Leyla ile Mecnun

Plot synopsis:
Leyla ile Mecnun is probably the first surreal comedy that reached masses. It is a revolutionary step towards breaching the wall between popular entertainment and art in Turkey. Although this may sound exaggerating, it is actually an understatement, because the wall is both broken both ways. What makes art a piece of art and what makes an entertainment entertaining, is very openly demonstrated. People who believe art is just a discrimination where no one speaks the truth "the King is naked" will probably start appreciating art more than they did after they watch this series. And vice versa, people who do not enjoy many pieces of work simply because they are popular/emotional, can find themselves blown into this.The main story evolves around a guy (Mecnun) who falls in love with the daughter (Leyla) of his father's childhood friend. However, in line with the most popular global TV series of this millennium, the main characters do not dominate the story at all. Especially in the 2nd season, this fact strengthens. Mecnun's father, his closest friends, the owner of the local market, the thief of the neighborhood become inseparable parts of the story as it evolves.There is much to tell, but elaborating on what this TV series is really about should suffice. It is about love and the pain it is proceeded by. It is about how love can evolve one's perspective of life & universe. It is about how one can recover even from the deepest pain. It is about friendship, but a more eastern, more genuine version of it. It is about fathers and sons and the unconditional love of the father towards his son. It is about how laughter and depression can crowd each other. It is about how complex characters possessing opposite characteristics that are extremely polar, and how those characteristics can blend into someone in reality. It is about good and evil. It is about life and afterlife.As mentioned before, it is surreal. When you see the characters eating grapes to demonstrate they are drinking wine in reality, and chewing gum in the same way to replace cigarettes, you can appreciate how one can tell something by being open about it and with no harm done at the same time. Children watching think they are are chewing gum, adults appreciate they are smoking. Perfect.I really feel bad for those who do not speak Turkish and cannot appreciate this wonderful work of life. Please find below the preceding synopsis:The story is about the love between Leyla and Mecnun that's based on the Turkish adaptation of the famous Arabic love-story "Layla and Majnun", written by the Azeri poet Fuzuli, whom he appears in the series sometimes. The story begins when two babies, who were born on the same day, were put together on the same bed because there weren't enough beds.
The fathers of the babies gave them names of two lovers, whose love was so great it became legendary; Leyla and Mecnun. The fathers vowed that they will marry their children with each other in the future.Leyla is a rich and beautiful girl. What's making her exceptional is that despite the fact that Leyla is the only girl of a rich family, she's not as arrogant as the typical spoiled rich girl. Leyla has a pure and innocent heart with a modest character.
Mecnun is a messy person from a poor family. He also has a pure heart and has such a nice and funny character that he can't harm anyone.Both are aged 25 now. After all these years they would meet again.
Mecnun instantly fell in love with Leyla at the first sight and since that day he is doing his best to gain her heart.
With the help of Dede appearing in Mecnun's dreams and later appearing in the real world, the two lover's eternal love can keep up against the evil Arda and his father, who try to break them up.Leyla ile Mecnun is brilliant tv-series mixing comedy with drama where you will shed your tears for at some points. Together with a touchy story and enjoyable comedy, this series is one of the best comedy series ever.

Tags: romantic

Review:
Dede is a fictional character from Turkish folk tales, and he appears in people's dreams to give them directions and foresight.
It captures you and makes you wanna be a part of it just within a few episodes and you start feeling like these characters are your friends, their problems are your problems and their joys are yours as well.
It's also unique in a way that it can catch the young audiences' attention like no Turkish series could ever catch before.
I'm thankful for all of the cast and crew for introducing this absurd comedy which is full of clever references, sarcasm and intelligence.
Very smart jokes and excellent script also casting is well.But some jokes may makes no-sense for non-Turkish people.You should have some knowledge about recent Turkish news and some knowledge from the past.As I said, jokes are quite smart so sometimes it is hard to understand also but when you understand you are having a great pleasure.If you are planning to watch with sub-titles you should look for some information about this cases.You can also watch this by satellite receiver from TRT (Turkish Radio and Television).Also you can watch live from the web page of TRT..
Everybody should watch this unique cliffhanger if they are ready to watch a real absurd life.Here we can see the main actors/actresses of this series: Ali Atay, Melis Birkan, Ezgi Asaroglu, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Köksal Engür, Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Ushan Çakir, Asuman Dabak..
I would like to thank all Leyla ile Mecnun's team so that they have created such an excellent serial.
the best comedy TV series without sexuality.
it is the best comedy TV series i have ever watched.
I never felt like before while watching a TV series.
"Leyla ile Mecnun" is totally surreal and absurd but it is so natural as well.The bad thing about the series is that some jokes or situations are very local in their content so that they can not be translated fully..
The best Turkish TV series ever made.
I prefer watching this , instead of classical Nbc TV series like How I Met Your Mother.
He tries to convince his daughter to marry to Arda.Because it is an absurd comedy, you can see Mecnun in space , sometimes Leyla on an island after a plane crash (Oceanic Airways :) ), sometimes a friend of them trying to survive 147 hours on a mountain :)...
The show became very popular and "cult" in a short period of time.Series are not in the high ranks of rating lists however fans of the show support in every possible way to promote, Monday evening in twitter hashtag with the name of the show becomes trending topic.
Script writer Burak Aksak has a absurd comedy sense with dialogues in a situational comedy sense which is not something Turkish shows witness.Most of the actors have theater school background and the show gives them to develop their characters easily and gives more than enough room for improvisations.
The series has its joking and talking style which are really absurd that you can die with laugh.It is partly romantic because of the history of Leyla and Mecnun characters.As its series type, it is partly fantastic that makes the series comic.
I like it so much because it makes me laugh uncontrollably and I believe that spectators of the series will not get bored.At first you can't accept it and maybe you can't laugh but if you give some patient, it will definitely prove itself.Everyone must start to watch it.They should publish 2 episodes in a week because I can't wait one week to see new episode!!!!.
This show is the best Turkish show you might possibly even watch and i think it can compete with most of the Hollywood made up TV-series.
We can say a lot of things about Leyla Ile Mecnun.Great script?of course Great acting?
no doubt but Leyla Ile Mecnun did a thing to nobody's done.You can't surprise anything in Leyla Ile Mecnun.Time traveling?done.Travel to the space?done.Because of a comedy series you don't surprise that like lost's finale.About the script i can't go away saying just great.Burak Aksak really great writer,sometimes there's been a joke on Leyla Ile Mecnun.First of all you can't understand it but later you realize there's a quote behind it(Big Lebowski,İncir Receli....in my case)Leyla Ile Mecnun has a big lost like Arda,Leyla(i miss her a lot in the show by the way) but Sirin,Sirin's brother and Sedef really made a fresh breath on the show because of that the show still one of the greatest.Last one, i realize Leyla Ile Mecnun's American votes are low.I should say that there's a lot of local joke on the show.I hate to say that but if you vote 4 or 5 to Leyla Ile Mecnun you don't understand it..
Turkish social media is important sources of the participant dictionaries sees with the interest of the popular writing over time, has become a phenomenon glister.Zamanla lived with the success of the national media attention in the series, published in Turkey absurd comedy in the style of arrays an important part in his, and He is the best for someone that can be interpreted as.The Turkish series in the making, yet also to different countries pazarlanmamasina although foreign-sharing sites, with English subtitles monitored.Number of the 51st from chapter every week on the same day and within an hour by the publisher via Twitter opened chat with issues of the world's most widely spoken to the list of topics..
The best TV series in Turkey.
Leyla and Mecnun is the best TV series ever, in Turkey.
Although this is a comedy series, sometimes it can make people cry, just after laughing, due to it's concept and skillful cast.
Leyla and Mecnun created a new type of comedy in Turkey.
Leyla and Mecnun deserves a good cinema film with their high performance and it's no doubt, the film will be watched by large numbers of people in cinemas.
The first time when I heard the concept of this series, I thought how can people watch it, it is stupidly, because there is a wise old man in a dream of mecnun and he tells him the numbers of lotto, then the old man realizes that this is not right guy who I should tell the numbers, he doesn't search a lottery numbers so how can I help this guy, then he understands that the aim of this guy is reaching his lovely, whose name is Leyla, and he needs help.
But after I watched the first episode, even I didn't think how an old man comes to real life from a dream..
The best Turkish TV series ever made.You can see classical Turkish family in it and daily life in any district in Turkey.Because it is an absurd comedy, you can see characters sometimes as a famous singer,sometimes as a godfather,sometimes they would be in their dreams.It also make sending sometimes most of famous domestic and foreign series and movies.
Series has a big fan group and very famous in Turkey,has become a phenomenon.Each character is amazing.Brightly dressed "İsmail Abi " , grocery "Erdal " , thief "Yavuz"(he is not such a person as like :) ) , Leyla's ex-boyfriend "Arda " ...
I didn't watch A Turkish TV serial which is that much fun and dramatic at the same time.
That is the big difference of this love story serial 'Leyla and Mecnun'.
Thanks a lot for your hard-work to all of the Leyla and Mecnun cast.
For example the lead actor Ali Atay sings the soundtracks of the series at the same time he composes some of them.
Leyla and mecnun were only two lovers for me until this TV-Series.
I do not watch Turkish TV-Series, mostly but for the first time i was fall in love with Turkish TV-Series.
There are a lot of character that leads up of series's future.
Yavuz ("The Thief"), Erdal ("The Grocer"), Iskender ("The Father"),Ismail ("The Brother"), Dede ("The White- bearded") are also main character.
Relationship between them and Mecnun leads to series."Leyla ile mecnun" is basically mix of absurd comedy and drama.
The writer didn't do this by himself, main characters' improvisation made series more hilarious.
"Leyla ile mecnun"s drama side is great as like as comedy side.
The actors and actress, acting is amazing and also especially Ismail character make you cry and laugh at same time a lot.
Whom want to watch Turkish series, definitely watch this..
Leyla and Mecnun, TRT 1 EfLAtunfilm made ​​by the Turkish television series published in the absurd comedy.
The story of Layla and Majnun as the basis of the legendary series of fictionalized characters and absurd on comedy, science fiction, sitcom items added.The same day, two babies born in the same hospital, due to the small number of beds were made to lie side by side.
Perfect scenario,,genius actors,,great shots,,fantastic stories and awesome acting..every Monday I cancel everything and wait for this legendary series..the actor also put together a band called Leyla the Band and they are gonna start concerts,,now that they have such an awesome ability to bewitch us with their performance and great songs we are ready to rock the place they are gonna perform :).
It's been two years that one of my best friend told me that "Have you ever watch Leyla & Mecnun?" and I said "No It sounds like romantic series" and He said to me " If you like 'Kaygısızlar', you will love it".
This show came up with a very good and original idea which is adapting a love story of ancient times to modern day Istanbul.
To understand the main concept, you must know the impossible love story of Leyla and Mecnun.
Shortly, Mecnun loves Leyla in the first sight and so does she.
An effective and emotionally intensive story of love evolves into an entertaining and funny situation in modern times.
Which, is too long for a TV-series and even longer for a comedy, which is NOT a sitcom, and most of the shooting takes place outdoors, in day time.
The death of a main character is usually means the end of a TV series, since the replacement would not fit in.
I hope the series some day gets translated for the whole world to watch.
Firstly, if you ask why this TV show ended, this question should be asked to TRT which are now in the command of mercenary government politicians.Due to the gezi park events, when this TV show artists supported peaceful protesters against the government's acts to demolish Gezi Park, TRT, which is the channel ruled by nothing but political characterless people, canceled this TV Show so that they could fulfil the commands of the government party, AKP."Leyla ile Mecnun" is in fact is a famous Turkish story, and therefore, this TV Show had many fans watching the TV Show.
I watched many American and Turkish comedy series and movies.
Leyla (Ezgi Asaroglu) was the one of the main characters it is not good to she left the cast.
tirelessly watched series of all times ...
Can never reflect the personalities of the characters in this series, but people want to be One of the sequences has never watched tirelessly I am very happy having made ??such an array of Turks I wish this series inspired by the lure of this world, leaving behind us a little bit more friendship, brotherhood should give importance to.
No matter how much I wish the world's financial happiness will never be our friend would not give us knowing that if you live 2 each score receives the award until the end of this series I think they deserve and wish you continued success Can never reflect the personalities of the characters in this series, but people want to be One of the sequences has never watched tirelessly I am very happy having made ??such an array of Turks I wish this series inspired by the lure of this world, leaving behind us a little bit more friendship, brotherhood should give importance to.
No matter how much I wish the world's financial happiness will never be our friend would not give us knowing that if you live 2 each score receives the award until the end of this series I think they deserve and wish you continued success.
Having an interesting story is one of the most important factor to be excellent comedy series.
This series has the most time we are laughing at while watching.
"How I Met Your Mother" is a very funny comedy series and it is approximately 20 minutes per an episode and generally we are laughing all the time it lasts.
Although "Leyla ile Mecnun" is very long (70 - 100 minutes), comparing with the others which are not Turkish, it makes spectators laughed almost throughout the episode.
As an advice to people who do not watch "Leyla ile Mecnun", you should meet this comedy series.
it's even safe to say that this is the best comedy that comes out of turkey in recent years.
it probably doesn't but this rating has nothing to with a deliberate attempt of flooding.the thing is; this series became a social media phenomenon in Turkey.
these are the people that votes in such sites and turkey has a very big young online community.though, would a regular person like in the case of finding the chance to watch it?
Best Comedy Series Made in Turkey.
Best Comedy Series Made in Turkey.
Leyla and Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series.
Leyla and Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series.
The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.
The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.
I think the best comedy series made in Turkey..
I think the best comedy series made in Turkey..
Leyla and Mecnun is the best Turksh series.
Absolutely, young Turkish people's favorite series is Leyla and Mecnun..
Best Comedy series ever.
Best Comedy series ever.
This serie is the best comedy series made in turkey ever.
You should bena turkish for make sense this.If you know how good is this series you wish to be a turkish...
The best dramatic absurd comedy ever.
I watched a lot of drama series on TV.
Script is very deep, profound and successful.I know this series absurd comedy.
Series is adaptation of Leyla And Majnun stories for 21.
And these sequence between contantly very funny, laughable moments...For me best series on TV..
HOW?I don't understand what's so amazing about this Turkish series, there are WAY better Turkish shows out there that are actually funny instead of being unintentionally hilarious with 'Leyla ile Mecnun's incredibly awkward romance!
The the series is awful and can't describe and i know a lot of people that feel the same way.
I watched English, American and Turkish shows) I watched this series about till episode 18 till I saw how immature it was and I m 12 when watching.
Erdal Bakkal is the anti-hero character in the series.
The most beautiful Turkish series..Fun,sadness,love and everything..thank you very much Onur Unlu..thank you very much MECNUN,ISMAIL,YAVUZ etc.You are just watching and wishing " god, please don't let the series end " so long a series of high-quality been done.
exhibits a truly great actor brother Ismail...and series selected best series in 2011..I want to also mention Ismail , who is the most sincere character in the scenes.
Leyla ile Mecnun is similar to Zaz-style absurd comedies.
Beyond the characters, another successful side of the series is criticizing Turkish media through funny references.
For understand the series completely, Turkish media culture needed.
Hello, Leyla ile Mecnun's fans.
This series all characters is funny.Perhaps, I'd like to an effective factor.
Characters is important for a series.
I think, this series has been very good character choices.I advice you to watch.
Because of this i want to you watch this series.I would like to thank all the readers..
Leyla ile Mecnun's Story.
Last year, I began to watch Leyla ile Mecnun.
The TV series stars are Ali Atay, Melis Birkan, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Serkan Keskin, Osman Sonant, Cengiz Bozkurt and Köksal Engür.It's the story of two darling Leyla and Mecnun.
Mecnun loves Leyla.
In my opinion Ismail Abi is the most of character in this TV series.
This series all character is funny.This series has the most time we are laughing at while watching.
To shortly sum up the story: Leyla and Mecnun has it roots in the 13th century and is a love story between two young people.
The story is always based on Mecnuns love to Leyla (who is always changing and played by different actors).
It's a comedy play (a really funny one!) with characters who have their strange habits and quirks, but are all lovely in a way.
The last big dent which left an impression on me was the REAL ending of the story: So in the official end you will see the wife and baby of Erdal Bakkal dying in the hospital, but that should not be the right end of Leyla ile Mecnun.
But in the series 'Bende Özledim', which shows the life of the actors after the series, you'll see a short scene with the writer who talks about the real ending: Actually, Mecnun is a mentally disabled boy who is not able to do anything.
Erdal Bakkal is the salt shaker on the table, Ismail Abi is a goldfish they keep and Yavuz never comes in through the door, because he is a tree that Mecnuns father has planted years ago.I already loved the series before, because it is the first one in Turkish with such an original style and character.
Leyla ile Mecnun would be an entertaining, if somewhat hard to get, show for those who are not familiar with daily Turkish life.