Aşk ve Gözyaşı ends with no second season for Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç

Published November 2nd, 2025 - 01:00 GMT
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ALBAWABA - Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç’s ATV drama Aşk ve Gözyaşı ends after seven episodes.

ATV's big soap Aşk ve Gözyaşı (Love and Tears), with Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç, is ending a lot faster than planned. The show's first episode aired earlier this season, and its seventh episode will be its last.

Journalist Birsen Altuntaş says that the channel made the choice after looking at the show's general performance and ratings. Even though it had a stellar cast and excellent production values, Aşk ve Gözyaşı failed to live up to fans' hopes and didn't get enough viewers.

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The love drama is based on the popular South Korean show Queen of Tears. The plot is about two people, Meyra (played by Hande Erçel), who are emotionally connected. Meyra is a rich lady, and Selim is a successful lawyer. Meyra's marriage unravels when she receives a deadly disease diagnosis. Through the couple's journey, the show looks at love, loss, and what it means to have a second chance.

The story had important themes and two of Turkey's biggest stars, but it couldn't keep. 90 million people watched the first episode, which was much lower than what ATV had hoped for a prime-time show.

Other problems are also being talked about by people inside the company. The network's finances faced significant strain due to the show's high production costs and high salaries for its main stars. Changes in the writing team reportedly influenced the story's direction, making it even more challenging to maintain audience interest.

Many people liked Aşk ve Gözyaşı because of its imagery, emotional tone, and the way Hande Erçel and Barış Arduç worked together. On social media, fans of both actors were upset, saying that the show should have had more time to grow.

The last episode of Aşk ve Gözyaşı will be coming soon to ATV. The last episode of Aşk ve Gözyaşı will be coming soon to ATV. This will be the end of the short but touching story. Even though the project didn't turn out the way its creators had hoped, it is still an important attempt to bring a popular Korean drama to Turkish TV with a Turkish twist.

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