The Dizi Spell

           Merhaba arkadaşlar aka hello friends! I`m sneaking a quick Turkish language lesson into this week`s post. You`re welcome!   With so many new Turkish dizis coming out this month (do let me know which ones you`d like me to check out and review in the comments below), I`ve spent quite a lot of time chatting with fellow dizi enthusiasts on Twitter. It`s a magical time for us dizi fans because there are so many shows to pick from and so many new ships to make edits and gifs of. But, while everyone seems excited for at least one romantic comedy or drama because their favorite actor/actress is the lead, or because it is centered around a trope they are absolutely head over heels for, I also received quite a few comments and DMs from viewers sharing their hesitations when it comes to watching a new show that has just started airing. They`ve gone through heartbreak over shows they fell in love because they got canceled after only a few episodes....

                                   3 Ways to Learn Turkish That You Can Easily Incorporate Into Your Daily Routine You see a cute couple gif on Twitter or stumble upon a romantic edit set to your favorite Taylor Swift tune. You`re curious. You look up the title of the show and realize that it`s a Turkish show (dizi) and subtitles are either difficult to come by, not completely accurate, or having to read and watch at the same time is making it hard for your to fully emerge yourself in the story. You get hooked on dizis anyway, so much so, that now you want to learn the language, so the language barrier can no longer get in the way between you and your favorite shows. Learning a new language is a big undertaking and a huge time commitment, however, having been part of the Turkish dizi fan community for quite a few years, I`m hearing of more and more non-Turkish speakers deciding to learn the lan...

Turkish series hook you in. They`ve got everything—romance, comedy, drama, cliches for die-hard fans to turn into memes and bond over, and just the right amount of angst to keep them tuning in every week. However, if you decide to venture over into the diziverse and begin falling in love with its stories, there is one thing you need to prepare yourself for—the heartbreak of the untimely and sometimes, completely unexplained, cancelation.             Latest victim, Senden Daha Güzel. Senden Daha Güzel (More Beautiful Than You) is written by one of the most celebrated dizi scenarists, Ayşe Üner Kutlu. The story follows Efsun, a spunky, intelligent, headstrong woman who tends to patients at her local clinic in Antep, Turkey, where she`s lived for most of her life. She loves her patients, adores her father, and seems overall happy to live the peaceful farm life, far away from the hustle and bustle of the big city.  Efsun`s ordinary life turn...