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Süslü Korkuluk

The Tailor (Süslü Korkuluk)

TV Series · 2023 · 15 people

Sometimes also described as a thriller, the Turkish drama series Terzi (The Tailor) comes from OGM Pictures. Originally planned for TV8 under the title Süslü Korkuluk, it ended up on Netflix and reached viewers on May 2, 2023. Cem Karcı directed, and Rana Mamatlıoğlu and Bekir Baran Sıtkı wrote it. The series ran for three seasons and 23 episodes in all. A first teaser appeared on January 2, 2022, when the show was expected to air later that year.

At its center is Peyami Dokumacı, a young and famous tailor who inherited both talent and a long-established business from his grandfather. When the grandfather dies, Peyami must take his father Mustafa, who has a child-like mind, into his Istanbul life. Mustafa is his biggest secret, and Peyami has to look after him without anyone learning the truth. Esvet, fleeing a violent relationship with Dimitri, suddenly enters the lives of both men with secrets of her own. Çağatay Ulusoy, Salih Bademci and Şifanur Gül lead the cast, with Olgun Şimşek also in it. The events take place in Istanbul.

The story is built on material drawn from what a psychiatrist's patients lived through.

DirectorCem Karcı
Production companyOGM Pictures
NetworkNetflix
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Çağatay Ulusoy Çağatay Ulusoy Actor · 36 years old Şifanur Gül Şifanur Gül Actor · 28 years old Salih Bademci Salih Bademci Actor · 42 years old Olgun Şimşek Olgun Şimşek Actor · 55 years old Ece Sükan Lila Gürmen Vedat Erincin Vedat Erincin Actor · born 1957 Celile Toyon Celile Toyon Actor · 82 years old Hülya Duyar Hülya Duyar Film actor · 56 years old Ali Çelik Fatih Serbest Tuncay Kaynak Başak Kıvılcım Ertanoğlu Utku Coşkun Nisan Gül Göker

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

With three seasons and 23 episodes in all, The Tailor is tight by the standards of long-running Turkish series, and in my view that helps the story move without padding. But the risk facing every show built on a secret applies here too: the longer the truth stays hidden, the harder it is to believe. The bond between Peyami and his father, plus Esvet's arrival, forms a triangle strong enough to carry the character dynamics. Whether that triangle starts repeating itself across seasons is the real measure of how patient you'll be.

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

That The Tailor is described as a drama by some sources and a thriller by others sums up its uncertainty of tone. A successful tailor hiding a father with a child-like mind is a strong dramatic core, but turning the secret into a thriller device risks reducing the characters' inner lives to plot machinery. Basing the story on experiences a psychiatrist heard from patients is an intriguing starting point; whether that material is handled with care or with melodramatic excess is the question that decides the show's worth. A series about a tailor's world shouldn't let a polished surface take the place of storytelling.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The show's most striking social layer is how a family member with a child-like mind becomes a secret and a source of shame. Peyami feeling he must hide his father to protect his reputation is a reminder of the stigma that difference can still carry. Esvet fleeing a violent relationship brings violence against women into the story, and using that theme as a thriller element calls for sensitivity. A long-established tailoring business passed from grandfather to grandson also opens up questions about family legacy, craft and reputation.

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