We list some of the best Turkish mafia romance series where a gang leader falls in love with an ordinary woman. Sometimes bad people also have a soft heart, they fall in love with a woman and everything changes. Some of these Turkish mafia romance series on YouTube are also available with English subtitles.
1: Black and White Love (2017-2018):
Black and White Love (Siyah Beyaz Ask) is a Turkish Mafia romance series. The story revolves around Asli and Ferhat. Ferhat is a mafia leader who is a cruel person, on the other hand, Asli is a doctor who is kind and treats her patients with kindness. Ferhat kidnaps Asli to treat one of his men and then circumstances lead him to forcefully marry Asli. In the beginning, there is lots of hate but with time, they fell in love. The love of Asli changes Ferhat and he develops a soft corner for people. The series is also dubbed in Urdu and available on Youtube. This mafia gangster romance series has 32 episodes.
2: Ramo (2020):
It is one of the Turkish crime romance dramas. The series is focused on the rift between two families and the love of two persons. Ramo is the leader of a local gang. Sibel is the daughter of his opponent. They fell in love without knowing the unending enmity between their families.
Apart from the lead couple, there is also hate-love relationship between Fatos and Nico. Ramo cast includes Murat Yildirim, Esra Bilgic, Cemra Baysel and llhan Sen and the number of episodes is 40.
3: The Circle (Halka) (2019):
The Circle is based on a criminal organization. A child of an innocent man is kidnapped by a mafia leader and grows up thinking that he is the son of a mafia gang leader. After growing up, he finds himself in a difficult situation where he has to deal with other criminals. He also has some psychological issues that can only be resolved when he finds out about his true identity. Halka cast includes Hande Ercel, Serkan Cayoglu, Kaan Yildirim and Hazal Subasi. Hande is also playing a strong role where he is playing the character of Mujda a powerful daughter of a mafia leader. This Turkish mafia romance series is available with English subtitles on Youtube.
4: The Pit (Cukur) (2017-2021):
Cukur is a district of Istanbul. It is under the control of a strong family that has its own rules and bans drugs. Yamac is one of the sons of the family who has no interest in the dirty family business. He falls in love with an ordinary girl Sena and wants to live a happy life with her. After his father’s death, he has to join his family business in order to protect his family. He leaves his newly wed wife all alone who gets a shock after not finding him anywhere.
However, Sena also faces the consequences of falling in love with a mafia member without even having any idea about it. Aras Bulut and Dilan Cicek are playing the lead roles in this Turkish mafia romance series. The series has four seasons and it has 131 episodes.
5: Ezel (2009):
After a betrayal by his friends and lover, Omer’s life is ruined. He is in jail for a crime he did not commit and one day his face is also badly disfigured. He comes out of jail with the help of some people and goes through face surgery. He starts taking his revenge by hiding himself under a new identity of a powerful man. One by one, he finds out the motif of his friends and lover and he takes revenge on them.
However, he is also stuck in the crime world and has to fight with more powerful people. Kenan lmirzalioglu and Cansu Dere played the lead couple role in Ezel. This mafia gangster romance series is available with English subtitles.
6: Icerde (Insider) (2016):
It is one of the Turkish action thriller crime dramas. The story revolves around two brothers who are separated in their childhood. Their father used to work for a mafia leader. When things go against the leader, he kidnaps one of the boys and raises him as a criminal. The other one trains himself in a police academy and soon the revelation that he is the child of a criminal shatters him. Moreover, the two brothers, unaware that they are blood-related, become enemies. There are lots of secrets in this Turkish crime romance drama. The drama has 39 episodes.
7: Ariza (2020):
The story focuses on the life of Ali who is a taxi driver. After being involved with a girl Halide and saving her from a mafia man, he becomes a victim of his rivalry. On his sister’s wedding day, his dear sister is killed by the mafia gang. Ali wants to take the revenge at any cost. Halide who is a kind person tries to stop him and help his family. Ali leaves his job and joins the mafia gang which is the rival gang of his enemies. The story focuses on the crime world as well as the love life of Ali and Halide.
8: My Name is Farah (Adim Farah) (2023):
The story of this Turkish mafia romance series is about the life of Farah. She is an Iranian doctor who lives illegally in Istanbul. She witnesses a crime committed by Tahir who is a member of a mafia gang. Farah also has a son with a deadly disease and she cannot be found out by the authorities. After Tahir finds out that she has witnessed his crime, initially he is also after her so that she would not reach to Police. Farah is forced to keep Tahir’s secret and she gradually starts developing feelings for him. The drama cast includes popular Turkish actors Engin Akyurek and Demet Ozdemir in lead roles.
