Dirty Laundry (2023)
Dirty Laundry is a Turkish drama series broadcast on FOX, NOW, first aired in 2023. Set in a boutique residential complex in one of Istanbul’s wealthy neighborhoods, the series follows domestic workers and their employers as their intertwined lives reveal a deep class divide. At its center are three women who stand by one another amid love, secrets and lies.
Dirty Laundry cast: Ayça Bingöl (Songül Yıldırım), Ceren Moray (Hayriye Şişman), Cansu Tosun (Medine Kaya), Orhan Becerir (İlkkan Yıldırım), Tülay Bekret (Semiha Yıldırım), Serkay Tütüncü (Kahraman Demir).
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Plot
After Meryem, a caregiver working at Krizantem Evleri, dies, the residents and workers of the complex are affected in different ways. Songül, who has worked for years in the household where Meryem was employed, tries to cope with her own grief and with the devastation experienced by her daughter İlkgül. Alongside Hayriye and Medine, she faces the secrets, injustices and relationships hidden behind the wealthy residents’ lives. Reporter Kahraman’s investigation into Meryem’s death gradually brings concealed relationships and painful pasts to light.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No reliable source confirming an official adaptation from a novel, story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work was found.
Connection to reality
The series uses fictional characters to explore the social and class relations between domestic workers and employers in an affluent Istanbul residential complex. No direct source was found confirming that it is based on specific real events or people.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2023–2024
- Channel
- FOX, NOW
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 40
- Rating
- 8.4
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ İlkgül — parent
- ↳ Hayriye — friend
- ↳ Medine — friend
- ↳ Ahmet — relative
- ↳ Murat — ally
- ↳ Aylin — ally
- ↳ İlkgül — ally
Anti-hero
- ↳ Feyyaz — spouse
- ↳ Yasemin — sibling
Antagonist
- ↳ Yasemin — spouse
Supporting
- ↳ Medine — friend
- ↳ Levent — partner
Character
- ↳ Aylin — spouse
What's in this series?
The class divide between those above and those below
NOW describes the series as portraying the intertwined lives of domestic workers and employers in a boutique residential complex in an affluent Istanbul neighborhood, as well as the deep divide between them. An academic study also examines Kirli Sepeti in the context of conspicuous consumption.
Female solidarity and domestic labor
At the center of the story is the solidarity among Songül, Hayriye and Medine. The official description presents the three women standing together amid love, secrets and lies, while their character profiles connect this solidarity with work, family responsibility and class inequality.
Production context
Kirli Sepeti was produced by MedYapım, with Fatih Aksoy as producer and Ece Erdek Koçoğlu as director. NOW identifies the series as a drama.
Broadcast and finale
NOW’s official pages list the series through episode 40 and present episode 40 as the finale. Its finale synopsis places Songül, Hayriye and Medine at the center of concealed secrets, confrontations and reckonings.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Dirty Laundry?
Dirty Laundry has 40 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Dirty Laundry air?
Dirty Laundry first aired in 2023 on FOX, NOW.
Who is in the cast of Dirty Laundry?
The main cast includes Ayça Bingöl (Songül Yıldırım), Ceren Moray (Hayriye Şişman), Cansu Tosun (Medine Kaya), Orhan Becerir (İlkkan Yıldırım), Tülay Bekret (Semiha Yıldırım), Serkay Tütüncü (Kahraman Demir).
Sources
- Kirli Sepeti - Hakkında — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti - 1. Bölüm — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Songül — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Hayriye — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Medine — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Kahraman — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Murat — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Nergis — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Yasemin — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Levent — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Karakteri Feyyaz — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti Oyuncuları — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti’nin Yeni Tanıtımı Yayınlandı — NOW
- Kirli Sepeti - İzle — NOW
- Gösterişçi Tüketim Bağlamında Kirli Sepeti — DergiPark
- Kirli Sepeti gerçek mi, uyarlama mı? — Mynet
- Kirli Sepeti Senaryo Kimin? — Alışveriş Fikir Kutusu
- Kirli Sepeti (Dirty Laundry) — Dizilah
