Arafta: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ateş, a man haunted by childhood scars and consumed by rage, returns to destroy the family that shattered his life years ago. His weapon is not a sword, but a marriage: 187 days with Mercan, the daughter of his enemy. Mercan, already promised to Nezir, is thrust into a battle she never chose, while Ateş binds her to him believing she is the key to his revenge. Yet the woman he intends to destroy becomes the one who threatens to undo him. And in the shadows, Aslı – driven by jealousy, seizes every chance to tear them apart. Suspended between love's salvation and fate's cruelty, Arafta is a saga of passion and payback, where every choice risks turning fire into ashes.

Series details

• Title: Arafta
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Turkish
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2025-12-01
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: YouTube
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 5.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 88547
• IMDb ID: tt39013436
• TVDB ID: 470731

Cast and credited roles

• İlsu Demirci — Mercan Yıldırım
• Emin Günenç — Ateş Karahan
• Kaan Arkat — Nezir Keseroglu
• Ezgi Dalgiç — Asli Taner
• Pervin Mert — Müzeyyen Taner
• Erol Yavan — Haydar Yildirim
• Işıl Mete — Nermin Yildirim
• Fırat Kaya — Murat Yildirim

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-12-01; final listed air date 2026-04-21; episode order: 100.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-07-23; final listed air date 2026-10-16.

Source and licence

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