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Tide (Medcezir)

Tide (Medcezir) (translated)

TV Series · 2013–2015 · 38 people

Ay Yapım produced the teen drama and romance Medcezir ("Tide") for Star TV. An adaptation of the American series The O.C., created by Josh Schwartz, it premiered on September 13, 2013, and ended on June 12, 2015, with its 77th episode, after two seasons. Strong first-season ratings secured a second; a third was floated, but after weaker ratings writer Ece Yörenç announced the end.

The story starts with Yaman Koper, who grows up on the edge of Istanbul and lands in jail with his brother after a run-in with the law. He begins a new life with a lawyer's family and enters the wealthy world of Altınkoy, where his love for a rich girl, Mira Beylice, becomes the main thread of the plot. Çağatay Ulusoy plays Yaman and Serenay Sarıkaya plays Mira; Hazar Ergüçlü, Taner Ölmez, Mine Tugay and Barış Falay also appear.

Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu wrote the scripts. By the end of season one the series had earned 25.6 million lira, making it the fifth most successful Turkish series in net sales. It won six Golden Butterfly awards and took second place for best series at the Seoul International Drama Awards. It reached Chile in 2016, scoring 17.2 rating points on its first day.

DirectorAli Bilgin
Production companyAy Yapım
NetworkStar TV

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Aslı Orcan Aslı Orcan Actor · 46 years old Deniz Yekeli Aybüke Pusat Aybüke Pusat Actor · 31 years old Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu Actor · 70 years old Barış Falay Barış Falay Actor · 54 years old Selim Serez Batuhan Ekşi Batuhan Ekşi Actor · 36 years old Doruk Berk Cankat Berk Cankat Actor · 42 years old Cem Burak Deniz Burak Deniz Actor · 35 years old Aras Çağatay Ulusoy Çağatay Ulusoy Actor · 36 years old Yaman Koper Çağla Demir Çağla Demir Actor · 34 years old Çağlar Ertuğrul Çağlar Ertuğrul Actor · 39 years old Inanç Pars Can Gürzap Can Gürzap Actor · died at 79 Asım Şekip Kaya Cenk Kangöz Cenk Kangöz Actor · 51 years old Ceren Çağatay Ceren Çağatay Actor · 38 years old Cihan Şimşek Cihan Şimşek Actor · 34 years old Defne Kayalar Defne Kayalar Actor · 51 years old Hare Sürel Hare Sürel Actor · 43 years old Hazar Ergüçlü Hazar Ergüçlü Actor · born 1992 Eylül Buluter Kenan Acar Kenan Acar Actor · 36 years old Kimya Gökçe Aytaç Kimya Gökçe Aytaç Actor · 37 years old Kürşat Alnıaçık Kürşat Alnıaçık Actor · 63 years old Meriç Aral Meriç Aral Actor · 37 years old Hale Metin Akdülger Metin Akdülger Actor · 38 years old Orkun Civanoğlu Mine Tugay Mine Tugay Actor · 48 years old Ender Serez Miray Daner Miray Daner Actor · 27 years old Beren Beylice Murat Aygen Murat Aygen Actor · 55 years old Faruk Beylice Özge Gürel Özge Gürel Actor · 39 years old Saim Karakale Saim Karakale Actor · 39 years old Serenay Sarıkaya Serenay Sarıkaya Actor · 35 years old Serhat Parıl Serhat Parıl Actor · 43 years old Sibel Taşçıoğlu Sibel Taşçıoğlu Actor · 50 years old Nevin Koper Taner Ölmez Taner Ölmez Actor · 40 years old Mert Serez Yaman Tümen Actor · 16 years old Gözde Kansu Gözde Kansu Actor · 46 years old Olcay Hanım Elifcan Ongurlar Elifcan Ongurlar Actor · 33 years old Gökçe Akyıldız Gökçe Akyıldız Actor · 34 years old Mustafa Ceceli Mustafa Ceceli Artist · 46 years old Şebnem Dönmez Şebnem Dönmez Actor · 52 years old Sude Beylice Barış Alpaykut Barış Alpaykut Actor · 39 years old Uzay Tezcan

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Through different eyes

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

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

Yaman and Mira's story works so well in season one that it clears the way for a second, and the chemistry between Çağatay Ulusoy and Serenay Sarıkaya carries the show. Barış Falay, Mine Tugay and Taner Ölmez also bring the supporting characters to life. Two seasons, 77 episodes: it was kept short, so there is little padding. But ratings fell in season two and the story seems to lose some of the spark of the first. It belongs on the list of anyone who loves teen drama.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

A story built on class difference: Yaman, raised on the edge of Istanbul, starts a new life with a lawyer's family and meets the wealthy circle of Altınkoy. This meeting of rich and poor worlds, within the form of a teen drama, shows social divides. That the series became Turkey's fifth most successful in net sales after one season suggests the theme found an audience. However, the love storyline sometimes pushes the class question into the background; the subject is not examined in depth.

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

As an adaptation of The O.C., its patterns are known from the start: poor boy, rich girl, a new life. Keeping this familiar scheme alive is a real achievement. Ali Bilgin's direction sets up the contrast between Altınkoy's glossy world and where Yaman comes from, and the chemistry of Çağatay Ulusoy and Serenay Sarıkaya carries the scenes. What is missing is the writing: the love line steers the story so much that secondary characters and conflicts stay on the surface. Not bad, but it never steps outside the scheme. A solid example for those who like the teen-drama mold; expecting it to say something new in cinematic language would be too much.

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