Sureyya lost her family in the earthquake in Adapazari, 1967. Sureyya, who was in love with Cemal, had to move in her aunt's house in Ankara. Cemal visits Sureyya frequently but one day he is arrested and went to prison. They had to become separated from each other.
Rated 7.8 on TMDB
The love story of Zuleyha, who grew up without a father and works with Yilmaz as an auxiliary weaver in order to earn money for her brother, a gambler. The lives of these two young people blinded by the love of one ordinary night will turn into a dark nightmare. This nightmare will take them first from Istanbul and far away, and later to the estate of the Yaman family. In the first episode of the series, Yilmaz and Zuleyha set out to work on the Yaman estate. However, because of one of Zuleyha's lies - the lives of all of them will change radically.
Rated 8.3 on TMDB
When Istanbul playboy Ferit Korhan's exasperated grandfather arranges his marriage to a girl from Gaziantep, fate intervenes — Ferit falls for Seyran, the younger sister of his intended bride, upending both families.
Rated 7.8 on TMDB
Kardeşlerim follows four orphaned siblings struggling to survive after losing their parents. Thrown into poverty and hardship, they rely on each other while navigating school, work and dangerous social divides in Istanbul. As they face betrayal, love and injustice, powerful enemies repeatedly threaten their fragile stability. Blending emotional family drama with romance and conflict, the series explores loyalty, sacrifice and resilience in the face of constant adversity.
Rated 5.9 on TMDB
Yaprak Dökümü is an award-winning Turkish television series based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin. The series premiered on 13 September 2005 on Kanal D, and endеd its fifth and final season on 29 December 2010, comprising 174 episodes overall. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey, and it revolves around the fictional family Tekin, which their arrival in Istanbul tears their family apart, and transforms them in a way they can't imagine.
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
When free-spirited Doğa falls head over heels for charming Fatih, nobody expects the chaos that follows. His family is deeply conservative and devout; hers is modern and secular — and neither side is ready to back down. What starts as a love story quickly becomes a collision of two very different Turkeys, played out through family dinners, in-law battles and everything in between. Sharp, relatable and impossible to stop watching.
Rated 8.3 on TMDB
Anne (Mother), a 2016–2017 Turkish drama, follows Zeynep, a substitute teacher who discovers her 7-year-old student, Melek, is being severely abused and neglected by her mother, Sule. To save her, Zeynep kidnaps Melek, fakes her death, and attempts to become her adoptive mother, leading to an emotional, high-stakes battle for custody and safety.
