Yaprak Dökümü (The ökümüFall of Leaves or The Falling Leaves) is a Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series aired on Kanal D from September 13, 2006, to December 29, 2010, lasting 5 seasons and comprising 174 episodes. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and it revolves around the fictional family Tekin, and how when they come to Istanbul that tears their family apart, and transforms them in a way they cannot imagine.
Synopsis
The series revolves around the fictional family Tekin as they move from Trabzon to Istanbul so that one of their daughters, Necla, can attend college. The family patriarch Ali Riza raises his children in harmony, teaching them on moral values and justice, missing to prepare them for the real cruelty of life.
The family consists of Ali Riza's wife Hayriye Tekin and their five children: Fikret, the oldest daughter, their only son Şevket, young daughters Leyla and Necla and their little daughter Ayşe. Other characters include their loyal neighbors, widow Neyir and her young daughter Sedef. Şevket's spouse Ferhunde and schemer Oğuz serve as the main antagonists.
The show's title refers to the fact that upon the arrival of Ali Riza's family in the big city, his family begins to fall apart, symbolic to the autumn's fall of the leaves.