Forbidden Love series to get Arabic version: All you need to know

ALBAWABA - The Arab audience is excited after the news that the Turkish series "Ask-ı Memnu" [Forbidden Love], which gained massive viewership ratings when it was first showcased in 2010, is getting an Arabic version.

Turkish series Forbidden Love made a big fanbase in the Middle East and Arab countries when it first broadcast 16 years ago in the original copy, which was back then dubbed into Arabic.

A possible Arabic version will be aired in the second half of 2026, after the Layl series, which depicts the Turkish story of Sefirin Kızı [The Ambassador's Daughter] is now airing, and after it finishes, an Arabic version of Sen Çal Kapımı [Love Is in the Air] will be broadcast. After the end of Sen Çal Kapımı, many said a copy of Ask-ı Memnu would be released.

The story of the "Ask-ı Memnu" [Forbidden Love] series: 

Forbidden Love is a Turkish drama series that tells the story of a rich man named Adnan Ziyagil who gets married to a young woman called Bihter. A forbidden love is ignited between Adnan's nephew, Behlül, and Bihter, as they live in the same house.

Adnan has two children, a daughter, Nihal Ziyagil, who is also in love with Behlül and a son called Bülent Ziyagil. The kids rejected the marriage at the beginning since Bihter is much younger than their father, Adnan.

^{Turkish series "Ask-ı Memnu" [Forbidden Love].}

Possible actors of Forbidden Love's Arabic version:

According to fans and some sources, Forbidden Love's Arabic version will be rich with many great stars, including: 

1. Maxim Khalil, as Behlül [known as Muhannad], originally played by Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
2. Sarah Baraka as Bihter [known as Samar], originally played by Beren Saat
3. Salma Almasri as Firdevs Yöreoglu [known as Fayrouz Khanum], the mother of Bihter, originally played by Nebahat Çehre
4. Salloum Haddad as Adnan Bey [known also as Adnan], originally played by Selçuk Yöntem.