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You Name It (Adını Sen Koy)

You Name It (Adını Sen Koy) (translated)

TV Series · 2016–2018 · 18 people

Daily drama meets romance in Adını Sen Koy (You Name It), a Turkish series. It began on September 19, 2016, ran four seasons and left the air on November 13, 2018, with its 397th episode. TRT 1 aired the first season; after strong interest the show moved to Star TV for the second season and most of the third, and the last episodes aired on TV8. Fulya Yavuzoğlu and Mahir Aktaş co-directed, and Başak Yaz Odası is credited with the scripts.

The story starts when Ömer and Zehra, from two entirely different worlds, enter a pretend marriage under a secret agreement. Each has selfless reasons of their own; despite their dislike, they must play a happy couple for Ömer's family while hiding everything from Zehra's. Erkan Meriç plays Ömer and Hazal Subaşı plays Zehra. The cast also includes Ali Oğuz Şenol (Mert), Aykut İğdeli (Nihat), Berna Üçkaleler (Leyla), Sultan Elif Taş (Yasemin) and Yaprak Durmaz (Ayşe).

The leads changed: Erkan Meriç and Hazal Subaşı headed the first two seasons, Cenk Torun and Deniz Durmaz the third and fourth. After the original leads left, interest reportedly fell, only a few episodes aired on TV8, and the series ended without a definitive finale; 8 more episodes had been shot, aiming for 405 in total.

DirectorFulya Yavuzoğlu, Mahir Aktaş
NetworkTRT 1

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Adını Sen Koy is a daily series of 397 episodes, which makes it less a binge than a lifestyle. Ömer and Zehra's story, which starts with a pretend marriage, works well in the first two seasons thanks to the chemistry between Erkan Meriç and Hazal Subaşı. The trouble comes later: the change of leads, the hops between channels and the lack of a proper finale all fray the story's thread. Interest reportedly fell after the switch to Cenk Torun and Deniz Durmaz in season three. Watching the first two seasons and stopping there may well be satisfying enough.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A family series that came on every evening, the kind grandparents at home can happily follow. It's about family ties, sacrifice and the matters of the heart around a pretend marriage. The overall tone is gentle, but the subject speaks more to adults; a pretend marriage and matters of the heart are a long way from a child's world. There are a great many episodes and no clear finale, so it's good to know that before you start.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A union between two young people from different worlds that begins out of necessity and turns into love is one of Yeşilçam's most cherished story patterns. Adını Sen Koy carries on that tradition with Ömer and Zehra's pretend marriage, born of self-sacrifice, and the sincerity of the early seasons recalls the warmth of those old films. But as the story spreads over hundreds of episodes that warmth thins out, and with the change of leads the emotional bond snaps. Stretching over years what the old films said in a single sitting, the series leaves the bittersweet taste of a parting without a proper farewell.

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