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Turkish series
Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı
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- Aired
- 2025
- Channel
- NOW
- Status
- Airing
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 39
- Genres
- Drama
Where to watch Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı
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About the series
Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı (literally The Successor: Call of the Roots) is a Turkish drama produced by Most Production, written by Ercan Uğur and directed by Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş. It premiered on NOW on 18 September 2025 and is now in its second season. The leads are İlhan Şen and Biran Damla Yılmaz. Aybüke Pusat starred alongside İlhan Şen in the first 35 episodes.
Set in Şanlıurfa in south-eastern Turkey, Halef is one of the popular dramas of 2026.
Plot
Serhat Yelduran is a successful surgeon living in Istanbul, far from his family’s world. He has secretly married Melek, the woman he loves. When his family calls him back to Urfa, Serhat is forced to face the old feud between the Yelduran and Kordağlı families, and the role of heir, or halef, that his roots demand of him.
Main cast
- İlhan Şen as Serhat Yelduran
- Biran Damla Yılmaz as Yıldız Kordağlı
- Aybüke Pusat as Melek Özdel (episodes 1–35)
- Onur Bilge as Akif Yelduran
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Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı cast and characters
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- Who plays Yıldız Kordağlı?
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Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı: quick facts
Who is in the cast of Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı?
The main cast of Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı includes İlhan Şen as Serhat Yelduran, Aybüke Pusat as Melek Özdel.
Where can I watch Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı?
Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı aired on NOW. Official places to watch: NOW, Search YouTube.
How many episodes does Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı have?
Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı has 39 episodes over 2 seasons so far.
Is Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı finished?
No, Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı is still on air (season 2).
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