Behzat Ç: An Ankara Detective Story
GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 8/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10Turkish dramaThe Turkish dizi tradition: sweeping, long-format family melodrama.This show: 7/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Erdal BesikçiogluInanç KonukçuEge AydanBerkan SalAyça ErenFatih Artman
Starring
Erdal BesikçiogluInanç KonukçuEge AydanBerkan SalAyça ErenFatih Artman
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| S1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | |
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.3 | ||||||||
| S3 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||
| S4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 |
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About
"A cynical cop show with real literary teeth"
A grizzled, foul-mouthed homicide detective in Ankara leads a scruffy police team through gritty murder cases while battling his own demons, department politics, and a haunted past. The show mixes dark comedy with real crime-procedural grit, and it doesn't shy from bleak social realities. What carries it is the ensemble chemistry and the lead's weary, sardonic charisma, plus writing that treats grief and corruption seriously without losing its dry humor. It's moody, occasionally violent, and slow to unwind emotional threads, rewarding patience with a richly human, unusually literary take on the cop-show format.
Watch it for
the lead detective's world-weary charisma anchoring a genuinely dark, character-driven crime saga.
Maybe skip if
you want tidy procedurals rather than bleak, slow-burn emotional arcs.
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All Seasons
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Season 12010
8.59K381h 48m
Behzat's problems with his ex-wife cause him to lose interest in his daughter. After a while, his daughter commits suicide. Behzat is negatively affected by this event. Throughout the first season, Behzat Ç. and his team, while establishing relationships with people who may be related to the death of Behzat's daughter, also deal with the solution of different murders in each episode.
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Season 22011
8.14K311h 25m
Ercüment Çözer kept his promise and delivered his daughter's murderer to Behzat Ç., but this situation opened new wounds in Behzat Ç. The killer of his daughter Berna is his other daughter Şule, whose existence he was unaware of until today. As if this devastation was not enough, Ercüment Çözer set a big trap for Behzat Ç. and caused him to go to prison. Even though our famous policeman does not care about this situation, the members of the Homicide Bureau, Prosecutor Esra and Şevket are working hard to save Behzat Ç. from prison. Together with Tekin, who is temporarily appointed as Behzat Ç.'s replacement, the Homicide Bureau staff will try to solve the murders committed on the one hand, and on the other hand, they will pursue clues that will exonerate Behzat Ç.
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Season 32012
8.86K27
Behzat Ç. tells about the radical changes in his life in this season. After the murder of his wife Esra, he holds Ercüment Çözer responsible. He takes a break from his profession and starts looking for Esra's killer with his civilian identity. He comes across Zeynep Fidan, who says she is in the operation and uses a fake name, Eylül. This mysterious woman who introduces herself as a narcotics commissioner tries to help Behzat. Behzat is also helped by Bahri, who works for his mother.
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Season 42019
8.52K96h 45m
The officers of the homicide bureau team after Behzat Ç. get into all kinds of trouble and the officers of the team start to be murdered one by one. During these events, Behzat starts to live an ordinary life on his own and his mental health deteriorates. Behzat, who is dealing with the hallucinations of his wife Esra, who fell victim to an unsolved murder, will return to the field with an offer from Ercüment Çözer and Memduh Başgan.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Erdal Besikçioglu Behzat Ç.
Inanç Konukçu Hayalet
Ege Aydan Sevket
Berkan Sal Akbaba
Ayça Eren Sule
Fatih Artman Harun
Seda Bakan Eda
Eray Eserol Tahsin
Berke Üzrek Cevdet
Zeynep Koltuk Asli
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