Aşk ve Hükümranlık (Love and Sovereignty)

TRT & Kanal D Original Series

Zara Yılmaz, 28, was adopted as an infant by the prominent Istanbul shipping magnate family. She is fully Turkish in every way that matters — culture, language, values — but her race marks her as visibly different, creating a unique position of privilege mixed with othering. She is a successful architect known for blending modern design with Turkish heritage. When she meets Kerem, a passionate artist from a middle-class Istanbul neighborhood, there is immediate attraction. But Kerem is not connected to her world, and her family views the relationship as a threat to their status and legacy. The series explores Zara's navigation of three worlds simultaneously: the ultra-wealthy Turkish elite she was raised in, her growing love for Kerem which demands she see his world clearly, and an internal reckoning with how she has internalized the very class prejudices her family displays. The romance is genuine but complicated by the fact that Zara must choose whether to honor the family that chose her or choose herself.