The Tailor (original title Terzi) is a Turkish television series starring Çağatay Ulusoy, Salih Bademci, Şifanur Gül and Olgun Şimşek.
[1] The series was initially going to be titled Süslü Korkuluk (Fancy Scarecrow) and broadcast on TV8 but Netflix became its eventual distributor.
It follows Peyami Dokumacı, a young and famous tailor who inherited talent and a successful business from his grandfather.
With the death of his grandfather, Peyami brings his father Mustafa who is his biggest secret and has a child-like intelligence to the core of his life in Istanbul and now has to take care of him without a soul finding out the truth.
Running away from her abusive relationship with Dimitri, Esvet mysteriously appears in Peyami and Mustafa's lives with her own secrets.
When his grandfather dies his grandmother comes to Istanbul along with his father Mustafa who is mentally challenged having a child-like intelligence.
The series tells the story of his difficult life where he falls in love with his client, a bride-to-be, whose wedding dress he is hired to sew.
Then journalist Ranini reported that a new script from the same company was liked by Ulusoy and then the contract was signed and show's name became Süslü Korkuluk ("Fancy Scarecrow" in English).
Bademci initially refused the offer but when the show was transferred to Netflix he agreed to play the role.
Ece Sükan joined the cast as Suzi who is the right hand woman to Ulusoy's character.
A few days after the show got transferred to Netflix, the teaser was deleted from TV8's website where it was supposed to air earlier.
[18] The official trailer of the series was shared on 24 April with a description "What if your past is stitched to your future?
[22] The area is also the place where Ulusoy had earlier shot his short film Birdie and where he had a guest appearance as himself in the series Menajerimi Ara.
[24] During the filming of one of the action scenes in the car, the camera mounted on the top of it came off and Ulusoy survived the accident as it fell on the road.