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.

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Yeraltı (literally Underground) is a Turkish action and crime drama produced by Medyapım, written by Berna Aruz and directed by Murat Öztürk. It premiered on NOW on 28 January 2026 and returned for a second season in autumn 2026, starring Deniz Can Aktaş, Devrim Özkan and Uraz Kaygılaroğlu.
It was one of the breakout hits of 2026: Yeraltı ranked among the five most watched series of the first half of the year and finished third in the 2025–2026 season ratings.
Haydar Ali Aslan lost his family as a child and grew up abroad. On the day he proposes to the woman he loves, he kills Bedrettin Hanoğlu, the man who murdered his father. To protect the woman he loves, he agrees to work with the intelligence service and infiltrate one of Turkey’s most dangerous underground cartels.
He wins the trust of the cartel boss and serves three years in prison. But the deadliest test comes when he walks free: the woman he never forgot is now married to the man closest to him.
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The main cast of Yeraltı includes Deniz Can Aktaş as Haydar Ali Aslan, Uraz Kaygılaroğlu.
Yeraltı aired on NOW. Official places to watch: NOW, Search YouTube.
Yeraltı has 18 episodes over 2 seasons so far.
No, Yeraltı is still on air (season 2).
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.
The weekly Turkish TV ratings for 19–25 October 2026: Taşacak Bu Deniz leads all three audience groups, Yeraltı is second and the new NOW drama Sevdam Karadeniz finishes last.
Every new Turkish series of the 2026–27 season by channel (ATV, Kanal D, Show TV, Star TV, TRT 1, NOW), with cast and plot, plus the hits back for a new season.
The most watched Turkish series in October 2026: Taşacak Bu Deniz leads the weekly chart ahead of Altı Üstü İstanbul and the new hit Sevdan Bir Ateş.