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Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Detective Story (Behzat Ç.: Bir Ankara Polisiyesi)

Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Detective Story (Behzat Ç.: Bir Ankara Polisiyesi) (translated)

TV Series · 2010–2012 · 53 people

Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi is a Turkish police procedural adapted from Emrah Serbes's novels "Her Temas İz Bırakır" and "Son Hafriyat." First aired on Star TV on September 19, 2010, it tells its Ankara murder cases in a hard, bleak register. Three seasons on Star TV were followed in 2019 by a short fourth on BluTV, for 105 episodes in all; it also reached cinema and gained a cult following.

At its center is Behzat Ç., played by Erdal Beşikçioğlu: a police chief who graduated from the Police Academy in 1985 and, thanks to countless reprimands, has been stuck in the same position for years while peers reach the top. He heeds neither superiors nor, at times, the law, only his conscience. His daughter Berna is the one person he truly cares about. His six-person unit is Harun, Hayalet, Akbaba, Selim, Cevdet and Eda, with prosecutor Esra. Cast includes İnanç Konukçu, Fatih Artman, Berkan Şal, Ahmet Kural, Canan Ergüder, Hazal Kaya and Mine Tugay.

Serdar Akar directs for Adam Film and Inter Medya. A film made after the first season delayed the second; another followed on November 1, 2013. The fourth season, six years later, was shorter, with major cast changes. Ercüment Çözer's character went on to anchor the spin-off Saygı.

DirectorSerdar Akar
Production companyAdam Film, Inter Medya
NetworkStar TV
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Detective Story (Behzat Ç.: Bir Ankara Polisiyesi)

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Cast

Ahmet Kural Ahmet Kural Actor · 44 years old Baran Akbulut Baran Akbulut Actor · 42 years old Gökhan Şenay Berkan Şal Berkan Şal Actor · 57 years old Akbaba / İsmet Arif Karasu Canan Ergüder Canan Ergüder Actor · 49 years old Prosecutor Esra Bulut Emre Erçil Emre Erçil Actor · 55 years old Engin Öztürk Engin Öztürk Actor · 40 years old Emre Erdal Beşikçioğlu Erdal Beşikçioğlu Actor · 56 years old Behzat Ç. Fatih Artman Fatih Artman Actor · 38 years old Harun Sinanoğlu Hakan Hatipoğlu Hakan Hatipoğlu Actor · 46 years old Selim Haluk Cömert Haluk Cömert Actor · 67 years old Hazal Kaya Hazal Kaya Actor · 36 years old Berna Ç. Mine Tugay Mine Tugay Actor · 48 years old Suna Nejat İşler Nejat İşler Actor · 54 years old Ercüment Çözer Nilay Deniz Nilay Deniz Actor · 33 years old Oktay Gürsoy Oktay Gürsoy Actor · 42 years old Osman Sonant Osman Sonant Actor · 47 years old Thief Yavuz Seda Bakan Seda Bakan Actor · 41 years old Eda Akkaya Serdar Orçin Serdar Orçin Actor · 50 years old Barbaros Tufan Sezin Akbaşoğulları Sezin Akbaşoğulları Actor · 45 years old Eylül Fidan Suat Karausta Suat Karausta Actor · 53 years old Tolga Pancaroğlu Tolga Pancaroğlu Actor · 35 years old Yasemin Öztürk Yasemin Öztürk Actor · 52 years old İrem Helvacıoğlu İrem Helvacıoğlu Actor · 36 years old Şükran Ovalı Şükran Ovalı Actor · 41 years old Ayla / Aslı Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan Actor · 61 years old İskender Çınar Aslı Tandoğan Aslı Tandoğan Actor · 47 years old Ilgın Çetin Bülent Polat Bülent Polat Actor · 47 years old Cankat Aydos Cankat Aydos Actor · 33 years old Cem Emüler Cem Emüler Actor · 64 years old Ege Aydan Ege Aydan Actor · 68 years old Şevket Ç. Ezgi Baran Ezgi Baran Actor · 36 years old İlkay Kayku İlkay Kayku Actor · 54 years old İnanç Konukçu İnanç Konukçu Actor · 41 years old Hayalet / Sabri Özay Önder Atakanlı Önder Atakanlı Actor · 42 years old Seda Akman Seda Akman Actor · 48 years old Civil Service Inspector Sermet Yeşil Sermet Yeşil Actor · 49 years old Ahmet Doğru Temmuz Uğur Karaca Temmuz Uğur Karaca Actor · born 1987 İzzet Çivril İzzet Çivril Actor · born 1952 Mehmet Usta Mehmet Usta Actor · 53 years old Kâmil Ahu Türkpençe Ahu Türkpençe Actor · 49 years old Defne Cengiz Bozkurt Cengiz Bozkurt Actor · 60 years old Erdal the Grocer Turgay Tanülkü Turgay Tanülkü Actor · 73 years old Mehmet Zarlı Güven Kıraç Güven Kıraç Actor · 66 years old Memduh Başgan Serkan Keskin Serkan Keskin Actor · 48 years old İsmail Abi Ali Atay Ali Atay Actor · 50 years old Mecnun Çınar Yıldız Kültür Actor · 81 years old Lady / Mother Köksal Engür Köksal Engür Actor · died at 77 White-Bearded Grandfather Seyhan Arman Seyhan Arman Actor · 46 years old Association President Alev Murat Başoğlu Actor · 58 years old Levent Kübra Kip Kübra Kip Actor · 39 years old Nazlı Ayça Eren Ayça Eren Actor · 40 years old Şule Şafak Zafer Algöz Zafer Algöz Actor · 65 years old Big brother Ayça Varlıer Ayça Varlıer Actor · 49 years old Bahar

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AI-assisted editorial takes written from different viewer perspectives. They are not reader reviews; those are below.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

There are no fireworks here: the Ankara murder cases are told in a hard, bleak, understated way. Behzat Ç. is a chief who ignores the rules and follows only his conscience, and he gives the show its real tension. Viewers who like speed will need patience when an investigation slows down. Still, 105 episodes and a cult following are no accident. That bleak mood is what makes the show addictive.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Serdar Akar, the director of Gemide, gives the series an unflashy, gloomy visual language. The Ankara murder files unfold in that understated register, and Erdal Beşikçioğlu's Behzat carries the rule-breaking chief type without falling into the usual mold. The source material, Emrah Serbes's novels, gives the characters a solid footing. On the other hand, the film made after the first season delayed the second, and the short fourth season arrived six years later with cast changes; the series loses rhythm and wholeness as a result. Its strongest form, I would say, is in the early seasons.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

It is about murder investigations in Ankara and the tone is hard and bleak. Behzat's love for his daughter Berna is a warm touch, but the overall mood is heavy. It may be a good crime series for adults. I would not recommend it for a whole family evening. Let the grown-ups watch alone and keep the little ones away.

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