The Turkish Detective

The Turkish Detective is a 2023 crime drama television series. It is adapted from the novels by Barbara Nadel.

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

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

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. By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapin were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director. The series is adapted by Ben Schiffer. Filming took place in Istanbul.

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

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.