Hi all. I've really enjoyed reading through this forum because I recently found myself taking a detour into Turkish dramas. I watched Magnificent Century two years ago and absolutely loved it but I continued with my K, C and T dramas. Recently I hit a bit of a drama slump, nothing severe but I still found myself not giving my full attention to some highly acclaimed Kdramas, so I gave it a break and looked into Turkish dramas instead for a change of flavour.
And what a change of flavour it has been !!! manly men, check; feisty leading ladies, check; drama, and intrigue galore, check; natural skinship without the cringe, check. What's not to love? Turkish dramas are so amazing, the only downside has been the incredible length of each drama, but I've found that if the story is good enough and I pace myself I can complete it with no problems.
I've found this forum very helpful, @jinnborn and @rainruma your comments have been insightful.
I've watched No. 309 which is a loose adaptation of Fated to Love You / You're my destiny; Meryem which has so much intrigue and is based on the Kdrama Secret; Kara Para Ask which is absolutely sublime, Engin Akyurek anyone? ( the man can act ) I'm currently watching Kiralik Ask which I'm enjoying so much and will watch Siyah Beyaz Ask after.
I only wish there were some English blogs of Turkish Dramas where people can discuss as they watch, kind of like MDL and Dramabeans.
Anyway, happy watching everyone!