Ege’nin Hamsisi (English Title: Anchovy Of The Aegean) is a drama and adventure Turkish television series signed by Köprü Film, directed by Mustafa Şevki Doğan and starring İclal Aydın, Uğur Çavuşoğlu, Uraz Kaygılaroğlu and Bestemsu Özdemir. The series ended with the 23rd episode, making the final.
| Original Title: | Ege’nin Hamsisi |
| English Title: | Anchovy Of The Aegean |
| Genre: | Comedy, Romance |
| Broadcast Network: | TRT1 |
| Director: | Ufuk Hakan Eren |
| Producer: | Ferhat Essiz, Cenk Yengin |
| Writer: | Yildirim Bayazit |
| Cinematography: | Kemal Sanli |
| Release Date: | 16 July 2018 – 31 December 2018 |
Ege’nin Hamsisi Synopsis
Melahat (Iclal Aydin) is a friendly and restless middle-aged woman who lives in a beautiful Aegean town named Sigacik. After her husband passed away years ago, she worked so hard to raise her son Deniz (Uraz Kaygilaroglu) and her daughter Derya (Buse Meral). Melahat owns a small restaurant where she cooks Aegean dishes. Soon after she opens her restaurant, it has become a popular destination for the locals and tourists.
Melahat aims to extend her restaurant by buying the shop just across from her restaurant. In this way, she wants to work together with her son who has recently finished his military service. Melahat organizes an event to celebrate the return of her son Deniz from military service. At the same time, she pays the deposit for the shop which is just across from her restaurant. Everything seems to go in order. However, something unexpected happens and the life of Melahat turns upside down.
On the other hand, Sevket (Ugur Cavusoglu) is an ill-tempered man who lives in Rize which is a beautiful city in the Black Sea region. Since his wife passed away years ago, Sevket lived together with her daughter Zeynep (Bestemsu Ozdemir), his son Omer (Celal Ozturk), and his sister Fikret (Asuman Dabak). Sevket is so proud of her daughter Zeynep as she has just graduated from college as an architect.
After living apart for a while, Sevket now thinks that all his family would come together as before and live happily afterward. However, his life changes dramatically when he learns that his lovely daughter gets a job offer right after her graduation. Zeynep wants to accept the offered job which is located at the Aegean region. At first, her family opposes this idea but soon later, Zeynep manages to convince her family to move into the Aegean region.
Sevket, who is very fond of his daughter, does not want to live apart from his daughter and decides to move into the Aegean region together with Zeynep. Even though it is too difficult to leave their hometown behind and start a new life in a new place, Sevket is determined to stay beside his children all the time and give them support. Sevket and his family move into Sigacik where Melahat and her family live. The lives of these two families change all of a sudden.
Sevket opens a restaurant across from Melahat’s restaurant and starts to cook dishes special to the Black Sea region. And war begins! Melahat becomes too angry when she learns that another person rents the shop which is just across from her restaurant. Her dream to extend her restaurant comes to end. At the same time, the restaurant owner Sevket causes big chaos in Sigacik which is known for calmness.
Melahat and Sevket become two big enemies and fight each other every day. Meanwhile, Deniz and Zeynep start to work in the same workplace and get closer to each other. Despite big differences in their backgrounds, Deniz and Zeynep fall in love without knowing how impossible this love can turn out to be.
Two Parts One Love (Ege’nin Hamsisi) tv series story is about family relations with a touch of emotional and entertaining elements. Will Melahat start to get along with Sevket as time passes? Will Sevket and his family manage to get used to their new life in the Agean region? Will Zeynep and Deniz manage to stand for all the obstacles in front of their way?
Ege’nin Hamsisi Trailer
Ege’nin Hamsisi Cast
| Iclal Aydin | Melahat Çinar |
| Ugur Cavusoglu | Sevket Gerginoglu |
| Uraz Kaygılaroğlu | Deniz Cinar |
| Bestemsu Özdemir | Zeynep Gerginoglu |
| Asuman Dabak | Fikret Gerginoglu |
| Haldun Boysan | Esref Üzum |
| Eser Eyuboğlu | Dursun Dursunoglu |
| Utku Ateş | Rehber Sinan |
| Uğur Demirpehlivan | Sevim Üzum |
| Hakan Bilgin | Nuri Pekyaman |
| Bengi Öztürk | Hatce Kasapoglu |
| Mustafa Şen | Ibo Kasapoglu |
| Cem Cücenoğlu | Bekir Kuru |
| Buse Meral | Derya Çinar |
| Celal Öztürk | Ömer Gerginoglu |
| Ali Akdal | Ahmet Tutuncu |
| Emir Ali Dogrul | Esrefcan Kuru |
| Asya Kasap | İpek Parlak |
| Berke Acar | Mert Parlak |
Iclal Aydin – Melahat Çinar
A complete Aegean woman, Owner of Artichoke Heart… Deniz and Derya’s mother… Very affectionate but the opposite is bad.
Ugur Cavusoglu – Sevket Gerginoglu
Zeynep and Omar’s father. He’s a master cook. A man who gets angry and calms down quickly. It drops like a bomb into the Aegean town.
Uraz Kaygılaroğlu – Deniz Cinar
He’s an Aegean boy. Honest and Mert… You know, when they say, “Man of his mold… His life is turned upside down with the family who moved to town.
Bestemsu Özdemir – Zeynep Gerginoglu
Şevket’s architect daughter, Omar’s sister. She’s a lame girl. He’s stubborn as his father. He finds love in a small Aegean pulp he never predicted.
Asuman Dabak – Fikret Gerginoglu
Şevket’s sister, Zeynep and Omer’s aunt. A grumpy, grumpy, unavoidable Black Sea woman. He’s dedicated to the family. His favorite thing is the goose he put in revenge on his fiancée Nuri, who left his name.
Haldun Boysan – Esref Üzum
He owns the tea garden. He tries to solve everyone’s problems with his fatherly attitude. He can’t just fix himself.
Eser Eyuboğlu – Dursun Dursunoglu
Zeynep’s belati from the Black Sea. He has only one goal in life, and he’s Zeynep.
Utku Ateş – Rehber Sinan
He is also the Black Sea, but has been guiding tourists in the Aegean for a long time… Living in the Aegean, the Name of the Black Sea a little while the time comes to the Black Sea.
Uğur Demirpehlivan – Sevim Üzum
Ashraf’s curious wife. You’re not in town, you’re not going to be asked. Melahat is the biggest problem.
Hakan Bilgin – Nuri Pekyaman
He’s the mayor of the town. He decides himself to politics and the town by never marrying for his love.
Bengi Öztürk – Hatce Kasapoglu
The butcher is Ibo’s greengrocer’s wife. Hale’s mother… Moving Ibo on his finger is his greatest pastime.
Mustafa Şen – Ibo Kasapoglu
The butcher of the town, a.k.a. Ibo. Manav Hatçe’s husband, Hale’s father, his only goal in life is to make his wife Hatçe happy.
Cem Cücenoğlu – Bekir Kuru
Oya’s husband is Ashrafcan’s father. Besides playing keyboards in the tea garden, he makes constant attempts to be rich.
Buse Meral – Derya Çinar
Melahat’s daughter, Deniz’s sister. Preparing for university… Fly, mind five in the air… He’s from the Black Sea family who moved to town.
Celal Öztürk – Ömer Gerginoglu
Şevket’s romantic son… Poetry is everything to him… In this newly moved Aegean town, it is more connected to life than ever before… He’s popular with his poems.
Ali Akdal – Ahmet Tutuncu
The town’s fisherman, a friend of the Sea. Madly in love with Zehra. But it can’t be opened.
Emir Ali Dogrul – Esrefcan Kuru
Get the news from the kid. Oya and Bekir’s naughty sons. You can’t see anything.
Asya Kasap – İpek Parlak
She’s one of the young people in town. Mert’s twin brother can barely get along. He always takes care of himself. Beauty is number one for him. He’s in love with Kerem. He’ll do everything he can to make Kerem realize himself.
Berke Acar – Mert Parlak
Ipek’s twin brother… He always manages to show himself with his jokes.
Turkish Language
English Subtitles
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