Two women, one act of revenge, and a war between past and present that neither can fully escape: that is the premise driving Akrep, a 2020 Turkish drama.
What is Akrep about?
The Turkish title translates to "Scorpion," a fitting image for a story about poison that ends up harming the one who releases it. Akrep centers on two women whose lives intersect through a history neither can leave behind, with old grievances resurfacing to shape decisions being made in the present day. Rather than framing its conflict as a single confrontation, the series builds its tension across a full season, using the extended, roughly two-hour episode format common to Turkish television to let both women's motivations develop in full. Genre-wise, Akrep sits in straightforward drama territory, favoring character study and emotional consequence over plot twists for their own sake. The series comes from director Gökçen Usta and was produced in Turkey in 2020, arriving amid a strong period for Turkish television drama exports. Audiences drawn to stories about long-simmering family or personal conflict, told at a deliberate pace and anchored by two strong central performances, are the natural fit for this series.
About the cast
Demet Akbağ and Bekir Aksoy anchor the cast, with Evrim Alasya, Başak Daşman, and Demet Gül in supporting roles. The two-woman core of the story gives the leads room to carry extended scenes together, which the ensemble is built to support rather than crowd.
Context & significance
Akrep is directed by Gökçen Usta and was released in 2020, a year that saw a steady stream of Turkish drama series find international audiences, including viewers across the Persian-speaking diaspora who have long followed Turkish television for its blend of family stakes and sustained emotional storytelling. The title itself signals the show's central metaphor before a single scene plays out.
Watching Akrep on Ktime
Akrep is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, letting viewers choose how they want to follow the story. Streaming the series requires a free, logged-in K-Time account, and the platform's Farsi interface is built specifically for Persian-speaking viewers wherever they are watching from.