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Yabani

Wild (Yabani) (translated)

TV Series · 2023 · 4 people

A lost child's return to his own family drives Yabani (Wild Heart), a Turkish drama series. Produced by NTC Medya, it began on NOW on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, with Image Production House also credited. Çağatay Tosun directed and Hilal Yıldız wrote it, with Fatih Aksoy and Mehmet Yiğit Alp as producers. In January 2024 it was described as one of the most successful Turkish productions of the season, and it ran for two seasons before ending with its 51st episode on 11 January 2025. It was also carried by Nova TV.

The story starts with Ali, taken from a deep-rooted family at the age of four and raised on the streets. Exactly seventeen years later he comes home under the name Yaman. The series follows the young man's effort to rebuild himself as "Yaman Ali" and to fit back into the family and surroundings he left behind. Halit Özgür Sarı and Simay Barlas share the lead roles, and Dolunay Soysert plays Neslihan Soysalan. The cast also includes Şebnem Hassanisoughi (Şebnem Sualp), Ayşegül Ünsal (Feride), Tayanç Ayaydın, Bertan Asllani, Yurdaer Okur, İlayda Akdoğan and Nergis Öztürk.

DirectorÇağatay Tosun
Production companyNTC Medya
NetworkNOW

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Şebnem Hassanisoughi Şebnem Hassanisoughi Actor · 40 years old Şebnem Sualp Ayşegül Ünsal Ayşegül Ünsal Actor · 53 years old Feride Dolunay Soysert Dolunay Soysert Actor · 53 years old Neslihan Soysalan Osman Alkaş Osman Alkaş Actor · 70 years old

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

Yabani starts from a very strong idea: a boy abducted at four and raised on the streets turns up at his deep-rooted family's door seventeen years later under the name Yaman. The cast, led by Halit Özgür Sarı and Simay Barlas, is strengthened by names like Dolunay Soysert and Tayanç Ayaydın. Across two seasons and fifty-one episodes, Yaman's effort to rebuild himself is the backbone of the show. As with any story spread over fifty-one episodes, though, you may feel it treading water in the middle stretches. It is not hard to credit that strong opening for its being called one of the season's most successful productions in January 2024.

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

Yabani is a drama that turns the lost-child theme into a question of class and belonging. Ali, raised on the streets, returning as Yaman into a deep-rooted family means two social worlds meeting: a young man who learned survival on the street and a family with its own past and expectations. What makes the series interesting is that it treats the return not just as an emotional reunion but as a problem of fitting in. The question of whether family is built on blood or on a shared life also indirectly prompts thought about the distance between urban poverty and well-off circles.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

Yabani can be watched with teenagers, but it may be heavy for young children. The story is built on a child being abducted and growing up on the streets. A young man's struggle to fit back into his family also has things to say to parents. It is a long series of fifty-one episodes, so if the whole family gets hooked, you will need patience. Keep in mind there may be rough moments tied to life on the street.

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