Director: Turkan Derya
Cast: Melisa Sözen, Ertan Saban, Ferit Aktuğ, Ceren Taşçı, Gül Onat
Fer is a 2025 Turkish drama-comedy series directed by Turkan Derya, following a separated mother of two who reinvents herself as a taxi driver and finds her quiet life upended by an unexpected passenger whose arrival sets off a chain of events she never saw coming.
What is Fer about?
Dilek is stuck between two worlds — married on paper but living apart from her husband, raising two kids on her own, and scrambling to stay afloat financially. On a friend's suggestion she takes up taxi driving, a job that pulls her out of her domestic routine and into the unpredictable rhythms of the city. Everything shifts when a passenger unlike any she has carried before steps into her cab — someone for whom a taxi ride is completely foreign territory. What begins as an ordinary fare quietly cracks open both their lives. The series builds its drama in the spaces between short rides, small conversations, and the kind of chance encounters that ordinary people never plan for but that end up reshaping who they are.
Cast & crew
The series is directed by Turkan Derya and stars Melisa Sözen in the lead role of Dilek, alongside Ertan Saban, Ferit Aktuğ, Ceren Taşçı, Gül Onat, Mutlu Güney, Devin Özgür Çınar, and Mustafa Konak. Sözen is a well-regarded presence in Turkish drama, and the ensemble brings the kind of grounded ensemble energy the genre demands.
Context & significance
Turkish drama has earned a devoted following among Persian-speaking viewers across the diaspora, and Fer fits squarely into that tradition while pushing into slightly darker, more comedic territory than the typical romance-driven fare. Its central premise — a financially stretched single mother navigating city streets and city people — speaks to the everyday pressures many diaspora viewers recognize from their own lives or those of people they love. The show is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing as well as Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible whether you prefer to follow in your native language or keep the original Turkish voices. Episodes run at a lean 43 minutes, making it an easy watch across a busy week.
Where & how to watch
Fer is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and no extra download required. Start a subscription and cancel anytime.