I Am Mother (2023)

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I Am Mother is a Turkish family, drama series broadcast on Show TV, first aired in 2023. After Karsu’s son disappears while in her mother’s care, her life changes completely. As a mother of three, she moves in with her own mother, Filiz, and tries to rebuild her life in Istanbul while facing family conflicts, marital problems and the weight of the past.

I Am Mother cast: Özge Özpirinçci (Karsu Çelik), Demet Akbağ (Filiz Çelik), Mina Akdin (Tılsım), Meriç Aral (Irmak Çelik), Nalan Okçuoğlu (Türkan), Sarp Kaan Altınçapa (Deniz).

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Topics:Turkish Drama Series Turkish Family Series

Genres:family drama

Plot

Karsu’s life in Adana is shattered when her son Deniz disappears while in the care of her mother, Filiz. After the trauma, Karsu moves to Istanbul with her children and attempts to make a new start. Her efforts are complicated by long-standing tensions with Filiz, problems in her marriage to Reha and secrets rooted in the family’s past. While Karsu tries to protect her children and gain emotional and financial independence, Filiz is forced to confront her own past. The series explores loss, motherhood, family conflict, trust and the struggle to rebuild one’s life.

Origins of the story

Adaptation status

No reliable source confirms an official adaptation from a novel, short story, film, series, play, memoir or historical work.

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Connection to reality

No reliable source confirms that the series is based on specific real events, real people or a published true-life story.

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Trailer

Details

Year: 2023–2025
Channel: Show TV
Genre: family, drama
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 50
Rating: 7.0

Cast

Karsu Çelik

Filiz Çelik

Tılsım

Irmak Çelik

Türkan

Deniz

Selin

Ekrem

Ömer

Dilaver

Reha Özkan

Atilla Saran

Sercan Badur

Mert Melek [ep10- ]

Sedef Pehlivanoğlu

Gülay

Ece İrtem

Hande

Seda Türkmen

Lale

Arya Bozabalı

İpek

Uğur Yücel

Hasan Bașkaya

Serkay Tütüncü

Kıvanç

Character Map

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

Hero

Karsu Çelik

Özge Özpirinçci

↳ Reha Özkan — spouse
↳ Tılsım — parent
↳ Deniz — parent
↳ Irmak Çelik — sibling
↳ Atilla Saran — partner
↳ Bora Bozbeyli — partner

Anti-hero

Atilla Saran

Metin Akdülger

↳ Hasan Başkaya — parent

Villain

Hasan Başkaya

Uğur Yücel

↳ Gülnaz Başkaya — relative

Antagonist

Reha Özkan

Necip Memili

↳ Tılsım — parent
↳ Deniz — parent
↳ Atilla Saran — enemy

Supporting

Filiz Çelik

Demet Akbağ

↳ Karsu Çelik — parent
↳ Irmak Çelik — parent

Irmak Çelik

Meriç Aral

Bora Bozbeyli

Engin Öztürk

Gülnaz Başkaya

Gözde Seda Altuner

Ayça Yılmaz

Nesrin Cavadzade

Tılsım

Mina Akdin

Deniz

Sarp Kaan Altınçapa

What's in this series?

Adaptation status

No reliable record confirms that I Am Mother was officially adapted from a specific novel, short story, film or other work. Show TV presents the series as a production written by Melis Civelek and Zeynep Gür, while international distributor Eccho Rights presents it as an original Turkish drama title produced by O3 Medya.

Motherhood, loss and family conflict

The series’ connection to real life lies not in a confirmed source story, but in its fictional treatment of experiences such as child loss, motherhood, divorce, custody and intergenerational family conflict.

Production and international distribution

The series was produced by O3 Medya for Show TV. Nezaket Coşkun directed the first season, while Altan Dönmez later directed episodes; the screenplay was written by Melis Civelek and Zeynep Gür. Eccho Rights distributes the series internationally under the title I Am Mother.

Early audience response

Show TV highlighted audience interest and ratings performance in its reports on the first and third episodes. Since these figures come from the broadcaster’s own announcements, they do not establish an independent critical consensus or lasting cultural impact.

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes is I Am Mother?

I Am Mother has 50 episodes across 2 seasons.

When did I Am Mother air?

I Am Mother first aired in 2023 on Show TV.

Who is in the cast of I Am Mother?

The main cast includes Özge Özpirinçci (Karsu Çelik), Demet Akbağ (Filiz Çelik), Mina Akdin (Tılsım), Meriç Aral (Irmak Çelik), Nalan Okçuoğlu (Türkan), Sarp Kaan Altınçapa (Deniz).