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Çirkin

Çirkin

TV Series · 2026 · 23 people

Çirkin is a drama series that began on Star TV on Sunday 29 March 2026. It was made by 25 Film and created by Fırat Parlak, directed by Burcu Alptekin and Merve Çolak and written by Nil Güleç Ünsal and Özlem İnci Hekimoğlu. It was shot in Istanbul, with its first scenes filmed in Bebek. The series ended with its eleventh episode on 4 October 2026, which Star TV announced as "Çirkin Final".

Çağlar Ertuğrul plays Kadir Tunalı and Derya Pınar Ak plays Meryem Tunalı. Nur Sürer plays Cennet Tunalı, Çetin Tekindor plays Ökkeş Karataş, Başak Gümülcinelioğlu plays Lale Karataş and Baran Bölükbaşı plays Engin Karataş. The cast also includes Olgun Toker (Ferhat), Cahit Gök (Selim), Gözde Kansu (Hande), Sema Gültekin (Nehir), Eylül Ersöz (Yaren) and Müfit Aytekin (Refi).

The story begins with the disappearance of Meryem, who lost her family young and is known around her as "Çirkin" (the ugly one). Kadir is the one true love of her life. Years later their paths cross again, but Kadir's world is now shaped by power, money and ambition. The meeting brings secrets, confrontations and decisions that cannot be undone. In the final weeks, Kadir's choices are shown to rest on a deal he made to get Meryem out of prison.

DirectorBurcu Alptekin, Merve Çolak
Production company25 Film
NetworkStar TV

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Çağlar Ertuğrul Çağlar Ertuğrul Actor · 39 years old Kadir Tunalı Derya Pınar Ak Meryem Tunalı Nur Sürer Nur Sürer Actor · 72 years old Cennet Tunalı Çetin Tekindor Çetin Tekindor Actor · 81 years old Ökkeş Karataş Başak Gümülcinelioğlu Başak Gümülcinelioğlu Actor · 35 years old Lale Karataş Baran Bölükbaşı Baran Bölükbaşı Actor · 32 years old Engin Karataş Olgun Toker Olgun Toker Actor · 40 years old Ferhat Cahit Gök Cahit Gök Actor · 45 years old Selim Gözde Kansu Gözde Kansu Actor · 46 years old Hande Sema Gültekin Nehir Eylül Ersöz Eylül Ersöz Actor · 25 years old Yaren Öykü Sakarya Seda Sakar Özlem Kaya Hediye Müfit Aytekin Refi Berkay Şahinoğlu Ismet Eren Demirbaş Adem Kadir Bertan Yusuf Nebioğlu Ferhat Akgün Altan Erkekli Altan Erkekli Actor · 70 years old Tarık Buse Badurlar Seher Suat Sungur Asuman Bora

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

For a series that ended after only eleven episodes, the character arcs are tightly built: Meryem's disappearance, Kadir turning up years later in a world of power and money, and a past deal that comes out in the final weeks. The short run lowers the risk of a sagging middle. On the other hand, a story built on a chain of secrets and confrontations can come to rely on every episode ending with a new revelation, and turning points lose their impact when they come too often. The past between the central pair is the story's real fuel.

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

A woman who disappears and the great love who has grown powerful crossing paths again years later is one of melodrama's best-known patterns. What matters is how distinctive a voice the pattern is given. A short season helps the story close without padding, which is a plus. The downside is the late explanation of motive: showing in the final weeks that Kadir's choices rest on a deal made to get Meryem out of prison can read as a move that explains earlier behaviour after the fact without having been prepared well enough from the start. So the real test is whether the closing episodes answer the questions they raise.

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

The series starts from the isolation of a woman left alone early in life. Being known around her as Çirkin, the ugly one, is more than a nickname: it shows how a community assigns worth to looks and to having no family. Kadir's world of power, money and ambition recalls the classic conflict in which class difference stands in the way of love. These themes are not new, but they matter when handled with restraint. Still, the series ties the woman's fate largely to a man's decisions, which leaves open how far the female lead's own will is put forward.

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