Uzak Şehir (English title: Far Away) is a Turkish drama television series based on the 2017 Lebanese series Al Hayba. It premiered on Kanal D on 11 November 2024. The series stars are Ozan Akbaba and Sinem Ünsal.
The series is filmed in the village of Narlı, which is part of the Midyat district of Mardin.
Contents
Plot
The story of Uzak Şehir begins when Alya Albora travels from Canada to Mardin with her son, Deniz, to fulfil her late husband's wish for the family to return to their homeland. However, she soon finds herself under the powerful influence of her in-laws, who force her to confront the hardships and tragic losses of her past. As the family's secrets begin to emerge, Alya and Deniz must fight to survive and find peace.
Cast
Ozan Akbaba as Cihan Albora
Sinem Ünsal as Alya Smith Albora
Müfit Kayacan as Ecmel Albora
Ferit Kaya as Demir Baybars
Sinan Demirer as Muzaffer Sancak
Zeynep Kankonde (season 1) and Banu Fotocan (season 2) as Ümmü Sancak
Mehmet Polat as Hasan Karalı
Gonca Cilasun as Sadakat Albora
Kuzey Gezer as Deniz Cihan Albora
Alper Çankaya as Şahin Albora
Sahra Şaş as Nare Albora
Atakan Özkaya as Kaya Albora
Dilin Döğer as Zerrin Albora Baybars
İlkay Kayku Atalay as Fidan Albora
Yaren Güldiken as Pakize Sancak
Burak Şafak as Kadir Yolcu
Barış Yalçın as Erol Taşkın
Emre Kapar as Şehmuz
Muzaffer Arık as Beyto
Samet Akkurt as Bilal
Halil Erik as Halil
Mine Kılıç as Mine Doğan
Muttalip Müjdeci as Halis Koroğlu
Yunus Eski as Özkan Bulut
Nazmi Kırık as Nadim Baybars
Maral Tatar as Cansu
Mehmet Yaşa as Fadil
Ozan Turan as Feyzo
Berkem Binbaşıoğlu as Şeref
Ahmet Özdaş as Remzi
Çağla Şimşek as İpek Önderlioğlu
Tanju Bilir as Ahamada
Tarhan Karagöz as Vurgun Çelebi
Burç Kümbetlioğlu as Boran Albora
Ozan Ayhan as Avukat İzzet Erbaş
Hande Dilan Yalçin as Şeyda
Ömer Kızıl as Dilaver Keskin
Cennet Topçu as Neriman Keskin
Ezgi Kaya as Zeynep Keskin
Önem Pişkin as Façalı
Mehmet Gök as Hikmet Yüksel
Çağrı Kılıç as Cemal Yüksel
Mahmut Cevher as Mahmut Nalhanoğlu
Anıl İlter as Doktor Uğur Kılınç
Nursel Köse as Fikriye Gürdel
Nihat Altınkaya as Doktor Yalçin
Kevork Türker as Hakim
Serhat Nalbantoglu as Doktor Fikret Kilinç
Vural Ceylan as Gecesi Mekan Sahibi
Broadcast
International broadcast
In the United States, the series airs on Telemundo under the title Lejos de ti (Far from You), after acquiring the rights from Kanal D and Madd Entertainment to broadcast through the US Latin American market. The first season aired from 20 October 2025 to 11 February 2026. The second season premiered on 14 July 2026.
Reception
The series has been one of the most-watched productions since its first day of broadcast. Particularly with its 15th episode, it has maintained its title as the most-watched series of the day and week, including reruns. With its 18th episode aired on 17 March 2025, it became the series with the highest ratings on Kanal D in the last 15 years.
In 2026, Uzak Şehir was named “TV Series of the Year” at the 11th Anadolu Media Awards, organized by the Turkish Press Federation.