Safir (TV series)

Safir (transl. Sapphire) is a Turkish television series produced by NTC Medya, directed by Semih Bağcı, and written by Burcu Över. The show belongs to the family drama genre. It premiered on Monday, 4 September 2023, on ATV. The series stars İlhan Şen as Ateş, Özge Yağız as Feraye, and Burak Berkay Akgül as Yaman.

Synopsis
In the region of Cappadocia, the Gülsoy family reunites when Ateş, the eldest son, returns from America due to his mother’s illness. The plan is for Ateş, Yaman, and Okan to take over the family business to honor their paternal grandfather's legacy. Yaman, deeply in love with Feraye, whose family are servants in the Gulsoy mansion plans to propose on Feraya’s birthday and the day Ates returns. However, fate has other plans, when a tragic incident on her birthday shatters their plans. As secrets unravel, the family faces danger, revenge, and unexpected decisions. Ateş, on the other hand, will both win new enemies and confront his brother with the radical decisions he takes to protect everyone he loves and his family. Eventually falling in love and marrying Feraya.

Main
Özge Yağız as Feraye Yılmaz


 * Feraye is a beautiful girl living in Cappadocia. She is a final year student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Fashion Design. Feraya and her family are servants in the Gulsoy mansion. She has a secret relationship with Yaman Gulsoy, but circumstances gets her married to his older brother, Ates Gulsoy.

Burak Berkay Akgül as Yaman Gülsoy


 * He is the protagonist and also the boyfriend of Feraye and father of the baby. He and Feraye have been in love since childhood and have a secret relationship. He is the middle son of the Gülsoy family. He was forced to leave Feraye and married Feraye's step-sister Aleyna after Cemile (Feraye's step-mother had blackmailed Yaman into marrying Aleyna).

İlhan Şen as Ateş Gülsoy


 * He is the protagonist, and eldest son of the Gülsoy family. Educated abroad, free-spirited, polite, measured, honest and fair. His mother Gülfem's favourite child. Ates returns to Turkey after many years in America and marries Feraye to protect her and her unborn child. Eventually, falling in love with her.

Recurring
Ipek Tuzcuoğlu as Gülfem Gülsoy


 * The bride of the Gülsoy family is a vigorous, well-groomed, educated and beautiful woman. Mother of Ates, Yaman and Okan. She is not fond of middle class people and rather her sons marry to their own status people.

Gizem Sevim as Aleyna


 * Feraye’s older self-centred stepsister who is in love with Yaman. After her mother blackmailed Yaman, Aleyna marries Yaman and becomes the daughter in law of the Gülsoy family despite knowing her husband doesn’t love her.

Can Bartu Aslan as Okan Gülsoy


 * Youngest son of the Gülsoy children. Okan is a happy, go lucky boy who is extremely close to his older brothers particularly Yaman who has always been by his side after Ates left for America for many years. He gets involved in a dangerous scuffle of Yaman and Bora and Okan in order to protect his brother, harms Bora and his life is never the same again.

Nur Yazar as Cemile Yilmaz


 * Feraye’s greedy and selfish stepmother who disapproves of her and Yaman’s relationship since the beginning as she knows her daughter loves the same man. She blackmails Yaman in marrying her daughter, Aleyna.

Müfit Kayacan as Ömer Gülsoy


 * Matriarch of Gülsoy family and grandmother of the Gülsoy brothers. Gülfem’s father in law. He is a strict and hardworking businesswoman who retires and wants his grandchildren to take over the company. He has a strained relationship with his eldest grandson, Ates.

Münir Can Cindoruk as Çetin Yilmaz


 * Feraye’s older brother and Nesrin’s husband. He is protective but strict to his sister. He also has a greedy side and always wanted a wealthy life. He is happy even Feraye marries into a rich family.

Sevda Bas as Nesrin Yilmaz


 * Cetin’s wife and Feraye’s loving sister in law. Unlike her husband, she isn’t greedy for the rich lifestyle and has a close relationship with Feraye and has always known and supported Feraye and Yaman’s love.

Ilda Ozgürel as Hazal


 * Feraye’s best friend and support system. She stays by Feraye’s side through everything and Feraye shares all her secrets with her. Hazal later begins a relationship with Okan.

Serdan Bordanaci as Muhsin Yilmaz


 * Feraye’s handicapped father and Cemile’s husband. He loves his daughter a lot and sticks by her.

Erkan Bektaş as Vural Bakircioglu


 * A wealthy, hard businessman and frenemies with the Gülsoy family. He is involved in criminal activities and has two children but it is later revealed he was in a relationship with Gulfem and Ates is his biological son and actually not the son of the Gülsoys.

Efe Tasdelen as Bora Bakircioglu


 * Vural’s son and Bade’s brother. He is a cunning and criminal man who was the root cause of the big blackmailing drama. He gets involved in a fight with Yaman in which Yaman’s brother, Okan in order to protect him endangers Bora.

Selin Isik as Bade Bakircioglu


 * Vural’s daughter, Bora’s sister and Ates’s half sister. She falls in love with Ates before finding out he’s her half brother. The two families wanted her and Ates to marry but Ates married Feraye instead.

Gizem Karaca as Günes


 * Bade’s friend who later becomes Ates’s love interest.

Production
The project was announced in August 2023 by ATV and is being produced by NTC Medya. The show's writers are Gül Abus Semerci and Burcu Över, with direction by Semih Bağcı and production oversight by Mehmet Yiğit Alp. Safir, in English known as A Hidden Love Story, stars İlhan Şen, Özge Yağız, and Burak Berkay Akgül in the lead roles.

Filming took place in Cappadocia, Turkey.