8,118....
- Emre Korkmaz - Cihan Alptekin - Leftist militant, one of the leaders of "THKC - Turkish People's Intependence Line" (Turkish: Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Cephesi), killed in NurhakNurhakNurhak is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, the district area's population was 17,260, and the district center had a population of 8,118....
- Orhan Ayça - Halit Çelenk - Lawyer of Gezmiş, Aslan and İnan
- Levent Akkök - Mustafa Yalçıner - Leftist militant, one of the leaders of "THKO - Turkish People's Intependence Army" (Turkish: Türkiye Halk Kurtuluş Ordusu), wounded and arrested in NurhakNurhakNurhak is a town and district of Kahramanmaraş Province in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. According to 2000 census, the district area's population was 17,260, and the district center had a population of 8,118....
- Murat Eken - Yusuf Küpeli - Leftist militant
- Ercan Tulunay - Mustafa Pehlivanoğlu - rightist militant, executed after 12th September coup d'état
- Tolga Güleç - Necdet Adalı - Leftist militant, executed after 12th September coup d'état
- ? - Avni Yalçın - Actor, also playing character "Şevket Gürsoy" in same TV serial
Some minor roles
- Şahnaz Çakıralp - Keriman Kızıltan, lover of Rıza, night club singer
- Kadir Özdal - Harun Karagöl, Deniz's friend from Galatasaray High School
- Umut Kurt - Yaşar Çiftçioğlu, Harun's childhood fiend, marries Işık, rightist academist and journalist
- Emre Özcan - Teodolos, aka. Teo Necdet's Greek origin Turkish close friend and business partner
- Feride Çetin - Güzide, trained pastry cook
- Lale YavaşLale Yavas-Biography:Born in 1978 in Zürich, she studied arts at the University of Bern. After finishing her studies, she landed roles in Alles wird gut, I was a Swiss banker, and Imbissness. In 2005, she received a lot of praise for her role in the film Zeit der Wünsche, and was subsequently rewarded with...
- Zeynep, a student of Ahmet's - Alp Eren Khamis - Mehmet Sinan Karayel - Son of Deniz Karayel & Defne Gürsoy Karayel - Grandson of Mehmet Karayel
- ?-Metin Kurtuluş - Rightist militant, friend of Yaşar