TV SERIES · 2001–2005 · TURKEY

Tatlı Hayat

Created by

Haluk Özenç, Bora Tekay

Network

Show TV

Seasons

3

Episodes

106

Studio

MEDYAPIM

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A Turkish remake of "The Jeffersons". With Ihsan Yildirim's cleaning business booming, he insisted his family leave the "plain folks" and move up to Etiler with the "fancy folks." It is Ihsan's hope that relocation and his newly acquired wealth will mean the end of his problems in general and his troubles with neighbors in specific. But life in a luxurious high rise holds some unexpected pitfalls for the Yildirims…

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1. #001

   The story of İhsan and Sevinç is built on their effort to climb the social ladder with money earned from a dry-cleaning business; the family moves from a gecekondu in Gültepe to a house in Etiler.

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2. #002

   The series' neighborly relationships take shape around the Turkish-Greek couple Feraye and Yorgo, who live upstairs, and their daughter Pelin.

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3. #003

   The production was produced by MEDYAPIM and aired on Show TV.

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4. #004

   The series ran for three seasons and a total of 106 episodes were broadcast.

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5. #005

   Haluk Bilginer played the role of İhsan Yıldırım, and Türkan Şoray played his wife, Sevinç Yıldırım.

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6. #006

   Neco portrayed Yorgo Kasapoğlu, and Çolpan İlhan portrayed Feraye Kasapoğlu.

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7. #007

   The cast included Emre Altuğ as Başar Yıldırım, Celal Kadri Kınoğlu as İrfan, Asuman Dabak as Menekşe Kocaman, Gamze Özçelik as Pelin Kasapoğlu/Yıldırım and Veysel Diker as Muharrem.

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8. #008

   The writing of the production was handled by Haluk Özenç and Bora Tekay; Bora Tekay, Fatih Aksoy and Birkan Uz served as directors. Mine Öztürk was the producer.

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