The same year, Ertuğrul made his television debut in the series Benim İçin Üzülme as Sinan Avcıoğlu in a leading role.
In 2014, he played the role of Ersen in the coming of age drama Boynu Bükükler and starred as Başar Korkmaz in Beyaz Karanfil.
During 2017–2018, Ertuğrul appeared in the television drama Fazilet Hanım ve Kızları as Yağız Egemen opposite Deniz Baysal.
During 2019–2020, Ertuğrul played the role of a handsome playboy Kerem Yiğiter in the TV Series Afili Aşk opposite Burcu Özberk for which he received the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actor in a Romantic Comedy.
In 2023, Ertuğrul starred in the series Magarsus as Turgut Kurak alongside Merve Dizdar and Berkay Ateş, which was released on BluTV.