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Ömür Usta

Ömür Usta

TV Series · 2026 · 17 people

Ömür Usta is a drama made by Ay Yapım for NOW. Its first episode aired on Sunday 27 September 2026 at 8 pm, and new episodes are shown on Sunday evenings. Hilal Saral directs, Çağla Kızılelma writes the script and Kerem Çatay created the story. Nurgül Yeşilçay plays Ömür Uçar, Bülent İnal plays Tunç Arıkan, Gonca Vuslateri plays Nevra Arıkan, Enes Koçak plays Mete Uçar, Sude Zülal Güler plays İpek and İbrahim Selim plays Halil İbrahim. The cast also includes Gülçin Kültür Şahin (Gülsüm), Pınar Çağlar Gençtürk (Yıldız), Zerrin Sümer (Müzeyyen) and Aybars Çalışkan (Aliş Uçar). A large part of the filming is done on a set in Istanbul's Beykoz district. The sixth episode aired on 1 November 2026.

Ömür has raised her three children by working for years as a car repairer in an auto-repair district. Under financial strain she tries both to secure her children's future and to keep her family together. The story deals with family ties, betrayal, love and class differences, following a woman who holds on to life despite her wounds and picks herself up again. Around the sixth episode, Tunç's decision to divorce and Ömür's meeting with Nevra come to the fore.

DirectorHilal Saral
Production companyAy Yapım
NetworkNOW

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Cast

Nurgül Yeşilçay Nurgül Yeşilçay Actor · 50 years old Ömür Bülent İnal Bülent İnal Actor · 53 years old Tunç Gonca Vuslateri Gonca Vuslateri Actor · 40 years old Nevra Enes Koçak Mete Gülçin Kültür Şahin Gülçin Kültür Şahin Actor · 37 years old Gülsüm İbrahim Selim İbrahim Selim Actor · 47 years old Halil İbrahim Pınar Çağlar Gençtürk Pınar Çağlar Gençtürk Actor · 44 years old Yıldız Sude Güler Sude Güler Actor · 25 years old İpek Zerrin Sümer Actor · born 1945 Müzeyyen Cemre Arda Nazlı Asilhan Kurşun Cüneyt Mert Carim Aydan Kaya Safiye Devrim Kabacaoğlu Koray Zeynep Melis Girşen Zeynep Melis Girşen Actor · 28 years old Zeynep Ceren Aslan Dilara Rüya Coriç Yasemin

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

A woman who has raised three children by working for years in an auto-repair district puts an occupation rarely seen on screen at the centre. Ömür being squeezed between the struggle to earn a living, family ties and class difference makes one think of the unseen burden of women's labour and her place in a male-dominated trade. Tunç's decision to divorce and her meeting with Nevra come forward as events that test the family ties. Only six episodes have aired; whether it handles class and labour without turning them into slogans will become clear in the coming weeks.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

For a drama with Nurgül Yeşilçay in the lead, the most interesting choice is to place the woman inside the workshop rather than in a standard drama pattern. The set in Istanbul's Beykoz district can serve to build that world. But the story opens many threads at once, betrayal, love, divorce and class difference, and opening so many headings from the start raises the risk of the story scattering. Success will be measured not only by choosing an unusual trade but by keeping these threads around a single centre, Ömür. So the first six episodes count as a statement of intent rather than a verdict.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

The series is still new; its sixth episode aired on 1 November. It is hard to judge at so early a stage, but the setup is promising: a lead who stands on her own labour and a family around her tested by betrayal. The appearance of Tunç and Nevra adds turning points to the story. The one weak spot that looks hard to avoid is that the many family threads could slow the lead's progress in the middle episodes. If Ömür's own path stays in front over the season, it could become a strong character-driven series.

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