Leyla and Mecnun
AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 9/10Turkish dramaThe Turkish dizi tradition: sweeping, long-format family melodrama.This show: 8/10WhimsicalPlayful, fanciful and lightly magical in sensibility.This show: 8/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 8/10ParodyA sustained send-up of other genres or works.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ali AtaySerkan KeskinOsman SonantAhmet Mümtaz TaylanCengiz BozkurtKöksal Engür
Starring
Ali AtaySerkan KeskinOsman SonantAhmet Mümtaz TaylanCengiz BozkurtKöksal Engür
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Leyla and Mecnun Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | E26 | E27 | E28 | E29 | E30 | E31 | E32 | E33 | E34 | E35 | E36 | E37 | E38 | E39 | E40 | E41 | E42 | E43 | ||
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| S1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | |||
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.8 | |
| S4 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.8 |
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About
"Absurdist café-set satire with a cult following"
Set around a shabby café in an Istanbul back-alley, this Turkish series follows Mecnun, a dreamy would-be filmmaker infatuated with his neighbor Leyla, and the eccentric regulars who drift through his father's shop. It uses that flimsy love story as a launchpad for wall-to-wall absurdist sketches, deadpan surrealism, and sly jabs at Turkish media, politics, and everyday life. The pace is loose and sketch-like rather than plot-driven, leaning on rapid-fire jokes, running gags, and a scrappy, low-budget charm. It rewards patience with tone over story momentum, and its cult reputation comes from sheer comic density.
Watch it for
the relentless, surreal joke-writing that turns a tiny café into a stage for social satire.
Maybe skip if
you need a driving plot, since this favors sketch-style absurdity over forward momentum.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12011
8.711K2019h 47m
Two babies born in the same hospital on the same day are placed side by side due to the lack of beds. The babies, who are betrothed in cradle beds after their families say "they found each other as soon as they were born", are named after the legendary lovers Leyla and Mecnun.
25 years pass. One morning, his family tells Mecnun about the situation and they go to ask for Leyla's hand in marriage. Although Mecnun is initially uncomfortable with this situation, he falls in love with Leyla as soon as he sees her. Not knowing what to do to impress her, Mecnun sees Grandfather with a white beard in his dream one night. Things get complicated when Grandfather with a white beard comes out of his dreams and starts living with Mecnun.
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Season 22011
8.515K41
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Season 32012
8.414K43
After a period of separation, Mecnun and his friends return to Kireçburnu. However, the neighborhood has changed a lot and Mecnun soon finds a new love.
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Season 42021
8.64K109h 4m
Mecnun, lost in his own desert, returns to the neighborhood after 8 years. But the neighborhood is no longer the same. It is not just the neighborhood that has changed, there are no familiar faces in his house anymore and if he does not do something, their house will be lost to them. This time, Mecnun sets out saying, “I will set up this game!” and does his best to bring the neighborhood together. There is something he does not know, this struggle leaves him in the middle of his common fate with Leyla.
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Season 52021
8.12K102h 37m
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Season 62022
8.52K10
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Season 72023
8.22K10
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Ali Atay Mecnun
Serkan Keskin Ismail
Osman Sonant Yavuz
Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Iskender, Iskender Cinar, Iskender Çinar
Cengiz Bozkurt Erdal Bakkal
Köksal Engür Aksakalli Dede
Ege Tanman Kaan
Nalan Kuruçim Nurten
Engin Günay Azsakalli Dede
Neslihan Aker Gotik Leyla
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