''Love 101'' ( tr, Aşk 101, link=no) is a Turkish

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, starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka,

Alina Boz Alina Boz (; born 14 June 1998) is a Russian-born Turkish actress. She is best known for her series ''Elimi Bırakma'' and '' Maraşlı'', and the Netflix series '' Aşk 101.'' She gained recognition for her work as Eda in the Netflix series Lov ...

, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz,

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and Ece Yüksel (2nd season). Its first season, which consists of 8 episodes, is directed by Ahmet Katıksız and Deniz Yorulmazer, written by Meriç Acemi and Destan Sedolli. The series started

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on 24 April 2020. The second and final season premiered on 30 September 2021. It's directed by Umut Aral and Gönenç Uyanık and consists of 8 episodes.

Plot

The story begins in today's Istanbul when a woman called Işık ( Bade İşçil) arrives at an old house. There she recalls the past and friends of her youth. Back in 1998, a group of young people (Eda, Osman, Sinan, and Kerem) studying in a school of

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are at risk of expulsion because of their poor behavior. They are very different from their classmates, therefore, very lonely. The headmaster and most of the teachers are against them, only one teacher by the name of Burcu ( Pınar Deniz) does her best to protect the teenagers. However, they find out that Burcu will be relocated, which means that all of them would be expelled after her relocation. In order to prevent this, the students unite and make a plan. The students discover that according to the law, she can choose the place of work by herself if she is married. They decide that they will try to make Burcu fall in love with the new sports teacher, Kemal (

), so that she can stay in Istanbul. Soon enough they discover that Burcu is already in a "happy" relationship and that it won't be easy to make her stay. They ask for help from Işık ( İpek Filiz Yazıcı), an excellent student and a girl with a big heart. Soon she becomes a part of their group. This union helps the students change for the better, understand themselves, realize the importance of true friendship, find love and their own way in life. Eda (

) aspires to be a graphic designer, even though her family wants her to gain money and has already been preparing her for

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. Osman ( Selahattin Paşalı) is a young entrepreneur, trying to hustle his way out of poverty by always finding gigs. Sinan ( Mert Yazıcıoğlu) struggles to keep his life together, always sipping from his

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as he continues living with his

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grandfather since he was 14 after his family’s

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. Kerem ( Kubilay Aka), a basketball player who gets kicked out of the school team also endeavors the struggles of being the son of a very famous person in Turkey.

Cast

Main

* Mert Yazıcıoğlu as Sinan * Kubilay Aka as Kerem *

as Eda * Selahattin Paşalı as Osman * İpek Filiz Yazıcı as Işık * Pınar Deniz as Burcu *

as Kemal * Ece Yüksel as Elif (season 2)

Recurring

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as Necdet *

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as Yıldıray (season 2) * Bade İşçil as adult Işık * Tuba Ünsal as adult Eda *

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as adult Kerem (season 2) * Fatih Artman as adult Osman (season 2) * Uraz Kaygılaroğlu as adult Sinan (season 2) * Ali Il as Tuncay * Merve Akkaya as Billur

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2021)

Filming

The principal photography for the first and second seasons took place at Akif Tunçel Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in

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Reaction

Before the series' premiere, it was claimed that the character Osman was being used for "homosexual propaganda" and "deviance". Netflix denied these claims. The critics, who watched the first 8 episodes of the series and wrote about it in their columns, stated that there is no such character in the series.

References

External links

* * {{Netflix original ended series (2019–present), state=collapsed 2020 Turkish television series debuts 2020 Turkish television series endings 2020s Turkish television series LGBT-related controversies in television Turkish-language Netflix original programming Turkish comedy television series Television shows set in Istanbul Television series produced in Istanbul