Here are the 9 best Turkish series to watch on Netflix, plus one about to come out

Scandinavian police, Korean series, British dramas, Latin American soap operas: the list of public favorites has been added in recent years to the category of Turkish productions, which combine the best of all these genres: crime, drama, revenge, injustices, romance, complications. and beautiful settings outside of Hollywood. Many of the actors are famous beyond their country: Can Yaman, Gökçe Bahadir, Engin Akyürek, Burcu Biricik or Kerem Bürsin are names known around the world.

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Many of them focus on Netflix, where they have featured in this week’s search trends. In addition to their huge original output, Turkish series often adapt stories from other countries that didn’t catch on in the United States or Europe, and stream them around the world. Here’s a selection of the top 10 titles the platform has to offer, including one new release coming soon.

Club Istanbul (The Club, Club)

This period drama, set in the 1950s, premiered the second part of its first season in January 2022. Directed by Seren Yüce and Zeynep Günay, it tells the story of Matilda, who has just been released from prison after serving 17 years in prison, and works in one of the most important nightclubs in the Turkish capital.

His main concern in freedom is to regain the bond with his daughter Raşel and at the same time to distance her from Pera, the European district of Istanbul where he soon got into trouble. Learning that her daughter has been accused of sabotaging the club, Matilda works there to pay off the debt and keep Raşel away from the bad decisions she made in the past.

With Gökçe Bahadir, Barış Arduç, Salih Bademci, Euphrates Meet, Metin Akdülger and Asude Kalebek.

Midnight at the Pera Palace/Midnight at Pera Palas

To some extent, in the same vein as Club Istanbul, Midnight at the Pera Palace reconstructs the historical past with a touch of science fiction in eight chapters. Journalist Esra moves into the legendary building to write a note, and discovers that one of its rooms is a portal to other eras: for her, she arrives in 1919, when Turkey is in the midst of a modernization process.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (the founder of the current country) is the victim of a conspiracy, and a woman, Peride, dies to avoid being killed. Esra will impersonate her and Ahmet, the private manager of the hotel, will help her face the threats of an uprising that could change the course of the country. Then Esra’s past surprisingly bursts into her experience: she meets who will later be her grandmother.

With Hazal Kaya, Selahattin Pasali, James Chalmers and Clare Louise Frost. Created by Elif Usman based on Charles King’s novel and directed by Emre Şahin.

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Fatma’s husband, Zafer, has been released from prison but has not returned home. As she embarks on her quest, this 35-year-old woman commits an accidental murder. But Zafer’s underworld peers see her as a fantastic tool: she’s a great killer and no one suspects her because, as a cleaning worker, she’s practically invisible in contemporary society. At the same time, Fatma discovers that the anguish of years of struggle is released in each crime, and the character begins to develop a remarkable emotional depth: not only does she kill to stay alive and find Zafer, but also because inside he’s a killer instinct was asleep.

With Burcu Biricik, Ugur Yücel, Mehmet Yilmaz Ak, Gulcin Kultur Sahin and Sehsuvar Aktaş. Produced by Basak Abacigil and created and directed by Ozgur Onurme.

Lobo (wolf, charge)

This story with lots and lots of action evokes real events that happened in 2014. Turan, a stray bullet of a special police unit, arrives in a taxi, listening to hip-hop, in Diyarbakir and seems to enter a war . area, where he seems to feel at home and where other members of his force greet him with affection.

Diyarbakin, located along the Tigris, is the city with the largest Kurdish population in Turkey, and a frequent source of conflict with Kurdish separatists (who consider it the de facto capital of Kurdistan) and Syrian terrorist groups. The bullets start ringing without further delay and continue to ring throughout the six episodes of this miniseries. At the same time, the characters are interesting: in addition to Turan, who makes up for his personality with unmatched shooting skills, there is Behçet, the leader of the group who receives the disturbing information that other government forces could put them in danger, and Kemal , a philosophical soul educated at Harvard.

With Ahu Turkpench, Serkan Cayoglu and Emir Benderlioğlu, created by Alper Caglar.

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Servet has been Sombra’s father, as well as a good mob boss for whom he works as a hitman. But some hazy memories of what happened to his parents lead him to discover a painful secret and seek revenge. Since this thriller is also a drama, things don’t go well for Sombra, who ends up taking refuge in a tailor’s shop and is accidentally mistaken for the owner’s son.

With her new identity as Adem Yilmaz, Sombra will try to start over as everything she thought her life was was based on lies. But even though the neighborhood where he is staying doesn’t know that it was the mafia, they do know that the mafia threatens them: the local leader, Mesut, is willing to do anything to keep the properties and build a big estate. development So in addition to escaping her old boss, Sombra will now try to help them while also taking advantage of her new chance at life. The end of the first season left the plot open for the second season.

With Engin Öztürk, Aybüke Pusat, Cengiz Bozkurt, Aybüke Pusat and Tolga Tekin, written by Burak Aksak and co-directed by himself and Selçuk Aydemir.

The Uysal Family (Wild Abandon, Uysallar)

The most recent release, March 30, tells the story of an architect who has everything, except that he is not interested in anything he has. About to board a plane, Oktay rushes out of an airport, although no one is chasing him: only his dissatisfaction with the life he leads becomes intolerable. His wife, Nil, is not much better: she quit her job when their first child was born, now a difficult teenager, and stayed on as a housewife. Her attempt to return to the labor market shows that it is not easy for an almost 40-year-old woman.

As he explores his existential crisis, Oktay discovers that only one thing revives his zest for life: the memories of his punk years. That’s how he starts living a double life sporting a jacket with metallic details, combat boots and a striking red mohawk. The critically acclaimed series explores the dissatisfaction of the contemporary individual, the pressures to achieve what counts as success and happiness, and the lack of attention to what those words can mean to everyone beyond the standard social

With Öner Erkan, Songül Öden, Haluk Bilginer, Ugur Yücel, Nezaket Erden and Dilara Gul Demiral, directed by Onur Saylak.

Love 101 (Love 101, Ajljt 101)

A teenage series that narrates the memories of Işık, a woman from present-day Istanbul, and which transports the audience to 1998 when a group of rebellious students, very different from their peers and quite marginalized, are about to be expelled from the school. Both the principal and the teachers are against it, except for one, Burcu, who understands them and wants them to be treated with the consideration that teenagers with problems at school deserve.

But Burcu is not an essential asset of the school either: they are about to move it. It doesn’t take a genius to understand that when that happens, nothing will stop the young people from being kicked out. They come up with a plan to keep the teacher from leaving: if she marries, the law allows her to choose her destiny, and she could stay with them. They then go out to find someone Burcu can fall in love with, and in the process they transform and mature.

With Alina Boz, Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Selahattin Pasalı, Silk Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz and Kaan Urgancıoğlu, as directed by Ahmet Katıksız.

race El Pati (The Yard, Race)

This prison drama begins when Deniz is attacked by her husband, Hakan, who points a gun at her and their daughter, Ecem. Ecem tries to take him out and accidentally shoots him. Deniz then takes responsibility, so that her daughter does not go to jail during the trial, and is arrested. He approaches one of the two women fighting for control behind bars, Azra and Kudret. Under Azra’s wing, she is supposed to be able to keep a low profile and survive until all is cleared up and she is released.

However, he soon finds himself in trouble. Hakan is alive, although in a coma, in the hospital, when the corpse of a guard appears under the feet of Deniz, who, for added confusion, is holding something that could have been the instrument of the murder. In addition to the complications and intricate internal politics that prison offers an innocent woman, there is another concern: her daughter has started a relationship with Alp, Kudret’s son.

With Demet Evgar, Ceren Moray, Nursel Kose and Eslem Akar, 44 episodes in three seasons directed by Yüksel Aksu, Hülya Gezer and Safak Bal.

Black Money Love, Kara Para Ask, Dirty Money and Love

One night, two bodies appear in a car, each shot in the head. One is a young woman, Sibel, girlfriend of police officer Omer. The other is that of Ahmet, a wealthy jewelry businessman.

Omer and Ahmet’s daughter Elif argue when they meet at the police station. It is not possible for Omer that Sibel was Ahmet’s lover. Elif cannot understand that someone would want to kill her father. Together they will begin to follow the steps of the double homicide, which left Omer and Elif’s family devastated by an unexpected fact: they are bankrupt.

When they discover that the murders are related to the diamond trade, they both try to understand what role Sibel and Ahmet played. But the mafia is more interested in recovering the diamonds that Elif’s father had, and they force her to look for them by taking her sister Nilufer hostage. With the help of Omer, he will try to unravel the mystery, which will take unexpected turns for both of them.

With Engin Akyurek, Tuba Büyüküstün, Nebahat Çehre, Aytaç Arman, Bestemsu Özdemir and Hazal Türesan. Directed by Ahmet Katıksız in the 54 long original episodes that were transformed into 164 in the subdivision that Netflix edited.

Yakamoz S-245

This production will premiere on the platform on April 20. It is a drama that combines science fiction and underwater adventures: Arman is a biologist and diver who joins a research mission in a submarine. But as the team of scientists work, something supernatural happens on the surface: the sun starts killing people.

So they are safe from the apocalypse but have trouble surviving, which makes Arman and his colleagues join a military submarine. As they try to understand what is happening, the scientists perceive the hostility of the military group. The biologist feels the tension rising and confronts the second in command of the military, Umut, not knowing that a conspiracy will begin to come to light.

With Kivanç Tatlitug, Özge Özpirinçci and Ertan Saban. Written by Jason George (The Way of the Night) and directed by Tolga Karacelik.

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