The Turkish Detective

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The Turkish Detective
Genre Crime drama
Based onThe Turkish Detective
by Barbara Nadel
Written by Ben Schiffer
Neil Biswas
Caroline Henry
Directed by Niels Arden Oplev
Lynsey Miller
Nisan Dag
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Turkey
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersKerem Çatay
Claire Sowerby-A Sheppard
Marc Helwig
Ben Schiffer
ProducersCharles Croft
Emrah Gamsizoglu
Marina Niel
Production companies
Original release
Network Paramount+
ReleaseSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15) [1]  
present

The Turkish Detective is an American-British-Turkish crime drama television series, adapted from the novel series of the same name by Barbara Nadel.

Contents

Premise

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

Cast

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)

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References

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