I Am Mother (Sandik Kokusu) Tv Series

July 28, 2024

Details

Original Title: Sandik Kokusu
English Title: I am Mother
Also Known As: Ana Omm
Genre: Drama, Romance
Episodes: 26 episodes for Season 1 (each episode is 120-140 minutes)
Broadcast Network: Show Tv
Broadcast Period: December 6, 2023 – Present
Production Company: O3 Medya
Director: Nezaket Coskun
Screenwriter: Melis Civelek, Zeynep Gur
Filming Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Synopsis

Karsu (Ozge Ozpirincci) is a young mother of three children. She has had a challenging life since she was a teenager. Even though she does not have a happy marriage, she loves being a mother the most.

Karsu’s life turns upside down when she gives birth to her third child. While trying to find a balance among her children, she realizes that she can’t take care of all the children on her own. She asks a favor from her mother Filiz (Demet Akbag). She wants her mother to take care of her son for a while until she recovers from her birth.

Filiz is a strong and dominant woman. She cares about her physical appearance a lot and dresses younger than her age. She does not want to take responsibility for her grandson at first. But, she eventually accepts to take her grandson and go to Istanbul for a while.

The life of Karsu and Filiz changes all of a sudden. On the travel to Istanbul, Karsu’s son goes missing. Karsu blames her mother for being reckless. She never forgives her mother and breaks all ties with her mother. Filiz also never forgives herself but she doesn’t back down and ask for forgiveness.

3 years pass after this tragedy. Karsu never accepts her son’s disappearance. She never loses her hope even though everyone gives up searching for him. Karsu thinks about her son every time and for this reason, she sometimes neglects her other two children.

Karsu’s marriage also becomes worse. Her husband Reha (Necip Memili) cannot stand for Karsu’s unhappiness. He develops a love affair with Hande (Ece Irtem).

Out of pure coincidence, Karsu finds her son when she goes to a nearby city. After three years of searching, she is relieved to be reunited with her son. She tries to fight to win her son back because her son has been raised by another man.

Karsu thinks that her life will be in order again. She thinks that she will live happily with her three children. She eventually finds peace. She smiles again and wears beautiful clothes.

Karsu finds out about her husband’s betrayal while she is trying to recover from her sufferings. She cannot accept this betrayal and leaves everything behind. She returns to her estranged mother’s home in Istanbul with her three children.

Karsu starts to live together with her mother Filiz. Even though they have not been speaking for three years, they start to share the same house. Karsu tries to improve her relationship with her mother, build a new life, and gain the trust of her son and her daughters. While she breaks free from past burdens, she does her best to survive. Meanwhile, she gets support from her neighbor Atilla (Metin Akdulger).

Atilla is a young man who lives next to Filiz’s house. He is a reclusive writer who tries to finish his new novel. He is calm and clumsy. He becomes a good friend of Karsu and supports her in all respects.

I am Mother (Sandik Kokusu) tv series story is about a young woman who builds a new life together with her three children. Will Karsu forgive her mother? Will Karsu manage to divorce from her husband Reha? Will Karsu find peace after finding her son?

I am Mother (Sandik Kokusu) Tv Series Cast

Ozge Ozpirincci as Karsu Celik

Demet Akbag as Filiz Celik

Metin Akdulger as Atilla

Necip Memili as Reha Ozkan

Seda Turkmen as Lale

Ugur Yucel as Hasan

Additional Cast Members

Meric Aral as Irmak Celik
Sercan Badur as Mert Melek
Ece Irtem as Hande
Nalan Okcuoglu as Turkan
Arya Bozabali as Ipek
Mina Akdin as Tilsim
Sarp Kaan Altincapa as Kuzey
Miray Yeral as Selin
Kayhan Acikgoz as Cevdet
Emre Sen as Ekrem
Omer Nadir Civlek as Omer
Inci Sen as Sukran
Levent Can as Adnan
Sahin Sancak as Ozan
Sedef Pehlivanoglu as Gulay
Ergun Kuyucu as Hakki
Sema Ceyrekbasi as Mevkibe
Feri Baycu Guler as Hulya
Merve Saritas as Selvi
Serkay Tutuncu as Kivanc
Kubra Yilmaz as Yesim
Kadir Polatci as Kemal
Macit Tastan as Erhan
Ali Yagci as Can

Characters

Karsu Celik (Ozge Ozpirincci):

Karsu is a young mother of three children. She has had a challenging life since she was a teenager. After her elder sister’s betrayal, Karsu does her best to comfort her mother. To escape from this devastating life, she makes a radical decision and gets married to Reha. Despite everything that happens to her, Karsu never gives up her upright stance, producing her own solutions and holding on to life. Even though she does not have a happy marriage, she loves being a mother the most. However, her life turns upside down when her son disappears.

Filiz Celik (Demet Akbag):

Filiz is the mother of Karsu. She is strong and dominant. She raises her two daughters by herself and does not get married after her husband passes away. She gets married when her daughters become teenagers. However, her life turns upside down after her husband’s betrayal. Filiz’s husband and her older daughter Irmak fall in love with each other and leave everything behind. After this tragedy, Filiz cannot recover. She starts to care about her physical appearance a lot and dresses younger than her age. Her reckless, bubbly, sarcastic nature is meant to camouflage her fragility. She is a difficult mother but tries to do her best to take care of her daughters.

Atilla (Metin Akdulger):

Atilla comes from a wealthy family. He rents Filiz’s house and starts a new life. He has a secret that he keeps from everyone. Therefore, he hides his identity and behaves as if he is a reclusive writer. He tries to be as far away from people as possible. He is determined, tough, and handsome but he acts as if he is clumsy and calm. Atilla and Karsu develop a good friendship. He is attracted by Karsu’s naturalness.

Reha Ozkan (Necip Memili):

Reha is the son of a wealthy family from Adana. He is a wealthy businessman. After a short period of dating, he marries Karsu and becomes the father of three children. He loves Karsu but does not respect her. He does not want Karsu to be better than himself and creates tension out of the blue due to unwarranted jealousy. He is bad-tempered. He has a love affair with Hande but he does not want to end her marriage with Karsu.

Lale (Seda Turkmen):

Lale was born and raised in Adana and studied at the university in Istanbul. She works in Istanbul apart from her family but still, she is attached to her family. She cares about money, wealth, and appearance. She is an attractive and ambitious woman who wants to rise in her business.

External Links
Official Site: Broadcast Network (watch with subtitle)
English Wikipedia:
Imdb: Imdb – I Am Mother