Turkish TV Theme Music Viewers Still Know By Heart, From Muhteşem Yüzyıl To Kızılcık Şerbeti
A series ends and its characters fade from memory, but the theme tune can stay in your head for years. From Kınalı Kar and Asmalı Konak to Aşk-ı Memnu, Çukur and Kızılcık Şerbeti, which is still on air, these are Turkish series remembered for their music.
Yılan Hikayesi's music was so well liked that the series got its own album.
Yılan Hikayesi aired on Kanal D between 1999 and 2002, a mix of drama, comedy and crime starring Meltem Cumbul, Memet Ali Alabora and Çetin Tekindor. It ran for 3 seasons and 90 episodes, and its theme combined action with Anatolian melodies.
The Classics
Süper Baba (atv, 1993-1997) ran for 4 seasons and 137 episodes with Şevket Altuğ and Jülide Kural. Its theme song is performed by Yeni Türkü and Oya Küçümen.
Bizimkiler was broadcast from 1989 to 2002, for 15 seasons and 460 episodes.
İkinci Bahar started on atv on 29 October 1998 with Şener Şen and Türkan Şoray. Its theme, which opens with kanun and oud, was composed by Vedat Sakman.
Asmalı Konak aired on atv from 11 March 2002 to 16 June 2003, directed by Çağan Irmak, for 54 episodes. The theme was made by Cem Erman, who performs it with Cihan Okan.
Kınalı Kar (Kanal D, 2002-2004) ran for 3 seasons and 90 episodes with Emrah, Özlem Conker and Engin Şenkan. The title song is sung by Sabahat Akkiraz.
Kurtlar Vadisi came to the screen in 2003. Gökhan Kırdar made its music and released two soundtrack albums in 2004. Gökhan Kırdar also wrote the music of Haziran Gecesi, which began on 13 September 2004 with Özcan Deniz, Nebahat Çehre, Naz Elmas, Burcu Kara and Demir Karahan.
Kıraç composed for Aliye (atv, 2004-2006, 76 episodes) and for Zerda, which began on 26 September 2002 with Ece Uslu in the lead.
Period And Epic Dramas
Muhteşem Yüzyıl began in 2011 and told the story of the era of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, known in English as Suleiman the Magnificent. Its music was composed by Fahir Atakoğlu.
Kuruluş Osman started on 20 November 2019 as a continuation of Diriliş Ertuğrul and ended on 4 June 2025 with its 194th episode, after 6 seasons. Alpay Göltekin and Zeynep Alasya are behind its music.
Gönül Dağı began on TRT 1 on 17 October 2020, directed by Yahya Samancı. Its theme draws on Anatolian melodies.
Evdeki Yabancı is a comedy many viewers remember by its opening song.
Evdeki Yabancı was a comedy shown on Kanal D in the early 2000s. A young woman who cannot pay her rent introduces her boyfriend to her family as her fiancé, and things get complicated. Even viewers who have forgotten the plot can still sing the opening lines.
Comedies And Family Series
Avrupa Yakası, created by Gülse Birsel, aired on atv from 11 January 2004 to 24 June 2009.
Çocuklar Duymasın began in 2002 and continued until 2019. It was written by Birol Güven and produced by MinT Motion Pictures.
Sihirli Annem ran from 2003 to 2012 and was remade with a new cast for Exxen in 2021.
Çiçek Taksi started on atv on 27 September 1995, moved to TRT 1 in 2001 and ended on 27 December 2003 with its 367th episode, after 7 seasons.
Leyla ile Mecnun, an absurd comedy by Eflatun Film, aired on TRT 1 from 2011 to 2013 and returned on Exxen from 2021 to 2023, for 7 seasons in total. Alper Atakan and Mehmet Erdem are behind its music.
Kiralık Aşk aired on Star TV from 19 June 2015 to 20 January 2017 with Barış Arduç and Elçin Sangu. Aydilge's song Sen Misin İlacım? became the series' best-known track.
The Toygar Işıklı Scores
Composer Toygar Işıklı wrote the music for several of the dramas on the list:
Dudaktan Kalbe (Show TV, 2007-2009), adapted from Reşat Nuri Güntekin's 1925 novel, with Aslı Tandoğan and Burak Hakkı.
Aşk-ı Memnu (Kanal D, 4 September 2008 to 24 June 2010, 79 episodes).
Ezel, which began on Show TV on 28 September 2009 and ended on atv on 20 June 2011 with its 71st episode. It was adapted from Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo.
Kuzey Güney (Kanal D, 7 September 2011 to 26 June 2013, 80 episodes), with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, Buğra Gülsoy and Öykü Karayel, adapted from the 1976 miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.
Çukur, an Ay Yapım production that ran from 23 October 2017 to 7 June 2021, for 4 seasons and 131 episodes.
Yargı (Kanal D, 19 September 2021 to 26 May 2024, 95 episodes).
Recent Titles
Yalı Çapkını aired on Star TV from 23 September 2022 to 4 April 2025 and ended with its 101st episode. Its theme was composed by Güldiyar Tanrıdağlı. Kızılcık Şerbeti, a Gold Film production on Show TV, is in its 5th season and still on air.
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