The famous actress Gökçe Bahadır played the character of Aysel in the TV series Lost City, published in 2012. The series lasted a total of 26 episodes and made a big impact. The Lost City series, which depicts the human tragedies caused by poverty, lived in the back streets of the Beyoğlu district, telling about the lives that are undesirable.
In addition to Gökçe Bahadır; İlker Kaleli, Nik Xhelilaj, Taner Ölmez were other names in the series.
Gökçe Bahadır, who made evaluations about the series in İbrahim Selim’s youtube program, stated that both Kanal D and the players started this project by taking great risks.
Aysel was a prostitute, and it was a great courage to reveal such a character on Turkish television and to explain her life.
Gökçe Bahadır stated that she does not think that the series can be shot very easily these days,”Even then, it was very difficult for us. Everyone took this risk. The screenwriter, the channel, the producer, the ones we played. We were a group that loved the risk. Everybody took that risk. Fortunately we got it. After that, a job of the same style was never done again. I am glad that I am in such a business, ” she said.
Gökçe Bahadır stated that she would accept the role again if he would be shot under the same conditions.