The Club (Turkish TV series)

Matilda, an ex-convict, works in one of the most prominent nightclubs of Istanbul in 1955. Trying to establish a good relationship with her daughter, Matilda struggles to keep her daughter Raşel away from Pera's troublemaker, Fıstık İsmet. Matilda also tries to stand against her boss Orhan, nightclub manager Çelebi and artist Selim.[4][5]

• Gökçe Bahadır as Matilda Aseo, a Sephardi Jew and ex-convict working in a prominent nightclub of Istanbul.[6]
• Barış Arduç as "Fıstık" İsmet Denizer, a taxi driver and Raşel's love interest.
• Asude Kalebek as Raşel Aseo, Matilda's daughter and İsmet's love interest.
• Salih Bademci as Selim Songür, the singer of the nightclub.
• Metin Akdülger as Orhan Şahin, the owner of the club.
• Suzan Kardeş, as Orhan's mother.
• Fırat Tanış as Çelebi, the manager of the club.
• Merve Şeyma Zengin as Tasula, the friend of Raşel.
• Hülya Duyar, as İsmet's mother.
• İştar Gökseven as Ali Şeker, İsmet's father.
• Murat Garibağaoğlu as David.
• İlker Kılıç, as Mordo, fiancé of Raşel.
• Valeria Lakhina, as Diana, an Englishwoman working in the British embassy.
• Doğanay Ünal, as Bahtiyar.

The name of the series was first announced to be Kod Adı: Kulüp by Netflix in October 2020, along with the lead cast Gökçe Bahadır, Barış Arduç, and Salih Bademci.[7] In the same month it was reported that Fırat Tanış will also be cast for the show.[8] In March 2021 journalist Birsen Altuntaş tweeted Ruhi Sarı, Suzan Kardeş and Hazım Körmükçü will be starring as supporting characters in the series.[9] The series was produced by Saner Ayar, Ayşe Durmaz and the Turkish media company O3 Medya for Netflix and directed by Seren Yüce and Zeynep Günay Tan. A team composed of Ayşin Akbulut, Serkan Yörük, Bengü Üçüncü, Rana Denizer and Necati Şahin (lead writer) was the writing team for the series.[8]

The reception of the Turkish Jewish community to the series was generally positive. The depiction of the Jewish rituals, Ladino language and political topics such as Varlık Vergisi was especially praised by the community members.[10][11]

• The Club on Netflix
• The Club at IMDb