TV SERIES · 2003–2005 · TURKEY

Bir İstanbul Masalı

Created by

Sertaç Ergin

Network

atv

Seasons

2

Episodes

71

Studio

TMC

9 archived facts · 1 topic · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

The series is made into 71 episodes. It takes place in Istanbul, Turkey. The story centers around two rich brothers Selim Arhan the elder and Demir Arhan the younger one. They are still living at home with their parents Omar Arhan and Baheye Arhan. They live in a large house and have a cook by the name of Suzanne and her husband the driver whose name is Jamal Kozan. They have three children; Cheche the eldest is…

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9 Interesting Facts About Bir İstanbul Masalı

1. #001

   The main story of the series was adapted from the 1954 film Sabrina.

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2. #002

   The series was produced by TMC and directed by Ömür Atay.

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3. #003

   Gaye Boralıoğlu and Neşe Şen wrote the series' screenplay together.

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4. #004

   The series' cinematography was handled by Alper Derli, Yasin Uslu, Volkan Kocatürk and Selahattin Sancaklı.

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5. #005

   At the 1st Beyaz İnci TV Ödülleri held in 2005, the series won the Best Series (Drama) award; the same ceremony also gave the series the Best Actor (Drama) and Best Supporting Actor (Drama) awards.

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6. #006

   At the 1st Beyaz İnci TV Ödülleri, the Best Music award went to Kıraç.

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7. #007

   The series' editing was handled by Kıvanç İlgüner, its art direction by Veli Kahraman and Nilüfer Çamur, and its costume design by Hülya Kahyaoğlu Taylan.

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8. #008

   Separate operators handled different camera movement systems such as dolly, panther and Jimmy-Jib during filming.

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9. #009

   The TMDb record lists Gaye Boralıoğlu, Sertaç Ergin, Gökhan Horzum and Neşe Şen among the writers, and Erol Avcı as producer.

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