Hamal

Hamal (2026)

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Hamal is a Turkish drama series broadcast on atv, first aired in 2026. Kemal, a porter working in Eminönü, is forced to confront the heavy sin left behind by his past as “Kemal of Harput.” Alongside Hayat, he seeks redemption while facing Egemen, who plans to build his own kingdom by sacrificing one side of Istanbul to the other.

Hamal cast: Erdal Özyağcılar (Derviş), Caner Cindoruk (Egemen), Oktay Kaynarca (Hamal Kemal), Fahriye Evcen (Hayat).

Editor: Uğur Arı

Topics:Turkish Drama Series

Genres:drama

Plot

Kemal works as a porter in Eminönü alongside his master Derviş and his fellow porters, known as Son Kafile. Yet his greatest burden is the weight of a grave sin from the days when the world knew him as “Kemal of Harput.” A sudden death draws him back into the darkness of his past. Hayat earns her living by singing in various venues while struggling to stay on her feet. As Kemal and Hayat pursue redemption together, they come up against Egemen, a figure from Kemal’s past who is preparing to build his own kingdom by sacrificing one side of Istanbul to the other. This time Kemal fights not only for revenge, but to protect the lives of those he loves. The series places a difficult love story and a struggle for power between Istanbul’s old inns and modern towers, shared bread and stolen millions.

Origins of the story

Adaptation status

atv lists the project as an original story by Oktay Kaynarca. No verified source identifying a literary, cinematic or other adaptation was found.

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Connection to reality

The official description presents Hamal as a fictional story of crime, redemption and love set in Istanbul. No specific real event or real person is identified.

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Trailer

No trailer found.

Details

Year: 2026
Channel: atv
Genre: drama
Seasons: —
Episodes: —
Rating: —

Cast

Derviş

Egemen

Hamal Kemal

Hayat

Character Map

● Hero● Anti-hero● Villain● Supporting● Character

Hero

Kemal

Oktay Kaynarca

↳ Hayat — partner
↳ Egemen — enemy

Hayat

Fahriye Evcen

Antagonist

Egemen

Caner Cindoruk

Supporting

Derviş

Erdal Özyağcılar

↳ Kemal — ally

Character

Tekin

Burak Tozkoparan

↳ Hilal — partner

Hilal

Yasemin Yazıcı

Esfender

Yiğit Uçan

↳ Melez — partner

Melez

Sera Kutlubey

Falke

Sarp Akkaya

Adile

Zeynep Kankonde

Bülbül

Hakan Karsak

Afet

İpek Erdem

What's in this series?

Adaptation status

atv’s production information presents Hamal as an “Original Story: Oktay Kaynarca.” The sources reviewed do not identify the series as an adaptation of a particular novel, short story, film, series or other work.

Two sides of Istanbul

The story moves from the porter community of Eminönü to old inns and modern office towers. The official description frames shared bread and stolen millions as opposing sides of the same Istanbul conflict.

Burden, guilt and redemption

The word “hamal” refers not only to Kemal’s occupation but also to the moral and emotional burden he carries from his past. The story connects guilt with the search for redemption and the desire to protect loved ones.

Production context

The series is produced by KYN Yapım. Oktay Kaynarca and Onur Kaynarca serve as producers, Mustafa Şevki Doğan directs, and the scripts are written by Kerem Deren, Çisil Hazal Tenim and Bilge Kurban.