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This series is quite strange and unconventional, offering the viewer a disturbing yet thought-provoking experience. From start to finish, the show presents unexpected storytelling styles that not only surprise the audience but also push them into a spiritual journey by forcing them to ask deep existential questions. The messages, often delivered through absurd, surreal, and extreme narrative techniques, are presented in such a way that they often shake the viewer. This method creates both curiosity and an unsettling effect.

One of the central themes of the series is the burden of existence. Existence, often felt as a heavy burden in each of our lives, sometimes without us even realizing it, is explored in this show. It delves into the psychological impact of the burden of existence and the individual's struggle to survive, prompting the viewer to question deeply. The pain of being, the fight for survival, and the loneliness that accompanies this struggle are some of the most powerful narrative elements of the show. While many people search for the meaning of life, the series approaches this inquiry from a much more thoughtful and challenging perspective. At times, the viewer feels the intense pain experienced by a character, and other times, they find themselves caught within this pain.

Survival and the struggle to live are also significant themes in this series. Each episode surrounds the viewer with deep reflections on the meaning of life. However, these reflections are not only theoretical but are also explored on an emotional and psychological level. The viewer, while observing the internal conflict of a character in every scene, begins to recognize their own internal struggles as well. This suggests that the series offers more than just a story - it attempts to touch the viewer's inner world.

The show forces the audience to continually question the meaning of life, existence, and survival. While many people try to find the meaning of survival, this series goes a step further and reveals that life carries much deeper meanings than simply surviving. A person's life, which often passes by in a seemingly ordinary way, is seen in a completely different light through the deep pain and existential questions faced by the characters. The viewer is often disturbed while identifying with the characters, yet they also feel a deep discomfort as they observe them.

Some episodes bring up much darker and more absurd questions about the meaning of life. These questions include the reason for human existence, the true purpose of life, and what role a person plays in this world. These questions resonate so deeply with the viewer that sometimes they seriously begin to question whether coming into this world was the right decision. The series, in this way, takes the audience not only on a journey through a story but also on a profound philosophical journey.

Amidst all the intense emotional and philosophical experiences, the series also deeply examines human existential loneliness and the struggle to cope with it. As we watch a character's pain in search of the meaning of their existence, this pain sometimes envelops the viewer as well. Each episode echoes the human quest for meaning in life, and this quest becomes a journey within the viewer's own mind. The show thus becomes not just a series but an experience of life itself.

Ultimately, the series invites the viewer to not only witness the dramas experienced by the characters but also to engage in the process of questioning their own life and existence. With every scene, more questions are raised about the meaning of life, and the viewer attempts to answer these questions within their own inner world. This transforms the series into much more than a simple storytelling experience. The viewer is not merely watching a narrative; they are also discovering important and profound questions about their own life.

Didn't expect this many messages from Berkun Oya to be so straightforward. Therefore, I found it quite didactic. But I was expecting him to target the poor intellectuals trapped in Kadikoy and Moda. After all, he's a bit like them himself.

By "poor," I don't mean it in a derogatory sense. They are poor because none of them can realize their potentials. In this country where conservative mediocrity reigns supreme, they are hopeless, penniless, and devoid of a future. Why criticize these lovely people? Why doesn't Berkun Oya take a jab at conservative elites in any of his works? Because he wouldn't get a reaction. The ones watching him are again from Moda.

Oh Berkun, what can I say?

"Let's criticize ourselves and make a series, let's criticize ourselves and make humor (see: Deniz Goktas)."

I hope you're in Portugal when the conservatives finally take over Moda and Kadikoy, Berkun Oya.

It addresses both the life we live and the feeling of being trapped in life itself, but it does so in a very unconventional way. The acting is superb and it's a marvelous work. Another interesting point is that, considering the total duration of the series (approximately 6x25 minutes), it manages to achieve this in a way that feels like poetry. It's a separate achievement that it prompts so much thought in such a short amount of time. The music at the end of the episodes is also very fitting. Don't rush to move on to the next episode. I recommend the original language with subtitles. Unfortunately, dubbing doesn't convey the same emotion." 10/10.

I have never seen a TV-series like this before. Although I have been watching TV for more than 40 years, this is the first time I felt that I have to comment about a TV show.

Berkun Oya's writing is phenomenal. Sometimes, a diologue/monologue or a sentence makes you laugh first, then it makes you think, and question the life and the world. The language and symbols he uses are very poetic at times. Unfortunately, some part of that beauty will be lost in translation. In some scenes, I didn't know how to react such as when little Metin was reciting a poem of Einar Georg Einarsson after witnessing his parents fight.

Although the show's messages about parenthood, childhood, relationships, and existential questions are to some extent universal, the world Berkun Oya created speaks more directly to people who lived their childhood in the 1980s and 1990s or people who were parents in the same time period.

I am hoping that they don't make another season and lose the originality of the show at the expense of commercial success.

I saw the first 3 episodes in one row. It's very beautiful how the series mixes comedy with drama. Mixing inner selves with reality has very novel solutions. It deals with a long period. And it suits it very well.

It can be slow for someone who trained in today's series but the slowness always pays off.

So I will continue to watch. And it's playing with the language. Very psychological. But always breaks it with humor you never know if it is real. It's a dream or just someone imagining it, or some inner voice.

I recommend it to people who like more artistic movies and series. It could have been a 3-hour movie.

I started watching the first episode without any intention of binging it. However, I finished the six episodes in a few sittings. So, it was not a bore for me. However, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, especially if they seek linearity in fiction.

There are laughing moments, there are quasi-substantial moments etc.

I liked the 4 year old kids' take on love and life.

I did not like playing with the fourth wall moments all that much.

Berkun Oya seems to have found more familiar waters to swin in this time though, in terms of socio-economic class familiarity with the characters, events, life-styles etc.

The series is as good as this review: It deserves a chance in the desert of Turkish culture.

Have you ever experienced the disappointment of investing your time in a TV series only to be let down by the third episode? I certainly have, and I must say that my recent encounter with a certain show has left me feeling disheartened.

The director, Berkin Oya, seemed more interested in criticizing things sequence by sequence rather than telling a cohesive story. The show was didactic and absurd, with no clear plot or character development. It felt like the director was trying to mock sitcoms, but instead, he ended up creating a convoluted mess that left me feeling confused and unsatisfied. Despite the lack of coherence, the director seemed to be successful in keeping me hooked for a while. However, as the episodes progressed, it became apparent that nothing was making sense. It was like watching the Truman Show, but with dozens of different writers and directors, each working independently without any coordination. It was frustrating to watch, and I couldn't help but wonder how anyone could find any entertainment value in it.

To make matters worse, Ilker Canikligil, a prominent figure in the industry, once said that "scripts are not important." Well, Mr. Canikligil, I respectfully disagree. Good writing is the backbone of any successful show, and without it, you end up with a mess like the one I just described.

Despite my disappointment, I must give credit where credit is due. The director managed to make money from this project, which is no small feat. However, I believe that he could have done better. Instead, it's a missed opportunity that left me feeling let down.

A magnificent work of Berkun Oya. What scares me the most is whether the translations in other languages will kill the spirit of the work, since the language in which this work was written is Turkish.

Because whether it's New York or Tokyo, Mecca or the Vatican, I want people who consume this work to have the same pleasure I do.

Criticism of daily life? Criticism of society? Political criticism? Self-criticism? Reproach criticism? Criticism of religions that deny God?

Oya held her pen both harshly against everyone and everything and equal to everyone and everything.

The cast and the behind-the-scenes team, who are at least as successful as Berkun Oya, have worked hard to make this work leave a unique taste in people's minds.

This is why I love Netflix ... If Oya had continued making films, he would not have been this free and he would not have been able to reach so many people.

I think the same thing after every Berkun Oya work; I wonder what his next project will be like...

Thank you Berkun... again and again.

It describes the traumas experienced by the anxious-avoidant son of a codependent mother and an emotionally unavailable father.

The mother got married and had a kid in order not to be alone. Even though he is extremely unhappy, she cannot leave the marriage. She is too fond of his son. All of these facts make her codependent.

The mother cannot express her feelings to her husband because her husband is emotionally unavailable. That is probably why she created an identical partner in her mind with whom she can talk about her feelings easily making her feel relieved. The father's reaction to his son's song and bad skills in Math classes, etc. Also proves his emotional unavailability.

The boy develops an avoidant attachment style due to his parents' quarrels and the lack of a father-son relationship, and an anxious attachment style due to his mother's overly attached attitude towards him. His judgmental and patronizing attitude that led to his first breakup shows his avoidance side, his post-breakup regret and the fact that he fell apart in 8 hours after the breakup shows his anxious side. He exhibits a similar attitude in the encounter with his ex years later. Ultimately, he matures at a very early age as someone who can't belong anywhere.

I find it one of the greatest work in Turkish TV history. Although it is a dramatic story itself, they balanced it by adding absurd comedy elements. I laughed out loud from time to time, some scenes had cartoon-like characteristics.

The world is a lie or the lie is itself (y)our 'world'. What more could Berkun Oya do to illustrate the 'fact'. In fact orange is the answer. Hence there is no question around.

Those who only dream during the day cannot wake up. Even if they wake up, they struggle very hard to defend their dreams.

Frankly, I always had a feeling of discomfort while watching it. Maybe the production's mind wanted it that way.

I think I'll watch it over and over again. After all, there is always a big story where the little story is too small.

Not to be missed for those who wish they could just sit back and watch something enjoyable. Super mind-blowing.

A must watch!

Berkun Oya strikes back! A special tribute and masterpiece from 2024 to the plastic arts adventure of mankind! Needless to praise how details are attentively studied and executed: From light to objects, their positions, orientation!

Plasticity of script is strongly woven with improvise-like loaded syntax. All lead characters' phases and speech freedom is recognized. 'Flow' is felt by hearth. In my humble amateur (audience only) opinion, storytelling with absurdity is original and catching! End of 5th episode final is the zest of such climax! A frame by frame thoughtful execution mesmerized me as if an ecstatic joy is met! All five dimensions are devised with a chilling virtuosity! I am honored and lucky to track this teams' work!

Therefore a very strong continues round of applause for such an exceptional work! That is/was/will rarely visit digital platforms.

"A Strong Applause" is a bold and introspective mini-series that dares to explore the invisible weight carried within families. With poetic visuals and surreal storytelling, it invites the viewer into the quiet chaos of a child's mind, where love, fear, and identity collide. The performances are raw and compelling, especially Aslihan Gürbüz, whose restrained emotions speak louder than words. Though not always easy to watch, the series is a moving reflection on memory, trauma, and the unspoken truths that shape us. It's a rare and thoughtful piece of television that lingers long after it ends..

The worst TV series I've ever watched with its ridiculous and depressing story. I regret the time I wasted watching this series. Don't watch it, don't let anyone else watch it. Life is short, live it well, spend your time on better things, watch better things. Don't waste your time on such a crazy thing. It's a far-fetched nonsense with no point. A series far below Netflix quality. I wonder who gave this score? Do not rate troll accounts. Friends, do not be so marginal, you deserve better quality publications, you deserve better. Really what is this series? There cannot be such a ridiculous scenario..