Ekmek Teknesi: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Painting a heartwarming family portrait featuring the baker Nusret Baba, his wife Ayhan Hanım, and their delightful daughters, Ekmek Teknesi (The Bread Boat) chronicles the lives, joys, sorrows, struggles, and romances of a modest, unassuming middle-class neighborhood. Set in one of Istanbul's most vibrant neighborhoods—populated by characters like Heredot Cevdet, Ruhi the hardware store owner, the barber, Kirli, and Cengiz—the series blends charming, heartfelt stories with humor. Baker Nusret Efendi has five daughters... He leads a happy, contented life with his wife and five girls... For years, Nusret Efendi and his wife Ayhan Hanım have served as the neighborhood's parental figures... Everyone in the neighborhood trusts Nusret Efendi's words and holds him in high regard... The local community is made up of charming and eccentric individuals... While each has their own amusing story and life, their defining bond is that they live together... *Ekmek Teknesi* is the tale of an old Istanbul neighborhood—a story that, while fictional, is so beautiful one wishes it were real...

Series details

• Title: Ekmek Teknesi
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Turkish
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2002-11-16
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-10-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ATV
• Network country: Turkey
• TVMaze ID: 94032
• IMDb ID: tt0421327
• TVDB ID: 133141

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-11-16; final listed air date 2003-07-12.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-07-19; final listed air date 2004-03-13.
• Season 3: premiered 2004-03-20; final listed air date 2004-10-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ekmek Teknesi on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.