Turkish TV's 2026-2027 Season So Far: Which New Series Took Off And Which Got Early Finales
The new Turkish TV series that premiered one after another in early September have now been on air for two months, and the ratings picture has become much clearer. Some shows doubled the numbers of their first episode and climbed to the top of their night; others were told they were finishing before their first month was even over. Using the latest TİAK data, here is how the new series of the 2026-2027 season are doing, with the advertising slump casting a shadow over all of them.
Sevdan Bir Ateş and Ömür Usta became the clearest successes of the new season.
The 2026-2027 season opened in September with 35 series. Within two months, final decisions came one after another: alongside shows carried over from last season, such as Star TV's Çirkin and ATV's A.B.İ., three new productions ended early and a finale was announced for NOW's Halef: Köklerin Çağrısı, bringing the number of series still on air down to 20. Falling advertising revenue made things harder still; according to Medyascope, new episodes of 10 series on different channels did not air between October 29 and November 3.
Sevdan Bir Ateş
Show TV's Sevdan Bir Ateş, produced by CNP Film, brings Murat Ünalmış and Özge Özacar together as Mirza and Leyla. It opened with a modest 3.54 in the Total category, then climbed every week to reach 9.68 with its 4th episode. On November 4, despite airing against the Fenerbahçe-Liverpool match, its 9th episode drew a 7.05 rating and an 18.63 percent share, placing second in Total.
Ömür Usta
NOW's Ömür Usta, an Ay Yapım production starring Nurgül Yeşilçay and Bülent İnal, was fourth in Total on its debut but beat TRT 1's long-running Teşkilat in its second week with 5.13. On November 1 it narrowly lost the Total lead to Kanal D's Daha 17 while keeping first place in AB with 6.58. Its 7th episode on November 8 reached 7.81 in Total and ranked first in all three categories.
Tuesday nights have turned into a close race between Tuzlu Kahve, Anne Yarısı and Haysiyet.
Tuzlu Kahve
Star TV's comedy Tuzlu Kahve, produced by Poll Films and starring Eda Ece and Buğra Gülsoy, opened at the top of its night with 4.36 and rose to 5.44 on October 6. From mid-October its Total figures slipped into the 4s, but it kept its strength in the AB group that advertisers watch closely: on October 27 it was fifth in Total with 4.20 but first in both AB (5.50) and ABC1 (5.57).
Anne Yarısı
NOW's Anne Yarısı, an NTC Medya production starring Burcu Özberk and Cihangir Ceyhan, opened with 3.13 on September 22. In mid-October, claims that it would end began circulating on social media; NOW made no official statement. The series then rose to 4.59 on October 20 and to 6.00 with its 6th episode on October 27, beating all its rivals in Tuesday's Total list.
Haysiyet
Kanal D's Haysiyet, a Süreç Film production featuring Kerem Alışık and Doğukan Güngör, started fourth in Total with 3.50, rose to 4.83 on October 6, and with its 8th episode on October 27 climbed back to third place with 4.67.
Güneşin Doğduğu Yer and Başkalarının Hayatı
ATV's Güneşin Doğduğu Yer, starring Burak Özçivit, had the strongest opening of the new shows with 4.66 on September 17, but has since moved between 4 and 5.5 without a big breakout; it drew 4.77 in the week of November 2-8. Star TV's Saturday series Başkalarının Hayatı, an Ay Yapım production inspired by Vanity Fair and starring Eylül Lize Kandemir, led AB again on November 7 but finished last on the channel's weekly Total chart with 3.86.
Aşk ve Taht, Mercan Köşk and Sevdam Karadeniz ended before the season's second month was out.
Aşk ve Taht
Bozdağ Film's Aşk ve Taht, with Akın Akınözü as Alaeddin Keykubad, was seen as one of the season's most ambitious period dramas on ATV. It opened at 2.49 in Total, lost viewers every week, and the finale decision came after only three episodes. Its 5th and last episode on October 7 fell to 0.85.
Mercan Köşk
ATV's Mercan Köşk, starring Kubilay Aka and Hafsanur Sancaktutan, opened second with 2.78 but dropped to 2.21 by its 4th episode. The team first answered finale claims with 'It's all lies', yet a week later the decision was confirmed and the series ended with its 7th episode on October 17. ATV, which began the season with five series, lost two of its new shows within two months.
Sevdam Karadeniz
NOW's Sevdam Karadeniz, with Erdem Adilce and Meltem Akçöl as Kuzey and Zeyşan, made headlines before airing when six cast members left. It opened with 2.11 on October 12; after slipping to 1.84 in its second episode, news came that it would end with its fourth. The finale on November 2 drew 0.91 in Total and 0.54 in AB. In her farewell post, Meltem Akçöl wrote: 'We also apologize for not being able to give you a real finale.'
Evlilik Güzeldir
TRT 1's Evlilik Güzeldir, with Fikret Kuşkan, Hande Soral and İlayda Alişan, opened with 2.13 on September 7 and drew 2.50 on November 2, the lowest of the channel's series. Its director was changed. Responding to finale claims, journalist Birsen Altuntaş said: 'There is no finale, it is continuing for now'; the channel made no official statement.
Source: TİAK
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