Pepee

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Pepee
Genre	Animated series; Preschool education
Created by	Ayşe Şule Bilgiç
Composer	Kiraç
Country of origin	Turkey
Original languages	Turkish; English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	208
Production
Running time	10–30 minutes
Production company	Düşyeri
Original release
Network	TRT Çocuk (2008–2013); Show TV (2014–2015); Planet Çocuk (2015–2017);
Release	November 1, 2008 –; August 20, 2016
Related
	Pocoyo; Oddbods; Leliko; RGG Ayas; Pisi;

Pepee is a Turkish 3D animation television series produced by Düşyeri for TRT Çocuk. The series was created by Ayşe Şule Bilgiç. The first episode aired as a preview on November 1, 2008.

Characters

Pepee: is the main character of the series. He is a young boy full of curiosity who loves to play games and discover new things. He is very acrobatic and moves at a quick speed. He is always shown wearing blue clothes and a hat. His best friends are Şila, Zulu, and Şuşu.
Şuşu (pronounced Shu-shu): speaks over the entire show, and often communicates directly with the characters. Pepee has a good relationship with her, and is always to delighted to see (hear) her. She is reminiscent of Portuguese and Spanish language Brazilian children's program presenter Xuxa (pronounced "Şuşa" or "Shu-sha").
Bebee: Pepee's sister.

Legal trouble

In 2013, Zinkia Entertainment, the company who licenses the Spanish cartoon character Pocoyo, brought a lawsuit against Düş Yeri Bilişim Teknoloji for copyright infringement of their character, claiming among other things that even the name is Spanish. Following the decision in favor of Zinkia, which resulted in the cancellation of the Pepee trademark, another lawsuit was brought up in 2018, demanding a compensation of 100 thousand Turkish liras.

Series overview

Season		Episodes
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	26	June 6, 2008	November 28, 2008
	2	26	April 17, 2009	October 9, 2009
	3	26	February 26, 2010	August 20, 2010

International release

Country / Region	Channel	Series premiere	Title in country
Azerbaijan	ARB Günəş		Pepee
Turkey	TRT Çocuk (2008–2013) Show TV (2014–2015) Planet Çocuk (2015–2017)	June 6, 2008	Pepee
Iran	IRIB Pooya		پپه
Arabia	Nick Jr.		پپه

References

↑ "Spain's Pocoyo brings lawsuit against Turkey's Pepee". Today's Zaman. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
↑ "Pepee ile Pocoyo karakteri tekrar mahkemelik oldu" (in Turkish). A24. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
↑ "Pocoyo ile Pepee karşı karşıya geldi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
↑ The final Court of Cassation ruling can be found by searching for the docket of 11. Hukuk Dairesi with decision date 2019, number 4798 at "Yargıtay Karar Arama" (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.

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[1] "Spain's Pocoyo brings lawsuit against Turkey's Pepee". Today's Zaman. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2014-04-24.

[2] "Pepee ile Pocoyo karakteri tekrar mahkemelik oldu" (in Turkish). A24. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[3] "Pocoyo ile Pepee karşı karşıya geldi" (in Turkish). CNN Türk. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.

[4] The final Court of Cassation ruling can be found by searching for the docket of 11. Hukuk Dairesi with decision date 2019, number 4798 at "Yargıtay Karar Arama" (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.

Pepee
Genre	Animated series Preschool education
Created by	Ayşe Şule Bilgiç
Composer	Kiraç
Country of origin	Turkey
Original languages	Turkish English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	208
Production
Running time	10–30 minutes
Production company	Düşyeri
Original release
Network	TRT Çocuk (2008–2013) Show TV (2014–2015) Planet Çocuk (2015–2017)
Release	November 1, 2008 (2008-11-01) – August 20, 2016 (2016-08-20)
Related
Pocoyo Oddbods Leliko RGG Ayas Pisi