Phi (2017)
Phi is a Turkish drama series broadcast on puhutv, first aired in 2017. Celebrity psychiatrist Can Manay becomes obsessively attached to young ballerina Duru Durulay. After entering Duru’s life as a trusted friend, Can’s manipulations destabilize her relationship with musician Deniz and draw everyone around them into a wider conflict.
Phi cast: Ozan Güven (Can Manay), Serenay Sarıkaya (Duru), Mehmet Günsür (Deniz), Berrak Tüzünataç (Özge), Büşra Develi (Bilge), Osman Sonant (Sadık Murat Kolhan).
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Plot
Fi follows celebrity psychiatrist Can Manay after he meets young ballerina Duru Durulay. Duru lives with musician Deniz Sarızeybek, but Can becomes obsessively focused on her and inserts himself into their lives as a trusted friend. As he uses influence, money and manipulation to pursue Duru, the relationships and careers around him begin to fracture. Özge investigates developments connected to Can’s past, while Bilge Görgün, Sadık Murat Kolhan and Eti are drawn into the growing conflict. The story ultimately centers on Can’s past, his destructive fixation on Duru and the characters’ confrontation with their own desires. In the finale, the tension between Duru and Can intensifies, Bilge and Özge become directly involved, and Sadık takes an unexpected step to escape the burden of his past.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
Fi is an official adaptation of Azra Kohen’s Fi-Çi-Pi book trilogy. According to Kohen, the series changes many scenes while retaining the characters and major narrative reference points.
Connection to reality
Reliable sources present the series as a fictional adaptation of Azra Kohen’s book trilogy, not as a dramatization of specific real events or people.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2017–2018
- Channel
- puhutv
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 22
- Rating
- 7.3
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Deniz Sarızeybek — partner
Anti-hero
Villain
- ↳ Duru Durulay — enemy
- ↳ Deniz Sarızeybek — enemy
Supporting
- ↳ Can Manay — enemy
- ↳ Can Manay — relative
What's in this series?
From book to series: different scenes, shared turning points
Azra Kohen stated that the series does not reproduce the books scene for scene. She described the scenes in the books and series as substantially different, while noting that the characters and major turning points were retained. The series is therefore an official adaptation with a distinct dramatic construction, rather than a direct visual copy of the trilogy.
An early original production of the puhuTV period
Fi was produced by Ay Yapım for puhuTV and presented for international distribution as one of the platform’s early original drama projects. Its digital-platform production context distinguishes it from conventional television drama in its release format and episode structure.
Desire, manipulation and power
The central conflict is built around Can Manay’s use of psychological, social and material power to pursue Duru. Academic evaluations have discussed Fi in relation to desire, power, manipulation, media culture and the characters’ confrontation with their own potential.
Its place in digital drama
Producer and distributor sources position Fi as a Turkish drama made for puhuTV and distributed internationally. Its significance can therefore be discussed as an example of the transition between digital-platform production and conventional television broadcasting, without relying on unsupported labels such as “cult” or “iconic”.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Phi?
Phi has 22 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Phi air?
Phi first aired in 2017 on puhutv.
Who is in the cast of Phi?
The main cast includes Ozan Güven (Can Manay), Serenay Sarıkaya (Duru), Mehmet Günsür (Deniz), Berrak Tüzünataç (Özge), Büşra Develi (Bilge), Osman Sonant (Sadık Murat Kolhan).
Sources
- Fi 1. Sezon Bölümleri — puhutv
- Fİ | Hikâye, Künye ve Oyuncular — Show TV
- Azra Kohen: “Tükettiğini Üreten Bir Nesil Yetiştirmek Zorundayız” — Aysha Dergi
- Ay Yapim’s first Turkish Drama Original — Television Asia Plus
- Fi Dizisi Üzerine İçerik ve Alımlama Analizi — İnönü Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
