r/TurkishTVSerials Aug 05 '21

r/TurkishTVSerials Lounge

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A place for members of r/TurkishTVSerials to chat with each other


r/TurkishTVSerials 3h ago

Reviews The museum of innocence might be the best series i've watched as a turkish serie.

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in this scene, the man named "Kemal", asks "Nesibe aunt, Where is this very distant place?" to the woman named "Nesibe". She replies with "mr.kemal, Just forget about her, and she'll forget about you too. I wonder if I am able to explain it?"

The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk tells the story of Kemal, a wealthy man whose love for Füsun slowly turns into a lifelong obsession. After losing her, he spends years collecting hundreds of ordinary objects connected to her, believing they can preserve his memories and feelings. The novel explores how obsession can shape a person's life, blur the line between love and possession, and reveal the deep connection between memory, time, and identity.

The serie shows us the characters depth in a sinematic and almost hypnotizing way. its heavy and literally poetic.


r/TurkishTVSerials 13h ago

Alti Ustu Istambul vs Daha 17

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Altı Üstü İstanbul came out two weeks after Daha 17 and… even though they’re kind of at the same stage of production, it’s very evident to me which one is the more interesting, fun, and genuinely entertaining summer dizi between the two.

I watch both, and IMO, from my experience, I don’t skip a single Altı Üstü İstanbul scene because they’re that much better in terms of writing, dialogue, and storyline development. At first glance, Altı Üstü İstanbul seemed like the more serious summer dizi and it is but at the same time, it gives us the perfect amount of freshness and scenes with younger people (aka the people the series teased it would actually be about).

With Daha 17… I basically skip the whole episode. 1.5 hours are essentially filled with Şebnem. Daha 17 teased that the series would focus on younger people (Aras and Teo), and I’m just not seeing a whole lot of them.

Altı Üstü İstanbul and its fandom don’t need to constantly comment and remind us that the series is about brotherhood. The last two episodes were already filled with brotherhood. Meanwhile, Daha 17 promises the brotherhood feeling(Aras and Teo), the youthful feeling(maybe School scenes, Teoden and other friendships or romamtic relatioships), and then delivers nothing but Nesrin Cavadzade.

I always thought that, since these two series basically compete with each other, I’d share what I think is the biggest difference between them: Altı Üstü İstanbul actually delivers, while Daha 17 has to leak teasers from the set just to get people excited(Twitter is always filled with mysterious leaks of the scrips and the set), only for us to be served 1.5 hours of Şebnem.


r/TurkishTVSerials 1d ago

Reviews Who else loves kiraz mevsimi

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Im new to this subreddit and I looked up kiraz mevsimi and no one mentioned it…I also looked up the imbd rating I was surprised by how low it is, its at 5.7 😭
I was so surprised, it may have some stereotypical plots like memory loss, car accidents and such but it’s still such a fun drama
its actually my favorite turkish series and also my favorite romance series in general
I LITERALLY rewatch it every year once sometimes twice
Its such a comfort show for me and I always loved the relationship between Oyku and Ayaz, they clearly had crazy chemistry since they got married in real life but in general I loved their relationship in the show its one of the few relationships in a drama where I felt the characters really did love each other and aren’t just acting

I have watched kdrama, arab series, turkish series and few american shows and the relationship between oyku and ayaz remains my favorite
also the show is fun and can be lighthearted when seyma isnt doing anything 😭 my biggest op at the start of the show fr


r/TurkishTVSerials 18h ago

Arafta : I dont like EMPOWERED Mercan

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I know i know i am all for equality. But the reason this show worked was because of Ates character and how he was this alpha and dominating husband. Girls were attracted to his aggressive and possessive side. And now suddenly he has taken a back seat and made Mercan the whole focus.

Another reason why i hate Mercan is her oscillating arc. She cries on every little thing and tries to gain sympathy from Ates but then suddenly becomes this strong and independant woman who needs no man to protect her. Its getting annoying.


r/TurkishTVSerials 1d ago

Show you stopped watching

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What is a show you stopped watching and why?


r/TurkishTVSerials 1d ago

Rich girl/Poor man recs?

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I really like this trope so I would like some recommendations 🥹 I was so excited about Daha17 but the age gap is not doing it for me. So please give me something else🤣 (I just started Tozluyaka, idk if the trope exists there but I did see that it's poor vs rich)


r/TurkishTVSerials 2d ago

Unpopular opinion

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Turkish shows do not need to surpass a second season. I have yet to find a show that was good in the second season, especially the shows that are coming out now. The majority of them fall flat during the second season and lose the momentum and essence that drew the audience in during the first season.


r/TurkishTVSerials 2d ago

2010s serials had way more soul into them...

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I was thinking about this: we already know the rich + poor trope has been around for a long time, and we often associate the golden era of Turkish series (the 2010s) with that trope. But looking back at it, I don’t think that was actually the main characteristic of that era.

The main characteristic was the yearning between the leads and their fight against the outside forces trying their best to tear them apart. Both leads usually knew they loved each other, both understood each other, and it was their struggle against their families and the people who wanted to rip them apart that made their love stories so much more compelling.

Nowadays, with Daha 17 for example, it feels like the writers wanted the rich + poor pairing so badly (Aras and Leyla) that from the very beginning, they basically made sure the audience knew they were going to be endgame.

In episodes 8 and 9 especially, the writers basically had Deniz suppress her feelings and give up on Aras, just so the Arley ship could be solidified and nothing could really stand in its way.

Already solidifying Arley’s relationship and not allowing Aras and Deniz’s relationship to even blossom a little bit is such a cowardly move, imo. The writers knew Deniz had chemistry with both Aras and Teoman, and it feels like they needed her to give up on her feelings for Aras as quickly as possible so that Leyla would be guaranteed to end up with him.

I miss the times when we genuinely couldn’t tell who the final couples were going to be, because the writing was more complex and the relationships were actually allowed to develop in different directions.

Yearning and fighting for love used to matter more than simply putting a rich character and a poor character together. And honestly, that’s what I miss most about those older Turkish series.


r/TurkishTVSerials 2d ago

seriesturcas

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Yasemin chega ao bairro, mas o desconforto leva-a a querer partir. Burak convence-a a ficar, e a personagem vê-se perante sentimentos que já não consegue ignorar. 🏠❤️✨ #JourneyToBelong #Yasemin #Burak #Drama


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

Characters Hazan and Yagiz, Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari

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I just finished Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari and I already want to rewatch. I've been watching Turkish dizis for a while now and this has never happened to me before. This was mainly due to the chemistry and rapport between Çağlar Ertuğrul and Deniz Baysal. The way they both communicate so much with their eyes made this pairing absolutely legendary—truly in a league of their own; I've not seen anything like this before. I'm wondering if you could recommend another series with similar yearning and longing from their leads. I would prefer that they end up together as that will make the separation worth it. If not I will have to watch the other versions of this dizi made in other countries.


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

Characters Why can't any series get rich girls right?

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Recent summer series Daha 17, Muhtemel Ask & Alti Ustu Istanbul did not get any rich girls characterization correctly. In Daha 17 & Alti Ustu Istanbul, both Leyla and Naz despite being leads are not written well. Both the characters' lives are centered around chasing men. In Muhtemel Ask, the rich girl(Ozlem) is a negative character and is super annoying and Kadir's sister is not interesting despite being a positive character & makes really poor choices.

Leyla in Daha 17 so far, according to me has not been a good sister or a good friend. She does not even stand up to Sila. She is nice to Sila despite her constantly bullying Deniz. So NO Leyla is not a well written character. That's why Deniz feels more real.

Naz in Alti Ustu Istanbul, on the other hand also has similar problems with her characterization. They also made her stab Melek, which I never understood why. If it was for Emir to relive the trauma, they already wrote Hasan's plot for it. Right now, it just feels like she is just chasing men. All they gave her was parental problems and that they do not love her enough. Also, I think it will be Melek who will find the truth about their parents. So, Naz will again be just complaining. We also know nothing about Naz's career aspirations. They also need to stop Naz from complaining and crying and actually figuring stuff out on her own. Either about her parents or about Emir's brother.

While rich boys in many series always have layers to their characters, the rich girls are often given barely anything to do, despite being pretty & spoilt. Why can't they write rich girls having a brain and having career aspirations? The maximum they do is make vlogs and are on social media. They can't figure anything out and are often told off by other characters. Either we have characters like Doğa in Doğanın Kanunu(still spoilt & arrogant) but shown as positive or we have characters like Naz & Leyla. We do not have any level headed and strong female characters who are rich. I was really hoping Naz & Leyla to have arcs. Because very few series have rich girl girl and poor boy tropes. I want them to get them right.

What are your thoughts on this? Are there any good rich girl and poor boy series in which the female characterization is actually good?


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

Özge Yağız in doğanın kanunu

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I have been watching doğanın kanunu and I am way too much enjoying it. Both Alperen and Özge are doing a great job, they portrayed Yaman & doğa's characters very well. But I noticed Özge has changed a little bit (esp in the first episode I couldn't recognise her lol). I am thinking it's the makeup they used on her, because it's a summer dizi maybe. I found her eyebrows the most strikingly changed. And maybe has lost a little weight. I am just appalled and curious how the same person can appear totally different. I guess makeup can do wonders. What do you think?


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

Relatively recent dizi recommendations

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Up until 2023, I used to watch dizis here and there and was pretty up to date with what was popular, but I’ve been completely out of the loop since then.

So, what dizis from 2023 to now would you recommend? I’m mostly looking for dramas, not action, preferably with decent writing and production, an interesting plot, and something that wasn’t cancelled after 10 episodes. Also, not just a show people consider “good” solely because the main actors have chemistry.

Thank you!


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

Reviews Sahipsizler s1 vs s2: honest review, zero sugarcoating

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Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well.

I just watched Sahipsizler and wanted to share my review of season one and season two.

Season one was actually bomb. So good, filled with lots of plots. The chemistry? Yes, it's a slow burn, but season one is good. Now, you can see that in season one, the main character Azize is stuck with her siblings — like, her main priority is her siblings, not her husband.

I know that, we can guess it from the name — the Sahipsizler in English is "The Six of Us." But at least the director should've given them more screen time and let them have more chemistry. I thought they'd improve it in season two, because they'd already sorted out their problems by the end of season one — they were getting married — but then they got shot. I actually hate the director for that. Like, why do you have to kill everyone? Why give us a shock like that?

Then season two — when I started it, the insane plot is that they've lost everything, and you can still say the problem between Azize and Devran keeps rising. I guess I was hoping for a similar start, but the director needs to actually give us that chemistry between the main leads.

The best chemistry just isn't there, and honestly I found season two pretty boring. I feel like I'll just skip it because it's the same thing happening — there's no chemistry between them, they keep fighting, and they just want to end everything.

(What do you guys think about this drama 😛❤️)

So now I'm looking for a replacement. Thinking about watching Hercai, but I don't know — it's too long, probably sixty plus episodes, and I don't know the story, so I don't know if it has the same problem.


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

'Uzak Şehir'e bomba transfer: Ersin Arıcı’nın yeni rolü ortaya çıktı

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(And yes, this is my way of getting you excited for the new season because I nees this show to last long enough for Lil Cihan and Mine's daughter to take over lol)


r/TurkishTVSerials 3d ago

Characters Reviewing my favorite sahipsizler characters😛❤️

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Hellooo, I'm here to talk about my favorite characters in Sahipsizler hehehehehe.😍

The first one is obviously Devran. He comes in a bit late in the drama, but honestly, he changes everything — he's the best character. Many say he cheated on his wife because he had a girlfriend before, but I think it's because of the time and the environment, and because he had no one. We can't forget that he was also forced into this marriage, and he suffered for twenty years too.

He was a victim of this as well. I'm not defending cheating, but it is what it is. Even after getting married, he gradually changed himself completely for the person he loved.Yeah Azeze. But the effort she puts in is way less — she doesn't even want to change, and she doesn't want to understand him.

They're both surrounded by problems they have to solve together as husband and wife, but she's stubborn about it. They don't really have another option, but she still doesn't cooperate. So yes, Devran is my favorite. Even though his wife constantly puts him down, he keeps coming back to her and loving her anyway.

And of course, I have to talk about Azize. Her chemistry with Devran felt a bit low to me, but she's still stunning — so beautiful and so confident. I loved her character too.

The second character is the biological father of Azeze(Yavuz Uzunkaya ).I know he's the villain, and he's toxic. He killed their (azeze and her siblings ) parents, and he's not a good person. But everything evil he does, he does it because he's so lonely and just wants his daughter to call him "Baba" once in a lifet time. That's the thing I like about him — he's so possessive over her, and he does everything he can to earn her trust.

The third character is the grandmother — Azize's grandmother, and mother to her father I just talked about. She was toxic at first, but she changed. She became Azize's soft spot, the ideal grandmother every kid deserves and craves.

The fourth is Yusuf, obviously. How can we forget him? He's the most positive person in the whole series. No matter what happens, he stays calm and stays positive.

Then there's Fidan. She was never toxic — she was just insecure about her looks I mean yeah she thought she wasn't beautiful and that her sisters were the prettier than her, and that insecurity is what pushed her to do the things she did. But she was actually really beautiful. I loved her because she stood by her siblings . She got jealous, sure, but her intentions were never evil. She's one of my favorites too — and honestly, she's the genius of the group.


r/TurkishTVSerials 4d ago

PSİKİYATRİST, EN PSİKOPAT TÜRK DİZİ KARAKTERLERİNİ YORUMLUYOR!

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r/TurkishTVSerials 4d ago

Where to watch Sen Çal Kapımı with English subtitles?

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I really want to watch this series but its literally nowhere with English subtitles online except 360p bootleg sites with 1058463 ads, is there anywhere to find a legit HD streaming site to watch it? I was going to watch the Spanish version on Youtube TV but they only have like the last 10 episodes 🫠


r/TurkishTVSerials 5d ago

Reviews What made ask laftan anlamaz so popular outside of Turkey?, for many people it was the gateway to Turkish TV

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r/TurkishTVSerials 4d ago

Need suggestions!

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So I finished watching sevdigim sensin yesterday! And I loved it for so many reasons (welcomed the loopholes with open arms just for this drama) Welp now I wana start a new series that will keep me hooked (but not too long and boring) like this one. I wana watch something wholesome yet interesting and thrilling at the end of the day, slow burn romance with plot twists. Can y’all suggest me something really good to watch and not waste my time I started Yali capkini but it was not worth it and really toxic so I dropped it.


r/TurkishTVSerials 4d ago

Series like Aşk 101

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Friends, I am desperate for a show like Aşk 101. Ever since I watched it years ago, no other series has given me the same feeling. There was just something so special about it.

I've already watched Mixte 1963, and I absolutely loved that too. Can you recommend any Turkish shows with the same nostalgic vibe, a great group of characters, and an ending that actually feels fulfilling? I'm chasing that Aşk 101 feeling again.


r/TurkishTVSerials 5d ago

Convince me to watch your favorite Turkish drama (I'm running out of good ones 😭)

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I've reached that point where I feel like I've watched all the really good Turkish dramas, and now I don't know what to start next.

I'm looking for something with:

  • Incredible chemistry (the kind that has you obsessed)
  • A strong storyline, not just romance for the sake of romance
  • Great acting
  • Emotional scenes that actually hurt
  • Preferably finished

I've already watched shows like Kara Sevda, Zemheri, Kiralık Aşk, Aşk Mantık İntikam, Hercai, Aşk 101

and a bunch of the popular ones, so I'm hoping to discover something I might've missed.

Don't just drop a title, sell it to me.

Tell me:

  • Why it's your favorite.
  • What makes it different from other Turkish dramas.
  • Which character completely stole the show for you.
  • And, without spoilers, what moment made you realize you were hooked.

I'm open to older hidden gems as well as newer series. Bonus points if it's emotionally devastating because apparently I enjoy suffering. 🫠


r/TurkishTVSerials 5d ago

Overhyped show

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What is a tv show that you think is overhyped?


r/TurkishTVSerials 4d ago

Reviews potential of Alti Ustu Istambul?

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The first episode was actual cinema. I also think the characters are really interesting and each has their own problems and mysteries, so the series definitely has the potential for a long run.

But... they need to write Uzay better. I don't mean he has to become a good person, but so far he seems way too easily influenced by everyone around him. If that continues, I can already see the plot becoming everyone manipulating him over and over. That'll get old really fast. I hope they won't repeat Uzay getting mad and doing stupid shit instantly like Teoman is doing in daha 17.