Netflix Unveils Adaptation of Orhan Pamuk’s ‘The Museum of Innocence’
Netflix has unveiled its Turkish production schedule for 2026, headlined by a highly anticipated series adaptation of Turkish Nobel Prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk’s critically acclaimed book ‘The Museum Of Innocence’ and several other high-end shows with international reach.
The previously announced nine-episode series “Museum of Innocence” – which debuts on Netflix on February 13 – begins in 1970s Istanbul, where a wealthy man named Kemal becomes romantically obsessed with his poor and distant young relative, a shop girl named Füsun. Their romance unfolds over a decade against the backdrop of the changing city, after which he spends the rest of his life creating a museum in her memory with “his lover’s earrings, her hair clips and even her discarded cigarette butts,” as the synopsis puts it.
Directed by Zeynep Günay, ‘Museum of Innocence’ is written by Ertan Kurtulan and produced by Turkish TV powerhouse Ay Yapım, known for the international Emmy-winning series ‘Endless Love’, as well as ‘Fatmagul’, ‘Ezel’ and ‘Forbidden Love’, among other global hit series.
Other notable titles in Netflix’s new Turkish that have not previously been announced include:
— “Seni Tanıyorum”, a series written by Tuğba Doğan (“Hepimiz Birimiz Için”), directed by Mert Baykal (“Hot Skull”) and produced by Bonbon Studios. “After taking a break from painting after giving birth, Funda finds the sitter she has been looking for,” the synopsis reads. “But the mysterious and disturbing character of Nazlı begins to change the lives of Funda and her husband İlker forever. What starts as a simple meeting turns into a long-running game in which each of them is tested in their loyalties and desires.”
— “Sonra Gözler Görür”, a series written by Ece Yörenç (“Fallen Leaves”, “Forbidden Love”), directed by Bertan Başaran (“Shahmaran”) and produced by Ay Yapim. “A quiet seaside town is rocked by the mysterious death of a young girl. When a renowned journalist returns to the place where she grew up years later to investigate the case, her search uncovers not only a killer, but long-buried secrets and the truth about her own past,” the synopsis reads.
New upcoming 2026 episodes of popular, pre-existing Netflix Turkey originals include new seasons of ‘Ethos’, ‘Money Trap’, ‘Thank You, Next’, ‘Another Self’ and Graveyard.
