Our Story (2017)
Our Story is a Turkish family, drama, comedy series broadcast on FOX, first aired in 2017. In a poor neighborhood, six siblings struggle to stay together after their mother leaves home. Filiz, the eldest, takes responsibility for the family despite their alcoholic father, while the arrival of the mysterious Barış changes her life.
Our Story cast: Hazal Kaya (Filiz Elibol/Aktan), Burak Deniz (Barış Savaş Aktan), Reha Özcan (Fikri Elibol), Yağız Can Konyalı (Rahmet Elibol), Zeynep Selimoğlu (Kiraz Elibol), Alp Akar (Fikret "Fiko" Elibol).
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Plot
After their mother leaves home, Filiz takes care of her five younger siblings while trying to earn money through temporary jobs. Their father, Fikri, is absorbed in drinking and looking for easy money, leaving Filiz to carry much of the family’s responsibility. Her siblings Rahmet, Hikmet, Kiraz, Fikret and İsmet face their own difficulties while holding on to one another. Filiz’s closest friend and neighbor Tülay supports her, and the mysterious Barış enters Filiz’s life, hoping to win her heart and become part of the family. Filiz initially believes that there is no room for love in her difficult life. The situation becomes more complicated because police officer Cemil has loved Filiz for years and Barış hides his identity and past.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
Our Story is an official Turkish adaptation of the British series Shameless. Director Serdar Gözelekli described the approach as adapting the story to Turkey rather than reproducing the original screenplay word for word.
Connection to reality
No reliable source reviewed for this draft identifies Our Story as based on specific real events or real people. The series uses fictional characters to explore poverty, parental neglect, alcohol dependency and sibling solidarity.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2017–2019
- Channel
- FOX
- Genre
- family, drama, comedy
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 70
- Rating
- 8.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Barış — partner
- ↳ Fikri — parent
- ↳ Rahmet — sibling
- ↳ Hikmet — sibling
- ↳ Kiraz — sibling
- ↳ Fikret — sibling
- ↳ İsmet — sibling
- ↳ Tülay — friend
- ↳ Cemil — rival
- ↳ Çiçek Durmaz — rival
- ↳ Cemil — rival
- ↳ Hikmet — sibling
- ↳ Kiraz — sibling
Anti-hero
- ↳ Rahmet — parent
- ↳ Hikmet — parent
- ↳ Kiraz — parent
- ↳ Fikret — parent
- ↳ İsmet — parent
Supporting
Character
What's in this series?
From Shameless to Our Story: localizing the story for Turkey
Our Story is identified in reliable promotional and academic sources as a Turkish adaptation of the British series Shameless. Director Serdar Gözelekli described the approach as rebuilding the story within Turkish social and broadcasting conditions rather than transferring the original screenplay word for word.
Poverty, parental neglect and sibling solidarity
The official synopsis centers on a family struggling in a poor neighborhood, a mother who leaves home, a father preoccupied with alcohol and easy money, and Filiz’s responsibility for her siblings. These elements are presented as social themes within a fictional story, not as the account of a specific real family.
Production and broadcast context
The series was produced by Med Yapım, ran for two seasons and concluded with episode 70. Med Yapım’s official episode archive identifies the 70th episode as the finale and dates it June 20, 2019.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Our Story?
Our Story has 70 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Our Story air?
Our Story first aired in 2017 on FOX.
Who is in the cast of Our Story?
The main cast includes Hazal Kaya (Filiz Elibol/Aktan), Burak Deniz (Barış Savaş Aktan), Reha Özcan (Fikri Elibol), Yağız Can Konyalı (Rahmet Elibol), Zeynep Selimoğlu (Kiraz Elibol), Alp Akar (Fikret "Fiko" Elibol).
Sources
- Bizim Hikaye — Med Yapım
- Our Story — Med Production
- Bizim Hikaye Bölüm 70 (Final) — Med Yapım
- Bizim Hikaye Bölüm 1 — Med Yapım
- “Bizim Hikaye”nin Yönetmeni Serdar Gözelekli: “Shameless’ın Senaryosunu Değil Hikayesini Türkiyelileştiriyoruz” — Episode
- Bizim Hikaye — SinemaTürk
- Turkish TV Series’ Global Success and Bizim Hikaye as an Adaptation — Journal of European Television, Film and Radio
