Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı (2025)
Also known as: Halef
Halef (Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı) is a Turkish drama series broadcast on FOX, NOW, first aired in 2025. Successful surgeon Serhat returns to Urfa after his father falls ill. Forced to marry Yıldız in an effort to end the feud between two families, he is caught between his secretly married wife Melek, family duty and the responsibility of becoming an heir.
Halef cast: İlhan Şen (Serhat), Biran Damla Yılmaz (Yıldız), Onur Bilge (Akif), Veda Yurtsever (Sultan), Mazlum Çimen (Ziyan Ağa), Mert Dogan (Aşır).
Editor: Uğur Arı
Where to watch Halef (Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı)
We have no verified official viewing option for Halef (Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı) in United States yet.
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Last checked: 15 Sept 2026
Streaming availability data via TMDB / JustWatch — TMDB / JustWatch
When does Halef air?
Halef is currently on air, Thursdays on FOX, NOW. Next episode: 5 November.
How many episodes does Halef have?
Halef has aired 40 episodes so far across 2 seasons (as of October 2026) and is still ongoing.
Plot
Serhat becomes a successful surgeon in Istanbul after rejecting the fate his family has chosen for him. He secretly marries Melek, the woman he loves, but returns to Urfa when his father falls ill. There, an old promise intended to end the feud between two established families is revived, and Serhat is forced into an imam marriage with Yıldız. As he is drawn into the role of heir, Serhat is torn between Melek and Yıldız, while secrets connected to both families and to Melek’s past begin to surface.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
The reviewed official sources do not identify a source novel, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work. The adaptation status is therefore marked as uncertain rather than confirmed.
Connection to reality
No verified connection to a true story, real person or specific historical event was found in the official broadcaster and distributor sources reviewed.
Why did Hicran (İlayda Çevik) leave Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı — did the character die?
İlayda Çevik (Hicran)
The character Hicran, who joined the story in episode 11 and quickly attracted attention, bid farewell to the series by dying in episode 30. Production company Most Yapım stated that the departure was part of the narrative arc planned by the screenwriter from the outset, that there was no dispute between the actor and the production, and that the character's journey had simply reached its conclusion.
Sources: TGRT Haber · Türkgün · Editor: Uğur Arı
No primary source (a statement from the production, the channel or the actor) was found for this claim; the sources above are press reports.
Official video
Episodes (46)
Season 2
- Episode 36S2·E124 September150 min
- Episode 37S2·E21 October150 min
- Episode 38S2·E38 October150 min
- Episode 39S2·E415 October150 min
- Episode 522 October161 min
- Episode 629 October
- Episode 75 November· scheduled
- Episode 812 November· scheduled
- Episode 919 November· scheduled
- Episode 1026 November· scheduled
- Episode 113 December· scheduled
Season 1 (35 episodes)
- Episode 118 September 2025142 min
- Episode 225 September 2025142 min
- Episode 32 October 2025152 min
- Episode 49 October 2025141 min
- Episode 516 October 2025140 min
- Episode 623 October 2025149 min
- Episode 730 October 2025
- Episode 86 November 2025
- Episode 913 November 2025138 min
- Episode 1027 November 2025137 min
- Episode 114 December 2025142 min
- Episode 1211 December 2025151 min
- Episode 1318 December 2025150 min
- Episode 1425 December 2025150 min
- Episode 158 January154 min
- Episode 1615 January153 min
- Episode 1722 January136 min
- Episode 1829 January142 min
- Episode 195 February144 min
- Episode 2012 February148 min
- Episode 2119 February152 min
- Episode 2226 February151 min
- Episode 235 March152 min
- Episode 2412 March157 min
- Episode 2519 March152 min
- Episode 2626 March159 min
- Episode 272 April
- Episode 289 April
- Episode 2923 April
- Episode 3030 April
- Episode 317 May
- Episode 3214 May
- Episode 3321 May
- Episode 3428 May
- Episode 354 June
Episode list from TMDB, last checked 26 October. Future dates are the broadcaster's schedule and may change.
Details
- Year
- 2025–2026
- Channel
- FOX, NOW
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes aired
- 40
- Next episode
- 7 · 5 November 2026
- Rating
- 7.4
Cast
Character Map
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What's in this series?
Adaptation status
The official NOW and Inter Medya materials do not identify a specific source work. No verified connection to a novel, short story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work could be established.
Connection to reality
The series uses a blood feud between two established families, pressure to marry and succession within a powerful household as elements of a fictional drama. The reviewed official sources do not connect the story to specific real events or people.
Production context
Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı is produced by MOST Production, with Gül Oğuz as producer, Deniz Çelebi Dikilitaş as director and Ercan Uğur as screenwriter. It is presented as a drama for NOW and is distributed internationally by Inter Medya.
Themes
The central conflict places Serhat’s personal and professional identity against his family’s expectations of succession and reconciliation. Love, family loyalty, buried secrets and fate are among the story’s stated themes.
Frequently asked questions
When did Halef air?
Halef (Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı) first aired on 18 September 2025 on FOX, NOW.
Who is in the cast of Halef (Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı)?
The main cast of Halef includes İlhan Şen (Serhat), Biran Damla Yılmaz (Yıldız), Onur Bilge (Akif), Veda Yurtsever (Sultan), Mazlum Çimen (Ziyan Ağa), Mert Dogan (Aşır).
Is Halef based on a book or another series?
The reviewed official sources do not identify a source novel, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work. The adaptation status is therefore marked as uncertain rather than confirmed.
What is Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı called in English?
Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı was distributed internationally as "Halef".
Why did Hicran (İlayda Çevik) leave Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı — did the character die?
The character Hicran, who joined the story in episode 11 and quickly attracted attention, bid farewell to the series by dying in episode 30. Production company Most Yapım stated that the departure was part of the narrative arc planned by the screenwriter from the outset, that there was no dispute between the actor and the production, and that the character's journey had simply reached its conclusion.
Sources
- Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı - Hakkında — NOW
- Halef — Inter Medya
- Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı — Disney+
- Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı English Pitch Deck — Inter Medya
- Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı oyuncuları, konusu ve dizi karakterleri — Habertürk
- Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı — Wikidata (sr/hr/bs etiket) — Wikidata
- Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı — TMDB Rusça yayın adı — TMDB