Haysiyet brings questions of love and honor to the screen
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
In-depth
Named sources
New plan
- Kanal D’s new drama Haysiyet begins airing, focusing on characters caught between love, honor, family and personal values.
- Cast members describe a layered story in which characters occupy moral gray areas rather than fitting neatly into good and evil.
The countdown is over for Haysiyet, Kanal D’s much-anticipated new series. The drama begins its television journey tonight, and its cast has offered glimpses of the characters and values shaping the story.
Love is something completely different. I have never really thought of these two concepts as independent from each other. But love and honor do not always sit at the same table.
Doğukan Güngör plays Mehmet, the central character caught between love and honor. He describes Mehmet as more passionate than himself because the conditions he faces are far more difficult. “Love is something completely different,” Güngör says. “I have never really thought of these two concepts as independent from each other. But love and honor do not always sit at the same table.”
Merih Öztürk, who plays Simay, calls her character “fragile but strong.” She says the series stands out by showing the gray areas in its characters. They are not presented simply as good or bad, and the story does not rely on a single perspective.
Fragile but strong.
After a four-year break, Kerem Alışık returns to television as Sadık Karlıova, a character associated with knowledge, manners and life experience. Alışık says Sadık represents Anatolian wisdom and sums up his philosophy with the words, “A person’s greatest wealth is their character and honor.” Nergis Öztürk describes the series as a multilayered story with a Yeşilçam flavor, built around honesty and truth, although those values will face different tests as the plot develops.
A person’s greatest wealth is their character and honor.
Reha Özcan portrays Haluk Narmanlı, a law professor he describes as firm in appearance but internally consistent. Ayça Varlıer, who plays Şehnaz, says viewers should expect surprises as the stories of the characters unfold. Şehnaz is protective of her family, devoted to her niece Simay and somewhat manipulative while presenting herself as the good cop.
A Yeşilçam-flavored, multilayered story.
About this summary
Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
More Stories
From Our Blog
News in Translation: What Gets Lost, and How We Keep the Framing
Diaspora Media: How Communities Follow News From Home
Traveling Where the Press Is Not Free: How to Read the News There
The Digital Nomad's Guide to Local News
The Same Story, Different Countries: How Coverage Changes at the Border
