The Best TV Shows on TRT 1

Every TRT 1 Show Ranked From Best To Worst

For top-tier entertainment, TRT 1 delivered Eurovision Song Contest and Kaynanalar in 1956 and 1974. Discover the best of TRT 1 with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for July 2025. Across the timeline from 1956 to 2024, TRT 1 has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows.

  • Böyle Bitmesin
    Böyle Bitmesin (2012)9.0

  • Leyla and Mecnun
    Leyla and Mecnun (2011)8.2

    Leyla ile Mecnun is a Turkish television comedy series. The show is set in Istanbul, Turkey and premiered in 2011 on TRT. The series is a surreal and absurd comedy that revolves around the fictional love story between Leyla and Mecnun.

  • Our People
    Our People (1989)8.1

    Bizimkiler (Ours, Our People) was a Turkish drama, represented the lives of the people shared the same neighborhood. It is one of the longest-running series in Turkish television drama history.

  • Kuruntu Ailesi
    Kuruntu Ailesi (1985)8.0

  • Barbaroslar
    Barbaroslar (2021)7.9

    Barbaroslar: Sword of the Mediterranean will take viewers on a historic journey across the Ottoman Empire based on the life of 16th-century Ottoman admiral "Barbaros" Hayreddin Pasha and the adventures of four brothers who become seafarers. The drama series retells this adventure through the stories of four brothers; Ishak, Oruc, Hizir, and Ilyas, fighting high tides and the secrets of the seas. It focuses on their pursuit of a holy secret with the help of Master Suleyman, and during the course of their journey, they make enemies in, Pietro; the Pope's hand reaching out to the Mediterranean who is also pursuing the secret and organizes an attack against their ship. But this doesn't stop the brothers and they continue their original quest to find the holy secret all the while fighting their enemies at high tides.

  • Resurrection: Ertugrul
    Resurrection: Ertugrul (2014)7.8

    Ertuğrul Bey and the Knights Templar in the 13th century Alba and step and step with the struggle against brutal Mongols depicts the process of establishing the Ottoman principality.

  • Payitaht: Abdulhamid
    Payitaht: Abdulhamid (2017)7.8

    The fight of Abdülhamid II to keep the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate alive.

  • Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests
    Mehmed: Sultan of Conquests (2024)7.5

    The project, which will follow the story on the life of one of the most important rulers in Ottoman history, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, will also feature important stages of the life of Eyüp el Ensari, an important figure in the Islamic world, in parallel with Fatih's life.

  • Gülşen Abi
    Gülşen Abi (1994)7.3

  • The Great Seljuks
    The Great Seljuks (2020)7.3

    The war of the Great Seljuk Emperor, Meliksah and her loyalist, Sencer against Hasan Sabbah, who is sworn to destroy the Seljuks.

  • Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest (1956)7.2

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

  • Saladın: The Conqueror of Jerusalem
    Saladın: The Conqueror of Jerusalem (2023)7.2

    The television series centers on the life of Salahudddin, a 12th-century Muslim ruler, and his conquest of Jerusalem. It also delves into his challenges and conflicts against the Crusaders, as well as his ambition to unify the Muslim territories of Syria, northern Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Egypt under his leadership.

  • Mühürlü Güller
    Mühürlü Güller (2003)7.0

    The story of three prostitutes trying to turn a new page in their lives. A town named "Sealed" is an opportunity for them to forget their previous painful lives. But unexpected events await them in the neighborhood.

  • Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
    Ayrılsak da Beraberiz (1999)6.8

  • Yamak Ahmet
    Yamak Ahmet (2011)6.5

    Yamaga Ahmet works as a servant and helps his master prepare food for Ramadan. They often engage in Ramadan-related discussions.

  • Love Me as I Am
    Love Me as I Am (2013)6.5

    After wealthy college boy Ömer and lower class college girl Aysem fall in love and quickly marry, they learn that love and life aren't always perfect.

  • Osmanlı Tokadı
    Osmanlı Tokadı (2013)5.5

  • Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan
    Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan (2012)4.0

  • Türkan Hanım'ın Konağı
    Türkan Hanım'ın Konağı (2020)1.0

  • Kaynanalar
    Kaynanalar (1974)N/A