atv has announced the latest addition to its 2025-2026 slate of new series: Gözleri KaraDeniz. Produced by O3 Medya, the series, which spans the turbulent waters of the Black Sea to the dark streets of Istanbul, stars Halit Özgür Sarı as Azil and Özge Yağız as Güneş, and is expected to kick off production imminently.
Directed by Altan Dönmez and Orkun Çatak, Gözleri KaraDeniz invites viewers into a story that stretches from the natural beauty of the Black Sea to the dark underbelly of Istanbul.
Further cast includes Mehmet Özgür (Osman), Yonca Şahinbaş (Nermin), Mustafa Açılan (Mehmet), Erol Babaoğlu (Sado), Ebru Aykaç (Havva), Eren Ören (Dursun), Osman Albayrak (Kınalı), Onur Özaydın (Haki), Gizem Arıkan (Ayla), Berk Ali Çatal (Sancar), Türkü Su Demirel (Fatoş), Özgür Çınar Deveci (Yunus), Ayten Uncuoğlu (Asiye).
Written by Ayberk Çınar, Ayşin Akbulut, and Simge Ayvazoğlu, the plot of the series is as follows:
Azil, raised in the rebellious waters of the Black Sea, is suddenly confronted with all the secrets of his past: he is the lost heir of the Maçari family, one of Turkey’s most powerful dynasties.
Shaken by the death of the woman he knew as his mother, Azil steps into the dark world of Istanbul in search of the truth. Fate drags him into both a reckoning with his brother and an impossible love that burns his heart.
In this world of intrigues and betrayals, Azil's test will be not only with power but also with conscience.
Gözleri KaraDeniz will premiere this September on atv!
