As If (2021)
As If is a Turkish comedy series broadcast on Exxen, first aired in 2021. A comedy series about Yılmaz, İlkkan and Ersoy, three friends who turn everyday misfortunes, strange incidents and ordinary problems into increasingly complicated situations.
As If cast: Feyyaz Yiğit (Yılmaz), Kıvanç Kılınç (İlkkan Yedinci), Ahmet Kürşat Öçalan (Ersoy), Ümran Şakır (Ümran Türksoy), Ezgi Ay (Esra / Lucretia), Celal Öztürk (Kutalmış / Berk).
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Plot
Gibi follows Yılmaz, İlkkan and Ersoy, three friends whose everyday lives are repeatedly disrupted by small misfortunes and strange situations. The trio often exaggerates ordinary problems until they become increasingly complicated and comic. The series proceeds through everyday situations built around natural dialogue, escalating misunderstandings and situation-based comedy.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No reliable source reviewed for this record identifies Gibi as an official adaptation of a novel, story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work.
Connection to reality
The series is not identified in the available sources as the story of a particular real event or person. It is presented as a fictional comedy built from everyday misfortunes, oddities and helpless situations.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2021–2025
- Channel
- Exxen
- Genre
- comedy
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 68
- Rating
- 8.6
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ İlkkan — friend
- ↳ Ersoy — friend
- ↳ Ersoy — friend
What's in this series?
Creative team and narrative form
Gibi was written by Feyyaz Yiğit and Aziz Kedi, and produced by Barış Ayaztaş and Feyyaz Yiğit. Its central cast consists of Feyyaz Yiğit, Kıvanç Kılınç and Ahmet Kürşat Öçalan. Director Ömer Sinir has described a production process in which the situations in the scripts were developed visually through casting, locations and costumes. Actor Ahmet Kürşat Öçalan has characterized the series as a comedy based on situations emerging from everyday life rather than on pure absurdity.
Everyday problems made bigger
The series’ main comic mechanism is to enlarge small misfortunes, strange incidents and helpless situations that anyone might encounter. Ordinary circumstances and unlikely-but-possible developments are brought together, with much of the humor arising when the three friends turn a minor problem into an increasingly tangled situation.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is As If?
As If has 68 episodes across 6 seasons.
When did As If air?
As If first aired in 2021 on Exxen.
Who is in the cast of As If?
The main cast includes Feyyaz Yiğit (Yılmaz), Kıvanç Kılınç (İlkkan Yedinci), Ahmet Kürşat Öçalan (Ersoy), Ümran Şakır (Ümran Türksoy), Ezgi Ay (Esra / Lucretia), Celal Öztürk (Kutalmış / Berk).
Sources
- ‘Gibi’ ve ‘İlginç Bazı Olaylar’ dizileri Exxen TV ile TV+’ta — Turkcell Medya
- ‘Gibi’ ve ‘İlginç Bazı Olaylar’ dizileri Exxen TV ile TV+’ta — Turkcell Medya
- Episode Dergi, Mart 2023 sayısı — Episode Dergi
- “Gibi” Dizisinin Yıldızlarından A. Kürşat Öçalan’la Söyleşi — Mahal Edebiyat
- Kıvanç Kılınç İle Gibi Dizisi Üzerine Röportaj — Thinpo
- Ömer Sinir — Aylak Dergi
