On Monday, May 27, 2024, a new Turkish drama series titled “YALAN” (Lie) premiered on KanalD. This summer series stars Aslıhan Güner and Feyyaz Duman in the leading roles.
Plot of the Series “Yalan”:
STORY:
Melike, who is innocent but convicted of killing her husband, is released after twenty years. Her only dream is to reunite with her daughter Hazal, whom she entrusted to her sister while still an infant. However, waiting for Melike outside is not just her daughter, but a new prison built with lies. The immense power of a mother’s heart will be what brings down this prison of lies.
As Melike uncovers the lies told to her one by one, she will understand the game she has fallen into. As she gradually gets closer to her daughter, who has called someone else ‘mother’ for years, she will do everything she can to reveal the real killer of her husband. In this story woven with lies, the most conscientious will be the most merciless, and the most loyal will be the true traitors.
Cast of the Series “Yalan”:
The cast of Yalan includes: Aslıhan Güner, Feyyaz Duman, Eylül Tumbar, Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu, Özge Borak, Emir Benderlioğlu, Serra Pirinç, Atakan Hoşgören, Renan Bilek, Kubilay Tunçer, Zeynep Eronat, and Ozan Yiğit.
Melike Karaca (Aslıhan Güner)
Melike is a loving and compassionate mother. She is a woman strong enough to overcome any difficulty in life. Love, trust, determination, and honesty are the sources of her strength. Even under the toughest conditions, she always finds a way and comes up with solutions. So much so that even when she was unjustly accused and imprisoned, she started studying law to find the real culprit. She is a skilled woman, especially talented in sewing and embroidery. Despite growing up in poverty, she holds the values she learned from her mother in high regard, never succumbing to greed and living by her virtues. Her daughter Hazal is her reason for holding on to life. Melike is ready to endure anything for her daughter’s happiness. However, the big lie she learns about her daughter will be the ultimate test of her life.
Duru Aksoy (Eylül Tumbar)
Duru is a very emotional, beautiful, innocent, and highly potential young girl. Instead of consuming what the wealthy Aksoy Family has given her, she tries to add value to it and works in the family company. Although she was raised like a princess, she has always felt emotionally deprived. Due to her mother’s emotional ups and downs, she matured early and learned to mother her own mother. Being a major balancing factor in her parents’ troubled marriage, Duru has always remained in her mother’s shadow in her professional life as well. Finding her own inner voice and stepping out of this shadow will mark the beginning of Duru’s true journey. When Melike enters her life, Duru will encounter unconditional love, and nothing will ever be the same again.
Hazal Yıldız (Serra Pirinç)
Hazal is a lively, cheerful, determined, and resilient young girl. Seeing herself as one of the underdogs in life, she has learned to cope by taking life lightly. She is clever enough to recognize opportunities that come her way and bold enough to do anything to seize them. She never accepts her current situation and is always in pursuit of more. She did not grow up in an environment that would encourage a virtuous life. To change the harsh conditions she was born into, any means are justifiable, and every lie can be told to defeat her rivals. She trusts no one, not even her parents. She always has a shell to protect herself. She is very good at hiding her fragile, emotional side. Melike is the first to reach her heart, awakening her innocent side. But this time, the fear of losing Melike will be Hazal’s difficult test.
Kadir Karaca (Feyyaz Duman)
Kadir is a resolute, brave, and just man. He is someone who stands by his word and instills trust. As the true heir and a well-known trader of one of the country’s most famous jewelry firms, the Karaca Family, he has learned to suppress his emotional side with silence, coming from a patriarchal tribe. Inside, there is a thoughtful and merciful side that no one sees. Melike sees this side of Kadir. However, what Melike has not yet seen is the love Kadir has secretly nurtured within him for twenty years.
Kerim Kaleli (Atakan Hoşgören)
Kerim is a determined, stubborn, sharp-witted, and virtuous young man. He is the son of the owners of Kaleli Fabric Company, which has been in collaboration with the Aksoys for years. Although he grew up in a family bound to traditional values, he has distinguished himself through modern education. Kerim, who stands out among his peers with his entrepreneurial spirit, clearly promises a bright future. However, Kerim also has secrets. As he tries to infiltrate the Aksoys, his inability to remain indifferent to his childhood love, Duru Aksoy, will also disrupt his balance.
Hülya Yıldız (Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu)
Hülya is Melike’s sister, but they are almost complete opposites. She is thoughtless, avoids responsibility, cunning, cowardly, and selfish. She has never met expectations as a mother or as a daughter. Her priority is always her own interests, and she always finds a rational excuse for it. Having faced life’s hardships at an early age, her heart has hardened. She believes that everyone should learn to fend for themselves in this world. The only person she prioritizes is her husband, Cengiz, whom she admires greatly. Due to their shared secrets, she has become so dependent on Cengiz over time that she fears losing him to death. Hülya has been in an endless rivalry with Melike since childhood. The jealousy she harbors becomes the source of the lies that change everyone’s fate. Her lies are so big that if the truth comes out, the entire family will be shattered.
Cengiz Yıldız (Emir Benderlioğlu)
Cengiz is a scheming, hard-hearted, manipulative man who has never managed to settle in life. His only concern is to get rich quickly. He is ready to do anything for this. There is no lie he would not tell, no person he would not use, no value he would not destroy to maintain his worthless life. The only thing Cengiz has is Hülya’s love for him. Cengiz knows very well how to use this when necessary. Despite his age, Cengiz is an extremely handsome man who knows how to dress up and take care of himself, even if with fake brands. Although he manages to deceive everyone with his schemes, his lies may eventually lead to his own downfall.
Berrin Aksoy (Özge Borak)
Berrin Aksoy, who comes to mind first in the country when it comes to fashion, is Duru’s mother. She is an impressive, power-hungry, ambitious woman. Her perfectionism has turned her life into a battlefield and made her family life a sort of career issue. Everything she does must be perfect. Having a husband like Haluk Aksoy is her main reason for existence. Duru is also part of her perfect family tableau. She does not tolerate the slightest mistake. Externally, Berrin seems magnificent, but her ambition has gradually made her sick over the years. The legendary tableau she has created will start to fall apart with Melike’s entry into their lives.
Haluk Aksoy (Kubilay Tunçer)
Haluk Aksoy, the owner of the large textile giant Aksoy Holding, is Duru’s father. Coming from a bourgeois family, Haluk is rich from birth, with intellectual accumulation, suspicious, and rule-oriented. He has red lines and sharp boundaries. His biggest obsession is his family. He cannot tolerate anything that he thinks will tarnish the family reputation. Fearing that Berrin’s ambitions and illness will tarnish their reputation, Haluk must always be on guard. When it comes to Duru, everything else stops. His daughter is his only heir, princess, and soft spot. During tough times, the games Haluk skillfully plays in the company will determine the future of the Aksoys.
Zehra Karaca (Zeynep Eronat)
Zehra, the head of the extended Karaca family, is a strong, faithful, and stubborn woman. Traditional family bonds are the most important value for her. Her heart, hardened by the pain of losing her child, was not soothed even by Melike’s imprisonment, whom she sees as guilty. Her pain has made her a stern person, hiding the compassion in her heart. With the entry of her grandchild into her life, Zehra will return to her forgotten self.
Emin Kaleli (Renan Bilek)
Emin is Kerim’s father and the owner of Kaleli Fabric Company, which has been collaborating with the Aksoy textile giant for years. Emin is a wise man who has seen life. He neither judges nor condemns anyone. He has virtues. The only thing that matters to him is traditional family values, which no longer matter to anyone else. He does not hesitate to show his love but does not withhold his compassion. He takes Melike under his wing.
Volkan Bilgen (Ozan Yiğit)
Volkan is a devious and degenerate young man who lives for the moment. Money seems to be a tool for achieving his goals. His late-night life and drug addiction will ruin his relationship with Hazal, who sees him as a partner in crime.
The Family Burden
The Turkish drama series “Yalan” is internationally marketed under the original name “The Family Burden.” In Turkey, however, it is known by its original title, “Yalan.”
