Yalan Dünya

Yalan Dünya (en: False World) is a Turkish TV series produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey in 2012.

Story

Yalan Dünya is about the lives of actors and actresses in Cihangir, Istanbul, an up-and-coming neighbourhood with a lot of bohemians and nouveau riche families. Two actresses move in together with of one of the actresses' brother, who befriends one of the main actors on the show, Fırat'ın Yazgısı. They move in next door to a conservative family and frequently interact with them on the shared terrace of their apartment building. One of the main actresses falls in the love with the next-door family's single bachelor. Deniz, the main actress, and Riza fall in love. Riza's family is against there relationship; they have other plans for him with another woman. The woman they found is apparently perfect for him: her family is rich, she's a perfect housewife, and she's a germophobe.

Cast

• Gülse Birsel - Deniz Alsancak - Star of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı".
• Beyazıt Öztürk - Rıza Kocabaş - Son of Şehmuz and Servet Kocabaş and Deniz's love interest.
• Öner Erkan - Bora Alsancak - Deniz's brother and Emir's best friend from high school.

• Sarp Apak - Emir - Actor in "Fırat'ın Yazgısı". Famous and handsome actor. Açılay's love interest.
• Nihal Yalçın - Açılay - Actress of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı". Emir's love interest and an occasionally neurotic actress - housemates with Deniz and Deniz's brother, Bora
• Gupse Özay - Nurhayat Karakaş - Fiancé of Rıza. She speaks very fast, hates Deniz and is materialistic/selfish.
• Cihat Tamer - Yıldırım Karakaş - Nurhayat and Bünyamin's father.
• Nurseli İdiz - Nursel Karakaş - Nurhayat and Bünyamin's mother.
• Ömür Arpacı - Reis - Employee at the workplace of Selahattin Çakaler. The Black Sea.
• Okan Çabalar - Bünyamin Karakaş - Nurhayat's hyperactive brother. Zerrin's lover.
• Olgun Şimşek - Ahmet Çakaler - Actor of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı". Selahattin Çakaler's twin brother.
• Olgun Şimşek - Selahattin Çakaler - Conservative neighbour, married to Gülistan, cheating on his wife with Tülay.
• Tuna Orhan - Tufan - director, producer and writer of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı" frequently depicted as arrogant and over-the-top.
• Hakan Meriçlilier - Çağatay Koçtuğ- Star of "Fırat'ın Yazgısı" and Tufan's best friend.
• Bartu Küçükçağlayan - Orçun Çakaler- Gülistan and Selahattin's overgrown, loser son whose main goal in life is to be kissed by a girl
• Altan Erkekli - Şehmuz Kocabaş- Patriarch of Kocabaş family.
• Füsun Demirel - Servet Kocabaş - Mother of the Kocabaş family. She's an old-school housewife.
• Rutkay Aziz - Timur Alsancak - He is a leftist and an intellectual man. Deniz and Bora's father.
• Hümeyra - Çiğdem Alsancak - Deniz and Bora's mother.
• Hasibe Eren - Gülistan Kocabaş-Çakaler- Daughter of Şehmuz and Servet. She's married to Selahattin who cheats on her with Tülay.
• İrem Sak - Tülay- Pub Singer and Selahattin's mistress.
• Gonca Vuslateri -Eylem- Orçun's gothic girlfriend.
• Gonca Vuslateri -Vasfiye- Family's friend. She always says "Ne çektin be ...(name)" (What have you been through...(name).)
• Gönül Ülkü Özcan- Afife - Deniz and Bora's often stingy grandmother

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