Love for Rent (2015)
Love for Rent is a Turkish comedy series broadcast on Star TV, first aired in 2015. Defne Topal, who needs money to deal with her family’s financial problems, is drawn into a plan to make Ömer İplikçi fall in love with her. What begins as a game gradually turns into genuine feelings.
Love for Rent cast: Elçin Sangu (Defne Topal), Barış Arduç (Ömer İplikçi), Salih Bademci (Sinan Karakaya), Nergis Kumbasar (Neriman İplikçi), Levent Ülgen (Necmi İplikçi), Kerem Fırtına (İsmail).
Detailed content was compiled from sources with AI; pending editorial review. Editor: Uğur Arı.
Plot
Defne Topal is a young waitress trying to support her family. When she urgently needs money because of her brother Serdar’s debts, she becomes involved in a plan to make Ömer İplikçi fall in love with her, marry her and then leave him. Ömer is a wealthy shoe designer who has built his own brand and prefers to focus on his work rather than follow his family’s marriage plans. Their paths cross at the restaurant where Defne works. The plan organized by Neriman affects not only Defne and Ömer but also their family and professional circles. As the pretend relationship develops, it moves beyond the terms of the original arrangement, and love, trust, secrets and business rivalry become the central sources of conflict.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No verifiable official adaptation to a specific literary, cinematic, television or historical work was found in the examined sources.
Connection to reality
No verifiable source examined for this draft connects the series to true events, a real person or a specific historical event.
Iconic filming locations
The story setting and the real filming site are identified separately.
Nish İstanbul
Yenibosna, Bahçelievler · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Office scenes where Ömer and Defne work
- Place represented in the story
- Passionis office; sources describe it as the fictional company’s setting.
- Scenes and context
- An academic source identifies the Nish İstanbul plazas in Yenibosna as the series’ main filming location.
Private residence used as Defne’s family home
Büyükdere, Sarıyer · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Defne’s home and family-life scenes
- Place represented in the story
- The home where Defne Topal lives with her family
- Scenes and context
- Sources place the residence in Büyükdere, Sarıyer. Street information is withheld because it is a private home.
Private residence used as Ömer’s first-season home
Levent, Beşiktaş · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Ömer’s home interior and exterior scenes; first season
- Place represented in the story
- Ömer İplikçi’s home
- Scenes and context
- Sources state that first-season scenes were filmed at a private residence in Levent. Street information is withheld for privacy.
Location details were compiled from sources with AI assistance and are pending editorial review.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2015–2017
- Channel
- Star TV
- Genre
- comedy
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 69
- Rating
- 7.5
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Ömer İplikçi — partner
- ↳ Serdar Topal — sibling
- ↳ Nihan Topal — sibling
- ↳ Neriman İplikçi — relative
- ↳ Necmi İplikçi — relative
- ↳ Sinan Karakaya — friend
- ↳ Yasemin Berensel — ally
Anti-hero
- ↳ Koray Sargın — friend
Supporting
- ↳ Yasemin Berensel — ally
Character
What's in this series?
Production and international distribution context
Kiralık Aşk was produced by Ortaks Yapım and broadcast on Star TV. The Star TV archive contains episode and trailer records extending to episode 69. An international distribution catalogue gives the verified English title as “Love for Rent” and classifies the series as a romantic comedy centered on the meeting of shoe designer Ömer and financially struggling waitress Defne.
The relationship game, trust and workplace rivalry
The series is driven by an externally organized romance plan that gradually changes into genuine emotion. Star TV episode summaries show that the relationship between Defne and Ömer develops alongside conflicts involving Passionis, collections, partnerships and competition in the design business. The romantic-comedy premise therefore progresses together with family interference and professional rivalry.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Love for Rent?
Love for Rent has 69 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Love for Rent air?
Love for Rent first aired in 2015 on Star TV.
Who is in the cast of Love for Rent?
The main cast includes Elçin Sangu (Defne Topal), Barış Arduç (Ömer İplikçi), Salih Bademci (Sinan Karakaya), Nergis Kumbasar (Neriman İplikçi), Levent Ülgen (Necmi İplikçi), Kerem Fırtına (İsmail).
Sources
- Kiralık Aşk dizisinde hangi oyuncular rol alacak? — Star TV
- Kiralık Aşk 1. Sezon — SinemaTürk
- Kiralık Aşk 33. Bölüm — Star TV
- Kiralık Aşk 34. Bölüm — Star TV
- Kiralık Aşk 44. Bölüm — Star TV
- Kiralık Aşk 47. Bölüm Fragmanı — Star TV
- Distribution & Production Company Catalog 2025 — Atlas TEI
- Akademik çalışma içindeki Kiralık Aşk künyesi — DergiPark / Akdeniz Üniversitesi
- Kiralık Aşk — Wikipedia
