The Turkish Detective is an American-British-Turkish crime drama television series, adapted from Barbara Nadel's Çetin İkmen book series.
Turkish-born, British-raised police officer Mehmet Süleyman transfers from London to Istanbul.
[2] 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.
[3] By April 2022, Turkish company Ay Yapim were co-producers and the eight part series had Niels Arden Oplev as director.
[5] The cast is led by Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Çetin İkmen and also includes Yasemin Kay Allen, Ethan Kai, Dilan Gwyn and Selma Ergec .