Director: Bahadır Karataş
Four remarkable siblings, one sprawling family, and a century of Turkish cultural history converge in Sakir Pasa Ailesi, a 2024 period drama beginning in 1912.
What is Sakir Pasa Ailesi about?
The series traces the extraordinary lives of the Şakir Paşa family, whose children went on to leave lasting marks well beyond their household. Among them is Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, later known as the writer who put the coastal town of Bodrum on the map under a different name; Fahrelnisa Zeid, who became a defining figure of modern painting; Aliye Berger, remembered as the first Turkish engraver; and Füreya Koral, recognized as the country's first Turkish ceramic artist. Starting from 1912, the show follows the family through personal triumphs and quiet scandals alike, weaving together sibling rivalry, artistic ambition, and the pressures of a prominent name during a period of enormous social change. Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu and Vahide Perçin lead a large ensemble that carries the Şakir Paşa story across generations, balancing intimate family scenes with the broader sweep of a changing era.
Cast & crew
Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu and Vahide Perçin anchor the cast, joined by Fırat Tanış, Nilsu Berfin Aktaş, Helin Kandemir, Devrim Yakut, Denise Capezza, and Yağmur Başkurt in an ensemble built to carry the family's story across decades.
Context & significance
Bahadır Karataş directs Sakir Pasa Ailesi, a 2024 release with roughly 90-minute episodes that lean into period detail as the story moves through the twentieth century. As a family saga rooted in real cultural figures, the series sits alongside other Turkish period dramas that use one household's history as a lens on wider social change.
Where & how to watch
Sakir Pasa Ailesi streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so the family's century-spanning story is fully accessible in Farsi. K-Time is built around a Persian-language experience for the Iranian diaspora, and watching only requires a free account login once you're set to press play.