Some Unforgettable Dizi Locations-Day 15/30

I never understood the hype around dizi locations until recently when I learned how much work goes into sourcing and finding them. So today I want to mention a few that I personally still remember and care about. For me these are locations with a bit of soul, although that’s mainly because the storytellers used them in a magical way to tell their stories.

İstanbullu Gelin

I loved this tradition they had :)

İstanbullu Gelin aired between 2017–2019 and was a huge success here in Turkey with 87 episodes. I stopped watching somewhere in season 2 because for me it got really weird. It is the story of a woman who marries into a rich family who live all together in a big mansion. She is from Istanbul and she has to leave Istanbul and her career as a musician behind to be with this man. The mansion which is actually located in Bursa is used really well especially the staircase is very intriguing. I also remember liking the art design.

Sorry about the photo in the left but I wanted to show the staircase. Also that star shaped pool reminded me of the pool in Atonement.

Asmalı Konak

Jail for whoever did this poster.

Asmalı Konak aired between 2002–2003 and to this day people visit this mansion in Cappadocia. At the time it aired it was a huge success and mainly has inspired more of its kind, at least that is what I think. For instance İstanbullu Gelin when it started reminded me a lot of Asmalı Konak. At 180 years old, this mansion has 42 rooms and serves as hotel at the moment.

Such intricate passages but also I would have to leave bread crumbs to find my way here :)

Gümüş

Gümüş aired between 2005–2007 and was Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ’s first leading role. He was lucky to be paired with a talented actress (Songül Öden) and a good supporting cast but in a sense one of the main attractions was the waterside mansion. Built in 1830 this mansion was owned by a French baron called Baron de Vandoevre who sold it to Mehmet Abud Efendi before his return to France. So now it’s called Abud Efendi Yalısı. Yalı is the Turkish word we use for these waterside mansions.

Also jail for this poster’s designer.

Aşk-ı Memnu

Love the apple allegory.

Like everything else about this dizi which aired between 2008–2010, the house which can again be categorized as a “yalı” was magnificent. It is owned by one of Turkey’s richest families and belongs to Vehbi Koç Foundation. Currently it serves as a museum and exhibitian area. Naturally after the dizi aired it attracted a lot of tourist attraction to it. Aşk-ı Memnu continues to remain popular and even it’s traditional annual rerun’s finale breaks rating records.

It is on the waterside but you can’t see it from this angle.

I hope to continue this series with some summery locations on another post. For today, I’m going to leave this blog post short and sweet, I hope you enjoyed it. Thank you for reading and following these series. I am touched by the support I am being given for this challenge and look at us, we are halfway there! :)

Have you watched any of these dizis? Do you remember these locations? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter (@edsavaseri) or on Instagram (eda_watching_dizis). I hope you’ll come by for #16!