The Turkish Detective

Crime drama television series

  • Haluk Bilginer
Country of originUnited States
TurkeyOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series1No. of episodes8ProductionExecutive producersKerem Çatay
Claire Sowerby-A Sheppard
Marc Helwig
Ben SchifferProducersCharles Croft
Emrah Gamsizoglu
Marina NielProduction companiesOriginal releaseNetworkParamount+ReleaseSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)[1] –
present

The Turkish Detective is an American-British-Turkish crime drama television series, adapted from Barbara Nadel's Çetin İkmen book series.

Premise

Turkish-born, British-raised police officer Mehmet Süleyman transfers from London to Istanbul.[2]

Cast

  • Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen
  • Yasemin Allen as Detective Ayşe Farsakoğlu
  • Ethan Kai as Detective Mehmet Süleyman
  • Erol Afsin as Tarik Sanver
  • Deniz Ülkü as Cicek İkmen
  • Uygar Tamer as Fatma İkmen
  • Dilan Gwyn as Leyla Pamuk
  • Selma Ergec as Selma Payidar
  • Diyar Bozkurt as Izzet Melik

Production

In June 2020, it was announced that Miramax TV and ViacomCBS International Studios would produce a television adaptation of the 21 Çetin İkmen novels entitled The Turkish Detective by Barbara Nadel.[3] By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapin were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director.[4] The series is adapted by Ben Schiffer. Filming took place in Istanbul.[5]

The cast is led by Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen and also includes Yasemin Kay Allen, Ethan Kai, Dilan Gwyn and Selma Ergec .[6]

Broadcast

The series was broadcast in Greece on Cosmote TV Series from 15 September 2023.
The series was broadcast in the UK on BBC Two from 7 July 2024.[7]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Episode 1"Niels Arden OplevBen Schiffer15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)
2"Episode 2"Niels Arden OplevBen Schiffer22 September 2023 (2023-09-22)
3"Episode 3"Lynsey MillerBen Schiffer29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)
4"Episode 4"Lynsey MillerBen Schiffer6 October 2023 (2023-10-06)
5"Episode 5"Nisan DagBen Schiffer13 October 2023 (2023-10-13)
6"Episode 6"Nisan DagBen Schiffer20 October 2023 (2023-10-20)
7"Episode 7"Lynsey MillerBen Schiffer27 October 2023 (2023-10-27)
8"Episode 8"Lynsey MillerBen Schiffer3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)

References

  1. ^ "The Turkish Detective". Paramount Global.
  2. ^ Walton, James (13 July 2024). "Utterly bog-standard: BBC2's The Turkish Detective reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ Kanter, Jake (24 June 2020). "ViacomCBS International Studios Partners With Miramax On 'The Turkish Detective'". Deadline Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 April 2022). "'The Turkish Detective' From Niels Arden Oplev & Miramax TV Gets Paramount+ Series Order, Sets Cast". Deadline Hollywood Deadline. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  5. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (7 July 2024). "The Turkish Detective review – downright ridiculous, in a good way". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ Hibbs, James (7 July 2024). "Meet the cast of The Turkish Detective". Radio Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ Richardson, Hollie (13 July 2024). "TV tonight: two new telly detectives are here to thrill crime drama fans". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  • The Turkish Detective at IMDb