Turkish drama has taken the world by storm — and most viewers are just discovering it.
Epic historical series, gripping crime thrillers, and award-winning art cinema — Turkish content has it all.
Here are the best Turkish TV series and movies you should start watching right now.
1. About Dry Grasses (2023) 7.7
Genre: Drama · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Cast: Deniz Celiloğlu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici
A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, h
2. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) 7.5
Genre: Drama, Crime · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Cast: Muhammet Uzuner, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Taner Birsel
A group of men lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan
3. Winter Sleep (2014) 7.5
Genre: Drama · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Cast: Haluk Bilginer, Melisa Sözen, Demet Akbağ
Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
4. The Wild Pear Tree (2018) 7.5
Genre: Drama · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Cast: Doğu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yıldırımlar
Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village and starts scraping together money to publish his book. While trying to reconnect with his old friend
5. Three Monkeys (2008) 6.8
Genre: Drama, Thriller · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Cast: Yavuz Bingöl, Hatice Aslan, Ahmet Rıfat Şungar
A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the
6. Climates (2006) 6.8
Genre: Drama · Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan · Cast: Ebru Ceylan, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nazan Kesal
Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones… Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged thr
7. The Protector (2019) 6.3
Genre: Romance · Director: Tosca Musk · Cast: Emma Rigby, Diarmaid Murtagh, Iris Björk Johannesdottir
After fighting hard to be independent and happy, heiress Camille Logan finds her life threatened as a result of one of her father’s business deals. Camille isn’t prepared for the length her father wil
8. Mucize Aynalar (2024) 5.1
Genre: Comedy · Director: Tolga Örnek · Cast: Cengiz Bozkurt, Boran Kuzum, Şebnem Bozoklu
The story of amateur scientist Şahap Cenabettin’s invention, miracle mirrors that turn people’s dreams into reality. Based on stories by Aziz Nesin.
Turkish content’s global fanbase is exploding. These films and series are the perfect starting point into one of the world’s most exciting TV and film industries.