Magarsus

About the series

Magarsus is a Turkish crime drama written and directed by Yunus Ozan Korkut, co-written with Mustafa Yürüktümen. It ran for two seasons on BluTV; when BluTV became HBO Max on 15 April 2025, the last two episodes of the second season premiered on HBO Max.

Story

Magarsus follows the Kurak family, citrus traders in the town of Sarıbahçe on the Mediterranean coast. They struggle both with each other and with outside forces who want to take control of the region, in a gritty story of power, family loyalty and violence.

Main characters

• Halil Kurak (Ercan Kesal): the richest and most powerful citrus merchant in Sarıbahçe, a despotic, authoritarian and ruthless patriarch who never lets his family act on their own. He has three children: Tansu, Turgut and Fatoş.
• Salim Yaşa, “Beton” (Berkay Ateş): Halil’s nephew, right-hand man and loyal fixer. Still scarred by an earthquake he survived, he cannot stay in enclosed spaces and lives in a tent inside the family’s port. He clashes constantly with Tansu and tries to keep Turgut under control.

Why watch it

With its atmospheric setting, Ercan Kesal’s commanding performance and its look at the business of a provincial dynasty, Magarsus is one of the most talked-about Turkish streaming dramas of recent years, often compared to international family crime sagas.

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