Five actors’ per-episode pay reportedly TL1m

Ozan Akbaba, Uraz Kaygılaroğlu, Deniz Can Aktaş, Tolga Sarıtaş and Devrim Özkan reportedly earn between TL1 million and TL1.5 million per episode. The figures, reported by Mynet citing MagazinBurada, emerged alongside reports of rising television production costs and the postponement of some new episodes.

Key points from the report

The pay figures for the five actors are claims attributed to MagazinBurada.
Mynet reports that production costs are rising while advertising revenue is falling.
Broadcasters are said to have decided against raising actors’ pay.
Some series reportedly had new episodes postponed just hours before broadcast.

How much is each actor reportedly paid?

The report, citing MagazinBurada, puts Ozan Akbaba and Uraz Kaygılaroğlu’s pay at TL1.5 million per episode, Deniz Can Aktaş and Tolga Sarıtaş’s at TL1.2 million, and Devrim Özkan’s at TL1 million. These amounts are reported as alleged earnings, not confirmed contract terms.

The report highlights the pay of actors appearing in Uzak Şehir, Yeraltı and Teşkilat in particular. It discusses the figures alongside debate about the share of total production budgets taken up by lead actors’ pay.

What viewers are seeing: New episodes postponed

For viewers, the immediate concern is changes to broadcast schedules rather than the pay claims. Mynet reports that financial difficulties led to some new episodes being pulled from schedules just hours before they were due to air, prompting criticism on social media.

The report does not attribute cost pressures solely to actors’ pay. Rising technical crew costs, on-set expenses and production spending are also listed among the financial burdens on production companies. Taken together with falling advertising revenue, this links the pay debate to the overall financing of television series; it does not establish that lead actors’ pay alone caused the postponements.

Questions about the pay report

What is the source of the claims about the actors’ pay?

Mynet’s report attributes the per-episode pay figures for the five actors to MagazinBurada. The amounts are presented as claims.

Is it confirmed that broadcasters will not raise actors’ pay?

The report presents the withholding of pay rises as a claim linked to the cost crisis. It is not presented as a confirmed decision announced by the broadcasters.