Director: Ali Bilgin
Cast: Hilal Altınbilek, Burak Deniz, Haluk Bilginer, Tamer Levent, Perihan Savaş
Sahtekarlar is a 2025 Turkish drama-crime series directed by Ali Bilgin, following a wealthy family whose carefully constructed facades begin to crack when an outsider lawyer arrives and the battle for power turns every member against the other.
What is Sahtekarlar about?
At the center of an affluent Istanbul household, wealth and reputation have always been the family's armor. When a sharp, morally flexible lawyer becomes entangled with them, long-buried secrets start surfacing one by one. Each family member carries a private deception — a hidden deal, a betrayed trust, a masked identity — and as alliances shift, it becomes impossible to tell who is protecting the family and who is dismantling it from within. The series builds its tension through layered revelations, keeping viewers guessing about loyalties right up to each episode's final moments. No one is entirely innocent, and no secret stays buried for long.
Cast & crew
Director Ali Bilgin helms a cast anchored by Hilal Altınbilek and Burak Deniz as the younger generation caught in the family's web, while veteran performers Haluk Bilginer, Tamer Levent, and Perihan Savaş bring the commanding gravitas of the older power brokers. Berk Hakman, Yüsra Geyik, and Ersin Arıcı round out an ensemble where every character nurses a secret.
Context & significance
Turkish drama has built a devoted following among Persian-speaking viewers worldwide, and Sahtekarlar speaks directly to that appetite for sophisticated family-power narratives. The series shares DNA with the prestige crime dramas that have dominated streaming audiences — morally complex characters, Istanbul's opulent backdrops, and razor-sharp dialogue about class and betrayal. For diaspora viewers who grew up with Persian storytelling traditions that prize family honor and social facade, the show's central tension — what we hide to protect ourselves — resonates on a deeply personal level. Sahtekarlar is available on K-Time with both Persian dub and Persian subtitles, making it fully accessible to every Persian-speaking household.
Where & how to watch
Sahtekarlar is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream it on the web, your TV, or your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, no extra download required. Subscribe and cancel anytime.