''Ethos'' ( tr, Bir Başkadır, link=no) is a 2020
Turkish drama
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streaming television
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series directed by
Berkun Oya and starring
Öykü Karayel,
Fatih Artman,
Funda Eryiğit
Funda Eryiğit (born 6 November 1984) is a Turkish actress.
Early life
She is of Turkish, Circassian, and Georgian descents. After graduating from Kadir Has Anatolian High School, she graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory Theat ...
,
Defne Kayalar
Defne Kayalar (born 7 May 1975) is a Turkish actress. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the 2020 Netflix series ''Ethos''.
Life and career
Kayalar is a graduate of the Graphics Department of Bilkent University in Anka ...
, and
Tülin Özen
Tülin Özen is a Turkish actress.
Turkish Culture. Retrieved 6 November 2019. She has appeared ...
.
The show was released on
Netflix
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on 12 November 2020, consisting of one season for a total of 8 episodes. It was set and filmed in
Istanbul
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, Turkey, and tells the story of a group of unique characters from dramatically different socio-cultural backgrounds meeting in startling circumstances.
Synopsis
''Ethos'' tells the story of Meryem, a part-time cleaner from a conservative family who lives on the outskirts of Istanbul.
She experiences fainting spells and consults Peri, a psychiatrist whose background is dramatically different from Meryem's: she is educated, wealthy, and secular, and holds prejudicial views of openly religious people. Peri herself sees a therapist, to whom she complains about the growing conservatism in Turkish society.
The series presents a variety of characters, including a rich but depressed playboy, a middle-class Kurdish family, a soap opera actress, a rape survivor, an ex-soldier, an intellectual, and a
hodja
Khawaja (Persian: خواجه ''khvâjəh'') is an honorific title used across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, particularly towards Sufi teachers.
It is also used by Kashmiri Muslims and the Mizrahi Jews—particul ...
and his closeted gay daughter, all of whom are somehow connected through Meryem, and together showcase the diversity of Turkish society.
Cast and characters
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Öykü Karayel as Meryem
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Fatih Artman as Yasin, Meryem's domineering brother
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Funda Eryiğit
Funda Eryiğit (born 6 November 1984) is a Turkish actress.
Early life
She is of Turkish, Circassian, and Georgian descents. After graduating from Kadir Has Anatolian High School, she graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory Theat ...
as Ruhiye, Yasin's disturbed wife
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Defne Kayalar
Defne Kayalar (born 7 May 1975) is a Turkish actress. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the 2020 Netflix series ''Ethos''.
Life and career
Kayalar is a graduate of the Graphics Department of Bilkent University in Anka ...
as Peri, a psychiatrist
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Settar Tanrıöğen as Ali Sadi (
Hoca
Hoca is the Turkish spelling of the Persian word Khawaja ( Persian: خواجه ''khwāja, khâjeh''), used as a title, given name or surname.
As a title, Hoca (variant ''Hodja'') means “master” and is commonly used for teachers, professor ...
)
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Tülin Özen
Tülin Özen is a Turkish actress.
Turkish Culture. Retrieved 6 November 2019. She has appeared ...
as Gülbin, a therapist counselling Peri
* Gökhan Yıkılkan as Hilmi
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Alican Yücesoy
Alican Yücesoy (born 22 October 1982) is a Turkish actor, screenwriter and director. He is best known for films, theatre plays. On television, he is best known for surreal series '':tr:Şubat (dizi), Şubat'', and drama series such as ''Kördü ...
as Sinan, Meryem's wealthy employer
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Bige Önal as Hayrünnisa, the hodja's daughter
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Derya Karadaş
Derya Karadaş (born 4 May 1981) is a Turkish actress of Kurdish origin. Her family, who lived in Bingöl until they moved to Istanbul in 1980. She believes Alevism
Alevism or Anatolian Alevism (; tr, Alevilik, ''Anadolu Aleviliği'' or '' ...
as Gülan
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Öner Erkan
Öner Erkan (born 4 January 1980) is a Turkish actor.
Biography
Öner Erkan was born on 4 January 1980 in İzmir, Turkey. He began acting at the age of 15 and graduated from Department of Theatre, Dokuz Eylül University. He received a master' ...
as Rezan
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Nesrin Cavadzade
Nesrin Cavadzade ( az, Nəsrin Cavadzadə; born 30 July 1982) is a Turkish actress of Azerbaijanis, Azerbaijani origin.
Biography
Nesrin Cavadzade was born in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR (now Azerbaijan). She move ...
as Melisa, a well-known soap opera actress
* Nazmi Kırık as Civan
* Gülçin Kültür Şahin as Mesude, the hodja's wife
* Özge Özel as Canan
* Esme Madra as Burcu, Hayrünnisa's girlfriend
* Aziz Çapkurt as Ramazan
* Cemre Zişan Sağbır as Esma, Ruhiye's daughter
* Göktuğ Yıldırım as İsmail, Ruhiye's son
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Nur Sürer as Feray, Peri's mother
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Taner Birsel
Taner Birsel (born 1959) is a Turkish film actor. He has appeared in twelve films since 1995. He starred in '' The Confession'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 55th Cannes Film Festival ...
as Orhan, Peri's father
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Nihal Koldaş
Nihal Geyran Koldaş is a Turkish actress and theater director. She is known for her roles in '' Masumiyet'' as Yusuf's ( Güven Kıraç) elder sister and in '' Bıçak Sırtı'' as Gönül. Together with Zeki Demirkubuz, she was one of the two pr ...
as Sinan's mother
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Sinan Tuzcu
Sinan Tuzcu (born 10 July 1977) is a Turkish actor and scriptwriter.
Biography
Tuzcu first rose to prominence in 2005 with his role as Ömer in the TV series ''Ihlamurlar Altında''. In the following year, he had a leading role in the operetta '' ...
as soap opera actor
Episodes
Release
''Ethos'' was released on 12 November 2020 on Netflix.
Reception
The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics and audiences. ''
TRT World
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'' praised it for bringing many characters and perspectives together; however, it also noted that the series "falls short sometimes". ''
Gazete Duvar'' also lauded the series concept and stated, "Ethos has put us all in the therapist's office and asked us to speak".
Ethos has put us all in the therapist’s office and asked us to speak-Gazete Duvar
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References
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