Turkish Series News on August 20, 2025
Happy 33rd birthday to Neslihan Atagül today. Congratulations!
Neslihan Atagül
Çağatay Ulusoy on the set of “Eşref’s Dream.”
Çağatay Ulusoy
Mevcut Bilgi has published the ranking of the most discussed actors and actresses on social media from August 4–19, 2025.
Mevcut Bilgi
Mevcut Bilgi
Esra Dermancıoğlu complained about not being nominated for the Sadri Alışık Award, stating: “I am not accepted into the circle of artists; it’s very upsetting.”
Esra Dermancıoğlu
Furkan Andıç was nominated for a Sadri Alışık Award in the “Most Successful Actor of the Year” category for his role in the film “The Witch.”
Furkan Andıç
Tuvana Türkay did not reach an agreement with MedYapım for the series “Halo” due to her high fee. The actress’s partner could have been Burak Sevinç.
Tuvana Türkay
Erdem Şanlı will play Isa in the series “This Sea Will Flow,” which is being filmed in Trabzon. The director is Çağrı Bayrak, and the screenwriters are Nehir Erdem and Ayşe Ferda Eryılmaz.
Erdem Şanlı
Some are fated, some are soulmates. “Platonic: Blue Moon Hotel”—only on Netflix starting September 18.
Platonic: Blue Moon Hotel
The Show TV series “Fertile Lands,” starring Engin Akyürek and Gülsim Ali, produced by Süreç Film, will start filming on September 7. The script reading, if there are no changes, is scheduled for August 27.
Fertile Lands
Özge Özpirinçci admitted that she enjoys it when women show attention to her husband.
Özge Özpirinçci
Alperen Duymaz and Birce Akalay on the set of the series “Love.”
Alperen Duymaz and Birce Akalay
The series “Anatomy of Chaos,” announced as an HBO Max premiere project, will air in September.
Anatomy of Chaos
Deniz Can Aktaş: “To know a person means to hear their silent screams, to try to see them, and to discover them for yourself. When I approach my character, I want those screams to resonate in my head. For me, this is the first step to strengthening the connection with them. It gives an understanding of where your reflexes and instincts will lead. The first spark of my connection with a character is hidden precisely in this moment.”
Deniz Can Aktaş
The first frame from “I Am Leman” has been released—a drama about four women and their intertwined pasts in one small town.
I Am Leman
Afra Saraçoğlu shared a photo with her cousin.
Afra Saraçoğlu
Pelin Diştaş and Kerem Çatay are launching a Netflix series “Games of Passion”—a story about a nanny with a dark past. Mert Baykal may be the director, and casting is still ongoing.
Pelin Diştaş and Kerem Çatay
Filming for the 4th season of the series “Cranberry Sherbet” will begin on Saturday.
Cranberry Sherbet
The series “I Am My Mother’s Dream” from MEDYAPIM for NOW will tell the story of Ayşe, who is released from prison and tries to get her daughter Zeynep back. The main roles are played by Funda Eryiğit, Caner Cindoruk, and Zerrin Tekindor.
I Am My Mother’s Dream
Mina Demirtaş received the “Best Breakthrough of the Year in Cinema” award at the 26th Sadri Alışık Awards.
Mina Demirtaş
At the 26th Sadri Alışık Awards, Barış Arduç will receive the “Ayhan Işık Special Award.”
Barış Arduç
The nominees for the 26th Sadri Alışık Awards have been announced. Merve Dizdar has been nominated in the “Best Actress of the Year” category for her performance in the play “People, Places, Things.”
Merve Dizdar
Cansu Tosun and Mo Dunford will star in the international film “Loyah,” with filming starting on September 22 in Artvin. The film will be shot in English and Turkish, directed and written by Sibel Güvenç.
Cansu Tosun and Mo Dunford
Beril Pozam and Ersin Arıcı are celebrating their first wedding anniversary.
Beril Pozam and Ersin Arıcı
The musical score for the series “Jealousy” will be created by Toygar Işıklı.
Toygar Işıklı
The series “Roses and Sins,” starring Murat Yıldırım and Cemre Baysel, will start filming next week.
At the beginning of the summer, MedYapım parted ways with director Murat Öztürk. However, the parties have now reached an agreement again, and he will direct the series “Halo.”
Murat Öztürk
In the series “A Stranger in the Mirror,” Sema Gültekin will play Azra before plastic surgery, and Simay Barlas will play the character’s transformation into Defne. Filming for the ATV project from MF Yapım, under the supervision of Asena Bülbüloğlu, will begin soon. The director is Eda Teksöz. Gültekin previously played Müjgan in “The Dynasty of Şakir Pasha.”
Özcan Deniz’s older brother, Ercan Deniz, made a shocking statement about Feyza Aktan, whom the singer married in 2018. Speaking about the couple who have a son named Kuzey, Ercan Deniz said: “We took Feyza Aktan for a DNA test to find out whether the child was Özcan’s or not.”
Özcan Deniz