The Oath (2017–2019)
The Oath is a Turkish action, drama series broadcast on Star TV, BluTV, first aired in 2017–2019. After a devastating attack in Turkey, a special forces team led by First Lieutenant Yavuz Karasu is assigned to find and eliminate the leader of a terrorist organization threatening the country. The series follows the team’s operations, sacrifices and personal struggles.
The Oath cast: Tolga Sarıtaş (Kıdemli Üsteğmen Yavuz Karasu), Nihat Altınkaya (Yarbay Erdem Korkmaz), Eren Vurdem (Ateş Acar (Karabatak)), Burak Sevinç (Fethi Kulaksız (Avcı)), Aytaç Şaşmaz (Feyzullah Altıparmak (Çaylak)), İlayda Ildır (Nazlı Korkmaz).
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Plot
Söz follows a special forces team formed after a devastating attack in Turkey. Led by First Lieutenant Yavuz Karasu, the team is tasked with finding the leader of a dangerous terrorist organization and dismantling its operations. Alongside their missions, the soldiers face the tension between duty and their personal lives, including love, family and longing. The series ran for three seasons and 84 episodes before ending on Star TV on May 27, 2019.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No reliable source reviewed for this draft confirms that Söz is an official adaptation of a novel, story, book, film, series, play, memoir or historical work.
Connection to reality
The series uses a fictional special forces team and terrorist threat while drawing on a contemporary security context. According to Star TV’s official announcement, the production was made in cooperation with the Turkish General Staff and the Ministry of National Defence. This does not establish that the story is based on a specific real operation, unit or person.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2017–2019
- Channel
- Star TV, BluTV
- Genre
- action, drama
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 84
- Rating
- 6.6
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Senior Sergeant Mücahit Serdengeçti — ally
- ↳ Chief Sergeant Ateş Acar — ally
- ↳ Specialist Sergeant Feyzullah Altıparmak — ally
- ↳ Lieutenant Colonel Erdem Kaçmaz — ally
Antagonist
Supporting
Character
What's in this series?
Cooperation with military institutions
According to Star TV’s official announcement dated April 27, 2019, Söz was presented as the first Turkish series produced in cooperation with the Turkish General Staff and the Ministry of National Defence. The announcement highlights the production’s scale and military framework; it does not show that the series reenacts specific real operations.
A fictional counterterrorism framework
The official premise centers on a special forces team formed after a major attack in Turkey and assigned to fight a new terrorist organization. The framework dramatizes a security and counterterrorism context through fictional characters and missions; the reviewed sources do not link it directly to a specific real event.
Team solidarity and sacrifice
The official synopsis presents the team members as brothers and comrades who put duty before love, longing and personal life. Team solidarity, duty and sacrifice therefore form the series’ central thematic axes.
Broadcast run and finale
Söz aired on Star TV for three seasons and ended with its 84th episode on May 27, 2019. The official finale announcement identifies TIMS&B Productions as the production company, Timur Savcı and Burak Sağyaşar as producers, Yağız Alp Akaydın as director and Ethem Özışık as screenwriter.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is The Oath?
The Oath has 84 episodes across 3 seasons.
When did The Oath air?
The Oath first aired in 2017–2019 on Star TV, BluTV.
Who is in the cast of The Oath?
The main cast includes Tolga Sarıtaş (Kıdemli Üsteğmen Yavuz Karasu), Nihat Altınkaya (Yarbay Erdem Korkmaz), Eren Vurdem (Ateş Acar (Karabatak)), Burak Sevinç (Fethi Kulaksız (Avcı)), Aytaç Şaşmaz (Feyzullah Altıparmak (Çaylak)), İlayda Ildır (Nazlı Korkmaz).
