Another Self (2022)
Another Self is a Turkish drama series broadcast on Netflix, first aired in 2022. Three close friends travel to Ayvalık after Sevgi is diagnosed with cancer. Their search for alternative treatment forces them to confront inherited family trauma and difficult choices about their own lives.
Another Self cast: Tuba Büyüküstün (Ada), Boncuk Yılmaz (Sevgi), Seda Bakan (Leyla), Rıza Kocaoğlu (Fikret), Füsun Demirel (Muko), Serkan Altunorak (Selim).
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Plot
Ada, Sevgi and Leyla have been close friends since university. Their lives change after Sevgi is diagnosed with cancer and chooses to seek an alternative treatment in Ayvalık rather than immediately entering hospital care. The journey introduces them to Zaman, whose family-origin sessions bring buried losses, secrets and unresolved emotions to the surface. As the friends confront their family histories, Ada reassesses her marriage to Selim and her unfinished relationship with Toprak; Leyla faces the crisis in her marriage to Erdem; and Sevgi reconsiders her relationship with her mother, Mukadder. The series frames the past as something that cannot be changed but can be faced differently.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No reliable source reviewed identifies the series as an adaptation of a specific literary, cinematic, television, theatrical, memoir or historical work.
Connection to reality
The story is not confirmed to be based on true events. Creator Nuran Evren Şit has said that her father’s cancer diagnosis and death in 2019 changed what she wanted to write, but this does not establish that the plot or characters are directly real.
Inspirations and influences
Nuran Evren Şit’s personal life experiences
Attributed interpretationAccording to Nuran Evren Şit, her father’s cancer diagnosis and death in 2019 led her to seek a story that was personally meaningful. She says she brought together ideas about family bonds and inherited trauma with her own experiences.
Attributed to Nuran Evren Şit
Limit of the evidence: The interview does not claim that specific characters or events were copied from real people; it describes a personal creative starting point.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2022–2026
- Channel
- Netflix
- Genre
- drama
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 24
- Rating
- 8.1
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Sevgi — friend
- ↳ Leyla — friend
- ↳ Selim — spouse
- ↳ Toprak — partner
- ↳ Belgin — parent
- ↳ Leyla — friend
- ↳ Tevfik Fikret (Fiko) — partner
- ↳ Mukadder (Muko) — parent
Antagonist
Supporting
- ↳ Erdem — spouse
- ↳ Ada — ally
- ↳ Leyla — ally
- ↳ Toprak — ally
What's in this series?
Creative and production context
Another Self was created and written by Nuran Evren Şit and produced by OGM Pictures for Netflix. Its first season was announced for release on July 28, 2022. Ayvalık and family-origin sessions connect the three friends’ personal stories.
Family-origin work and intergenerational trauma
The series uses family-origin sessions as a dramatic device through which the characters connect with losses, secrets and trauma from earlier generations. Academic analysis identifies intergenerational trauma, broken communication and reconnection as major themes, while also noting that the method portrayed is scientifically contested.
The function of the olive-tree title
Creator Nuran Evren Şit has described the olive-tree image as a symbol connected to the characters and said that its final metaphor forms the core of the story. The title therefore refers not only to Ayvalık but also to roots, family bonds and the past reaching into the future.
Academic and critical approach
Academic studies describe the series as placing family-origin work at the centre of its dramatic structure and linking it to personal healing and identity construction. They also note that the scientific controversy surrounding the method is not questioned sufficiently within the series.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Another Self?
Another Self has 24 episodes across 3 seasons.
When did Another Self air?
Another Self first aired in 2022 on Netflix.
Who is in the cast of Another Self?
The main cast includes Tuba Büyüküstün (Ada), Boncuk Yılmaz (Sevgi), Seda Bakan (Leyla), Rıza Kocaoğlu (Fikret), Füsun Demirel (Muko), Serkan Altunorak (Selim).
Sources
- Zeytin Ağacı izlemenizi bekliyor — Netflix
- Zeytin Ağacı — Netflix resmî dizi sayfası — Netflix
- Another Self — Netflix Official Site — Netflix
- Netflix, Zeytin Ağacı'nın Yayın Tarihini Diziden İlk Görsellerle Paylaştı — About Netflix
- Nuran Evren Şit, the screenwriter of Another Self, talks exclusively to SkalaTimes — SkalaTimes
- Talking with Nuran Evren Şit — Second season — Affectum
- Zeytin Ağacı Dizisinde Aile Dizimi ve İletişim: Travmaların Kuşaklararası Aktarımı ve Yeniden İnşa Süreci — TRT Akademi / DergiPark
- Zeytin Ağacı Dizisi Künyesi — Marmara Üniversitesi Kütüphane ve Dokümantasyon Daire Başkanlığı
- Zeytin Ağacı: Seninle başlamamış olabilir mi? — T24
- Zeytin Ağacı Dizisinde Aile Dizimi ve İletişim — makale PDF'i — TRT Akademi / DergiPark
