Medcezir
| Medcezir | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre |
Teen drama Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Ece Yörenç |
| Starring |
Çağatay Ulusoy Serenay Sarıkaya Barış Falay Mine Tugay Şebnem Dönmez Hazar Ergüçlü Taner Ölmez Ali Aksöz |
| Theme music composer | Toygar Işıklı |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 77 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kerem Çatay |
| Location(s) | Istanbul |
| Running time | 90-120 min. |
| Production company(s) | Ay Yapım |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. International Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Star TV |
| Original release | September 13, 2013 – June 12, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Medcezir (English: "Tide") is a Turkish teen drama television series first aired on Star TV from September 13, 2013. It is a remake of the American show The O.C.. The series, created by Ece Yörenç, portrays the fictional lives of a group of teenagers and their families residing in the affluent seaside neighborhood of Altınkoy in Istanbul, Turkey.
Plot
Yaman who lives in Tozludere one of the Istanbul's suburbs has always tried to change his destiny by working hard to earn a good life. On the day of his brother's birthday Kenan, they are arrested and put in jail because Kenan steals a car from a gas station. That evening he was unwillingly introduced to crime, and his clean dossier is tainted. Because of this situation he gets to meet Selim Serez, a rich lawyer who helps him out of jail. Selim sees that Yaman is an innocent and promising young man and he offers him his help. When Yaman's mom kicks him out of her house, Yaman is forced to contact Selim and accept his help. He then goes to Selim's house in Altınkoy, an exclusive upper-class neighborhood in Istanbul, and is offered a job as a gardener for a week, and also a place to live in the pool house outside the main house. Even if Yaman is aware that there are no miracles in real life, he doesn't have another chance apart from going through that door. Carrying the weight of the past on his shoulders, among people he doesn't know, he faces a more difficult life than the one he had in Tozludere. In Altınkoy he meets Mert, Selim's son, with whom he becomes friends almost immediately, he also meets Mira, a young, beautiful rich girl who lives next door and for whom he falls in love.
Cast and characters
Main cast
| Actor | Character | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| Çağatay Ulusoy | Yaman Koper | Main | |
| Serenay Sarıkaya | Mira Beylice | Main | |
| Barış Falay | Selim Serez | Main | |
| Mine Tugay | Ender Serez | Main | |
| Taner Ölmez | Mert Serez | Main | |
| Hazar Ergüçlü | Eylül Buluter | Main | |
Recurring
| Actor | Character | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| Şebnem Dönmez | Asude "Sude" Beylice | Recurring | |
| Defne Kayalar | Sedef Kaya | Recurring | |
| Murat Aygen | Faruk Beylice | Recurring | |
| Miray Daner | Beren Beylice | Recurring | |
| Can Gürzap | Asım Şekip Kaya | Recurring | |
| Metin Akdülger | Orkun Civanoğlu | Recurring | |
| Ali Aksöz | Kenan Koper | Recurring | |
| Meriç Aral | Hale | Recurring | |
| Еcem Аkbin | Tuğçe | Recurring | |
| Ezgi Sözüer | Eda | Recurring | |
| Batuhan Ekşi | Doruk | Recurring | |
| Batuhan Begimgil | Burak | Recurring | |
| Hare Sürel | Leyla | Recurring | |
| Mert Tanık | Barış Buluter | Recurring | |
| Nihan Aslı Elmas | Gamze | Recurring | |
| Cenk Kangöz | Hasan | Recurring | |
| Sibel Taşçıoğlu | Nevin Koper | Recurring | |
| Serhat Parıl | Giray | Recurring | |
| Pınar Tuncegil | Ayşe | Recurring | |
| Kürşat Alnıaçık | Nadir Baktıroğlu/Turunç Nadir | Recurring | |
| Berk Erçer | Sinan Enveroğlu | Recurring | |
| Saim Karakale | Tan | Recurring | |
| Ayşe Melike Çerçi | Reyhan Arsen | Recurring | |
| Özge Gürel | Ada | Recurring | |
| Barış Aplaykut | Uzay Tezcan | Recurring | |
| Aybüke Pusat | Elif | Recurring | |
| Aslı Orcan | Deniz Yekeli | Recurring | |
| Burak Deniz | Aras | Recurring | |
| Turhan Cihan Şimşek | Ali | Recurring | |
| Nurcan Eren | Süreyya | Recurring | |
| Gözde Kansu | Olcay | Recurring | |
| Çağla Demir | Ceren | Recurring | |
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 38 | September 13, 2013 | June 13, 2014 | ||
| 2 | 39 | September 12, 2014 | June 12, 2015 | ||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Golden Butterfly Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Serenay Sarıkaya | Won |
| Best TV Series Music | Toygar Işıklı | Won | ||
| TV Stars Awards | Best Drama Series | Medcezir | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Çağatay Ulusoy | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Serenay Sarıkaya | Won | ||
| Best Supporting Actior in a Drama Series | Barış Falay | Won | ||
| Taner Ölmez | Nominated | |||
| Best Series Director | Ali Bilgin | Nominated | ||
| Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Drama Series | Medcezir | Won | |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Çağatay Ulusoy | Won | ||
| Turkey Music Awards | Best Series Music | Toygar Işıklı | Won | |
International broadcasting
Medcezir gained a lot of popularity among Turkic countries (especially in Azerbaijan), Iran (especially Iranian Azerbaijan), Balkans, Latin America (Chile), and Arab countries. In Bulgaria the series takes the second place in September 2015 with almost one million viewers and it is the most watched series in the country.[1]
| Country | Network | Local title | Series premiere | Series finale | Timeslot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | Mega | Medcezir | April 20, 2016 | Sunday to Wednesday at 23:30 & Thursday at 22:30 [2] | |
| Bulgaria | bTV | Кварталът на богатите | July 7, 2015 | October 25, 2016 | Monday to Friday at 20:00 [3] [4] |
| Georgia | Imedi TV | გზაჯვარედინი | June 8, 2015 | Monday to Friday at 10:00 | |
| Latvia | LNT | Paisums | May 9, 2015 | Saturdays at 17:10 | |
| Arab World | OSN | مد جزر | February 2, 2015 | ||
| Lithuania | TV8 | ,,Gyvenimo bangos" | June 10, 2016 | Monday to Friday at 18:00 | |
| North Cyprus | Star TV | September 13, 2013 | June 12, 2015 | Fridays at 20:00 | |
| Romania | Kanal D | Yaman | December 12, 2014 | Monday to Friday at 20:00 | |
| Pakistan | Urdu 1 | Aashiyana Meri Mohabbat Ka | November 25, 2014 | May 12, 2016 | Monday to Friday at 22:00 |
| Afghanistan | Jawan TV | 2015 | Sunday to Thursday 19:30 | ||
| Croatia | TV Doma | Plima i Oseka | September 12, 2016 | Everyday at 16:50 | |
| Iranian | IMDb Farsi | جذر و مد | December 12, 2016 | Everyday at 16:50 | |