Two children living worlds apart anchor Oglum, a Turkish family drama built around the honesty of a child's point of view.
What is Oglum about?
Oglum presents sections from the lives of two children who could not be more different, using their contrasting circumstances to draw out what the series calls the unconditional innocence of children. The 2022 Turkish drama sits squarely in family-drama territory, following each child's world closely enough that the differences in their day-to-day lives, and what those differences reveal about the adults around them, become the emotional engine of the show. With a single Drama genre listing, it does not lean on subplots or genre mixing to generate its stakes; the pull comes from how sincerely the show treats its two young protagonists. Episodes run 90 minutes, giving each installment room to sit with both children's storylines before drawing them into contact with one another.
About the cast
Serhat Teoman and Songül Öden headline the cast, joined by Nihal Yalçın, Timur Acar, Feyyaz Duman, Canan Ergüder, Kubilay Aka, and Tuğçe Açıkgöz. Gökçen Usta directs.
Context & significance
Oglum joins a strong current in Turkish television that puts childhood and family at the center of the drama, a genre lane that has consistently found a warm reception among Persian-speaking viewers drawn to stories about parenthood, sacrifice, and the moral clarity children often bring to adult conflicts. Released in 2022, it reflects the kind of grounded, character-first storytelling that has made Turkish family dramas a staple of Iranian diaspora viewing. The show's ensemble cast, led by Serhat Teoman and Songül Öden, gives the two parallel storylines a steady adult presence around the children at their center, keeping the family stakes felt on both sides of the divide the series draws between its young leads.
Watching Oglum on Ktime
Oglum is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so the story can be followed in Farsi audio or with the original Turkish performances and Farsi text on screen. The page itself is free to read, and watching only requires a free K-Time account login, with the platform's interface built around the Farsi-speaking diaspora audience.