Dizi Friends Podcast

Episode Notes On this week's episode we are coming at you with our thoughts on a highly acclaimed dizi, Yalı Çapkını (Golden Boy) and why we think it's successful. This episode is part 1 of a two parts discussion. In this part we include some comments from our listeners as well as some ideas from other resources we found online. Join us while we explore the success of this dizi phenomenon. We will...

Episode Notes On the second episode of our second season of Dizi Friends we discuss one of this year's best projects, Bahar. We initially discuss why we think Bahar is an important project and why we like it. Later we do a mini analysis of Bahar's relationships and why the focus of self realization is a refreshing theme. This episode also includes a new segment we want to implement where we discus...

Episode Notes Dizi Friends is back for a new season where we talk about dizis we are currently watching. This episode is about Kızıl Goncalar which we initially discuss alongside some dizis with similar themes about conservative people in Turkey such as Ömer, Kızılcık Şerbeti and Netflix's Kübra. If you are already watching Kızıl Goncalar you'll find some commentary on what we think of the charact...

Episode Notes The sixth episode of the podcast is also the last episode of Season 1 and the year we are leaving behind. We say goodbye to 2023 by trying to summarize our faves of the dizis we have seen and try to provide some statistics a la Spotify Wrapped style. As always we share a piece of our minds and share our wishes for 2024. Things mentioned throughout the episode: Eda’s Unwrapped Most Wa...

Episode Notes In the fifth episode of Dizi Friends, Eda and Maha discuss kissing and intimate scenes in dizis. They  talk about how kissing scenes and intimacy has evolved over the years and also how censorship has affected the way these scenes are portrayed. As usual there’s equal parts criticism and admiration, as it should be. Things that are mentioned in the episode and order of dizis mentione...

Episode Notes In the fourth episode (which is our longest episode yet but we promise it’s a fun one!) Maha and Eda talk about their favorite villains in dizis whether they are female or male. They also mention some ways in which villains are portrayed, which turns into a bit of a rant but we think listeners will relate to most of it. The rant goes from Freud to the Bechdel test and to many other a...

Episode Notes In the third episode Eda and Maha talk about their favorite female dizi characters in the same manner they have done for their favorite dizi men in the previous episode. Here are the dizis and characters that are mentioned throughout the episode:   Zemheri (Firuze), Son Yaz (Canan and Yağmur), Menajerimi Ara (Dicle and Feris), Kadın (Bahar), Adım Farah (Demet Özdemir), Vatanım Sensin...

In our second episode Maha and Eda discuss their favorite dizi men. Each have different criteria but they agree on most of the dizi men with rights. Give the episode a listen and don’t forget to share your favorite dizi men with us on social media.   As promised we share with you the dizis and characters being discussed throughout the episode;   Son Yaz (Selim & Akgün), Bir İstanbul Masalı (Se...

Episode Notes In this episode we talk about why we decided to make a podcast and how we became friends. We also talk about our connection to dizis and why we think watching dizis is a great way to make friends. We share a small (we want to say small but it ends up being half an hour!) summary of dizi history mentioning some memorable ones. Here are the dizis mentioned throughout the episode: Aşk-ı...