Kırgın Çiçekler Explained

Genre:Drama
Youth
Family
Psychological thriller
Director:Serkan Birinci
Starring:İpek Karapınar
Özgür Çevik
Biran Damla Yılmaz
Gökçe Akyıldız
Hazar Motan
Çağla Irmak
Aleyna Solaker
Theme Music Composer:Tuna Velibaşoğlu
Opentheme:Rustic Flowers Series Music
Endtheme:Rustic Flowers Series Music
Composer:Musicopat (Tim Music Production)
Country:Turkey
Language:Turkish
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:113
Executive Producer:Mehmet Yiğit Alp
Producer:NTC Media
Location:Istanbul
Istanbul Fenerbahçe College
Istanbul Girls Dormitory
Runtime:Approx. 135–165 minutes
Channel:ATV

Kırgın Çiçekler is a Turkish drama/psychological thriller television series that premiered on 29 June 2015. It stars İpek Karapınar, Özgür Çevik, Biran Damla Yılmaz, Gökçe Akyıldız, Hazar Motan, Çağla Irmak and Aleyna Solaker.[1]

The first episode was published on 29 June 2015. On 12 January 2016, Dizi won the Best Drama Award for the Barrier-free Life Foundation.[2]

It also received the best series award at the award ceremony organized by Istanbul Gelişim University. There are nominations for award ceremonies in Korea and France.[1]

Plot

Eylül is a 16-years-old, young girl. She lost her father when she was 11. She lives in a small shanty with her mother Mesude, sister Büşra and her stepfather Kemal. Eylül is harassed by Kemal. She tells her mother. Her mother did not believe Eylül and gave her away to the orphanage. Orphanage days start from that day for Eylül. There is no connection between Eylül and the 4 girls in the room where Eylül stays. Eylül forms a strong sisterly bond with the other four orphans and the show revolves around the 5 girls, Eylül, Songul, Kader, Cemre and Meral. It focuses on the struggles and hardships they face from the society due to them being orphans and their longing for parents. But their friendship and sisterhood is what makes their relationship stronger and that they can overcome anything together.

The orphans live at an orphanage in an elite area of Istanbul and thus, all five orphans attend a private school alongside elite teenagers of Istanbul. Strong tensions are present between the orphans and elite students at the school but love, crime, and drama force an interconnectedness among the teens.

Cast and characters

Main characters

Feride 1-113 She is the vice principal of the orphanage. She was supposed to move downstairs to Toprak's house with her fiancé, Vedat but she caught him cheating on her. She is a mother-figure to all 5 girls and cares for them deeply. She later marrys Toprak.
Toprak 1-113 A well-meaning honest person who loves his profession and children. An experienced fitness teacher who trusts his students to the full. He is Feride's neighbour and later husband.
Eylül Acar Göktürk 1-113 Eylül is a 16-year-old young girl. She lost her father when she was 11. She lived in a small shanty with her mother Mesude, sister Büşra and her stepfather Kemal. Eylül was harassed by Kemal. She tells her mother but her mother did not believe Eylül and gave her away to an orphanage. In Chapter 77, her mother Mesude passes away. She happens to have a relationship with Serkan but they break up. However, she became Ali's wife later.
Songül Celen Ertürk 1-113 16 years old. She lost her mother when she was 4. Her father's in prison for murder. Then she was handed over to the orphanage. She's stubborn but caring and altruistic. She was the lover and highschool sweetheart of Güney Ertürk . Later, their parents want to separate them and they secretly married and resented with their families. She dies in the finale. She has a daughter and her friends and husband take care of her.
Cemre Derinoğlu 1-113 She's 16. The only daughter of a wealthy family. She used to bully the orphan girls; Eylül, Songül, Kader, and Meral along with Defne. Her father's company was bankrupted. As a result, her mother was accidentally killed and her father committed suicide. Her relatives did not want to take her responsibility, therefore, she was forced to go to the orphanage. She changes her mindset and becomes extremely close to them. Later she learns that her father has another daughter named Zeyno from his blood. After Eylül and Serkan breakup she becomes Serkan's girlfriend.
Kader Lokumcuzade 1-113 16 years old. On the day she was born, she was left in sacks of flour. Her mother is the niece of Neriman Hanım, the principal of the orphanage. Kader has always dreamt she was rich and one day she hopes her mother will take her back. She finds her mother (Banu), but her mother doesn't want herself. Later, her mother kills the child she had after an affair with Güney's father and lose her mind and was taken to a mental hospital.
Aleyna SolakerMeral Kendir1-113She is 16 years old and illegitimate. She is different from the girls as she dreams of being a rich model. She can be snobbish and rude at times but deep down she has a kind heart. Later she finds her mother who worked as a host in a night club belongs to a man named Abbas. Her mother files a case against Abbas and sends him to the prison, she is killed by Abbas' brother. As she witnesses the murder of Abba's brother she was shot. After being shot, she stays in a coma for a while and returns to life. She is Mert's lover.

Supporting characters

Derya ArtemelMesude Yılmaz1-77Eylül's mother. She believed her husband, not her daughter, and leaves Eylül in an orphanage even though it broke her heart. She passes away in the 77th episode.
Cansu Fırıncı Kemal Yılmaz 1-84 Mesude's husband. He always lusts after his stepdaughter, Eylül. He plays his wife on his finger. Metin's father. He died in episode 84.
Arif Diren Güney Ertürk 1-113 Songül's high school sweetheart. In high school, he caused trouble for the orphans and humiliates then but ends up falling for Songul. They got married and later had a daughter.
Burcu Almeman Selin Ertürk 35-113 Güney's mother.
Mehmet Aykaç Serkan Özgün 1-113 The child of a rich family. Defne's twin brother. He is a very well-intention and helpful young man. For the first he fell in love with Eylül then becomes Cemre's lover after their breakup.
Veda Yurtsever Nazan Özgün 1-113 Defne and Serkan's mother. She's greedy and doesn't like girls from the orphanage. She stole the wealth of Cemre. She tries to separate Serkan and Eylül. She leaves Gökhan to death after being crashed to her car. In later chapters, it was revealed that she had adopted Defne and Serkan.
Defne Özgün 1-113 Nazan's daughter and Serkan's twin sister. She was Cemre's best friend at first. She along with Cemre bullied the girls and when Cemre became an orphan she even bullied Cemre. She has always been in love with Guney since childhood and is jealous of Songul-Guney.
Birgen Engin Banu Savaş 9-20,32-63,87-88Kader's mother. Banu is the niece of Neriman. She had a child as a result of her affair with Güney's father. Banu later kills the child and is taken to a mental hospital.
Gökhan Turalı 11-31When he was a child, his mother worked as a maid in Cemre's house. Years later they met at the same school. He has been in love with Cemre since his childhood, but due to the class difference between them, he threw himself into the background. Years later he and Cemre eventually became lovers, but he died after an accident because of Nazan on his way to tell Cemre about the legacy that Nazan stole.
Birgül Ulusoy Emine Turalı 11-54 Gökhan's mother.
Sadullah Celen 56-80 Songül's father and Zehra's second husband. After he was shot and seriously injured by the moneylenders, he was operated on, he was discharged from the hospital after surgery, and he died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his home bathroom.
Zehra Celen 63-113Sadullah's second wife, Songül's stepmother and Sedef mother. A stingy woman.
Elif Ceren Balıkçı Sedef Celen 63-113Songül's step-sister.
Hülya Gülşen Irmak Nezhiye 45-49 The woman Kemal liked.
Esma Yılmaz Büşra Acar 1-113 Eylül's little sister. Mesude's second daughter.
Nil Günal Emel Derinoğlu 20/21, 41-48 Cemre's aunt(paternal). She tries to make Cemre go insane so that she can steal her legacy.
Benan Yüce Zuhal 21/26,45–51, 67-70 Cenk's mother.
Ali Fuat Onan Ayhan Yılmaz 10 Kemal's father.
Selen Kurteren Özlem Sönmez 56-62 Neriman's daughter. She tries to separate Feride and Toprak to be with Toprak
Sacide Taşaner Neriman Sönmez 1-113 The principal of the orphanage.
Zeynep Irgat Hediye 1-113 Maid of the orphanage who is close to the 5 girls.
Pınar Şenol Figen Derinoğlu 24-41 Zeyno's mother..
Kaan Kasapoğlu Mert Atasoy 32- 113He dates Kadar. After the break up with Kadar he tries to win Songül's heart but fails. Then later he fells in love with Meral.
Gökçe Yanardağ Seher Karaman 22-42 Meral's mother. Abbas' brother kills her and leaves the dead body in a garbage container.
Cüneyt Şen İhsan 41- 49 Seher's killer.
Necmi 19-29 Gokhan's father.
Yağmur Ün Zeyno Derinoğlu 24-41 Cemre's half-sister.
Lalin 52-62 She lives in the orphanage with the girls.
Macide Lokumcuzade 85- 107Sadri's wife. She doesn't let Sadri speak with his granddaughter.
Eylül Su Sapan Harika Lokumcuzade 85-94 Macide's daughter.
Erdoğan Sıcak Sadri Lokumcuzade 84-92 He's Kadar's grandfather, but he thinks Meral is his own granddaughter. He dies in Chapter 91.
Makbule Meyzinioğlu Canan 86-87 An organ mafia dealer who tricked Defne convincing herself as the biological mother.
Ali Göktürk Komiser 89-113 A policeman. He later became Eylül's boyfriend and they marry in the finale.
Hazal Benli Fadik Komiser 89-113 The girl is a police from the branch. Works with Ali.
Ejder Lokumcuzade 90-113 Sadrin's nephew.
Özgür Başol Tuna 101-113 She takes money from Nazan and come close Cemre to separate Serkan and Cemre.
Bülent Düzgünoğlu Yavuz 106-109 Defne and Serkan's biological father. He dies in Chapter 109.

International broadcasting

CountryNetworkSeries premiere
Indonesia3 Oktober 2016
Romania23 January 2017[3]
Sri LankaTV Derana 23 April 2018
Lithuania5 June 2019
Albania13 January 2020- 8 April 2021
Sitel TV 26 September 2020 – 16 July 2021
SpainDivinity10 January 2022
GreeceMega Channel 27 March 2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kırgın Çiçekler. ATV. tr. 16 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Kırgın Çiçekler - Kırgın Çiçekler Haberleri. Hurriyet. tr. 16 March 2020.
  3. https://www.tvmania.ro/acasa-se-termina-petale-de-singuratate-incepe-pretul-dragostei-233842 LA ACASĂ, SE TERMINĂ „PETALE DE SINGURĂTATE” ȘI ÎNCEPE SEZONUL 2 DIN „PREȚUL DRAGOSTEI”