Black Sea Eyes (2025)
Black Sea Eyes is a Turkish drama series broadcast on atv, MBC Shahid, first aired in 2025. Azil, a young captain raised on the Black Sea, discovers that he is the lost heir of the powerful Maçari family. As he searches for the truth in Istanbul, family conflicts, intrigues and his impossible love for Güneş reshape his life.
Black Sea Eyes cast: Halit Özgür Sarı (Azil), Özge Yağız (Güneş), Mehmet Özgür (Osman), Yonca Şahinbaş (Nermin), Mustafa Açılan (Mehmet), Erol Babaoğlu (Sado).
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Plot
Raised by the sea in Rize, Azil Yılmaz returns home from a long voyage and becomes the target of a dangerous enemy after intervening in an illegal situation on his ship. At the same time, Mehmet Maçari, heir to the Maçari family in Istanbul, is released from prison. Güneş Aydınay, a lawyer working in Rize, meets Azil after he rescues her from a difficult situation. Their growing closeness becomes more complicated when long-hidden family secrets emerge. Osman Maçari reveals that Azil is the lost heir of the Maçari family, drawing him into the family's power struggles, betrayals and old conflicts in Istanbul while his love for Güneş unsettles the existing balance.
Origins of the story
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2025–2025
- Channel
- atv, MBC Shahid
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 17
- Rating
- 8.5
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Güneş Aydınay — partner
- ↳ Dursun Yılmaz — sibling
- ↳ Asiye Maçari — relative
Anti-hero
- ↳ Mehmet Maçari — parent
- ↳ Fatoş Maçari — parent
- ↳ Kınalı — friend
- ↳ Fatoş Maçari — sibling
- ↳ Güneş Aydınay — partner
Villain
Supporting
- ↳ Fatoş Maçari — parent
- ↳ Osman Maçari — sibling
What's in this series?
Production and broadcast context
The series was produced by O3 Medya, with Saner Ayar as producer. Altan Dönmez and Orkun Çatak directed the series; the screenplay was written by Ayberk Çınar, Ayşin Akbulut and Simge Ayvazoğlu, with Ali Can Yaraş as story consultant. It premiered on atv on September 2, 2025, and the broadcaster's archive lists episode 16 as the finale.
Family secrets, identity and power
Official promotional texts place Azil's search for his identity at the center of the story, combining family drama, love, revenge, intrigue and moral conflict. The movement from life at sea on the Black Sea to the Maçari family's world in Istanbul creates the story's main spatial contrast.
A fictional world between the Black Sea and Istanbul
The story moves from Rize and the Black Sea region to Istanbul. The Black Sea shapes Azil's life and identity as a sailor, while Istanbul is presented as the center of the Maçari family's secrets, business relations and power struggles.
The series as described by its lead actors
In interviews published by atv, the lead actors described the Azil-Güneş relationship as a powerful love story and the wider narrative as a combination of family drama, action and dramatic conflict. These statements represent the broadcaster's promotional framing, not an independent critical assessment.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Black Sea Eyes?
Black Sea Eyes has 17 episodes across 1 seasons.
When did Black Sea Eyes air?
Black Sea Eyes first aired in 2025 on atv, MBC Shahid.
Who is in the cast of Black Sea Eyes?
The main cast includes Halit Özgür Sarı (Azil), Özge Yağız (Güneş), Mehmet Özgür (Osman), Yonca Şahinbaş (Nermin), Mustafa Açılan (Mehmet), Erol Babaoğlu (Sado).
