TV SERIES · 2001–2002 · TURKEY

Yeditepe İstanbul

Created by

Ali Ulvi Hünkar

Network

TRT 1, tabii

Seasons

2

Episodes

47

Studio

TRT

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

When Olcay's husband commits suicide and leaves a huge debt behind, Olcay and her teenage daughter, Duru, are forced to move to a slum in Istanbul. They find themselves financially dependent on Olcay's only remaining friend, so Olcay starts to look for a job. Without any degree or experience, she tries to survive doing all sorts of odd jobs. Meanwhile, her neighbors, who are completely different from the people in…

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1. #001

   The series was directed by Türkân Derya; the TMDb record also lists Aydın Bulut as a director.

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2. #002

   The screenplay was written by Ali Ulvi Hünkar, and the series was produced by Kaan Erturan.

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3. #003

   The music for the series was composed by Derya Köroğlu.

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4. #004

   Nilgün Nalçacı served as art director, Nezir Yücel as lighting chief, Aslı Kızıltuğ as assistant director and Salih Karaman as production manager.

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5. #005

   The character Olcay, played by Zuhal Olcay, is forced to move to a middle-class neighborhood after her businessman husband goes bankrupt and commits suicide.

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6. #006

   'Mahallenin Romanı', which the unemployed character Yusuf, played by Emre Kınay, tries to write, is constructed as a storyline running parallel to the series' narrative.

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7. #007

   According to the TMDb record, Olcay's daughter Duru was played by Özgü Namal and Olcay's husband Engin by İlhan Şeşen.

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8. #008

   The series' cast included Zuhal Olcay, Uğur Polat, Emre Kınay, Oktay Kaynarca, Ruhi Sarı, Itır Esen, Meral Okay, Günay Karacaoğlu, Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu, Hikmet Karagöz and Burçak Işımer.

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9. #009

   The series, produced by TRT, was rebroadcast years after its first airing in TRT 1's nostalgia block in 2020 and 2024.

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