Altı Üstü İstanbul

About the series

Altı Üstü İstanbul (roughly It’s Only Istanbul) is a Turkish youth drama produced by NTC Medya for ATV, written by Yekta Torun and Hilal Yıldız and directed by Müge Uğurlar. It premiered on 15 June 2026, starring Feyyaz Duman, Nehir Erdoğan, İlker Aksum, Rahimcan Kapkap, Elçin Zehra İrem, Kaan Çakır and Öykü Gürman.

Rare for a summer premiere, the series kept its audience into the autumn and in October 2026 ranked second in Turkey’s weekly ratings.

Plot

An ensemble story about families and young people from different sides of Istanbul: football coach Tarık Dirlik and his daughter Duru, the Cankaya family led by Bayram and Zehra, and the Bosphorus families around them. The children’s friendships, rivalries and first loves bring their parents’ very different worlds together.

Main cast

• Feyyaz Duman as Tarık Dirlik
• Nehir Erdoğan as Zehra Cankaya
• İlker Aksum as Bayram Cankaya
• Rahimcan Kapkap as Emir Cankaya

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