Turkish Series News on February 20, 2025

Deniz Baysal is taking typing lessons for the series “Journey of the Soul,” which tells the story of Ayşe Şasa, one of the first female screenwriters in Turkish cinema, produced for the TRT Tabii platform. The ten-episode film, directed by Osman Nail Doğan, will bring Ayşe Şasa’s journey in cinema and literature to the screen. Deniz Baysal is undergoing intensive preparation to authentically portray the spirit of that era. Filming is set to begin in mid-March.

Deniz Baysal

Dilan Çiçek Deniz and Alina Boz at a party at the venue owned by Alina’s husband, Umut Evirgen.

Dilan Çiçek Deniz and Alina Boz

Mert Ramazan Demir will be a guest on MTV Lebanon’s YouTube channel. The interview will air on Saturday night at 21:30.

Mert Ramazan Demir

The series “1001 Nights: Tales” is searching for a new actor to play the role of Yunus. Rehearsals continue, but just before filming, the project lost an actor. Initially, the role was assigned to Rüzgar Aksoy, but contractual disagreements led to his departure. Now, the creators are looking for a new actor for Yunus, the enemy of Sultan Shahryar and the lover of Scheherazade.

Rüzgar Aksoy

Starting March 1, the series “Vefa Sultan” will air daily at 23:55 on TRT 1 throughout Ramadan. The lead role in the series is played by İsmail Ege Şaşmaz.

Vefa Sultan

A new poster for the series “Piyasa” has been released, starring İlayda Alişan and Alp Navruz. The series will premiere on Saturday night on Kanal D.

Piyasa

Özge Törer behind the scenes of the series “Establishment: Osman”

Özge Törer

Meryem Uzerli earns 300,000 lira per episode for the series “Dynasty of Şakir Pasha.” Additionally, she has a personal stylist from Italy who curates her looks. In the upcoming episodes, a new house will be built for her character.

Meryem Uzerli

An unexpected departure in the series “Establishment: Osman.” Erdem Şanlı, who played the role of Saruca, is saying goodbye to the project. Unless there are further changes, the series will continue into the next season without his character.

Erdem Şanlı

Afra Saraçoğlu has extended her advertising contracts with two well-known brands. The actress will continue her collaboration with a chocolate brand, for which she became the face last year, as well as with a fashion brand she has been working with since 2023. Following successful and widely discussed ad campaigns, Afra will remain the face of both brands in 2025.

Afra Saraçoğlu

The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has fined the series “Dynasty of Şakir Pasha” 3% of its revenue and suspended its broadcast for three episodes, citing violations of national and moral values, public morality, and family protection principles.

Dynasty of Şakir Pasha

Kanal D shared a photo of the script for the series “Eşref’s Dream” with the caption: “Love doesn’t always come the way you expect… Sometimes it crashes in, destroying everything in its path.”

Eşref’s Dream

Hazal Kaya has signed a collaboration agreement with a well-known automobile company. The actress, who is preparing for the second season of the series “Interrogation” on the Tod platform in April, as well as for her role in the new season of “Dynasty of Şakir Pasha,” has become the face of the brand. Over the next year, Kaya will represent the company in digital media, participate in promotional shoots for a specific car model, and promote the brand through her social media.

Hazal Kaya

Amid rumors of a breakup, Hande Erçel and Hakan Sabancı traveled to Spain, where they attended the UEFA Champions League match between “Real Madrid” and “Manchester City” at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Hande Erçel and Hakan Sabancı

The ex-wife of actor Cenk Torun claims that he is having an affair with Moroccan actress Mahassine Merabet, with whom he shares the lead role in the series “Captive.” Mahassine also made a statement through her lawyer: “Recently, several accusations regarding my client Mahassine Merabet have caught public attention. We categorically reject these claims. Legal proceedings will be initiated to defend our civil and criminal rights, including compensation for moral damages caused by these false accusations, which also include defamation.”

Mahassine Merabet

Fahriye Evcen and Burak Özçivit celebrated the second birthday of their son Kerem: “My Kerem… My flower-scented son, my precious. I love you so much!”

Fahriye Evcen and Burak Özçivit

Tolga Sarıtaş was involved in a car accident. The actor was on his way to the set when another vehicle rear-ended his car. Fortunately, the damage was only material, and Tolga was not injured.

Tolga Sarıtaş

The series “The fall of the king” and “Dynasty of Şakir Pasha” have recently aired episodes shorter than 100 minutes. Many believe that the industry is gradually returning to a 90-minute episode format, which would reduce the workload on production teams.

If the King Loses

Melisa Döngel made an appearance at the premiere of the film “The Last Ticket,” pleasantly surprising her former co-star Halil İbrahim Ceyhan.

Melisa Döngel

International distribution companies and TV networks have already started negotiations for the broadcasting rights of the series “Eşref’s Dream” in Spain and the Middle East. In Italy, the show has already been purchased for broadcast by the Mediaset group.

Eşref’s Dream

Serenay Sarıkaya has traveled to Paris.

Serenay Sarıkaya