Turkish for Beginners German television
comedy-drama series created by Bora Dağtekin and aired on 2006. The series were
aired for 3 seasons for 52 episodes. The topics covered in the series included
both typical problems of teenagers and the cross-cultural experiences. The show
focuses on a blended family of German-Turkish origins- Schneider-Öztürk, in
particular on Lena’s life who is the narrator of the show.16 year old Lena and
her younger brother Nils are under a culture shock when their mum Doris falls
in love with Metin, a police of Turkish descent and move in together. Metin has
two children, a daughter named Yağmur and a son named Cem. Cliches are numerous
form the way that they speak to wear and act, etc..Like youn son Cem is a
classic wannabe macho and Yağmur is a devout Muslim with intolerant behavior. Two
cultures are under one roof the show is the story of this Berlin multicultural
family. Unfortunately I couldn’t find the link with any link with Turkish or English
subtitle. But later on 2012 a movie with the same name was shot. If you would
like to watch it, just click here.
What a pity! A great opportunity to bring issues of immigration and cross-cultural relationships to the public in a humorous way and they fall back on such terrible stereotypes. Of course, sit-coms always depend on stereotypes, but they might have substituted some more innovative ones, especially for the Turkish kids. It may not be fair to compare a film to a TV series, but your description of the show makes me appreciate Kebab Connection! Yes, it plays on stereotypes, too, but it plays those stereotypes off against more original character. I'd love to see an episode or two with subtitles. How were the reactions in Germany?
YanıtlaSilyup. your're right.
YanıtlaSiland for the episodes.. I could only find the first episodes with english subtitles. Someone published at youtube in 3 parts here are the links for the parts:
Turkish for Beginners - Episode 1.1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax8OuPrYmyk
Turkish for Beginners - Episode 1.2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfgoBgGj6hM
Turkish for Beginners - Episode 1.3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fOJZU5oAvo