Yaprak Dökümü

Yaprak Dökümü to German case leaves or dropping of leaves, is a novel by Turkish writer Reşat Nuri Güntekin from the year 1939.

Content

The novel describes the disintegration of a family in the then newly founded Republic of Turkey. Effects of state-imposed Westernization of the country on the single individual run through the whole story. In the center of Yaprak Dökümü is the introverted Istanbul father Ali Riza, who wants to hold on to old principles and traditions and with great concern sees a member of his large family after another eliminated from most different motives from the family network. Meanwhile, the economic situation of the house deteriorated due to his unemployment and the extravagance of the children and on.

Reception

The novel was filmed several times in Turkey since 1958, such as B a seven-part television series for the state television TRT. In addition, Yaprak Dökümü was repeatedly listed as a theater piece.

The series

A modern remake of the television, which represents the novel in this day and age, ran between 2006 and 2010 successfully on the Turkish private channel Kanal D. This series has not been made ​​into a film all the way to the book, for example, are in the series, some characters, that do not exist in the book. The series was supposed to include three seasons, but by the great success of the transmitter channel D extended the series for two more seasons. Yaprak Dökümü is the only Turkish drama series that includes 5 seasons (175 episodes). To this end, the series has also won the most awards (21, including Best Series 2008) The final episode (Finale ) aired with a great success on December 29, 2010.

Films

• Yaprak Dökümü (1958 ) with Hadi Puppy Dog
• Yaprak Dökümü (1967 ) with Cuneyt Gökçer
• Yaprak Dökümü (1988 ), seven -part television series Kerim Avşar

• Yaprak Dökümü (2006-2010), 175 episodes, with Halil Ergün