Turkish Series News on July 13, 2025

The new project “You Are My Love,” directed by Gökçen Usta, tells the story of Erkan, the heir to the Aldur Holding, whose life changes after he is saved during his military service in Ağrı by a girl named Rojda. The leading roles are played by Aytaç Şaşmaz, Helin Kandemir, Hüseyin Avni Danyal, and Özlem Conker. Yılmaz Kunt has also joined the cast and will portray Koray, Erkan’s close friend from Istanbul.

You Are My Love

A shot from the filming of the series “Pera” has been released, featuring a monument to the heroine played by Afra Saraçoğlu — an influencer according to the storyline.

Pera

There are rumors that the planned daily series starring Aslıhan Karalar and Burak Sarımola has been put on hold.

Aslıhan Karalar

Farah Zeynep Abdullah appears on the pages of the new issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Farah Zeynep Abdullah

Başak Parlak has signed on to appear in a vertical series project.

Başak Parlak

Nesrin Cavadzade has signed a contract to star in a film that will be released on a digital platform.

Nesrin Cavadzade

Serenay Sarıkaya: “They are trying to make Ayşe Barım pay a price simply because she is a successful and strong woman.”

Serenay Sarıkaya

The series “Intelligence,” airing on TRT 1 and created by TIMS&B Productions with producers Timur Savcı and Burak Sağyaşar, has successfully completed its fifth season. Having captured the attention of millions of viewers, the series strengthened its position this year and achieved outstanding results. According to the results of the 2024–2025 television season, the project showed significant ratings growth compared to last season. In the “all viewers” category, the average rating increased from 5.60 to 7.80; in the AB group — from 5.09 to 7.00; and in the 20+ABC1 category — from 5.49 to 8.16. These figures indicate a 39% growth among all viewers, a 38% increase in the AB group, and a 49% rise in the 20+ABC1 group.

Intelligence

Ceren Taşcı has joined the cast of the series “Heartbeat,” which OGM Pictures is preparing for Star TV. Filming of the project will begin next week. The script is being written by Deniz Dargı, Cem Görgeç, and Mevsim Yenidje. The series features Şerif Sezer, Sibel Taşçıoğlu, Deniz Çakır, Kerem Bürsin, Lizge Cömert, Okan Kabalar, Pınar Çağlar Gençtürk, Helin Elveren, Mehmet Fatih Obuz, and Gürberk Polat. The project will be directed by Burcu Alptekin. Ceren Taşcı will portray Emel — the daughter of Figen, played by Şerif Sezer. The script reading is scheduled for Monday.

Heartbeat

Work on the new season of the series “Endless Love,” which will be called “Halo,” will begin in August. No information about the project will be released in July.

Endless Love

Writer Murat Menteş has filed a lawsuit against the series “Eşref’s Dream” starring Çağatay Ulusoy and Demet Özdemir, produced by Tims&B. In his statement, he noted that the plot of “Eşref’s Dream” repeats elements from the film “Mister Horror,” starring Barış Arduç and Tuba Büyüküstün, which was filmed several weeks earlier. The essence of the lawsuit is an accusation of plagiarism and illegal use of the script for “Mister Horror,” authored by Menteş himself. Legal claims have been directed at screenwriter Ethem Özışık and Tims&B for copyright infringement.

Eşref’s Dream

The screenwriter of “Eşref’s Dream,” Ethem Özışık, commented on the new plagiarism lawsuit filed against the series: “This is already the fifth plagiarism lawsuit filed against ‘Eşref’s Dream.’ Well, congratulations. But maybe you should first agree among yourselves about whose story I supposedly stole — so that I would know too.”

Eşref’s Dream

Among the actresses who have read the script of the series “B.R.A.T.” from OGM Pictures, featuring Kenan İmirzalioğlu, is Burcu Biricik.

Kenan İmirzalioğlu and Burcu Biricik

Preparations have begun for the filming of the movie “The Sleeping Man” starring Çağatay Ulusoy and Elçin Sangu. Locations previously used in the series “Innocent Apartments” will be involved in the project.

Çağatay Ulusoy and Elçin Sangu