Hazal Kaya launched her acting career with the TV series "Genco." In 2008, she portrayed Nihal Ziyagil in a contemporary version of the classic "Aşk-ı Memnu." Kaya gained significant recognition for her role as Feriha Yılmaz Sarrafoğlu in the first two seasons of "Adını Feriha Koydum," which started in 2011. In this series, she played a porter’s daughter caught between two worlds, falling for a wealthy and attractive young man named Emir Sarrafoğlu at her university, contributing to some of the highest television ratings in Turkey. In 2012, she took a leading role in "Son Yaz Balkanlar," and by 2015, she starred in "Maral: En Güzel Hikayem," playing the character Maral Erdem. Today, Hazal Kaya is among the highest-paid actors in Turkey.