Mina Demirtaş is stepping into a new television role, and her next project appears to be a very different kind of story from the dramas that previously brought her wider attention. The young actress has reportedly joined Bozdağ Film’s upcoming TRT1 series, currently known by the codename “Yörük Kızı” and also reported under the title “Güneşli Günler” (Sunny Days).
According to a report from Birsen Altuntaş, the project will begin filming in November 2026, with Yunus Ozan Korkut directing the series and Sema Ali Erol writing the screenplay.
The central character will be Güneş, played by Mina Demirtaş a young shepherd whose extraordinary academic achievement changes the direction of her entire family’s life.
Mina Demirtaş Takes on the Role of Güneş
The premise immediately gives Yörük Kızı a strong social and generational dimension.
The story introduces Güneş as a shepherd who achieves the top score in Turkey’s university entrance examination. That success opens a door to a completely unfamiliar world. Instead of remaining in the environment she knows, Güneş moves with her family into an apartment in one of Istanbul’s more prestigious neighborhoods.
That move becomes the foundation of the series.
The contrast is significant: a young woman coming from a shepherding background suddenly finds herself navigating a very different social environment. The story can therefore explore not only education and ambition, but also identity, belonging, class differences and the complicated process of adapting to a new city.
For Güneş, getting into university may be the achievement everyone celebrates. But living in Istanbul is likely to present a completely different test.
A New Chapter for Mina Demirtaş
For Mina Demirtaş, the role arrives at an interesting point in her career.
The actress previously attracted considerable attention through Kızıl Goncalar, where she became part of a story centered on family, belief, identity and social divisions. Birsen Altuntaş also reported in January 2026 that Demirtaş was preparing for OGM Pictures’ project Delikanlı, where she was set to play Dila.
Her move into Yörük Kızı consequently gives her another opportunity to build a varied screen career rather than becoming associated with only one type of character.
Güneş also appears to offer a particularly interesting dramatic challenge. The character excels academically but comes from a very different environment than the privileged Istanbul neighborhood she enters. That creates room for the performance to rely on character development rather than simply a conventional romantic or family-drama storyline.
What Is Yörük Kızı About?
At the heart of the reported story is a simple but compelling question: What happens when success takes you somewhere you never expected to belong?
Güneş has already accomplished something extraordinary by becoming the country’s highest-scoring university entrant. Yet academic achievement does not automatically solve the practical problems of starting a new life.
Her family will likely face a series of challenges as they relocate to Istanbul and encounter an unfamiliar social environment. The series can potentially use Güneş’s journey to examine the distance between rural life and metropolitan culture without reducing either world to a simple stereotype.
That gives Yörük Kızı an appealing foundation for a contemporary Turkish television drama.
The title itself is also revealing. “Yörük” traditionally refers to nomadic Turkic communities associated with pastoral life, particularly across parts of Anatolia. In the context of this series, the title immediately places Güneş’s background at the center of the narrative.
Bozdağ Film and TRT1 Behind the Project
The project comes from Bozdağ Film, a production company with extensive experience in Turkish television and film. Its official portfolio includes productions such as Kuruluş Osman, Al Sancak, Destan and Mendirman Jaloliddin.
The series is being prepared for TRT1, Turkey’s national television channel. TRT1 describes itself as a public broadcaster and has been operating as Turkey’s first national channel since 1968.
With Yunus Ozan Korkut directing and Sema Ali Erol writing, the creative team adds another reason to follow the project’s development as production approaches.
Why Güneş Could Become a Standout Character
What makes the premise particularly interesting is that Güneş is not defined simply by her academic success.
She is simultaneously a young woman, a shepherd, a university student and someone entering an unfamiliar social world. Those different identities can naturally create conflicts within the story.
Her intelligence may help her succeed academically, but adapting to Istanbul requires another kind of intelligence understanding people, social expectations and the invisible rules of a new environment.
That distinction could become one of the strongest elements of Yörük Kızı.
Rather than presenting education as the end of Güneş’s journey, the series appears positioned to treat it as the beginning.
Filming Expected to Begin in November
Production is currently expected to move toward filming in November 2026, although further details about the complete cast, episode structure, premiere date and finalized title have yet to be announced in the reporting currently available.
For now, Yörük Kızı remains a project to watch as TRT1 and Bozdağ Film prepare their next season lineup.
Mina Demirtaş’s casting gives the series a recognizable young lead, while Güneş’s journey provides a story built around ambition, family and the difficult transition from one world to another.
If the production maintains the human side of that premise, Yörük Kızı could offer more than a familiar Istanbul-versus-Anatolia contrast. At its most interesting, it can become a story about what happens when a person’s biggest success forces her to completely redefine where she belongs.
Final Thought
Mina Demirtaş’s new role as Güneş gives Yörük Kızı an intriguing starting point. With its journey from rural life to Istanbul, the series has room to explore ambition, family, identity, and the challenges of finding a place in an unfamiliar world. As filming approaches, the story and Demirtaş’s performance will be key reasons to keep an eye on this upcoming TRT1 drama.
SOURCE: Birsen Altuntas, TRT1, Bozdağ Film, IMDB
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