Channel Premiere: Torn Apart, Brand New Turkish Drama Launches On Novelas+ Feeds Across Africa

Novelas+, a general entertainment channel operated by Canal+ Distribution that offers telenovelas from Latin America, Brazil and Turkey has announced the addition of a new show, Torn Apart. Known in Turkey as Daha 17, the Turkish drama airs daily at 18:00 CAT replacing Be My Sunshine from 26 October.

The family drama was broadcast on Kanal D on 31 May 2026, it starred Aras Öztürk (Çağan Efe Ak), Leyla Akkaya (Ceren Ayruk), Şebnem Akkaya (Nesrin Cavadzade) and Hakan Akkaya (Armağan Oğuz).

Synopsis for Torn Apart

When Aras was five years old, his parents were killed in a tragic car accident, leaving him to grow up entirely alone in Istanbul orphanages and foster care. For 12 years, he believed his younger brother, Demir, died alongside them.

On his 17th birthday, Aras receives a mysterious message revealing that Demir actually survived the crash and was secretly put up for adoption. The tip points directly to Bodrum, a wealthy coastal city.

Aras leaves Istanbul and enrolls at the prestigious Bodrum Education Foundation High School, an elite private academy owned by the Akkaya family—the most powerful and wealthy clan in the city.

The central mystery revolves around identifying his brother. Aras's main suspect becomes Teoman Akkaya (Ata Yaşat), the ruthless and volatile son of the Akkaya family. Early on, Aras is physically attacked and stabbed by Teoman. During the confrontation, Aras notices a crow tattoo on Teoman's arm and a custom medallion engraved with the name "Demir," convincing Aras that his sworn enemy is his actual brother.

The Akkaya matriarch, Şebnem, and her husband, Hakan, are fiercely protective of their family status. Hakan soon uncovers Aras's real identity and realizes that the boy's presence threatens to unearth dark, long-buried secrets from his own past. To keep the brothers apart and hide the illegal or buried nature of the adoption, Hakan uses his immense local power to sabotage Aras at every turn.

To make things more complicated, Aras falls deeply in love with Leyla Akkaya, Teoman’s sister and Hakan’s daughter. Their blossoming relationship triggers a massive internal war for Leyla, who is caught between her family loyalty and her love for the boy trying to tear her family's empire down.

To stay close to Teoman and gather evidence, Aras takes a massive risk by securing a job working directly inside the Akkaya family home. This choice forces him to lead a double life, straining his relationships with the few new school friends he can actually trust.

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