Director: Yunus Ozan Korkut
Cast: Funda Eryiğit, Caner Cindoruk, Zerrin Tekindor, Azra Aksu
Ben Onun Annesiyim is a 2025 Turkish drama series directed by Yunus Ozan Korkut, following a mother who emerges from prison determined to reclaim her daughter — only to discover the child has grown up in another family, with no memory of the woman who bore her.
What is Ben Onun Annesiyim about?
Ayşe walks free after years behind bars, convicted of killing her husband — a crime she maintains she did not commit. The years stolen from her have one price she refuses to accept: losing her daughter Zeynep forever. But Zeynep is no longer waiting. She has a new name on her family papers and calls a different man father. For Ayşe, the only path back to her child runs through that man — Kemal, who adopted Zeynep in good faith. She must earn his trust, maybe even his affection, to stay close to the daughter who does not know her. Standing in her way is İlter, her late husband's mother, who holds Ayşe responsible for her son's death and will use every advantage she has to keep mother and child apart.
Cast & crew
Funda Eryiğit leads the series as Ayşe, bringing the quiet desperation of a woman fighting the legal and emotional wreckage of her past. Caner Cindoruk plays Kemal, the adoptive father whose goodwill becomes the unlikely hinge of the story. Veteran actress Zerrin Tekindor portrays İlter, the grieving mother-in-law whose pain curdled into resentment. Azra Aksu appears as Zeynep, the daughter at the center of every decision.
Context & significance
Turkish drama has earned a devoted following across the Persian-speaking world over the past two decades, and Ben Onun Annesiyim arrives squarely in that tradition of emotionally intense family narratives. Themes of wrongful accusation, maternal sacrifice, and the slow rebuilding of trust resonate strongly with diaspora audiences who understand displacement and fractured belonging. The series is available on K-Time with a Persian dub, so viewers can follow every scene without reading subtitles — a detail that makes it equally accessible to older family members and to evenings when you want to be drawn in rather than read your way through. The story touches on how legal systems can hollow out a woman's life, and how a mother's will to reconnect with her child outlasts punishment.
Where & how to watch
Ben Onun Annesiyim is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.