Turkish Series News on April 6, 2025

TV series have once again been postponed due to advertising issues. Currently, advertising brings almost no revenue, especially for projects with ratings as low as 4–5%. Additionally, due to a decision by the state censor RTUK, most advertising licenses have been revoked. As a result, channels may begin wrapping up low-rated shows earlier than planned.

RTUK

Çağatay Ulusoy and Demet Özdemir behind the scenes of the series “Eşref’s Dream”

Çağatay Ulusoy and Demet Özdemir

Özge Özpirinçci, Ahsen Eroğlu, and Şebnem Sönmez will star together in the play “The Dishwashers.” This will be the first production of the play in Bursa. The playwright is Morris Panych, and the genre is dark comedy. The story follows three women working in the basement of an upscale restaurant. Their lives and conversations become the main focus of the play.

Özge Özpirinçci, Ahsen Eroğlu, and Şebnem Sönmez

After Aybüke Pusat left the project, the team began searching for a new lead actress. The candidates considered included Deniz Baysal and Gülşim Ali. However, reports say that Gülşim Ali declined the offer.

Gülşim Ali

Actress Ceren Benderlioğlu got a tattoo on her waist that holds personal significance. She used figures drawn by her daughter Nur three years ago using band-aids as the design. While Ceren was getting the tattoo, her husband Emir Benderlioğlu held her hand in support.

Ceren Benderlioğlu

Pınar Deniz and Kaan Yıldırım made their first public appearance with their son Fikret Hakan. According to the actor, they’ve been through exhausting yet moving and emotionally rich days. He said it was a very beautiful and touching moment — they had a son, and they are extremely happy. The first days were difficult, especially for the mother, but the couple experienced many special and emotional moments. Yıldırım also shared that Hakan is the name of his father, and they chose the name Fikret for its meaning, associated with intellect, thought, and ideas.

Pınar Deniz and Kaan Yıldırım

After the detention of Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu, the new episode of the series “The Şakir Pasha Dynasty” was postponed to April 13.

The Şakir Pasha Dynasty

Hande Erçel has renewed her contract with the Nocturne brand — advertisements featuring her have once again appeared on billboards across Istanbul.

Hande Erçel

Berk Oktay warned his followers that he does not have a TikTok profile. He asked people not to trust fake accounts impersonating him and thanked everyone for their attention.

Berk Oktay

Deniz Can Aktaş in an ad campaign for the clothing brand Back&Bond

Deniz Can Aktaş

Atakan Özkaya spoke about his role in the series “A Distant City”: “Many viewers thought I was originally from Mardin, but in reality, I just observed carefully and learned to speak with a Mardin accent.”

Atakan Özkaya

Meryem Uzerli represents the brand MAISON Novague

Meryem Uzerli

Mert Yazıcıoğlu’s mother and older brother visited the set of the series “Red Buds” and watched the filming for a while.

Mert Yazıcıoğlu

Afra Saraçoğlu, Mert Ramazan Demir, and Çetin Tekindor on the set of the series “Golden Boy”

Afra Saraçoğlu, Mert Ramazan Demir, and Çetin Tekindor

Gökhan Özoğuz denied rumors of a romance with Farah Zeynep Abdullah, calling them completely baseless. According to him, they read the news together, and he had to joke about it to change the subject.

Farah Zeynep Abdullah