Pirdino (Pırdino) (translated)

Pırdino is a Turkish animated series broadcast on TRT Çocuk. Its most striking quality is the way scenes filmed in real locations with live actors are merged in the studio with animated characters sharing the same frame.

Produced by Siyah Martı Animation Studios, the company also responsible for İksir, Türkiye's first live-action animated feature, the series was directed by Günay Köker, scripted by Arzu Yurtseven and Murat Ferhat, with animation direction by Osman Sentatoglou. The story follows the fun and adventure-filled tales of Tarık and his friends Pırdino, Sansar, Porsuk and Ela. Tarık's friendship with Sansar and Porsuk, formed during a summer holiday at his grandfather's home, turns into a long journey when the pair secretly follow him back to the city. The series ran for eight seasons and 104 episodes, and its story later reached cinemas in 2015 with the feature film Pırdino Sürpriz Yumurta.