Başkalarının Hayatı

Başkalarının Hayatı is a drama made by Ay Yapım for Star TV. Its first episode aired on Saturday 26 September 2026, and it is shown on Saturday evenings at 8 pm. Kerem Çatay produces, Burak Müjdeci and Ozan Say direct, and the script is by Banu Kiremitçi Bozkurt. Eylül Lize Kandemir plays Hülya, Doğa Bayram plays Neslihan, Burak Berkay Akgül plays Sarp, Demirhan Demircioğlu plays Erim, Mehmet Aslantuğ plays Fikret Özkaran, Tolga Tekin plays Haluk Sarıca, Oya Okar plays Jale Sarıca and Sezin Akbaşoğulları plays Mediha. The series is inspired by William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair and is not presented as a straight adaptation. It is filmed in Istanbul, mainly on sets and studios in Beykoz, with Balat among the districts used.

Hülya grew up in poverty. When she starts university she meets Neslihan, the daughter of a rich, long-established family, and her life changes. Neslihan's father is Fikret Özkaran. Hülya takes steps to enter the wealthy circle she wants to belong to, and the ambition of a young woman who envies other people's lives is at the centre of a story built on love and intrigue.