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Altı Üstü İstanbul

Altı Üstü İstanbul

TV Series · 2026 · 25 people

Altı Üstü İstanbul is a comedy-drama that began on atv on 15 June 2026 and airs on Monday evenings. It is produced by NTC Medya and was created and directed by Müge Uğurlar, with scripts by Yekta Torun and Hilal Yıldız. Before it aired it had been announced as Adana Günlükleri. By early November 2026 the first season had reached 20 episodes.

The cast includes Feyyaz Duman (Tarık Dirlik), Nehir Erdoğan (Zehra Cankaya), İlker Aksum (Bayram Cankaya), Rahimcan Kapkap (Emir Cankaya), Sacide Taşaner (Pamuk Cankaya), Yüsra Geyik (Nihal Cankaya), Öykü Gürman (Fahriye Toprak), Elçin Zehra İrem (Naz Başer) and Kaan Çakır (Galip Sultan). Berk Ali Çatal plays Uzay Sultan.

The story is set in Ziyankâr, a fictional district on the edge of Istanbul. Emir and his friends Hasan, Sadık and Mert are four young men who grew up under poverty and violence. Emir looks to football as a way to give his family and friends a better life, and a final match could change their fortunes. Before it, they meet their rivals and see a side of Istanbul they did not know. In the early episodes Naz and Melek clash with Uzay and Emir, and later an event upsets the balance of the neighbourhood. Scenes are shot on sets built in various historic and authentic districts of Istanbul.

DirectorMüge Uğurlar
Production companyNTC Medya
Networkatv

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Feyyaz Duman Feyyaz Duman Actor · 44 years old Tarık Dirlik Nehir Erdoğan Nehir Erdoğan Actor · 46 years old Zehra Cankaya İlker Aksum İlker Aksum Actor · 55 years old Bayram Cankaya Rahimcan Kapkap Emir Cankaya Elçin Zehra İrem Naz Başer Kaan Çakır Kaan Çakır Actor · 49 years old Galip Sultan Yüsra Geyik Yüsra Geyik Actor · 36 years old Nihal Cankaya Öykü Gürman Öykü Gürman Actor · 44 years old Fahriye Toprak Berk Ali Çatal Uzay Sultan Sacide Taşaner Sacide Taşaner Actor · 66 years old Pamuk Cankaya Sena Kalıp Melek Toprak İpek Çiçek Alina Cem Söküt Koç İbrahim Kaan Akkaya Sadullah Yalçın Doğan Can Sarıkaya Doğan Can Sarıkaya Actor · 22 years old Hasan Koru Sezer Arıçay Bahtiyar Cankaya Efe Taşdelen Mert Aksoy Halil İbrahim Kurum Halil İbrahim Kurum Actor · 35 years old Amerikan Rami Can Kızıltuğ Bora Oğulcan Çiftçioğlu Pamir Şebnem Dokurel Soner Cuger Yusuf Baymaz Yusuf Baymaz Actor · 37 years old Afra Karagöz Duru Rızacan Durmuş Melih

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The series follows four young men who grew up in poverty and violence and who see football as a way to build a better life for themselves and their families. The fictional district of Ziyankâr can be read as a stand-in for the edge-of-the-city communities where opportunities are scarce. Football as a hope of social mobility is a familiar and fitting idea. Sets built in historic and authentic Istanbul districts also give the city real texture. The point to watch is how seriously a comedy-drama will take poverty and violence; the balance of tone is the show's real test.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

The first season reaching 20 episodes shows the series has found its place. A friendship among four mates, and the episodes where the rivals meet them, are the kind of material that works best in an ensemble show. The idea of a final match gives the story a clear goal; the real question is whether that goal stays fresh over 20 episodes. Turning points such as meeting the rivals and an event that upsets the neighbourhood are critical to keeping the pace up in the middle of a long season. It has the potential to be a solid ensemble series, and also the risk of a sagging middle.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

In a genre that swings between comedy and drama, the main issue is consistency of tone. Combining heavy material such as poverty, violence and a football dream with humour takes nerve, and since the creator and director are the same person, a single visual language is to be expected. A story driven by sport finds its pace easily through editing and shot choices, but anything leaning on one big event like a final match risks cliché. Making a rise-from-the-margins story likeable is easy; stepping outside the formula and giving the characters their own voice is what would set it apart.

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