The European Side, also known as Avrupa Yakası is a Turkish family comedy television series that premiered on atv on February 11, 2004. It ended on June 24, 2009. It was created by Gülse Birsel. It stars Gazanfer Özcan, Hümeyra, Gülse Birsel and Engin Günaydın.
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.
Premise
The life and times of rather traditional Sutcuoglu family and their comedic struggles to adapt the high-profile contemporary life of Nisantasi.
Aslı, who is fed up with living with her family, decides to move out. While searching for a new apartment, she runs into her brother Volkan, who is pretending to be a real estate agent. However, in reality, he is renting out homes by the hour as love nests to earn money for his dream of releasing a music album. Meanwhile, Aslı's parents have decided to marry her off to Tacettin, the son of their old summer house neighbors from Antep. On the night of the arranged proposal, chaos ensues when Aslı shows up dressed in punk attire! Elsewhere, the magazine's editor, Fatoş, gets Botox, which leaves her facial muscles paralyzed. Her constant bewildered and angry expression leads to misunderstandings and wreaks havoc on all her relationships. Amid all the chaos, Aslı unexpectedly meets the man of her dreams and falls in love!
February 11, 2004
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2. Bölüm
Yaprak, the fashion editor of Avrupa Yakası, decides to host an art exhibition in the empty apartment where Aslı and Volkan plan to move. However, Volkan has his own secret plans for the same night. Meanwhile, scandalous model Gizem Deniz, set to be on the magazine's cover, causes drama by flirting with Selin's boyfriend. This leads to chaos during the photoshoot, and Gizem ends up injured. Aslı hires two interior designers to decorate the new apartment, but this friendship causes unexpected complications. At Yaprak's exhibition, Aslı is devastated when Cem, the magazine's new manager, attends with another woman, though the situation isn’t as it seems. As Istanbul's elite gathers for the exhibition, Volkan and his friends cause havoc, turning the glamorous party into pure chaos!
February 18, 2004
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3. Bölüm
Aslı, Yaprak, and Fatoş decide to throw a henna night for their friend Elif, who is about to get married. When Volkan finds out that Selin is also invited to the party, he disguises himself as a woman and crashes the event in dramatic fashion! However, things take a turn for the worse when Şesu also shows up at the henna night, leading to chaos. Meanwhile, Aslı becomes intensely jealous upon hearing that Fatoş and Cem are going out to dinner, and the entire office begins to spy on them like detectives. As Aslı and Volkan are about to move into their new apartment next door, their relatives from Germany—Uncle İmdat, Aunt Azamet, and their son Adnan—arrive for a short stay. However, these strange and dangerous relatives have ulterior motives. Aslı and Volkan’s lives are about to be changed in ways they never imagined!