Ebb and Tide (2013–2015)
Ebb and Tide is a Turkish drama, youth series broadcast on Star TV, first aired in 2013–2015. Yaman Koper, a young man from Tozludere, enters the wealthy and secluded world of A.Ş.K. Tepesi after lawyer Selim Serez offers him help. There he becomes close to Selim’s son Mert and falls in love with their neighbor Mira Beylice.
Ebb and Tide cast: Çağatay Ulusoy (Yaman Koper), Serenay Sarıkaya (Mira Beylice), Metin Akdülger (Orkun Civanoglu), Taner Ölmez (Mert Serez), Hazar Ergüçlü (Eylül Buluter), Barış Falay (Selim Serez).
Detailed content was compiled from sources with AI; pending editorial review. Editor: Uğur Arı.
Plot
After being caught in a car-theft incident involving his older brother Kenan, Yaman Koper receives help from lawyer Selim Serez, who sees potential in him. Yaman moves from Tozludere into the wealthy Serez family’s world at A.Ş.K. Tepesi. He befriends Mert and meets Mira Beylice, who is already in a relationship with Orkun. As family problems, class differences, school life and romantic conflicts intensify, Yaman struggles to adapt to a world very different from his own.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
Medcezir is a Turkish adaptation of the American television series The O.C. The characters and social setting were adjusted to the Turkish context.
Connection to reality
No reliable source located for a story based on specific real events or people. The series is connected to social themes such as class difference and belonging.
Inspirations and influences
The O.C.
Confirmed by a creator or official sourceAcademic and period sources explicitly identify Medcezir as a Turkish adaptation of The O.C.
confirmed
Limit of the evidence: The current Ay Yapım page does not name the source series; the adaptation is supported by academic and period sources.
Yaman Koper → Ryan Atwood
Confirmed by a creator or official sourceA period Star newspaper report identifies Yaman Koper as the Turkish counterpart of Ryan Atwood from The O.C.
confirmed
Limit of the evidence: This correspondence does not mean that the characters are identical throughout the entire storyline.
Mira Beylice → Marissa Cooper
Confirmed by a creator or official sourceA period Star newspaper report identifies Mira Beylice as the Turkish counterpart of Marissa Cooper from The O.C.
confirmed
Limit of the evidence: This correspondence does not mean that the characters are identical throughout the entire storyline.
Iconic filming locations
The story setting and the real filming site are identified separately.
Private villa used for Medcezir filming
Postane Mahallesi, Tuzla · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Exterior and surrounding shots of the villa where the Serez family and Mira live.
- Place represented in the story
- Altınkoy, the fictional affluent seaside settlement in the series.
- Scenes and context
- Sources place the villas in Tuzla, around Postane Mahallesi near the Naval Academy.
İstanbul Kemerburgaz Üniversitesi
Bağcılar · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- University campus and student-life scenes.
- Place represented in the story
- A.Ş.K. Üniversitesi / Asım Şekip Kaya Üniversitesi, the fictional university in the series.
- Scenes and context
- The campus shown as A.Ş.K. Üniversitesi was filmed here.
Tuzla coastal filming areas
Tuzla · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Seaside scenes and the production’s initial location filming.
- Place represented in the story
- Altınkoy, the fictional seaside settlement in the series.
- Scenes and context
- Star TV reports that filming began in Tuzla and included seaside scenes.
Anadolu Kavağı
Beykoz · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Dramatic exterior shots along the Bosphorus.
- Place represented in the story
- Not explicitly stated in the sources
- Scenes and context
- According to Star TV, the scene in which Yaman jumps into the water to save his mother was filmed in Anadolu Kavağı.
Location details were compiled from sources with AI assistance and are pending editorial review.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2013–2015
- Channel
- Star TV
- Genre
- drama, youth
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 77
- Rating
- 7.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Mira Beylice — partner
- ↳ Selim Serez — friend
Supporting
- ↳ Ender Serez — spouse
- ↳ Eylül Buluter — partner
- ↳ Selim Serez — parent
- ↳ Ender Serez — parent
What's in this series?
Adapting The O.C. to Turkey
Medcezir reworks The O.C.’s contrast between a young man from a disadvantaged background and a wealthy family’s world through Tozludere and A.Ş.K. Tepesi. Academic studies describe changes to the characters and relationships for the Turkish cultural context.
Class difference and belonging
The series makes its central conflict visible through Yaman’s movement from an economically disadvantaged neighborhood into a wealthy and secluded community. Academic studies connect this transition with class mobility, the rich-poor contrast and adaptation to a new environment.
Production and local setting
The series was produced by Ay Yapım, with Kerem Çatay as producer, Ali Bilgin as director, and Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu as writers. The official production page also credits Toygar Işıklı with the music and lists the principal cast.
The Turkish counterpart to the source series
Contemporary coverage presented Medcezir as a local adaptation of The O.C. and associated the Yaman-Mira pairing with the source series’ Ryan-Marissa axis. This entry does not make a measurable claim about cultural impact; it reports the language used in period coverage and promotion.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Ebb and Tide?
Ebb and Tide has 77 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Ebb and Tide air?
Ebb and Tide first aired in 2013–2015 on Star TV.
Who is in the cast of Ebb and Tide?
The main cast includes Çağatay Ulusoy (Yaman Koper), Serenay Sarıkaya (Mira Beylice), Metin Akdülger (Orkun Civanoglu), Taner Ölmez (Mert Serez), Hazar Ergüçlü (Eylül Buluter), Barış Falay (Selim Serez).
Sources
- Medcezir — Ay Yapım
- Medcezir 1. Bölüm (FULL HD) — Medcezir Dizi / YouTube
- Medcezir Fragman — TV2
- Medcezir ve kültürel uyarlama üzerine akademik çalışma — DergiPark
- Medcezir’den büyük sürpriz — Star
- Tide (Medcezir) TV Series — TurkishDrama.com
- Medcezir Oyuncular ve Künye — Medcezir TV Dizisi
