Mordkommission Istanbul

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Mordkommission Istanbul
Starring Erol Sander, Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Country of origin Germany
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Original release2008 (2008)

Mordkommission Istanbul (Istanbul Homicide Unit) is a German television series.

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Istanbul police inspector Mehmet Özakin is in charge of murder investigations, mostly in the Turkish city. A very modern Turk, he uses up to date Western methods, without prejudice, assisted by Mustafa Tombul. Even his private life is progressive, his wife Sevim being on the former imperial capital's university staff.

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