Everything You Need to Know About Netflix’s ‘Love to Hate You’ Season One Ahead of Its Premiere
Netflix is progressively expanding its original shows and film library with new releases. The streaming network will launch one of its latest additions, Love to Hate You, a South Korean Television series, this February. Love to Hate You was announced in November 2021, starring Kim Ok-vin alongside Choi Soo-young as the writer. Netflix Asia uploaded the official trailer for Love to Hate You via its leading YouTube Channel, attracting 6.5K viewers in a month. Love to Hate You joins other Korean projects on Netflix, such as 20th Century Girl, Love and Leashes, Sweet & Sour, Space Sweepers, Wish You, and Squid Game.
Tuzlu Kahve's Şevval Sam Stays in Character and Says Who Will Get Candan's Gold
Melis Fis, who plays İpek Aydınoğlu in the Turkish series Tuzlu Kahve, shared a fit check video with Şevval Sam, who plays her on-screen mother Candan. Şevval Sam never stepped out of character in the video and said she would leave her jewelry to İpek. The line that drew the laughs came right after: 'But I'm not going to die, that's another matter.'
Cüneyt Mete Joins the Cast of Çağatay Ulusoy's Prime Video Series Eşref Tek
Veteran actor Cüneyt Mete has joined the cast of Eşref Tek, the Prime Video series starring Çağatay Ulusoy, according to Magazin Kuryesi. Cüneyt Mete is known for playing Cemal in Aşk ve Mavi, Orhan in Kardeşlerim and Yaşar in Can Borcu. The 8-episode series will tell the story before Eşref Rüya, and filming is under way in Cyprus. The character Cüneyt Mete will play has not been announced yet.Source: Magazin Kuryesi
Sibil Çetinkaya's Chicken-Boiling Video Gets a Parody From Comedian Yasemin Sakallıoğlu
A video of Turkish content creator Sibil Çetinkaya trying to boil chicken in London, with her mother talking her through it on the phone, is being talked about again. This time the reason is comedian Yasemin Sakallıoğlu, who posted a video imitating Sibil Çetinkaya's moments in the kitchen. The original clip is best remembered for one line Sibil Çetinkaya said while handling the raw chicken: 'What I'm doing feels so animalistic.'
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Turkish TV's 2026-2027 Season So Far: Which New Series Took Off And Which Got Early Finales
The new Turkish TV series that premiered one after another in early September have now been on air for two months, and the ratings picture has become much clearer. Some shows doubled the numbers of their first episode and climbed to the top of their night; others were told they were finishing before their first month was even over. Using the latest TİAK data, here is how the new series of the 2026-2027 season are doing, with the advertising slump casting a shadow over all of them.
Kızılcık Şerbeti's "Nursema" Ceren Karakoç Reveals Whether Doğa Is Returning to the Series
Ceren Karakoç, who plays Nursema in the Turkish drama Kızılcık Şerbeti, answered the question of who else is coming back to the series in an interview with Oksijen TV. Ceren Karakoç said that apart from Sevtap, played by Neslihan Yeldan, no one else is returning to the cast. Asked about reports that Sıla Türkoğlu's character Doğa would return, she said: 'There are reports, but no.'
Only Two Series Had Done It This Season: Uzak Şehir Finally Reaches a Double-Digit Rating
Uzak Şehir, Kanal D's ambitious Monday night drama, finally crossed the threshold it had been approaching for weeks with its new episode on November 9. Starring Sinem Ünsal and Ozan Akbaba, the series took first place in all three ratings lists and pushed its rise since the season premiere one step further. Among the dozens of series that have aired since September, only a handful have managed to reach this figure.
Kardeşlerim Actor Murat Divitçioğlu Leaves Istanbul for Kazdağları and Takes Up a Surprising Side Job
Murat Divitçioğlu, the actor viewers remember as Gökhan in the hit Turkish series Kardeşlerim, has left the busy pace of Istanbul behind and settled with his family in Bayramiç, a district of Çanakkale at the foot of the Kazdağları mountains. Just as interesting as the move is the job he has taken on between shoots. The actor spoke openly about why he made the change and what his days away from the city look like.
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7 Friday-Night Rivals Of Kızılcık Şerbeti That Ended In 5 Seasons
Kızılcık Şerbeti has been a fixture of Friday nights on Show TV since January 2023. Over five seasons, seven series that aired against it fell behind in the ratings race and wrapped up one by one. The list includes ambitious productions, from season champion Yalı Çapkını to Hande Erçel's Aşk ve Gözyaşı.
Göksu Girişken Joins The Cast Of Prime Video's Eşref Tek
Göksu Girişken has joined the cast of Eşref Tek, the Prime Video series in which Çağatay Ulusoy once again plays Eşref. The actress, known for playing Damla in Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün and Ayça in Şahin Tepesi, also appeared in Kuruluş Osman. Filming for the new series, which tells the story before Eşref Rüya, the show that ended abruptly on Kanal D, has started in Cyprus.Source: Magazin Burada
Asena Keskinci, Kızılcık Şerbeti's New Çimen, Says Older Fans Now Congratulate Her on the Street
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
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Ceren Karakoç Reveals How Her Kızılcık Şerbeti Castmates Welcomed Her Back on Set After She Was Written Out
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.
Taşacak Bu Deniz Holds the Top Spot as Ömür Usta Climbs to Third in Weekly Turkish TV Ratings
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.
Neslihan Yeldan, Who Said "I Was Hurt" After Being Cut From Kızılcık Şerbeti, Returns as Sevtap
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's Nursema Returns as Show TV Rises 19 Percent: The Week's Most-Watched Turkish Channels
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?