''Bizimkiler'' was a Turkish
comedy
Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium.
Origins
Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
, represented the lives of the people who shared the same neighborhood. It is also the name of musical project run by
ANS TV
ANS TV (also known as ''ANS Independent Broadcasting Media Company'', stylized as ⱭNẞ until 2012) was a news television channel in Azerbaijan, which was owned by ANS Group of Companies from its foundation on 26 November 1991 until its closure ...
.
The show is development of the movie
Kapıcılar Kralı for which
Umur Bugay who is the creator of the TV series, was the screenwriter.
It is one of the longest-running series in
Turkish television drama
Turkish drama () is a type of television series in the Turkish language made in Turkey. These dramas reflect Culture of Turkey, Turkish culture and considered by some to be the country's most well-known economic and cultural exports. It has seen ...
history.
Due to lack of variety of television stations when series was first broadcast, the show attracted most of the audiences in
Turkey
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and had huge cultural impact.
Production
Yalcın Yelence has directed all of the episodes, besides the last 6 ones. Producer
Umur Bugay was also the screenwriter for all episodes, later assisted by
Sulhi Dölek
Series have been shot in
Kadıköy
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, a district in Anatolian Side of
Istanbul
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Broadcast history
Series have been broadcast on Sunday prime time in
TRT 1
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between 1987 and 1994, in
Star TV between 1994 and 1999 and in
Show TV
Show TV is a Turkish free-to-air national television channel, established in 1991 by Erol Aksoy, Dinç Bilgin, Haldun Simavi and Erol Simavi, owned by the Can Holding.
History
The channel replaces Cine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was ...
between 1999 and 2002.
Re-run of the series have been broadcast irregularly both in various national and local television stations.
Main cast
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Erdal Özyağcılar (1989–1997),
Savaş Dinçel (1997–2002) as Şükrü Başaran
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Cihat Tamer
Cihat Tamer (born 26 February 1943) is a Turkish actor. He is known for his roles in TV productions such as Bizimkiler, theatrical productions such as Yasaklar and various films.
References
External links
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(1989–1991), Engin Şenkan (1991–2002) as Şevket Başaran
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Ayşe Kökçü as Nazan Başaran
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Bensu Orhunöz as Bilge Başaran
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Atılay Uluışık as Ali Başaran
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Mehmet Akan as Sabri Dönmez
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Ercan Yazgan
Ercan Yazgan (4 April 1946 – 8 March 2018) was a Turkish comedian and political satirist. He was widely regarded as one of Turkey's most prominent and respected comedians. He starred in numerous movies and various TV-series. He died on 8 March ...
as Cafer Haktanır ''"Doorman"''
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Salih Kalyon as Sedat ''"Knock Knock"''"
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Aykut Oray as Yavuz Korkmaz ''"Thug"''
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Uğurtan Sayıner as Cemil ''"Drunk"''
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Oktay Sözbir as Halil Arslan ''"Halil Marketing"''
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Selçuk Uluergüven as Davut Öztürk
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Güzin Çorağan as the wife of Davut
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Ali Uyandıran as Halis Öztürk ''"Dummkopf"''
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Savaş Yurttaş as Yengeç Hüseyin
Bizimkiler
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References
{{Reflist
Turkish drama television series
1990s Turkish television series
2000s Turkish television series
1989 Turkish television series debuts
2002 Turkish television series endings
TRT 1 television dramas
Star TV (Turkish TV channel) television dramas
Show TV television dramas
Turkish television soap operas
Turkish-language television shows
Television shows set in Istanbul
Television series produced in Istanbul