TV SERIES · 2013–2015 · TURKEY

Medcezir

Created by

Ece Yörenç

Network

Star TV

Seasons

2

Episodes

77

Studio

Ay Yapım

19 archived facts · 2 topics · 3 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Yaman, who lives in the suburb of Tozludere (Istanbul), is arrested and put in jail with his brother because his brother decided to steal a car at a petrol station. Until that day he tried to change his destiny by working hard to earn a good life. That evening he was unwillingly introduced to crime and his clean dossier was tainted. He meets a rich lawyer, Selim Serez.

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1. #001

   Medcezir is the Turkish adaptation of the American series The O.C.

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2. #002

   The series was produced by Ay Yapım and aired on Star TV.

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3. #003

   The series ran for two seasons and consists of 77 episodes; its first episode aired on 13 September 2013.

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4. #004

   Yaman Koper was played by Çağatay Ulusoy and Mira Beylice by Serenay Sarıkaya.

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5. #005

   The cast included Metin Akdülger as Orkun Civanoglu, Taner Ölmez as Mert Serez and Hazar Ergüçlü as Eylül Buluter.

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6. #006

   Barış Falay played Selim Serez, Şebnem Dönmez played Sude Beylice, Murat Aygen played Faruk Beylice and Can Gürzap played Asim Sekip Kaya.

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7. #007

   The screenplay was written by Melek Gençoğlu and Ece Yörenç, and Ali Bilgin directed the series.

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8. #008

   The series' genres are comedy, drama and family.

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9. #009

   The story centres on the love between a young man who moves from a poor neighbourhood to an affluent district and begins living with a wealthy family, and the most beautiful and richest girl in that district.

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10. #010

    The series was adapted from the American production The O.C., created by Josh Schwartz. The decision to adapt it became public through posts made by screenwriter Ece Yörenç on Twitter on 29 June 2013.

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11. #011

    The production was planned by Ay Yapım in January 2013 under the title Aşk Hikayesi, and Çağatay Ulusoy was approached for the lead role. In March 2013, after another series titled Bir Aşk Hikayesi went on air, the production company changed the title to Medcezir.

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12. #012

    Filming was scheduled to begin on 2 August 2013; the cast and crew gathered for a script reading on 1 August. The first promotional videos were shot in Tuzla on 2 August and the first teaser was released on 6 August.

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13. #013

    Screenwriter Melek Gençoğlu announced that she would leave her work on the production after the eighth episode. After the eighth episode, Ece Yörenç became the prominent figure in the writing team.

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14. #014

    Filming for the second season began in the second week of August 2014 and the season premiered on 12 September 2014. Director Ali Bilgin stated that a third season could be made while the series was on air, but due to falling ratings Ece Yörenç announced that the second season would be the final season.

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15. #015

    At the end of its first season the series earned 25.6 million TL in revenue, placing it among the five most successful series in Turkey in terms of net sales.

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16. #016

    The character Yaman is arrested while living in Tozludere, one of Istanbul's poor neighbourhoods, because his older brother stole a car from a petrol station. Freed with the help of the wealthy lawyer Selim Serez, Yaman moves into Selim's house in Altınkoy as a gardener after his mother throws him out of the house.

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17. #017

    In Altınkoy, Yaman quickly becomes friends with Selim's son Mert and falls in love with their next-door neighbour Mira. The young people, among them Yaman, Mert, Mira and Eylül, enrol at Asım Şekip Kaya University.

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18. #018

    Mira's ex-boyfriend Orkun deliberately creates problems for Yaman to drive him away from Altınkoy, cooperating in this plan with Yaman's stepfather Hasan.

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19. #019

    The series won six awards at the Altın Kelebek Awards, in the categories of "best actress", "best actor", "best director" and "best series music". It also placed second in the "best series" category at the Seoul International Drama Awards.

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