Episode Notes

In this episode Eda and Maha are doing some dizi therapy and are sharing some things that are bothering them about the dizis they are watching. We know for many people who watch dizis it's a way to let off steam but lately dizis have been causing Eda and Maha some stress too so if you are interested in why join us for an engaging conversation between two dizi friends.

Some things we discuss during the episode:

-Why we are not happy with love stories now -Writers being over-confident and ruining storylines -Why weekly dizis could learn from daily dramas -Karadut and the problem with instant love -Kızıl Goncalar - problem with Cüneyd and Mira -Bahar - concept of second season losing plot -Gizli Bahçe - the return of harquelin romance -Bir Gece Masalı - too many villains -Siyah Kalp - same instant love problem -Yabani- instant love with main leads and slow burn with supporting characters -Finance - ratings system in dizis- problem with online platform shows (Netflix, Amazon) not knowing if it will be renewed -Machine of storytelling- you have to build up to perfection -Difference between dizis of 90s and 2000s and the dizis of now

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Episode Notes

In this episode Maha and Eda get to interview a friend, Sofia, also known as @BayanSofia on X. Sofia is from Italy and in her spare time she makes wonderful edits on dizis. The girls have some questions for her as they get to learn how dizis are perceived though the eyes of their friend. Many things are discussed and we get to learn how Çukur, Can Yaman and Maraşlı have something in common. :)

Some of the things that are mentioned:

-The first dizi Sofia watched: "Erkenci Kuş" (starring Can Yaman and Demet Özdemir) (mentions also "Siyah Beyaz Aşk" after that) -Sandokan is the name of Can Yaman's new project. -Sofia's OG dizi is "Çukur" -Her favorite dizi of all time is "Maraşlı" -Her favorite couple to edit (make videos of) is "SadGül" from "Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi" -Her favorite dizi composer is Toygar Işıklı and her favorite soundtrack is the "Hercai" soundtrack. She also mentions Ezel. -Eda's favorite dizi soundtrack is from "Binbir Gece" and Maha's is "Aşk ve Ceza, both are composed by Kıraç -They also talk about Sezen Aksu and Cem Adrian (Sofia's favorite Turkish singer) -Her favorite actress is Birce Akalay and favorite actor is Aras Bulut İynemli.

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Episode Notes

This week Maha and Eda take a look back at the last season. The day after this episode airs, on the 30th of September, the first episode of the new season will grace our screens. That's why we wanted to discuss and analyze the last 19 episodes, some themes and the main characters. Please let us know your thoughts and feelings about this episode as well as the new season of Kızıl Goncalar.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - 00:15 00:15 - 02:18 Summary of plot 02:18 - 07:32 Meryem's character journey 07:32 - 15:01 Zeyney's journey 15:01 - 24:12 Levent's journey 24:12 - 29:55 Cüneyd's journey 29:55 - 32:40 Sadi's journey 32:40 - 36:00 Suavi's journey 36:00 - 40:20 Müyesser's journey 40:20 - 48:52 Themes: child marriages & education of girls 48:52 - 53:44 Asking ChatGPT to find similarities between Cüneyd and classic lit. characters 53:44 - 56:10 Asking ChatGPT to find similarities between Zeynep and classic lit. characters 56:10 - 58:28 Zeynep learning to protect herself and her ideals 58:28 - 01:07: 57 Our thoughts about what the future might look like for CünZey 01:07:57 - 01:17:00 Themes: healing 01:17:00 - 01:20:38 Themes: unconditional love 01:20:38 - 01:28:36 New season news and our thoughts/wishes

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Episode Notes

Hi friends! This week Maha and Eda are talking about the most popoular dizis which are returning to our screens this fall season. They discuss new additions to the cast and summarize briefly where they left off last season and what's to expect from their new season. This episode is a bit longer than previous ones but we think our listeners will find it useful to start the new dizi watching season on the right foot.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - 01:07 Introduction 01:07 - 09:05 Kızıl Goncalar 09:05 - 14:26 Bahar 14:26 - 23:37 Kızılcık Şerbeti 23:37 - 30:41 Yabani 30:41 - 37:18 Teşkilat 37:18 - 42:24 Yalı Çapkını 42:24 - 54:14 İnci Taneleri 54:14 - 01:00:10 Hudutsuz Sevda 01:00:10 - 01:05:38 Kirli Sepeti 01:05: 38 - 01:09:07 Taş Kağıt Makas 01:09:07 - 01:28:13 Sandık Kokusu 01:28:13 - 01:31:41 Support your dizi!

-"At Night They Dance" is the documentary about Egyptian belly dancers. (while talking about "İnci Taneleri") Find more about it here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1959446/

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Episode Notes

In the Season 3 premiere Eda and Maha spend time talking to Haley- the founder of Dizilah. The first online English platform tracking news of dizis, provides english summaries, and ratings. Dizilah recently also started going on Dizi sets to interview and photograph everyone's favorite stars. Join us for this fun conversation as Haley gives us the çay (tea) on all things Dizilah and Dizis!

Some Haley Stats:

First Dizi: Binbir Gece Favortie Dizi: Kiralik Ask Celebrity she wants to meet: Kerem Bursin Favorite Dizi currently airing: Hudutsuz Sevda

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Episode Notes

Are you as excited as we are? A whole new season of new dizis is upon us and TV channels have started to launch plot summaries, share cast members and even teasers. This week in our season finale of the Dizi Friends Podcast Season 2-Maha and Eda talk about these new projects, share some details you might have missed, and share which ones they are excited for.

• "Leyla" (previously known as Hayat Hırsızı) is directed by Hilal Saral (known for Kara Sevda, Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne, Aşk-ı Memnu, Kuzey Güney) , written by Aybike Ertürk (Düğün Şarkıcısı, Kızlar Yurdu, Emret Komutanım). It is adapted from Avenida Brasil. Starring: Cemre Baysel, Alperen Duymaz, and Halil İbrahim Ceyhan.
• The X thread we mention about Leyla is this one: https://x.com/lixzolys/status/1824653353197912314
• "Siyah Kalp" (Black Heart) is directed by Uluç Bayraktar (known for Çarpışma, Ezel, Karadayı) and written by Ayfer Tunç (known for Binbir Gece, Paramparça and Aliye). Starring: Ece Uslu, Aras Aydin, Leyla Tanlar and Hafsanur Sancaktutan.
• "Deha" is directed by Umut Aral (Mostly known for recent Netflix projects; Who Were We Running From, The Protector, Love 101, Yakamoz S245). The writer is Damla Serim known for, Çukur, 3 Kuruş and Babil. Starring: Aras Bulut İynemli, Taner Ölmez, Ahsen Eroglu, and Melis Sözen.
• "Bir Gece Masalı" is directed by Emre Kabakuşak, he is known for; Sefirin Kızı, Kaderimin Oyunu, Aşk Taktikleri, Bir Küçük Günışığı. The writer Eda Tezcan is known for Hercai and Aziz. Starring Burak Deniz and Su Burcu Yazgı Coşkun.
• "Kötü Kan" is directed by M. Çağatay Tosun known for Suskunlar and Merhamet. It is written by Barış Erdoğan (Afili Aşk, Mutlu Ol Yeter) and İlker Aslan (Afili Aşk, Tatlı İntikam). Starring: Ertan Saban and Damla Sönmez.
• "Annem Ankara" is directed by Faruk Teber (Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, Hanımın Çiftliği) and written by Başak Angigün (Hercai, Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam). Starring: Bergüzar Korel and Mehmet Günsür.
• "Kör Nokta" is directed by Yusuf Ömer Sınav (Sen Anlat Karadeniz, Yalnız Kurt). It is written by Funda Alp (Leyla and Mecnun) and Didem Kaplan (Sevgili Geçmiş). Starring: Ismail Ege Saşmaz and Rabia Soytürk.
• "Kalpazan" is directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin (Atatürk, Fatma, The Club) and written by Sema Ali Erol, Mahir Erol, Ayşenur Sıkı. Story by Mahir Erol known for Hercai. Starring: Çağlar Ertuğrul, Deniz Baysal, and Timuçin Esen.
• "Bir Aşk Masalı" is directed by Recai Karagöz (Adım Farah) and the writers are Emre Özdür (Azize)and Hazar Kozice (Azize). At the time of episode recording, the writers have not yet been disclosed. Starring: Murat Yıldırım and Ebru Şahin.
• "Holding" is directed by Deniz Yılmaz Sayir (O Kız, Gençliğim Eyvah) and the Limon Yapım writing team. We don't exactly know who they are yet. Starring: Bade İşçil, Musa Uzunlar, and Ali İl.
• "Kara Dut" is directed by Murat Saraçoğlu (Aldatmak, Bir Zamanlar Çukurova), written by Sırma Yanık (Masumiyet, Zalim, Kardeş Çocukları). Starring: İrem Helvacıoğlu and Şükrü Özyıldız.
• "Güzel Atlar Diyarı" is directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül and the writer has not been disclosed yet. Starring: Özgü Kaya and Burak Berkay Akgül.

Time Stamps

00:00 - 00:40 Introduction 00:40 - 09:41 "Leyla" 09:41 - 15:20 "Siyah Kalp" 15:20 - 20:59 "Deha" 20:59 - 30:38 "Bir Gece Masalı" 30:38 - 35:35 "Kötü Kan" 35:35 - 42:01 "Annem Ankara" 42:01 - 46: 06 "Kör Nokta" 46:06 - 51:41 "Kalpazan" 51:41 - 56:34 "Bir Aşk Masalı" 56:34 - 01:02:22 "Holding" 01:02:22 - 01:05:25 "Kara Dut" 01:05:25 - 01:09:00 "Güzel Atlar Diyarı" 01:09:00 - 01:14:00 Recipe for a Turkish Dizi :) 01:14:00 - 01:16:28 We want to hear more from you <3

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Episode Notes

Maha and Eda welcome you to the podcast after a long pause with a different subject than usual. With the lack of summer dizis this year they have been enjoying some reading time and this episode is all about their latest favorite genre: fantasy romance or "romantasy".

Join them for a fun adventure as they talk about the history, favorite sub-genres and also psychological and sociological reasons why it's been so popular these past few years. Some of the things mentioned throughout the episode:

• "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
• "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
• "Outlander" series by Diana Gabaldon
• "A Court of Thorns and Roses" series by Sarah J. Maas
• Grimm Diaries by Cameron Jace
• "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
• "Circe" by Madeline Miller

EDA's recs:

• "A Study in Drowning" by Ava Reid
• "The Bird and the Sword" by Amy Harmon
• The book Eda mentions towards the end where we say, spicy scenes must feel earned is "One True Love" by Linda Kage. Not half as good as the two books she recommended above but you might want to give it a chance. It's about forbidden romance and does have spicy scenes so please beware if you are underage. (We talk about it at 44.40)

-MAHA's recs:

• "Ember of Ashes Quartet" by Sabaa Tahir
• "Glass of Throne" series" by Sarah J Mass
• "Caraval" by Stephanie Garber
• "The Iron Butterfly" series by Chandra Haan

Also mentioned:

• The Fourth Wing and it's sequel The Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

TIME STAMPS

00:00 - 00:50 Intro music 00:50 - 09:00 What are we excited about regarding upcoming dizis? 09:00 - 16:20 Origins of fantasy romance 16:20 - 26:00 Psychological and sociological reasons behind romantasy's success 26:00 - 35:00 Sub-genres of romantasy 35:00 - 41:00 Eda's reading experiment 41:00 - 47:30 How we feel about spicy scenes 47:30 - 53:05 Our favorite books 53:05 - 55:10 Goodbye and outro

Let us know if you want us to make an episode about fantasy romance movies and series.

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Episode Notes

On this week's episode we finish the conversation we started on Yalı Çapkını's success. We also let you know about our plans about future episodes.

Time Stamps:

00:00 - 00:19: Intro music 00:19 - 01:23: Introduction 01:23 - 03:38: What makes Yalı Çapkını work? 03:38 - 05:00: Why we think it's a well-calculated production 05:00 - 08:30: Memorable characters - Kazım - a fan favorite 08:30 - 14:49: Memorable characters - İfakat - a missed opportunity 14:49 - 21:00: Some similarities we noticed with other series 21:00 - 24:00: Missed Opportunities - Ferit's psychological journey 24:00 - 27:27: How Pelin's characters could be used better 27:00 - 31:50: Who is this dizi for? 31:50 - 34:45: More comments from our listeners 34:45 - 36:36: Missed Opportunities - Seyran's independence 36:36 - 39:25 Conclusion 39:25 - 40:40: What's happening in the dizi industry right now 40:40 - 42:32: Actors dropping out of projects (Metin Akdülger from Sandık Kokusu, Emre Altuğ from Yalı Çapkını, Yiğit Kirazcı from Kızılcık Şerbeti) 42:32 - 43:56: What Dizi Friends means to us and the changes we will make to our content 43:56 - 45:42: Why Eda is disappointed about dizis at the moment 45:42 - 47:32: Closing words

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Episode Notes

On this week's episode we are coming at you with our thoughts on a highly acclaimed dizi, Yalı Çapkını (Golden Boy) and why we think it's successful. This episode is part 1 of a two parts discussion. In this part we include some comments from our listeners as well as some ideas from other resources we found online. Join us while we explore the success of this dizi phenomenon. We will continue our discussion about Yalı Çapkını on our next episode, so make sure you are signed up to be notified. If there are parts you are particularly interested, here are time stamps for the episode.

Time Stamps: 00:00 – 00:40 – Intro music 00:40 – 01:10 – Introduction of this episode’s subject, Yalı Çapkını 01:10 – 01:57 – Why we want to discuss Yalı Çapkını 01:57 – 04:07 – Production, Cast and Crew Credits 04:07 – 07:50 – Exploring YÇ’s success and referring to a Turkish article about Yalı Çapkını 07:50 – 11:47 – Main themes in YÇ – Ağa theme, Halis Ağa, the modern feudal version 11: 47 – 14:10 – Production value difference from other projects 14:10 – 16:51 – Traditional patriarchial values 16:51 – 17:30 – Ferit and Seyran’s chemistry 17:30 – 20:06 – Comments from our listeners 20:06 – 24:25 – Why toxic relationships attract us 24:25 – 25:28 – Closing words – we’ll be back for part 2

The article we mention in the episode (it's in Turkish, you can read it with Google translate): https://www.themagger.com/yali-capkini-dizi-inceleme/

Yalı Çapkını credits: Director: Burcu Alptekin Main cast: Afra Saraçoğlu, Mert Ramazan Demir, Çetin Tekindor, Şerif Sezer, Gülçin Santırcıoğlu, Beril Pozam, Emre Altuğ, Gözde Kansu, Diren Polatoğlulları, Ersin Arıcı, Öznur Serçeler, Sezin Bozacı, Yiğit Tuncay, Hülya Duyar, Buçe Buse Kahraman, İrem Altuğ Screenwriter: Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu, Mehmet Barış Günger (Bob) For full cast and crew: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21105088/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm

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Episode Notes

On the second episode of our second season of Dizi Friends we discuss one of this year's best projects, Bahar. We initially discuss why we think Bahar is an important project and why we like it. Later we do a mini analysis of Bahar's relationships and why the focus of self realization is a refreshing theme. This episode also includes a new segment we want to implement where we discuss some important news from Diziland. We hope you enjoy it and we are also looking forward to hearing from you.

Things mentioned:

• Demet Evgar's sitcom is called 1 Kadın 1 Erkek and you can find it on Netflix (unfortunately not in the United States).
• The poem mentioned that was from the 2nd episode of Bahar is called Denge (Balance) and you can see its translation to English here:

BALANCE

Your red is truly red, I believe it Your purple is purple, I believe it Your God is great amen Your poem is a perfect poem Not to mention the smoke.

I'm numb with all the trees It may or may not have been crowded. I lost it on the streets and found it in my pocket But the streets were like this The trees were like this But what is your name Don't disturb my balance

My love and my realities may change Against a sparkling wavy sea I've stretched out sideways in knee deep in water I smile at you all with good will. I can't fight any of you I have a secret I know Your red is truly red, I believe it Your purple is purple, I believe it

I'm just like me I'm right for the world But what is your name Don't disturb my balance

TURGUT UYAR

• In the news segment we refer to the drama about some premature endings of new dizis that came out in Ramadan and OGM Medya cancelling all its projects other than Yalı Çapkını.

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