Ulaş Tuna Astepe, who once again enchanted his fans with the new doctor series named Hayat Bugün (Life Today), plays the character of Doctor Barış Güvener in the series, which was published in two episodes. The actor, who won great success with the TV series Sen Çal Kapımı, made a strong impression last season with his effective performance in the historical TV series Barbaroslar.
The famous actor, whom we are watching in Hayat Bugün, one of the most ambitious series of Show TV this season, is at the point where he dreamed of when he was a child. The person who said that Ulaş Tuna Astepe’s childhood dream of becoming a doctor came true was his co-star Hazar Ergüçlü.
Speaking about his partner in the series, Hazar Ergüçlü said, “Ulaş thought about it. We talked when this came up. He thought, so he went and looked,” she said. Hazar Ergüçlü explained that she realized her partner’s childhood as an actress by playing the role of a doctor.
Tansel Öngel, who we watched with the character of Aras in the series, also stated that he thought about becoming a doctor in his childhood, but also thought about many professions.
Explaining that he underwent real surgeries while preparing for the role, Tansel Öngel said, “I saw 6 operations in one day, I had the chance to witness them. I had the chance to witness the difficulties and details of their lives. It is a great adventure,” he said.
Hazar Ergüçlü is also in the story with the character of Suzan, which she plays, and she said that she also met with many cancer patients and talked to them. Explaining that doctors went through very difficult processes in Turkey with the pandemic, the actress mentioned that it is a difficult profession.
Hande Doğandemir is also an emergency doctor in the story, and she said that she spent some time in the emergency department of two different state hospitals and observed them.