Original Title : Istambul Ansiklopedisi. It is a Turkish TV mini series. Directed & written by Selman Nacar. Starring canan Eruder, Helin Kandemir, Tolga Tekin, Kaan Mirac Sezen, Mujde Ar.
A student travels to Istanbul & takes up lodging with her mother’s estranged best friend ,Nesrin. They struggle to see eye to eye across cultural divides.
Rated at 6.4 /10.
Released on April 17, 2025. Filming locations Istanbul, Turkey.
It has stunning locales. The actors beautiful with great skills. Scenes shot nicely. Deeply moving & well written. The film captures the feeling of being trapped in dead ends. She comes to her mother’s friend but she has not confided in her mother. She knows she may have prevented her coming here.
In the first episode she says ‘Istanbul is as expensive as Miami’. Giving Nesrin the reason why she is staying with her.
The moment Nesrin gives her the option of staying after calling her mother or leaving tomorrow , she packs her suitcase & leaves. It is night & both the women are head strong.
Interesting.
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