Laundry Basket (Kirli Sepeti) (translated)

Kirli Sepeti (“Laundry Basket”) is a Turkish series made by Medyapım, which began airing on NOW on 24 September 2023. Mainly a drama, it also carries touches of mystery and comedy. It follows women who clean a luxurious villa and the secrets that house keeps. The show ran for two seasons and 40 episodes, ending on 3 November 2024. Besides NOW, it was shown on MBC 4, and in Arabic it is known by a title meaning “Secrets of the Houses”.

The story is set in motion by the tragic death of Meryem, who works as a cleaner at the villa. The secret she leaves behind weighs most on her daughter Elkgül, a university student, and on Songül, who works in the same house. Ayça Bingöl, Ceren Moray and Cansu Tosun share the lead roles, while Erdal Küçükkömürcü plays Cihangir Demir and Kubilay Penbeklioğlu plays Mümtaz.

Ece Erdek Koçoğlu directed. The script is the work of four writers: Merve Girgin Aytekin, Nermin Yıldırım, Nil Güleç Ünsal and Özlem İnci Hekimoğlu. Episodes are listed at around 115 minutes each.