Çağla Şimşek

Friendship love

One of the three friends living in the slums of Istanbul Manik, Tik and Dildo's, many ordinary overflow out of the neighborhood, but the excitement continued in a lively way in themselves, the stories of adventure full of life and laughter.

Alya Albora arrives in Mardin with her late husband’s funeral and their five-year-old son to fulfill her husband’s last will. However, this arrival marks a point of no return, and there is no way out of Albora. The head of the Albora tribe, Cihan Albora, is not indifferent to Alya’s struggles, but he refuses to let her take her child and leave. Confronting the darkness of the past, hidden secrets, and the harsh realities of the region, Alya Albora finds herself caught in a fierce struggle with her late husband’s family.

Tozluyaka (الياقة المغبرة) is a 2022 Turkish youth drama set in Istanbul, where three inseparable friends from a humble neighborhood are devastated when their brilliant best friend dies under suspicious circumstances at an elite private school. Determined to uncover the truth, they infiltrate the same institution — confronting wealth, privilege, and dark secrets while navigating first love, loyalty, and the painful gap between two very different worlds.