Episode Notes
Pack your bags because this week, Dizi Friends is going back to 2015. 🎧
It was a very different moment for Turkish television, and in this episode we look back not only at the dizis we were watching, but at the world they were airing in.
We start with a little time travel. What did 2015 feel like in Turkey, the US and around the world? What were we watching, talking about and living through and why does that era already feel so distinct from where we are today?
Then, of course, we get to the dizis.
We revisit:
- Poyraz Karayel
- Aşk Yeniden
- Kiralık Aşk
- Kara Sevda
- Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
From romantic comedies and angsty melodramas to crime stories and major historical productions, 2015 gave us a lineup that feels surprisingly varied in hindsight.
But this isn’t only a nostalgia episode. We also talk about how the business of making dizis has changed: production models, budgets, advertising, episode structures and the pressures shaping Turkish television today.
Were dizis actually better in 2015, or do we just remember them that way? And what has the industry gained and lost over the last decade?
Expect nostalgia, industry talk, lots of comparisons and, naturally, plenty of opinions.
Light spoilers for the series discussed.
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