Turkish Series News on March 22, 2025

Hande Erçel shared her thoughts on the global popularity of Turkish TV series in an interview with Marie Claire (Spain):
“We reflect elements of various cultures, being at the crossroads of East and West. Our stories have the power to evoke deep emotions and genuinely move people. Moreover, we have many talented actors who bring these stories to life with remarkable skill. Turkey is a country with a rich history and culture, and watching our series often inspires viewers to visit at least once.”

Hande Erçel

Major changes are expected in the series “Kuruluş: Osman,” which airs on Wednesdays on ATV and continues to maintain high ratings. Work is already underway on the seventh season of the Bozdağ Film production, known for consistently refreshing its storyline with new characters and captivating plots. This time, five cast members will be departing: Ekin Mert Daymaz (İlbey), Devrim Saltoglu (Ulugan), Ayça İnci (Esenbike Hatun), Ali Öner (Sargun), and Murat Göçmez (Altuğ), as their storylines have come to an end.

Kuruluş: Osman

First stills have emerged from the new series by Yeni Yapım titled “Sürgünler” (“The Exiles”), starring Oktay Çubuk and Ezgi Şenler in the lead roles. The series is available on the digital platform Tabii.

Sürgünler

Birce Akalay was recently spotted at Akmerkez shopping mall. The actress drew attention with her short haircut and responded to journalists’ questions. When asked whether the new look was connected to her emotional state — as is often said about women who drastically change their hairstyle during emotional highs or lows — Akalay smiled and said she was feeling happy. As for whether the new haircut is related to an upcoming project, she chose not to reveal details, promising that more information would be shared later.

Birce Akalay

Hülya Duyar shared warm words about Çağatay Ulusoy, with whom she worked on the series “The Protector”: “I love him immensely, he’s like a child to me. Very professional, polite, tactful… Working with him was amazing.”

Hülya Duyar

The Turkish Competition Authority has launched an investigation into the cinema and TV industry, involving Mert Demir and Serenay Sarıkaya. Rumors spread in the media suggesting that Demir received 5 million dollars for their relationship. Serenay denied the claims, stating that she has always been genuine. Mert Demir chose not to comment but made a significant decision: the couple is moving to Paris and is currently looking for a place to live. According to reports, Serenay has already found a house in the French capital and is considering it for their new life away from scandals and media pressure.

Mert Demir and Serenay Sarıkaya

Onur Büyüktopçu is returning to the screen with a new role in the series “Double Room,” which begins filming in April. Ulaş Tuna Astepe will play Kaan, Devrim Özkan as Nilüfer, and Büyüktopçu as Kamil. Onur gained fame for his role as Koray in “Love for Rent” and hasn’t appeared in major productions for nearly ten years. In this new series directed by Yusuf Pirhasan, he will portray a butler responsible for the royal suite, maintaining balance in the main couple’s relationship. To prepare for the role, the actor lost 16 kilograms.

Onur Büyüktopçu

Can Yaman commented on the recent news in the Russian media about a potential ban on Turkish series in Russia: “Haha, this news sounds like a joke in Russia, but it’s absolutely true. I call on Russian women to contact the ministry, stand up for their rights, and not allow such a development.”

Can Yaman

Samar Dadgar shared a photo of her husband Özcan Deniz before his angiography procedure and jokingly captioned it: “We’ll get the angiogram done and leave. Everything’s fine, just the bed is a bit too narrow—I barely fit and now I can’t get up.”

Samar Dadgar and Özcan Deniz

Aliye Uzunatağan said she wasn’t particularly upset about her daughter Ayşecan Tatari’s decision to divorce Edip Tepeli. “I wasn’t too sad. I would’ve been if my children were upset, but this was their decision. The kids are doing fine,” she said.

Aliye Uzunatağan

Anıl Altan posted a sad message on his social media account, which quickly caught the attention of fans. There have been rumors in the media that he might divorce Pelin Akil, but the couple hasn’t confirmed anything yet. Based on his recent post, it seems Anıl may have left home. He shared a photo of his daughter’s toy and wrote: “Daddy, take this with you and hug it when you miss me, okay?”

Anıl Altan

The Ay Yapım series “New Day” will conclude with its 10th episode.

New Day

Burak Özçivit recorded a video in Kazakh, announcing that he plans to visit Almaty soon. This showed that he has learned a bit of the language. The actor is the face of two major campaigns by RAMS Global. He is currently involved in the promotion of a residential complex which, according to the developers, is being built with an emphasis on environmental awareness. The company has confirmed that Burak will arrive in Almaty this week. It was also revealed that he and Ruzil Minekayev will co-star in an upcoming project.

Burak Özçivit

ATV has become the leading channel in terms of cancelled series this season. Among the discontinued titles are “Blind Spot,” “Black Mulberry,” “The Holding,” “Zembilli,” and “One More Day.”

ATV

Hülya Duyar, who plays Şefika in the series “Golden Boy,” praised the performances of Afra Saraçoğlu and Mert Ramazan Demir. She said that it’s a pleasure to work with them in shared scenes because of their high level of professionalism. After 2.5 years of working together on set, they have developed warm and trusting relationships. Each time filming begins, she looks into Afra and Mert’s eyes with admiration and respect.

Hülya Duyar