Yaprak Dökümü (TV series)
| Yaprak Dökümü or Leaf cast | |
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| Based on |
Yaprak Dökümü by Reşat Nuri Güntekin |
| Written by | |
| Starring |
Halil Ergün Güven Hokna Deniz Çakır Bennu Yıldırımlar Gökçe Bahadır Fahriye Evcen |
| Theme music composer | Toygar Işıklı |
| Opening theme | Bana Herşey Uzak (Everything away from me) |
| Ending theme | Yaprak Dökümü (Leaf cast) |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language(s) | Turkish |
| No. of episodes | 174 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Istanbul |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 90 minutes approximately each show |
| Production company(s) | Ay Yapım |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kanal D |
| Original release |
Turkey September 13, 2005 - December 29, 2010 Bulgaria November 23, 2009 - January 9, 2012 Serbia December 6, 2010 - February 26, 2012 February 11, 2013 - October 10, 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina March 26, 2011 - July 27, 2012 Slovenia December 3, 2012 - February, 2014 |
Yaprak Dökümü (English: The Fall of Leaves or The Falling Leaves) is an award-winning Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series premiered on 13 September 2005 on Kanal D, and endеd its fifth and final season on 29 December 2010, comprising 174 episodes overall. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and it revolves around the fictional family Tekin, and how when they come to Istanbul that tears their family apart, and transforms them in a way they cannot imagine.
The series revolves around the fictional family Tekin as they arrive in Istanbul so that one of their daughters can attend college. The family patriarch Ali Riza raises his children in harmony, teaching them on moral values and justice, missing to prepare them for the real cruelty of life.
The family consists of Ali Riza's wife Hayriye Tekin and their five children: Fikret, the oldest daughter, their only son Şevket, young daughters Leyla and Necla and their little daughter Ayşe. Other characters include their loyal neighbors, widow Neyir and her young daughter Sedef. Şevket's spouse Ferhunde and schemer Oğuz serve as the main antagonists.
The show's title refers to the fact that upon the arrival of Ali Riza's family in the big city, his family begins to fall apart, symbolic to the autumn's fall of the leaves.
The first scene shows the Tekins on a train to Istanbul. Fikret is the narrator of the story. She explains that Ali Riza was the mayor of Trabzon. She was engaged to a man who worked for Ali Riza, but was later framed for embezzlement. Ali Riza could not tolerate the scandal and asked for retirement. He demanded Fikret to end the engagement and she did. Necla passed the entrance exam of a university in Istanbul. Ali Riza decided to move the family there to facilitate Necla's life. Upon their arrival, the Tekins move to an old mansion which Ali Riza has inheritted from his parents, and they quickly adapt to Istanbul. They soon befriend Neyir and Sedef. Sedef falls in love with Şevket, but he treats her as his sister. Ali Riza starts working in a company and meets Oguz (Oğuz), and from that point he hates Oguz's personality. Oguz leaves the company and works for a rich man named Yaman. Şevket starts working in a bank, meets Ferhunde at work and dates her. Necla starts seeing Oguz secretly, while he's already involved with Yaman's wife, Ceyda. Ali Riza resigns due to an honor issue with the boss. Leyla begins her pre-college courses. She meets a guy who persuades her to get on a motor-bike with him. Whilst driving, they accidentally run over an old man; Leyla tries to help him get to the hospital but the guy forces her to get back on the motor bike and they flee the scene. The old man dies and the story gets revealed. Ali Riza stops Leyla from going to the courses but eventually allows her to go again. Şevket finds out that Ferhunde is married and ends the affair, but she seduces him again. She divorces her husband to marry Şevket. Ali Riza does not approve of the marriage but allows it to go on after Şevket threatens to kill himself. They decide to live in the mansion until Şevket can buy a house. Sedef attempts suicide; But Ali Riza saves her. Necla suspects Oguz and ends the relationship. Ferhunde resigns with an excuse to have some rest, leaving Şevket the only person to pay the Tekins' expenses. She starts lavishing and making instability at home while gaining Necla and Leyla's trust. Leyla starts dating Oguz secretly. Fehunde takes Necla in her car to see Leyla and Oguz, thus starting the friction between the two sisters. Necla gets angry first but later reconciles with Leyla. Ferhunde ruins Fikret's birthday, angering Şevket to the point that he expels Ferhunde. She pretends that she's pregnant, causing Şevket and Ali Riza to ask her to return. Nurdan, Ferhunde's mother leaves jail and meets the Tekins and reveals that she committed murder. Hayriye gets curious and finds out that the victim was her husband. Ferhunde gets angry and reveals that her stepfather was trying to rape her and Nurdan killed him in Ferhunde's defense. Ferhunde also reveals that she's not pregnant and she lied in order to have a family. Leyla ends her relationship with Oguz, but finds out that she's pregnant. She goes to his apartment to tell him, but sees Ceyda with him. Leyla gets angry and falls from the stairs, causing her baby to abort. The Tekins find out. Leyla tells Ferhunde about Oguz and Ceyda. Ferhunde threatens Oguz into marrying Leyla, otherwise she'll tell Yaman about the affair. Ali Riza accepts the marriage, but stops talking to Leyla. Ferhunde starts blackmailing Oguz secretly. She also shows displeasure towards Sedef and Neyir after finding out about Sedef's love for Şevket. Ali Riza reconciles with Leyla and allows Oguz in his house only for her good. Necla befriends Cem in the college. He's rich and handsome and aligns with Ali Riza's moral values; so he accepts Cem's request for a more serious relationship with Necla. Ceyda's pregnant from Oguz, but Yaman believes the baby is his. Fikret calls him from a phone booth and tells him that it is not, causing Yaman to investigate Ceyda and later Oguz, but he makes Yaman trust him again to the point that he stops paying Ferhunde. She tells Yaman that Oguz may have been stealing from him, considering Oguz got rich so fast, prompting Yaman to investigate Oguz's records. Necla and Cem get engaged, but Oguz seduces her and they plan to escape to Germany. Hayriye, Fikret and Ferhunde find out about Necla and Oguz. Fikret tries to tell Ali Riza, but Hayriye stops her. Fikret meets Tahsin, a relative of Neyir, who lost his wife recently and lives with his mother and children in Adapazarı. Fikret decides to get married to him only to get rid of her family, stating that she hates all of them. Necla and Oguz escape and the Tekins suffer through grief. Leyla gets mentally ill. Yaman finds out about Oguz's theft and his affair. Oguz is arrested in the airport as he and Necla try to leave.
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