The 12 Best Turkish Series of 2026 (So Far)
The best Turkish series of 2026, from the ratings leader Taşacak Bu Deniz to Uzak Şehir, Yeraltı and Netflix's The Museum of Innocence, with where to watch each one.
2026 has been a strong year for Turkish drama: a Black Sea feud story that dominates the ratings, a Mardin romance adapted from a Lebanese hit, an undercover crime thriller that broke out on streaming, and a Nobel-winning novel on Netflix. This list is based on Turkish ratings, international popularity and how our readers vote. Rankings will change as the season goes on, so vote for your favourite at the end.
1. Taşacak Bu Deniz (TRT 1)
The most watched Turkish series of the 2025–2026 season, and still number one this autumn. Taşacak Bu Deniz is a Black Sea story about two villages at war for generations, and about Adil Koçari (Ulaş Tuna Astepe) and Esme Furtuna (Deniz Baysal), who loved each other as teenagers before the feud tore them apart. In late October it reached 9.81 in the Total group, its best score of the season. On TRT 1 and free worldwide on tabii.
2. Uzak Şehir (Kanal D)
Uzak Şehir was the most watched series in Turkey in the first half of 2026. Alya (Sinem Ünsal) comes to her late husband’s village near the Syrian border only for the funeral, but the powerful Albora family will not let her son go, and her brother-in-law Cihan (Ozan Akbaba) stands in her way. The stone houses of Midyat are half the reason to watch. Now in season 3.
3. Yeraltı (NOW)
The breakout hit of 2026. In Yeraltı, Deniz Can Aktaş is Haydar Ali, who kills his father’s murderer on the day he proposes, then has to go undercover in one of Turkey’s most dangerous cartels for the intelligence service. Fast, dark and very well made, with Uraz Kaygılaroğlu. Season 2 is the second most watched show of the week in late October.
4. Sevdiğim Sensin (Star TV)
The romance of the year. Doing his military service in Ağrı, Erkan (Aytaç Şaşmaz) saves villagers in an earthquake and meets Dicle (Helin Kandemir), who has never left her village. To free her from her family, he marries her and brings her to Istanbul. Sevdiğim Sensin is also on IMDb’s list of the most popular Turkish shows as You Are the One I Love.
5. Masumiyet Müzesi (Netflix)
The best Turkish streaming series of the year. Masumiyet Müzesi (The Museum of Innocence) is the first adaptation of Orhan Pamuk’s novel: in 1970s Istanbul, Kemal (Selahattin Paşalı) falls for Füsun (Eylül Lize Kandemir) and spends years collecting everything she touched. Nine episodes, all on Netflix. More in our guide to Turkish series on Netflix in 2026.
6. Altı Üstü İstanbul (ATV)
A summer series that refused to end with the summer. Altı Üstü İstanbul follows families from very different sides of Istanbul whose children’s friendships and first loves bring them together. It started in June and is still in the weekly top three in October.
7. Sevdan Bir Ateş (Show TV)
The surprise of the autumn. In Sevdan Bir Ateş, Mirza (Murat Ünalmış) finds his runaway bride Leyla (Özge Özacar) seven years later in Aleppo, with a six-year-old daughter. Filmed in Cappadocia, it reached the top three within a month of its September premiere.
8. Güller ve Günahlar (Kanal D)
Güller ve Günahlar brings Murat Yıldırım back to prime time as Serhat, a hotel owner betrayed by his wife and his own brother, and Cemre Baysel as Zeynep, the nanny who agrees to a paper marriage with him so a little girl can be adopted. A classic slow-burn love story, now in season 2.
9. Kızılcık Şerbeti (Show TV)
In its fifth season and still one of the most talked-about shows in Turkey. Kızılcık Şerbeti is about two families, one devout and one secular, who become related through a surprise wedding. Every family dinner is a battlefield. With Evrim Alasya and Sıla Türkoğlu.
10. Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı (NOW)
A surgeon in Istanbul is called back to Şanlıurfa to take his place as heir in an old family feud. Halef stars İlhan Şen and is one of the most popular dramas set in south-eastern Turkey, now in its second season.
11. Tuzlu Kahve (Star TV)
The best new comedy. Tuzlu Kahve puts two families that could not be more different on the road to a wedding: Derin (Eda Ece) from old Istanbul money, Mehmet (Buğra Gülsoy) from a close-knit family back from America. It leads its Tuesday slot in the ratings.
12. Ömür Usta (NOW)
The newest series on this list, and already the second most watched in the AB group only five episodes in. A woman (Nurgül Yeşilçay) is left to raise her children alone after her husband goes out for bread and never comes back. With Bülent İnal and Gonca Vuslateri.
What to watch next
- Every series on air this season: Turkish series airing now
- The latest weekly chart: Turkish TV ratings, 19–25 October 2026
- New shows still to come: new Turkish series 2026–27
- Lighter picks: best Turkish romantic comedy series
Which one is the best Turkish series of 2026?
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most watched Turkish series in 2026?
Taşacak Bu Deniz on TRT 1. It was the most watched series of the 2025–2026 season and still leads the weekly ratings in autumn 2026, with a high of 9.81 in the Total group in late October.
What is the best new Turkish series of 2026?
Among the series that started in 2026, Yeraltı and Sevdiğim Sensin were the biggest hits of the first half of the year, and Sevdan Bir Ateş and Tuzlu Kahve are the strongest newcomers of the autumn.
Which Turkish series of 2026 can I watch on Netflix?
The Museum of Innocence (Masumiyet Müzesi), based on Orhan Pamuk's novel, is the biggest Turkish Netflix series of 2026. Netflix also released new seasons of Thank You, Next, Another Self and Graveyard.
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