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Yes, Minister

2004 · 1 season

A dry, talky satire of bureaucratic maneuvering, where clever wordplay and cynical power games provide the quiet amusement.

Created by
Haluk Özenç
Genres
Comedy, War & politics
Starring
Kenan Işık, Haluk Bilginer, Ali Sunal
Overview
A Turkish remake of the British series called "Yes, Minister" created by Jonathon Lynn and Anthony Jay.

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Created by
Haluk Özenç
Genres
Comedy, War & politics
Starring
Kenan Işık, Haluk Bilginer, Ali Sunal
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • corruption
  • power
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, war & politics
Created by
Haluk Özenç
Starring
Kenan Işık, Haluk Bilginer, Ali Sunal, Haldun Dormen, Ruhsar Gültekin, Sema Atalay, Uğur Serhan, Ebru Erkal
Length
1 seasons, 14 episodes, 60 min each
Network
atv
Country
Turkey
Languages
Turkish

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