Episode Notes

In the fifth episode of Dizi Friends, Eda and Maha discuss kissing and intimate scenes in dizis. They  talk about how kissing scenes and intimacy has evolved over the years and also how censorship has affected the way these scenes are portrayed. As usual there’s equal parts criticism and admiration, as it should be. Things that are mentioned in the episode and order of dizis mentioned throughout the episode:

-RTUK (Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council) -Kızılcık Şerbeti -Sen Çal Kapımı -Kiralık Aşk -Bay Yanlış -Maraşlı -Emanet (2014) -Erkenci Kuş -Kara Para Aşk -Last Call For Istanbul -Emanet (2020) -Kan Çiçekleri -Aldatmak -Yabani -Safir -Adım Farah -Fatmagül’ün Suçu Ne? -Poyraz Karayel -Yargı -Maraşlı -Kara Para Aşk -Tuzak -Güneşi Beklerken -Maraşlı -Aşk Mantık İntikam -Kara Sevda -Hercai -Kalp Atışı

You can read Eda’s blog article on her favorite kissing scenes in dizis: https://edasavaseri.medium.com/dizi-kisses-that-still-give-me-the-tingles-day-13-30-7c176800e329 Bustle article on Turkish TV shows: https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/booktok-turkish-tv-shows-romance-trends Find out more at: https://dizi-friends-podcast.pinecast.co Follow us on Instagram as @dizifriends and  as @Dizi_Friends on Twitter (X).

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In the fourth episode (which is our longest episode yet but we promise it’s a fun one!) Maha and Eda talk about their favorite villains in dizis whether they are female or male. They also mention some ways in which villains are portrayed, which turns into a bit of a rant but we think listeners will relate to most of it. The rant goes from Freud to the Bechdel test and to many other areas about film-making but we think it’s important that the message goes out to writers about how women are portrayed as villains in some dizis. Hope you enjoy and please share your thoughts with us as we always love hearing from you and learning your thoughts. Here are the dizis and characters that are mentioned throughout the episode and the links to the articles that were also mentioned. Kadın (Şirin), Bir Küçük Günışığı (Sude), Yalı Çapkını (İfakat, Pelin, Sultan), Aşk Mantık İntikam (Çağla), Ezel (Kenan), Maraşlı (Savaş), Maraşlı (Necati), Kara Sevda (Emir), Hercai (Azize), Kuzey Güney (Handan), Fatmagül’ün Suçu Ne? (Mukaddes), Poyraz Karayel (Mümtaz), Ezel (Cengiz), Çukur (Arık Böke Erten), Çukur (Emrah), Adım Farah (Benham), Ezel (Eyşan), Medcezir (Orkun), Yasak Elma (Şahika), Aşk-ı Memnu (Firdevs), Poyraz Karayel (the Mafia Gang – Zülfikar, Taş Kafa, Sefer), Kızılcık Şerbeti (Nilay), Yargı (Yekta), Ruhun Duymaz (Civan), Yalı Çapkını (Ferit), Sakla Beni (all the characters), Kızılcık Şerbeti (Fatih), Kaderimin Oyunu (Cemal), Ömer (Tahir), Aldatmak (Tarık), Aile (Hülya), Yargı (Engin), Yabani (Alaz & Çağla).

You can read Eda’s article on Maraşlı’s Savaş here: https://medium.com/@edasavaseri/maraşlı-making-friends-with-the-dark-9d59ed1421e1

You can read Eda’s article about Maraşlı and daddy issues here: https://medium.com/@edasavaseri/maraşlı-the-sins-of-their-fathers-152b0876a2ce Find out more at: https://dizi-friends-podcast.pinecast.co Follow us on Instagram as @dizifriends and  as @Dizi_Friends on Twitter (X).

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In the third episode Eda and Maha talk about their favorite female dizi characters in the same manner they have done for their favorite dizi men in the previous episode. Here are the dizis and characters that are mentioned throughout the episode: Zemheri (Firuze), Son Yaz (Canan and Yağmur), Menajerimi Ara (Dicle and Feris), Kadın (Bahar), Adım Farah (Demet Özdemir), Vatanım Sensin (Hilal), Yargı (Ceylin), Kara Melek (Yasemin), Aşk-Memnu (Bihter), Ufak Tefek Cinayetler (Merve), Erkenci Kuş (Sanem), Yasak Elma (Yıldız), Hayat Şarkısı (Hülya), Baht Oyunu (Ada), Avrupa Yakası (Şahika and Dilber Hala). Find out more at: https://dizi-friends-podcast.pinecast.co Follow us on Instagram as @dizifriends and  as @Dizi_Friends on Twitter (X).

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In our second episode Maha and Eda discuss their favorite dizi men. Each have different criteria but they agree on most of the dizi men with rights. Give the episode a listen and don’t forget to share your favorite dizi men with us on social media. As promised we share with you the dizis and characters being discussed throughout the episode; Son Yaz (Selim & Akgün), Bir İstanbul Masalı (Selim), Fazilet Hanım’ın Kızları (Yağız), Vatanım Sensin (Leon), Sen Anlat Karadeniz (Tahir),  Aşk Yeniden (Fatih), Senden Daha Güzel (Emir), Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir (Barış), Seviyor Sevmiyor (Tuna), Kadın (Arif), Tuzak (Umut), Maraşlı (Celal), Kara Sevda (Kemal), Her Yerde Sen (Demir), Adım Farah (Tahir), Sen Çal Kapımı (Serkan), Erkenci Kuş (Can), Kiralık Aşk (Ömer), Gelsin Hayat Bildiği Gibi (Sadi), Hercai (Miran), Dolunay (Ferit), Meryem (Savaş), Bay Yanlış (Özgür), Fatmagül’ün Suçu Ne (Kerem), Şeref Meselesi (Yiğit), Siyah Beyaz Aşk (Ferhat). Find out more at: https://dizi-friends-podcast.pinecast.co Follow us on Instagram as @dizifriends and  as @Dizi_Friends on Twitter (X).

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Episode Notes

In this episode we talk about why we decided to make a podcast and how we became friends. We also talk about our connection to dizis and why we think watching dizis is a great way to make friends. We share a small (we want to say small but it ends up being half an hour!) summary of dizi history mentioning some memorable ones. Here are the dizis mentioned throughout the episode:

Aşk-ı Memnu (1975), Çalıkuşu (1986), İkinci Bahar, Gümüş, Ihlamurlar Altında, Asmalı Konak, Kurtlar Vadisi, Ezel, Aşk’ı Memnu, Yaprak Dökümü, Fatmagül’ün Suçu Ne?, Muhteşem Yüzyıl (Magnificent Century), Kiralık Aşk, Aşk Laftan Anlamaz, İlk ve Son, Aşk 101, 50 m2, Kulüp, Kara Para Aşk, Bozkır, Alef, Yeşilçam, Fatma, Bir Başkadır (Ethos), Uysallar.

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