Podcast description:
Join Eda and Maha biweekly for an entertaining and informative chat about Turkish TV shows aka dizis. Eda is Turkish and Maha lives in the US and they find joy in exploring our differences as well as our similarities through watching dizis. Find us on Twitter(X) as @dizi_friends and on Instagram as @dizifriends
S6E2 - Behind the Dizi: Pınar’s Acting Journey on Daha 17
Episode Notes
This week, we welcome a very special guest to Dizi Friends: Pınar, an artist, yoga teacher, and Eda’s yoga teacher of eight years, who recently stepped into the world of acting with a small role in Kanal D’s Daha 17.
Living in Bodrum, Pınar decided to take a chance on something completely new and started applying for auditions. That leap eventually led to her playing a veterinarian in the series.
We talk about what the experience was really like, what surprised her about being on a dizi set, and whether seeing the industry from the inside changed the way she looks at Turkish series.
The conversation also opens up into something bigger: creativity, yoga, embracing change, and the importance of allowing yourself to be a beginner again.
And of course, we still talk dizis — including Pınar’s love for Taşacak Bu Deniz and Muhtemel Aşk.
Come for the behind-the-scenes stories. You might leave wanting to try something you’ve been putting off for years.
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6 Sept 2026
S6E1 - Season 6 Premiere: New Turkish TV Series Coming This September
Episode Notes
Season 6 is here. 🎧
For our premiere, we’re looking ahead to the new Turkish series arriving in September; who’s starring, what the stories are, and which projects are already reminding us of something we’ve seen before.
We discuss:
Aşk ve Taht
Güneşin Doğduğu Yer
Mercan Köşk
Hamal
Anne Yarısı
Sevdam Karadeniz (the movie Eda mentions while talking about this series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1330591/ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1330591/))
Adana Ayazı
Ömür Usta
Tuzlu Kahve
Başkalarının Hayatı
Haysiyet
İyilik Öğretmeni
Karakuyu
Along the way, a bigger pattern starts to emerge.
With production costs high and the financial risks of launching a new dizi even higher, many producers seem increasingly reluctant to take creative chances. Familiar stories, recognizable formulas and concepts that resemble previous hits can feel like the safer bet.
And then there’s the other strategy: cast a major star and hope the audience follows.
We talk about why a famous lead can absolutely help a project get attention but also why star power alone cannot compensate for a weak premise, poor character development or writing that simply isn’t there.
Because ultimately, no matter how impressive the cast list looks, the story still has to work.
Which September projects have our attention? Which ones already feel a little too familiar? And will the new season give us something genuinely surprising?
Welcome to Season 6 of Dizi Friends.
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30 Aug 2026
S5E8 - A Dizi Time Machine: Back to 2015
Episode Notes
Pack your bags because this week, Dizi Friends is going back to 2015. 🎧
It was a very different moment for Turkish television, and in this episode we look back not only at the dizis we were watching, but at the world they were airing in.
We start with a little time travel. What did 2015 feel like in Turkey, the US and around the world? What were we watching, talking about and living through and why does that era already feel so distinct from where we are today?
Then, of course, we get to the dizis.
We revisit:
Poyraz Karayel
Aşk Yeniden
Kiralık Aşk
Kara Sevda
Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem
From romantic comedies and angsty melodramas to crime stories and major historical productions, 2015 gave us a lineup that feels surprisingly varied in hindsight.
But this isn’t only a nostalgia episode. We also talk about how the business of making dizis has changed: production models, budgets, advertising, episode structures and the pressures shaping Turkish television today.
Were dizis actually better in 2015, or do we just remember them that way? And what has the industry gained and lost over the last decade?
Expect nostalgia, industry talk, lots of comparisons and, naturally, plenty of opinions.
Light spoilers for the series discussed.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
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6 ratings
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4.9 / 5
10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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Social presence
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YouTube
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Engagement
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Eda and Maha host the show. Published by Eda S and Maha J.
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