Who Is Berkun Oya? The Writer-Director Behind Netflix's Bir Başkadır, His Series And Films
The second season of Bir Başkadır, the Netflix drama whose first season won a wide following, reached viewers in November 2026 and quickly became a talking point on social media. With the show back, attention has turned to the person who writes and directs it: Berkun Oya.
Here is what is known about Berkun Oya's background, his work for the stage and screen, and the awards he has picked up along the way.
Berkun Oya is a playwright and a theatre and film director who was born in Bursa in 1977.
Berkun Oya was born on 3 March 1977 in Bursa, Türkiye. Berkun Oya completed secondary school at Koç Özel Lisesi and graduated in 1998 from the Theatre Department of the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory. That same year Berkun Oya founded the Krek Tiyatro Topluluğu theatre company.
In 2003, at the request of the Istanbul State Theatre, Berkun Oya adapted Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu's novel Yaban for the stage.
Early Television Work
Berkun Oya's first major television job came in 2002 with the drama series Şapkadan Babam Çıktı, which aired on TRT; Berkun Oya wrote the series and served as its producer. Berkun Oya then prepared, presented and directed two TV programmes: Defakto on CNN Türk in 2003 and Infoman on NTV in 2005.
Berkun Oya married actress Funda Eryiğit in March 2023.
Berkun Oya's wife is Funda Eryiğit, an actress who works in theatre, film and television. The couple married on 29 March 2023 at a ceremony attended by their families and close circle.
Series And Films
Şapkadan Babam Çıktı (2002): TRT drama series, written and produced by Berkun Oya.
İyi Seneler Londra (2007): Berkun Oya's first feature film.
Masum (2017): web series with a screenplay by Berkun Oya.
Bir Başkadır (2020): written and directed by Berkun Oya for Netflix. The series tells the story of Meryem and Peri; in the second season the two characters are again played by Öykü Karayel and Defne Kayalar.
Cici (2022): feature film directed by Berkun Oya.
Awards
İyi Seneler Londra was a competition film at the 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival and was screened as the opening film of ECU, The European Independent Film Festival, in 2008. At the Strasbourg International Film Festival in 2008 it was nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, and Berkun Oya won the Best Director award. Berkun Oya also served as a jury member at the 2008 Eurasia International Film Festival.
On the stage, Berkun Oya completed the play Güzel Şeyler Bizim Tarafta at The Royal Court Theatre in 2010 as part of the International Royal Court Residency programme. In 2011 the play earned Berkun Oya the Best Director Award at the Heidelberg Stückemarkt theatre festival.
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