Last Summer (2021)
Last Summer is a Turkish drama, crime series broadcast on FOX, first aired in 2021. Idealistic public prosecutor Selim Kara agrees to protect Akgün, the son of an organized-crime leader he once arrested, forcing him to confront both a dangerous criminal network and the fractures in his family.
Last Summer cast: Ali Atay (Savcı Selim Kara), Alperen Duymaz (Akgün Gökalp Taşkın), Hafsanur Sancaktutan (Av. Yağmur Kara), Arif Pişkin (Selçuk Taşkın), Halil Babür (Soner Sancaktar), Yasemin Yazıcı (Naz Yaman Sancaktar).
Detailed content was compiled from sources with AI; pending editorial review. Editor: Uğur Arı.
Plot
Selim Kara, a public prosecutor, receives an unexpected offer from Selçuk Taşkın, an organized-crime leader he arrested eight years earlier. Selçuk agrees to testify against his criminal organization on the condition that Selim protect his son, Akgün Gökalp Taşkın. Selim takes Akgün to his family in Çeşme, İzmir, where the young man’s criminal background clashes with Selim’s principles and family life. Akgün’s relationship with Yağmur Kara further deepens the conflict between the Kara and Taşkın families. After Canan’s death, the Kara family is scattered: Selim withdraws while Akgün becomes a fugitive. Intelligence officer Sare Akay then asks Selim for help against a war between Istanbul mafia families, bringing the main characters into a new cycle of crime and reckoning.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No verified official adaptation from a novel, book, film, series, play, memoir, or historical work was found in the reviewed sources.
Connection to reality
No reliable source reviewed for this draft confirms that the series is based on real events, real people, or a specific criminal case.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2021–2021
- Channel
- FOX
- Genre
- drama, crime
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 26
- Rating
- 8.3
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Akgün Gökalp Taşkın — ally
- ↳ Canan Kara — spouse
- ↳ Yağmur Kara — parent
- ↳ Selçuk Taşkın — enemy
Anti-hero
- ↳ Yağmur Kara — partner
Villain
- ↳ Akgün Gökalp Taşkın — parent
Antagonist
Supporting
- ↳ Yağmur Kara — parent
- ↳ Selim Kara — ally
What's in this series?
Production context
Son Yaz was produced by O3 Medya, with Saner Ayar as producer and Deniz Dargı, Cem Görgeç, and Cenk Boğatur credited for the screenplay. Inter Medya presents the international title as “Last Summer.” The series premiered in Türkiye on FOX on January 1, 2021.
Justice and family responsibility
The central conflict places Selim’s duty to pursue an organized-crime case against his responsibility to protect Akgün inside his own family life. The series therefore treats justice through trust, responsibility, and family bonds as well as through investigation and testimony.
A fictional organized-crime framework
The story uses organized-crime leaders, prosecutorial investigation, testimony, and conflict between mafia families as crime-drama elements. The reviewed sources do not identify a specific real case or real person as the basis of the story.
Critical context
An Oksijen review emphasizes that the series combines Selim’s struggle to protect his family with the relationship between Akgün and Yağmur. This is presented as critical commentary, not as a claim of cult status or official audience success.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Last Summer?
Last Summer has 26 episodes across 2 seasons.
When did Last Summer air?
Last Summer first aired in 2021 on FOX.
Who is in the cast of Last Summer?
The main cast includes Ali Atay (Savcı Selim Kara), Alperen Duymaz (Akgün Gökalp Taşkın), Hafsanur Sancaktutan (Av. Yağmur Kara), Arif Pişkin (Selçuk Taşkın), Halil Babür (Soner Sancaktar), Yasemin Yazıcı (Naz Yaman Sancaktar).
Sources
- Son Yaz - Hakkında — NOW
- Son Yaz - 1. Bölüm Özeti — NOW
- FOX’un yeni dizisi Son Yaz’ın ilk tanıtımı yayında — NOW
- Last Summer / Son Yaz English Pitch Deck — Inter Medya
- Son Yaz’da Akgün-Yağmur aşkı engel tanımıyor! — NOW
- Canan Kara kimdir? — NOW
- Son Yaz: Elenco — Screenfiction
- Son Yaz değerlendirmesi — Oksijen
