Remember Darling (2006)
Remember Darling is a Turkish drama, historical, family series broadcast on atv, first aired in 2006. In late-1950s Istanbul, Yasemin and Ahmet fall in love despite their families’ increasingly opposing political views. Their relationship unfolds against Turkey’s political upheavals between 1960 and 1980.
Remember Darling cast: Cansel Elçin (Ahmet Gürsoy), Beren Saat (Yasemin Ünsal), Okan Yalabık (Necdet Aygün), Avni Yalçın (Şevket Gürsoy), Engin Şenkan (Rıza Ünsal), Lale Mansur (Nezahat Ünsal).
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Plot
The story begins in Istanbul in the late 1950s. Şevket and Rıza, childhood friends from Heybeliada, grow apart politically while remaining neighbors. Şevket becomes a public prosecutor, while Rıza moves closer to the Democrat Party and Adnan Menderes. Their children, Yasemin and Ahmet, fall in love after Ahmet returns from studying abroad. The series follows their relationship, family conflicts and the effects of political polarization on private life. Its historical backdrop expands to include the May 27, 1960 coup, the Yassıada trials and Menderes’s execution; the 1968 generation, the March 12, 1971 memorandum, the executions of Deniz Gezmiş and his comrades, the Kızıldere incident, May 1, 1977, and the road to the September 12, 1980 coup.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No verified novel, book, film or other source-work adaptation was found. Available sources describe the project as an original period drama developed around Tomris Giritlioğlu’s concept and Nilgün Öneş’s screenplay.
Connection to reality
The series uses fictional families and relationships to dramatize Turkey’s political and social history from the late 1950s to 1980. Sources do not establish that its fictional characters were directly based on specific real people.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2006–2008
- Channel
- atv
- Genre
- drama, historical, family
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 68
- Rating
- 6.4
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Yasemin Ünsal — partner
- ↳ Necdet Aygün — rival
- ↳ Işık Ünsal — sibling
Antagonist
Supporting
- ↳ Yasemin Ünsal — parent
- ↳ Adnan Menderes — ally
- ↳ Ahmet Gürsoy — parent
- ↳ Rıza Ünsal — friend
- ↳ Ahmet Gürsoy — parent
- ↳ Yasemin Ünsal — parent
- ↳ Deniz Karayel — parent
Character
What's in this series?
A historical period stretching from the 1950s to 1980
The series places its personal stories within Turkey’s multiparty political life, the May 27, 1960 coup, the March 12, 1971 memorandum and the events leading to the September 12, 1980 coup.
Historical figures alongside fictional families
Historical figures such as Adnan Menderes and Deniz Gezmiş appear through dramatized portrayals, while Ahmet, Yasemin and their families are fictional characters. The available evidence does not establish direct one-to-one models for the fictional characters.
Reconstructing political memory on television
Academic studies examine the series as a television narrative that reconstructs recent political history and contributes to debates about collective memory and the representation of the past.
Development of the project
According to Nilgün Öneş’s account, Tomris Giritlioğlu initially considered a project about the Menderes period and executions; Öneş proposed expanding it to cover coups and their consequences through September 12, 1980.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Remember Darling?
Remember Darling has 68 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Remember Darling air?
Remember Darling first aired in 2006 on atv.
Who is in the cast of Remember Darling?
The main cast includes Cansel Elçin (Ahmet Gürsoy), Beren Saat (Yasemin Ünsal), Okan Yalabık (Necdet Aygün), Avni Yalçın (Şevket Gürsoy), Engin Şenkan (Rıza Ünsal), Lale Mansur (Nezahat Ünsal).
Sources
- Hatırla Sevgili Dizisi Konusu, Oyuncu Kadrosu — atv
- Hatırla Sevgili Kadro — atv
- “Hatırla Sevgili” Dizisindeki Temsili İle Bir Dönemin Anatomisi: 27 Mayıs 1960 — Selçuk İletişim / DergiPark
- Kolektif siyasi belleğin televizyon dizilerinde inşası: Hatırla Sevgili dizisi üzerine bir örnek olay incelemesi — YÖK Açık Bilim
- Sinemanın yapamadığını ‘Hatırla Sevgili’ yaptı — Habertürk
- Hatırla Sevgili — Senaristbir
- Tomris Giritlioğlu röportajı — Faruk Bildirici
- Hatırla Sevgili üzerine akademik çalışma — Marmara Üniversitesi
