Elveda Rumeli (2007)
Elveda Rumeli is a Turkish historical, family, drama series broadcast on atv, first aired in 2007. In 1896, milkman Ramiz and his family try to maintain their everyday life near Manastır in Ottoman Macedonia while political and social unrest reshapes the Balkans. The family’s marriages, romances and conflicts unfold against the empire’s withdrawal from the region.
Elveda Rumeli cast: Erdal Özyağcılar (Sütçü Ramiz), Gülçin Santırcıoğlu (Hatice), Filiz Ahmet (Zarife), Tolgahan Sayışman (Tıbbiyeli Mustafa), Tuna Orhan (Terzi Hasan), Erman Saban (Kaymakam Dilaver).
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Plot
Elveda Rumeli is set in 1896 around Pürsıçan, near Manastır in Ottoman Macedonia. Milkman Ramiz lives in poverty with his wife Fatma and their five daughters. Their family life is shaped by marriage plans, relationships across religious and communal boundaries, and political tensions in the town. Hatice marries tailor Hasan, Vahide falls in love with Mustafa, and Zarife’s relationship with the Macedonian teacher Aleksi confronts the religious and social limits of the period. Mustafa, who joined the Committee of Union and Progress while studying medicine in Istanbul, arrives in Pürsıçan as a fugitive and secretly fights armed bands under the name Kara Kalpaklı. The struggles involving the innovative district governor Dilaver, Abdül and Dimitri connect the family’s private concerns with the historical crisis of Ottoman rule in the Balkans.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No verified adaptation from a novel, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work was identified in the consulted official sources.
Connection to reality
The series uses a fictional family story to portray the historical setting of Ottoman Macedonia in 1896 and the empire’s gradual loss of authority in the Balkans. The available sources do not establish that the main characters or the family story are based on identifiable real people or events.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2007–2009
- Channel
- atv
- Genre
- historical, family, drama
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 83
- Rating
- 8.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Fatma — spouse
- ↳ Hatice — parent
- ↳ Vahide — parent
- ↳ Zarife — parent
- ↳ Mustafa — partner
- ↳ Aleksi — partner
- ↳ Dimitri — enemy
- ↳ Meryem — partner
- ↳ Abdül — enemy
Villain
Antagonist
- ↳ Dilaver — rival
Supporting
- ↳ Terzi Hasan — spouse
- ↳ Meryem — sibling
What's in this series?
A period drama set in late Ottoman Macedonia
The series begins in 1896 and is set around Pürsıçan near Manastır in Macedonia. The official synopsis places Ramiz’s family story within the Ottoman Empire’s loss of control in the Balkans and the production site describes the series as a period work.
Period research in the production design
Adamfilm’s official site states that the Ottoman flags used in the series were selected after research into the period and that the flag form used around 1897 was taken into account.
Family life and social conflict
The series combines the family’s concerns about marriage and livelihood with political pressure, armed-band activity and tensions among different religious and social groups. Zarife and Aleksi’s relationship and Mustafa’s hidden identity connect private life to the political conditions of the period.
Rumelian everyday life and folk culture
An academic study examines the use of folk-culture elements and oral-culture products in Elveda Rumeli, indicating that the series also focuses on the everyday and cultural texture of Rumelia.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Elveda Rumeli?
Elveda Rumeli has 83 episodes across 3 seasons.
When did Elveda Rumeli air?
Elveda Rumeli first aired in 2007 on atv.
Who is in the cast of Elveda Rumeli?
The main cast includes Erdal Özyağcılar (Sütçü Ramiz), Gülçin Santırcıoğlu (Hatice), Filiz Ahmet (Zarife), Tolgahan Sayışman (Tıbbiyeli Mustafa), Tuna Orhan (Terzi Hasan), Erman Saban (Kaymakam Dilaver).
Sources
- Elveda Rumeli Dizisi Konusu, Oyuncu Kadrosu — atv
- Elveda Rumeli Dizisi Hakkında — Elveda Rumeli resmî sitesi / Adamfilm
- Elveda Rumeli Yapım Ekibi — Elveda Rumeli resmî sitesi / Adamfilm
- Elveda Rumeli Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri — Elveda Rumeli resmî sitesi / Adamfilm
- Rumeli’ye elveda demeden — Yeni Şafak
- Examination of Turkish Series in the Context of Folk Culture: The Example of Elveda Rumeli — TürkBitig Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi
