Although dramas and international content have increasingly become popular in recent years due to the arrival of streaming, as well as globalization, Turkish television shows have become some of the biggest winners.

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Türkiye has had some heavy-hitting movies in the past few years, especially due to the work of filmmakers like Nuri Bilge Ceylan, but the television dramas became more popular across the Middle Eastern and Arab world, then spread with the diaspora. Now, these shows are watched throughout the globe.

Despite Turkish being relatively learned in classrooms outside the Turkic world, the language and cultural barriers are easily overcome. From tense melodramas to epic historical dramas packed full of action and fights, these Turkish dramas have been establishing their own unique tropes and a name for themselves.

Up until recently, they’ve been harder to find with English subtitles, but due to their popularity, platforms like Netflix have been taking notice, gradually increasing the Turkish television presence on the platform for audiences to consume. That said, whether you’re a novice or seasoned in this realm of television, these are some of the must-watch Turkish shows to watch on Netflix.