
TV SERIES · 1996–2001 · TURKEY
Çılgın Bediş
- Created by
- Özden Öğrük
- Network
- Kanal D, Show TV
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 70
10 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Turkish youth television series that began in 1996. Ended in 2001.Yonca Evcimik, Bediş characters portrayed. Çılgın Bediş is cartoon character who created by Ögden Öztürk in 1976.
10 Interesting Facts About Çılgın Bediş
Interesting Facts (8)
- #001
The series is based on the comic-strip character of the same name that Özden Öğrük drew for Gırgır magazine in 1976; the production brought the adventures of this cartoon character to television.
- #002
Aykut Gürel composed the series' music and Gökhan Aybek wrote the lyrics of the theme song; the theme song has different versions, such as upbeat, joyful, emotional and dramatic.
- #003
Filming for the series took place mainly around Sarıyer in Istanbul; the high school Bediş attends is in Tarabya, and the seaside where the teenagers meet is also the Tarabya shore.
- #004
Belgrad Forest was used as the location for the teenagers' party scenes, and one episode of the series was shot at Tatilya, the largest entertainment center of the period.
- #005
Three unaired episodes were shown between 4 and 18 September 1999, and the series ended with these episodes.
- #006
The series began being reshot for Show TV between 31 December 2000 and 3 March 2001, but when it failed to attract the former interest, five episodes were shot and it ended with its 70th episode.
- #007
An episode of the series lasts about 40 minutes, and because of its story-of-events structure the episodes are connected to one another; episodes generally cut off at the most exciting point, and the next episode begins just before that scene.
- #008
Some episodes of the series included sketches of famous films, and many domestic and foreign musical films were also used as sketches.
Production Story (1)
- #009
After ten episodes aired between 23 September and 29 December 1997, the series was taken off the air due to disagreements with its cast.
Characters & Cast (1)
- #010
Yonca Evcimik, who took the lead role, also performed the series' theme song; the song was also released as a music video featuring clips from episodes of the series.
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
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- IMDb
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