Turkey has had a very fruitful year as far as movies are concerned. Many wonderful series from this country are comparable in their ratings to the best Hollywood films. It is the Turkish actors who are able to immerse the viewer in the world of their experiences, making you feel every blow of fate. And every kiss.
We present you the ten best Turkish series of 2022 with high ratings. Suggest your options in the comments!
Unfortunately, Turkey has experienced a terrible tragedy, affecting all areas of life. Filming of all Turkish projects has been suspended indefinitely. All equipment, all people, including actors, cameramen and extras are working in locations that need help.
Yali Çapkini
- Rating IMDB – 6.3
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Burku Alptekin, Alptekin Bozkurt
- Cast: Afra Saracoglu, Mert Ramazan Demir, Gulcin Santircioglu, Emre Altug, Beryl Pozam, Gözde Kansu, Diren Polatogullari, Ersin Arycı, Dogukan Polat, Oznur Serceler
The Turkish Yali Çapkini is one of the most eagerly awaited premieres of 2022, a series with a great cast and the highest audience ratings.
Ferit (Mert Ramazan Demir) is a handsome man spoiled by life, the heir to a wealthy family. His grandfather Khalis Agha, a pillar of the Korhan clan, is determined to stop his grandson’s promiscuous freedom, and decides to marry him off to a decent girl.
The wise old man’s choice falls on Suna (Beril Pozam), one of the two daughters of her stern father. The girl happily accepts the proposal, to the indignation of her sister Seyran (Aphra Saracoglu), who does not understand how she can give herself to the first stranger she meets. However, it is Seyran who has to take her place at the altar next to the stranger Ferit.
The screenplay is based on the novel by Gülseren Budaycıoğlu, a Turkish female psychiatrist and writer.
Dünyayla Benim Aramda
- Rating IMDB – 5.6
- Genre: Melodrama
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Hulya Gezer
- Cast: Demet Ozdemir, Bugra Gyulsoy, Hafsanur Sancaktutan, Zerrin Tekindor, Hasan Ak, Ibrahim Selim, Cem Zeytyunlu, Aysu Basar, Ismail Genc, Ali Yogurtcuoglu
Another intriguing story, released in 2022 on the digital platform Disney+. It is a frank, erotic melodrama, which is unexpected for traditionally rather chaste Turkish projects. The chic music and actors sparking passion between them are impossible to tear yourself away from!
The plot centers on Ilkin (Demet Ozdemir), the fashionable, successful owner of a major magazine. One day she arranges a sneaky test for her lover – flirting with him online through an app under a different name. And then she also helps her friend test her lover’s feelings. But why is Ilkin doing this? Believe me, the plot intrigue here is much deeper than it seems at first glance.
Demet Ozdemir has become one of the most active stars in raising funds for the victims of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
Pera Palas’ta Gece Yarisi
- Rating IMDB – 7.0
- Genre: Drama, detective, history
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Emre Sahin, Nisan Dag
- Cast: Hazal Kaya, Tansu Beecher, Selahattin Pasali, James Chalmers, Jasmine Shawlovsky, Ahmet Kursat Öcalan, Engin Khepileri, Melih Salgir, Yasemin Sannino, Hakan Dinchkol
This is a fantastic Turkish time travel series from Netflix. Fantastic in every way! The project is full of beautiful visual effects, pleases with the appearance of favorite actors, great costumes, luxurious retro interiors, interesting plot and, of course, the most heartfelt romance.
The young journalist Esra, played by the incomparable Hazal Kaya, gets an assignment to create a reportage about the famous Pera Palace Hotel. Falling asleep in the room where Agatha Christie herself wrote her books, the girl wakes up in 1919, on the eve of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s coup. She will plunge into the exciting adventures of a distant era.
The series is based on the book of the same name by American writer Charles King.
Senden Daha Güzel
- Rating IMDB – 6.9
- Genre: Drama, melodrama, comedy
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Ketjhe, Ersoy Guler, Deniz Kolosh
- Cast: Cemre Baysel, Burak Celik, Berat Enilmez, Cihan Ercan, Tugce Kumral, Anyl Celik, Kimya Gokce Aytaç, Ozan Kaya Oktu
This project has been called the most exciting Turkish series of the summer season of 2022. Emir (Burak Çelik) is Istanbul’s most successful plastic surgeon and an imposing man. One day he travels to the village of Gaziantep to bring Efsun (Cemre Baysel), the daughter of his longtime business partner, to the capital.
Soon Emir learns that this girl, also a successful doctor, will now be co-owner of the clinic, since her mother has handed over all the business to her. Except that Efsun has a couple of problems: she is mortally and long resentful of her mother and hates Emir at first sight. However, from hatred to love, as you know, the distance is not very big…
Cemre Baissel and Burak Çelik quickly became friends on set, and it was difficult for them to act out the quarrels between their characters while keeping a serious face.
Annenin Sirridir Çocuk
- Rating IMDB – 4.1
- Genre: Drama
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Muge Ugurlar
- Cast: Irem Khelvagiolu, Engin Ozturk, Selin Yeninci, Olgun Toker, Ahmet Varli, Birgul Ulusoy, Mine Kılıç, Sajide Taşaner, Demet Gul, Gun Akinci
Annenin Sirridir Çocuk is a heartfelt Turkish drama that premiered in April 2022. The plot centers on the intertwining stories of two women, each with a heavy tragedy in her past and a slowly unfolding mystery in her present.
Defne (Irem Helvacioglu) is the pregnant wife of a rich and successful man. She has a housekeeper, Meryem, who is also carrying a baby. Defne feels sorry for Meryem, and takes her home every day after work. Flashbacks will tell the dark horrors of the past from which Defne once sought to escape. However, when these fears reappear before her, the woman will fight for her destiny.
The series was filmed entirely in Istanbul, in the picturesque locations of Maslak, Besiktas and Galata.
Gizli Sakli
- Rating IMDB – 6.9
- Genre: Action, melodrama, comedy
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Murat Aksu, Shahin Altu
- Cast: Sinem Unsal, Halit Ozgur Sari, Tardu Flordun, Sinasi Yurtsever, Bulent Emrah Parlak, Ece Dizdar, Selcuk Borak, Idris Nebi Tashkan, Emrullah Jakay, Hassan Elmas
The cute spy rom-com Gizli Sakli is about unusual partners who have to portray a married couple surrounded by the mafia.
Naz (Sinem Unsal) is a bold, uninhibited and beautiful girl, strong in spirit and very determined. She has known since she was a child that she would work for the police. After studying, she gets a job and immediately gets a secret assignment – to infiltrate the lair of criminals. But not alone! Her partner and “husband” is an experienced operative Pamir (Halit Ozgur Sari), a reticent and abrupt loner who is not at all happy about the prospect of working with a young upstart.
Duy Beni
- Rating IMDB – 6.7
- Genre: Drama, melodrama
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Ali Balchi
- Cast: Rabiya Soyturk, Caner Topchu, Sumeye Aydogan, Murat Daltaban, Helin Kandemir, Burak Can, Taha Bora Elkok, Feride Cetin, Aytach Ushun, Utku Coshkun
Duy Beni is an unconventionally violent series for Turkey at the intersection of romance and psychological thriller. It begins with a serious accident. After hitting the young Leyla, a driver in a clown mask doesn’t stop and hides behind the gates of the local elite school.
Terrified that his school will be investigated, the principal organizes a high-profile social action and accepts three children from low-income families into the student body. So Ekim, Leila’s close friend, and her friends Bekir and Ayşe, find themselves in a society of golden youths, where there is a hell of a lot of humiliation and impunity.
The series caused a storm of indignation among Turkish viewers. They demanded that such a violent show be taken off the air.
Hayaller Ve Hayatlar
- Rating IMDB – 6.6
- Genre: Melodrama, comedy
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Emre Kabakushak, Altan Dönmez, Orkun Chatak
- Cast: Ozge Gurel, Aybüke Pusat, Melisa Asli Pamuk, Yeshim Ceren Bozoglu, Serkay Tyutyuncyu, Yusuf Cim, Beyza Shekerdzhi, Ekin Mert Daymaz, Gökçe Yanarda, Ayshen Sezerel
Hayaller Ve Hayatlar is the story of the vibrant friendship of four women: Setenay (Melisa Asli Pamuk), Melike (Yesim Jeren Bozoglu), Gunas (Aybüke Pusat) and Diğle (Özge Gürel). They, like all women, build relationships and solve everyday problems in the style of Sex and the City.
They also had a fifth friend, Meriem. Except that one day coming to visit her, the first four found her dead. And now it’s vital for the restless friends to figure out why Meriem is dead and avoid mutual suspicion and discord.
The series was released for broadcast on the digital platform beIN Connect.
Kus Uçusu
- Rating IMDB – 6.3
- Genre: Drama
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Deniz Iorulmazer
- Cast: Birce Akalay, Miray Daner, Ibrahim Çelikkol, Burak Yamanturk, Irem Sak, Defne Kayalar, Laura Post, Nejat Isler, Yasemin Eti
A brilliant performance by Birzhe Akalay, Ibrahim Çelikkolay, Irem Sak and Miraj Daner in the 2022 Turkish drama series Kus Uçusu, about the difficulties and competition in television news production.
Lale is a well-known anchor of a popular television program, invariably admired by those around her. However, the woman is in no hurry to enjoy success. Her life is full of personal problems, and only her colleagues Kenan and Mure support her. The three professionals are called lions. But there are often birds of prey circling above the predators. And one such bird is the young, deceitful and ambitious Asli, who dreams of taking Lale’s place.
The series Kus Uçusu has a completely original script written by Turkey’s best screenwriter Meriç Adzhemi.
Yakamoz S-245
- Rating IMDB – 6.1
- Genre: Fantasy, action, thriller, drama
- Production Türkiye / 2022
- Directed by Umut Aral, Tolga Karacelik
- Cast: Ozge Ozpirincci, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Ecem Uzun, Onur Ünsal, Jerry Hoffmann, Ertan Saban, Ece Cesmioglu, Ersin Arici
Another Turkish project from Netflix, which has been in the top 10 series in many countries since the first day of its premiere. However, the story told here is almost devoid of the usual languid romance, because it is in fact a hard sci-fi thriller.
Arman (Kivanc Tatlitug) is a submarine scientist who owns his own submarine to explore the ocean depths. When disaster suddenly strikes Earth and the sunlight begins to kill people, Arman becomes a savior for those he manages to take on his vessel. However, a dangerous madman lurks in the society of the rescued who threatens the survival of this small group of people.
The series is a spin-off of the popular Belgian project Into the Night 2020.
