It was a series that intrigued me when it was on air. However, since I watched it only occasionally and incompletely, I can't remember anything except the opening credits and Cem Karaca's song "Deniz Ustu Kopurur" at the end.
The other day, I was listening to the song Deniz Ustu Kopurur and it suddenly came to mind. I decided to watch it. They've ruined the series on Kanal D on YouTube. To avoid paying royalties for the music that plays during the opening credits, they cut the sound during the music. In fact, in a few episodes, they cut the sound throughout the series.
I was stubborn about it, so I stuck with it. I found a channel on Ok.ru that shared the Kanal Euro D footage. I downloaded all 34 episodes in 360p.
The series started off very seriously at first. It detailed the relationships and struggles between the state, bureaucracy, the business world, the deep state, the mafia, and foreign intervention. In my opinion, it was more sincere than Valley of the Wolves. But as viewership declined during its run, I suspect the writers, director, and cast began to show a sense of indifference and negligence. Amateur mistakes, glaring exaggerations, and reactions and actions that defy normal life. Despite all these negatives, I insisted on seeing it through to the end. I needed to know how Girayhan would be disgraced, whether Sehbal was truly the smartest person in the family, what happened to the Nazi gold, whether Zahit was like this, whether Oguz was like this, how Sitare, Aras, and so on would be connected.
I suspect the channel management pressured me to end it immediately, so they came up with the most absurd and confusing ending possible. The final episodes were already filled with flashbacks. On top of that, it felt like a parallel universe ending. The series, which started out with serious and important topics, ended up in the trash.
However, I'm really upset with the names of the children of the Kirimli family: Girayhan, Nogayhan, and Durusah.
I'll keep this series in my archives, though.
