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Gamze Özçelik, remembered by Turkish TV audiences as Commissioner Zeynep of Arka Sokaklar, has spoken for the first time about her marriage to Reshad Strik, whom she married in the summer of 2024. According to Gamze Özçelik, what challenges the couple most is not their different cultural backgrounds but a far more everyday detail.Source: Sabah

The ABC1 ratings averages of the 21 series that have aired since the new season began on September 1 are in. Taşacak Bu Deniz sits at the top with 10.36, while Kızılcık Şerbeti, at 5.93, finished outside the top seven. Uzak Şehir, second in the averages for the year, placed fourth in ABC1. Here is how all 21 series line up, from first to last.

Asena Keskinci, who took over the role of Çimen from Selin Türkmen in Show TV's Kızılcık Şerbeti, spoke to Gece Muhabiri. The actress said that for most of her career she has appealed to a younger audience, but since joining the series, older women and men have also started coming up to congratulate her on the street. Asena Keskinci summed up the change in one line: 'I used to be a friend; now I've also become the family's daughter.'Source: Gece Muhabiri

Ceren Karakoç, who returned to Kızılcık Şerbeti about two months after being written out of the series, described her first day back on set on Oksijen TV. Karakoç said that as soon as she walked in, she told the crew: “I wanted to take a slightly longer holiday from you, guys, about 2 months.” Her castmates greeted her with “Welcome back, where have you been?” The actress also talked about what Nursema went through after the accident.

With TRT 1 airing the Galatasaray–Stuttgart match on Tuesday night, Tuzlu Kahve, Anne Yarısı, Haysiyet and Mehmed: Fetihler Sultanı did not air new episodes. That left 18 series competing in the ratings for the week of November 2–8. Taşacak Bu Deniz held on to first place, while the middle of the table was reshuffled in a single week: Yeraltı, which aired on a Champions League night, slipped five places, and Ömür Usta moved into the top three.

The TV ratings for Sunday, November 8 are out, and there has been a notable change at the top. The series that held first place in the Total list a week ago slipped to second in all three categories this time. Its rival widened the gap and became the clear leader of the night, while TRT 1's long-running drama also managed to raise its numbers.

Neslihan Yeldan, who plays Sevtap, the mother of Nilay in Kızılcık Şerbeti, announced on Instagram that she is returning to the series. The actress shared a video reading 'Sevtap is back,' confirming that the character whose story was ended before the fifth season is coming back. The news follows Ceren Karakoç's return as Nursema and marks the series' second major comeback since its change of screenwriters.

Kızılcık Şerbeti, back on screen with Ceren Karakoç's character Nursema, carried Show TV from fifth to third place in Türkiye's ABC1 ratings for the week of November 1-7. At the top, TRT 1 more than doubled its score thanks to European football and finished on 68.37 points, 43.75 ahead of its closest rival. NOW, second the week before, lost 20 percent and slipped to fourth. And where would TRT 1 stand without the matches?

The results of Turkey's Saturday, November 7 TV ratings are in, and the balance shifted within a single week. Güller ve Günahlar and Başkalarının Hayatı, which did not air new episodes the previous Saturday, reclaimed the top spots on their return. Last week's leader, Gönül Dağı, lost first place in all three lists: TOTAL, AB and ABC1.

Turkish singer and actress Ayşegül Aldinç has revealed that she was once offered a role in the series Şahsiyet and turned it down, a decision she later came to regret. Speaking in an interview with journalist Ayşe Arman, Ayşegül Aldinç said the reason was a single kissing scene in the script. When she asked director Onur Saylak whether the scene could be left out and was told no, she walked away from the project. The series went on to win Haluk Bilginer an International Emmy.

Cem Uslu has joined the cast of Eşref Tek, the series led by Çağatay Ulusoy. According to Dizi Dünyası, Cem Uslu will play a character named Metin. The striking detail: years ago, the actor also played Metin in Çukur. The Metin of the four-season Show TV hit will now appear under the same name in this Prime Video production, which tells the story before Eşref Rüya.Source: Dizi Dünyası

Mehmet Günsür, who played Şehzade Mustafa in Magnificent Century (Muhteşem Yüzyıl), shared the story behind one of the series' most remembered scenes. Appearing on Pazar Sohbeti, the show Fatih Altaylı hosts on his YouTube channel, the actor was asked about claims that he could not recover for days after filming the execution scene. Here is what he said.Source: Fatih Altaylı / YouTube

The last weeks of 2026 are packed for both streaming platforms and cinemas. Bir Başkadır returns with its second season six years after the first, while The Rings of Power, Percy Jackson and Maxton Hall also come back with new episodes. On the big screen, the list runs from Aşk Tesadüfleri Sever 3 to the new Rafadan Tayfa adventure, and Dune and Avengers open on the same day. Release dates below follow the calendar in Turkey.

Turkish pop singer Serdar Ortaç made headlines with his answer to a familiar question: who is the best male pop singer? When reminded that the usual ranking goes Tarkan, Serdar Ortaç, Kenan Doğulu, he replied, 'I think I'm number one.' Putting Tarkan in second place, Serdar Ortaç's words quickly split social media.Source: Gece Muhabiri

Nursema's return in Kızılcık Şerbeti, after everyone believed she had died, reached the screen as an emotional reunion. The new episode explained how she survived the crash, and Nursema came face to face with the family that had been mourning her. Her father Abdullah, who thought he had lost his daughter, met her again in a scene full of emotion, and Nursema's words 'Dad, I'm here!' became the most touching moment of the reunion.