Cranberry Sorbet (2022)
Cranberry Sorbet is a Turkish family, drama series broadcast on Show TV, first aired in 2022. When Doğa, the daughter of the secular Arslan family, marries Fatih of the conservative Ünal family in a sudden civil marriage, their union brings two families with different lifestyles into close contact and conflict.
Cranberry Sorbet cast: Evrim Alasya (Kıvılcım Arslan), Barış Kılıç (Ömer Ünal), Özlem Çakar (Sevilay), Vurgun Adalayı (Yusuf), Ceren Yalazoğlu Karakoç (Nursema Ünal), Aliye Uzunatağan (Sönmez Arslan).
Detailed content was compiled from sources with AI; pending editorial review. Editor: Uğur Arı.
Plot
Kıvılcım is a well-educated, modern and realistic woman who raises her two daughters according to her own values after divorcing. Her elder daughter Doğa, a dentistry student, marries Fatih in a sudden civil marriage, deeply disappointing Kıvılcım. Fatih’s family follows a conservative and religious lifestyle that differs from Kıvılcım and the Arslan family. While Doğa believes their love can overcome these differences, the two families confront one another through everyday life, family order, gender roles and competing values.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
The available sources do not identify a specific novel, story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work as the source of the series. The broadcast statement about a true story should not be treated as a confirmed adaptation of an identifiable work.
Connection to reality
The series uses the statement “adapted from a true story” in its broadcast presentation, but the available sources do not identify a specific real event, person or verifiable case. The connection to real life therefore remains uncertain.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2022–2026
- Channel
- Show TV
- Genre
- family, drama
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 174
- Rating
- 6.7
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Doğa Korkmaz — parent
- ↳ Çimen Arslan — parent
- ↳ Fatih Ünal — spouse
Anti-hero
Supporting
- ↳ Fatih Ünal — parent
- ↳ Nursema Ünal — parent
Character
- ↳ Pembe Ünal — spouse
- ↳ Fatih Ünal — parent
- ↳ Nursema Ünal — parent
What's in this series?
Representing secular and conservative lifestyles
Academic studies discuss the series as a portrayal of the secular-secularist Arslan family and the conservative Ünal family through their everyday practices and values. The conflict becomes visible less through direct political events than through family relations, clothing, domestic order, marriage, gender roles and social expectations.
The title and the Turkish idiom
The title is associated with the Turkish idiom “to say I drank cranberry sherbet while vomiting blood,” meaning to conceal severe suffering and present one’s situation as positive. An academic source connects the title to Doğa’s effort to keep the difficulties of her marriage from her family.
Broadcast controversy over scenes of violence against women
An academic source reports that RTÜK imposed a broadcast suspension after scenes depicting violence against women were aired, and that the decision later became subject to court proceedings. The controversy brought the series’ representations of family and gender issues into public discussion.
Production context
The series was produced by Gold Film, with Faruk Turgut as producer, and written by Melis Civelek and Zeynep Gür. Available sources identify 28 October 2022 as the initial broadcast date and Hakan Kırkavaç as the director during the early period. Show TV’s current presentation lists Melis Civelek and Zeynep Gür as writers and Özgür Sevimli as director.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Cranberry Sorbet?
Cranberry Sorbet has 174 episodes across 5 seasons.
When did Cranberry Sorbet air?
Cranberry Sorbet first aired in 2022 on Show TV.
Who is in the cast of Cranberry Sorbet?
The main cast includes Evrim Alasya (Kıvılcım Arslan), Barış Kılıç (Ömer Ünal), Özlem Çakar (Sevilay), Vurgun Adalayı (Yusuf), Ceren Yalazoğlu Karakoç (Nursema Ünal), Aliye Uzunatağan (Sönmez Arslan).
Sources
- Kızılcık Şerbeti | Show TV — Show TV
- Kızılcık Şerbeti Dizisi Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri — Show TV
- Ekranların yeni gözde çifti! — Show TV
- Kızılcık Şerbeti dizisi oyuncuları kimdir? — Show TV
- Doğukan Güngör kimdir, kaç yaşında? — Show TV
- Kızılcık Şerbeti güncel tanıtım ve kadro bilgisi — Show TV
- Seküler ve Muhafazakâr Kimlik Bağlamında “Kızılcık Şerbeti” Dizisinin Alımlanmasına Yönelik Bir Çalışma — International Journal of Communication and Media Research / DergiPark
- Kızılcık Şerbeti Dizisi — DergiPark
- Üst Kuşak Anneliği ve Yeni Kuşak Anneliği Arasında Değişen Annelik Algı ve Pratiklerine İlişkin Bir Analiz: Kızılcık Şerbeti Dizisi Örneği — SOBİBDER
