TV SERIES · 1986–1986 · TURKEY

Çalıkuşu

Created by

Reşat Nuri Güntekin

Network

TRT 1, tabii

Seasons

1

Episodes

7

Studio

TRT

10 archived facts · 3 topics · 3 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Pioneered the first female narration ever on Turkish TV series follows a female teacher at the end of age of Classicism examining the role of business women in the post-modern society.

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8 Interesting Facts About Çalıkuşu

1. #002

   The series' music was composed by Esin Engin, and the score was well received when it aired.

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2. #003

   Filming took place at a total of 137 locations in Istanbul, Bursa, Bolu, Geyve, Göynük, Mudurnu and İzmir; the series featured 51 actors and 1,500 extras.

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3. #004

   The production was made entirely outside TRT and cost the broadcaster 115 million lira in the currency of the time; preparation and filming together took six months.

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4. #005

   The series premiered on TRT 1 on 20 April 1986, aired on Sunday evenings and ended with its seventh episode.

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5. #006

   The series drew intense interest when it aired, and it also attracted great attention when it was broadcast in Russia and the Turkic republics in the early 1990s.

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6. #007

   The person who voiced Aydan Şener, who played the character Feride, was Aliye Uzunatağan.

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7. #009

   In the 2013 adaptation, Feride was played by Fahriye Evcen and Kamran by Burak Özçivit.

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8. #010

   The production company of the 1986 series was TRT, and the series was broadcast on TRT 1 and the tabii platform.

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