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Don't Let the Children Hear (Çocuklar Duymasın)

Don't Let the Children Hear (Çocuklar Duymasın) (translated)

TV Series · 2002–2019 · 37 people

Birol Güven wrote the Turkish family sitcom Çocuklar Duymasın, which MinT Motion Pictures produced. At its center are Haluk and Meltem, a couple who can barely stand each other yet stay together for the sake of their two children; the roles are played by Tamer Karadağlı and Pınar Altuğ respectively. The show received the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Series.

The series premiered on TGRT on January 16, 2002, before moving to atv and then Star TV, and it wrapped up its first run in 2005 under the title Çocuklar Ne Olacak. It returned to screens on atv in 2010 and on FOX in 2013, reaching a total of 388 episodes across seven seasons by 2014; a final run aired on Kanal D from 2017 to 2019, bringing the series total to nine seasons and 464 episodes. Over the years, the cast included young actors such as Ceyhun Fersoy, Emre Törün, Buse Sinem İren (as Simay), Kaan Songün (as Gece), and Mehmet Baran Erdoğan (as Havuç Emre); through reruns and digital-platform viewership, the show has remained a beloved sitcom classic across generations.

Don't Let the Children Hear (Çocuklar Duymasın)

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Alp Eren Khamis Alp Eren Khamis Actor · 23 years old Beton Orçun Aydan Koptur Aydan Koptur Actor · 36 years old Burcu Almeman Burcu Almeman Actor · 51 years old Buse Sinem İren Buse Sinem İren Actor · 34 years old Simay Cem Emüler Cem Emüler Actor · 64 years old Ceyhun Fersoy Ceyhun Fersoy Actor · 44 years old Berke Deniz Gök Deniz Gök Actor · 34 years old İrem Ece Çeşmioğlu Ece Çeşmioğlu Actor · 35 years old Emre Törün Emre Törün Actor · died at 53 Fatma Toptaş Fatma Toptaş Actor · 43 years old Furkan Kızılay Furkan Kızılay Actor · 35 years old Emre Çetinoğlu Gamze Demirbilek Gamze Demirbilek Actor · 58 years old Gülçin Hatıhan Gülçin Hatıhan Actor · 53 years old Hakan Salınmış Hakan Salınmış Actor · 62 years old Kaan Songün Kaan Songün Actor · 40 years old Gece Levent Ülgen Levent Ülgen Actor · 64 years old Mehmet Baran Erdoğan Mehmet Baran Erdoğan Actor · 40 years old Havuç Emre Murat Kocacık Murat Kocacık Actor · 54 years old Pınar Altuğ Pınar Altuğ Actor · 52 years old Meltem Seda Kala Seda Kala Actor · 40 years old Ufuk Karakavak Ufuk Karakavak Actor · 39 years old Öykü Güven Öykü Güven Actor · 23 years old Merve Özgür Ozan Özgür Ozan Actor · 60 years old Selami Erdem Ayşe Tolga Ayşe Tolga Actor · 53 years old Haluk's High School Friend Vatan Şaşmaz Vatan Şaşmaz Actor · died at 42 Engin Mesut Akusta Mesut Akusta Actor · 62 years old Oktay Zeynep Tokuş Zeynep Tokuş Actor · born 1977 Meltem (2) Tamer Karadağlı Tamer Karadağlı Actor · 59 years old Haluk Çetinoğlu Suzan Kardeş Suzan Kardeş Actor · 66 years old Kükrek Kadriye Janset Janset Actor · 55 years old Nesrin İnce Seray Sever Seray Sever Actor · 53 years old Derya Anta Toros Anta Toros Actor · died at 77 Yeliz Gülnihal Demir Gülnihal Demir Actor · born 1953 Megastar Gülfidan Fatma Karanfil Actor · died at 72 Necla Nazlıhan Başak İlhan Nazlıhan Başak İlhan Actor · 45 years old Okşan Coşkun Göğen Coşkun Göğen Actor · 80 years old Aydan Şener Aydan Şener Actor · 63 years old

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Through different eyes

AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

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

If you want an easygoing comedy for the whole family, this is one of the first names that comes to mind. Haluk and Meltem can hardly stand each other but stay together for their two children, and that situation feels familiar enough for everyone at home to laugh. It won the Golden Butterfly for Best Comedy Series. The language and themes seem to suit young and old alike. It is very long, though: 464 episodes, and watching them all takes serious time. Best taken one episode at a time after dinner.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Çocuklar Duymasın knows the mold of the situation comedy well: the same house, the same couple, dialogue that swings between irritation and affection. Repetition in the writing is unavoidable; nine seasons and 464 episodes would wear down the form of any sitcom. Because the format rests on comic timing and the rhythm of the dialogue, the performances of Tamer Karadağlı and Pınar Altuğ become decisive over such a long life. It makes no claim to cinematic language; the staging is theatrical and the camera stays well behind the material. That is less a flaw than a requirement of the genre. Solid work in its own field, and the Golden Butterfly for comedy backs that up.

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

This is one of the best examples of how long a sitcom can live. A journey from TGRT through atv, Star TV, FOX and Kanal D shows it kept viewers across nine seasons and 464 episodes, from 2002 to 2019. The changing line-up of young actors over the years brought fresh energy, with characters such as Buse Sinem İren's Simay. To be honest, not every one of that many episodes can be on the same level, and the gaps between runs and the channel changes may have disturbed the rhythm. But being a classic loved from generation to generation through reruns is proof in itself.

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