The Girl Named Feriha

The Girl Named Feriha follows Feriha Yilmaz, a bright young woman from a working-class family who keeps a carefully guarded secret about her background so she can move in wealthy circles at an elite university. To fit in she presents a different life, attracting the attention of Emir Sarrafoğlu, a privileged student whose world looks perfect on the surface. Their relationship plays out amid lies, class tensions, and family pressures, and each choice raises the stakes for Feriha and those closest to her. Her choices ripple through friendships and family.

Premiering in 2011 on Show TV, the series was produced by Med Yapım, directed by Barış Yöş, and created by Fatih Aksoy with Sırma Yanık, scripted by Melis Civelek and Sırma Yanık, starring Çağatay Ulusoy and Ceyda Ateş.

While centered in Turkey, the show reached international viewers through regional broadcasts and streaming, helping to launch Çağatay Ulusoy as a household name. Fans still discuss key scenes and character dynamics online, and its focus on class and aspiration prompted conversation about social mobility and how status is shown on television.

Critical response was mixed, with viewers rating it around 6.0 out of 10 on aggregate votes, while many praised lead performances and the melodramatic emotional hooks. The series returns repeatedly to themes of identity, secrecy, social inequality, and the pressures of maintaining appearances in close-knit communities, which kept audiences invested despite uneven pacing noted by some critics.

No major international awards are documented for the series in the supplied data. In Turkey some cast members gained recognition, but award listings for the series are limited in the available sources.