Starfish (2009)
Starfish is a Turkish drama series broadcast on FOX, Show TV, Star TV, first aired in 2009. Deniz comes to Ankara from a small Anatolian town to study medicine and learns that the father she believed had died is alive. As she tries to build a life among a new family, a wealthy social circle, hostile siblings and her first love, she faces a series of family and emotional conflicts.
Starfish cast: Cantuğ Turay (Melih), Begüm Topçu (Banu), Serhat Nalbantoğlu (Bahri), Başak Akbay (Pelin), Meltem Baytok (İkbal), Yıldırım Şimşek (Kazım).
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Plot
Deniz has lived with her nurse mother in a small Anatolian town and earns a place at medical school. After moving to Ankara, she learns that the father she believed had died is alive and meets him for the first time. While trying to adapt to her father’s wealthy environment and facing hostility from her biological siblings, Deniz encounters family secrets, social differences and her first love. Later storylines also foreground Banu and Melih’s relationship, İkbal’s bond with her daughter Ayşe, and Ayşe’s relationship with Yusuf.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No confirmed source work was found. The producer presents an original story premise, but no explicit statement ruling out adaptation was located.
Connection to reality
No reliable direct source was found linking the series to real events, real people or a specific historical event.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2009–2013
- Channel
- FOX, Show TV, Star TV
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 7
- Episodes
- 1118
- Rating
- 3.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Bahri — parent
- ↳ Melih — partner
- ↳ Yusuf — partner
Supporting
- ↳ Ayşe — parent
- ↳ Orhan — spouse
What's in this series?
Production context
Deniz Yıldızı was presented as a daily series produced by Focus Film. The producer was Nilgün Sağyaşar. Focus Film lists Eylem Akın and Filiz Alpgezmen as writers and Ayşe Tügen, Nujin Yıldız and Fırat Gürsoy among the directors. Show TV’s archive credits include additional writers and directors from different periods.
The central conflicts
The opening conflict follows Deniz as she moves from a small Anatolian town to a major city and faces changes in education, family and social environment. Learning that her father is alive and confronting hostility from her biological siblings places family secrets and belonging at the center of the story. Her first love is also part of this transformation.
An expanding network of relationships
The broadcaster’s episode archive shows the story expanding beyond Deniz’s initial family narrative to include Banu and Melih’s romance, İkbal and Ayşe’s mother-daughter relationship, Ayşe and Yusuf’s relationship, and Kadriye and Orhan’s marriage.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Starfish?
Starfish has 1118 episodes across 7 seasons.
When did Starfish air?
Starfish first aired in 2009 on FOX, Show TV, Star TV.
Who is in the cast of Starfish?
The main cast includes Cantuğ Turay (Melih), Begüm Topçu (Banu), Serhat Nalbantoğlu (Bahri), Başak Akbay (Pelin), Meltem Baytok (İkbal), Yıldırım Şimşek (Kazım).
Sources
- Deniz Yıldızı – Hikâye ve Künye — Focus Film
- Deniz Yıldızı – Hikâye, Künye ve Oyuncular — Show TV
- Deniz Yıldızı Dizisi Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri — Show TV
- Deniz Yıldızı – Bölümler ve Arşiv — Star TV
- Deniz Yıldızı — SinemaTürk
