Director: Can Sarcan
Cast: Almila Ada, Çetin Altay, Alper Saylık, Ayşen Gürler, Metin Keçeci
Yalandan Sevgilim is a 2025 Turkish romantic comedy directed by Can Sarcan, running 108 minutes and starring Almila Ada and Çetin Altay. The film blends classic mistaken-identity farce with warm family dynamics, delivering the kind of light, feel-good entertainment Turkish cinema does well.
What is Yalandan Sevgilim about?
A young woman finds herself at a crossroads when her fiancé's wealthy, tradition-minded family demands to meet her grandfather — a relative she simply does not have. Desperate to make a good impression and save the relationship, she recruits a seasoned but down-on-his-luck stage actor to play the role of a distinguished, moneyed elder. What begins as a straightforward arrangement quickly spirals into comic chaos: the actor commits far too enthusiastically to his character, family members start asking probing questions, and the two unlikely partners must keep their story straight across a series of increasingly elaborate social gatherings. Beneath the laughter, the film explores what we owe the people we love and how far ordinary people will go to belong.
Cast & crew
Almila Ada leads as the resourceful young woman navigating the deception, bringing natural charm to a role that requires her to balance panic and deadpan wit in equal measure. Çetin Altay plays the hired actor, leaning into theatrical excess that generates most of the film's physical comedy. The supporting ensemble — Ayşen Gürler, Metin Keçeci, Alper Saylık, Atılay Uluışık, and Selahattin Taşdöğen — fills out the family circle with nicely differentiated comic energy.
Context & significance
Turkish romantic comedies have built a devoted following among Persian-speaking audiences across North America and Europe. Shared cultural assumptions — the weight of family approval, the performance of respectability, the chaos of wedding-season obligations — translate with almost no friction for diaspora viewers raised on similar social pressures. Yalandan Sevgilim sits in a well-loved tradition of warm Turkish ensemble comedies, the kind of film that works equally well on a Friday evening at home or as a background watch on a lazy weekend afternoon. The film is available in its original Turkish audio with no Persian dubbing or subtitles, so viewers comfortable with Turkish or who enjoy the original vocal performances will get the most from it.
Where & how to watch
Yalandan Sevgilim is available now on K-Time in its original Turkish audio — no Persian dubbing or subtitles are included for this title. Stream on the web, on your TV دستگاه, or on your phone with no VPN, no geo-blocking, and no extra download needed. Cancel anytime.