' (''Behzat Ç. An Ankara Detective Story'') is a Turkish crime-and-detective television series based on the novels "Her Temas İz Bırakır" and "Son Hafriyat" by
Emrah Serbes Emrah is a Turkish masculine given name. It is a form of Emre.Emrah nisanyanadlar.com
People named Emrah include:
* . The series takes place in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
. It first aired on 19 September 2010, on Star TV. After the 3rd season ended in 2013, the 4th season has started in summer 2019 by 9-episode webisodes in
BluTV
BluTV was a Turkish media provider offering streaming media and video on demand services via the internet. It was founded in 2015 under Doğan Holding by Aydın Doğan Yalçındağ and was later acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery. Accessible via ...
. Also, Ercüment Çözer character's spin off series is "Saygı".
Plot
Behzat Ç. is a rough, violent, and morally ambiguous police officer who is the head of the homicide department in Ankara. His team consists of five people: Harun, Hayalet (Ghost), Akbaba (Vulture), Cevdet, Selim and Eda. Behzat Ç and his team usually work together with the public prosecutor Esra, who later becomes his love interest. They chase criminals with perseverance and solve murders while sometimes (and usually unwillingly) getting involved in different cases.
Character background
Behzat Ç. graduated from the police academy in 1985. He does not care much about his superiors — not even the law in some cases. He only follows his inner conscience and instincts. This often brings him trouble. Even though he graduated from the
police academy
A police academy, also known as a law enforcement training center, police college, or police university, is a training school for police cadets, designed to prepare them for the law enforcement agency they will be joining upon graduation, or to o ...
many years ago, suspensions and reprimands have kept him in the same position for years while his colleagues have reached the top of their careers.
After an unsuccessful marriage, he no longer trusts women. The only woman he seems to care about is his daughter Berna. During the first season, Berna is found dead, which looks like a case of suicide at first glance, but turns out to be a murder. Behzat Ç. and his team attempt to solve the secrets behind her murder. During the ordeal, he becomes close to his ex-wife, but she turns down the relationship. He gets in a relationship with a club singer named Gönül and then becomes interested in Esra. The main suspect in Berna's death is flamboyant mob boss and businessman, Ercüment Çözer, who is tracked down successfully by Behzat Ç., but flees abroad using his deep political connections.
At the end of the first season, Berna's killer is revealed to be Şule, a girl who has been living with Behzat Ç. for months and whom Behzat Ç. treats as a second daughter. Later in the episode, Şule also confesses to Behzat Ç. that she is his biological daughter. The final episode of the first season was considered by many critics as the best season finale of a Turkish TV series.
''Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm''
Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm (''I Buried You in My Heart'') is the theatrical movie of the TV series based on the second novel ''Son Hafriyat'' by Emrah Serbes, who also wrote the script for the film. Directed by Serdar Akar, it tells the story of a cop killer known as Red Kit (the Turkish name translation of the cartoon character
Lucky Luke
''Lucky Luke'' is a Western (genre), Western bande dessinée, comic album series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris (cartoonist), Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborati ...
).
''Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor''
Second film released in 2013.
Saygı: Bir Ercüment Çözer Dizisi
Between 2020 and 2021, Ercüment Çözer character's spin off series Saygı: Bir Ercüment Çözer Dizisi released two seasons in BluTv alongside
Nejat İşler
Nejat İşler (; born 28 February 1972) is a Turkish actor and writer. He is best known for many hit films including Cannes Film Festivale recipients. Some of his popular series are ''Behzat Ç'', ''Gülbeyaz'', ''Bıçak Sırtı'', ''Keşanlı ...
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Miray Daner
Miray Naz Daner (born 15 January 1999) is a Turkish actress and model. She played "Hilal" in ''Vatanım Sensin'', a series about the Turkish War of Independence. She is also known for her role in the TV series '' Hudutsuz Sevda'' as Zeynep Leto. ...
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Damla Sönmez
Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies '' Sibel'' and ''I Am You''. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in '' Bir Aşk Hikayesi'', Gülru in ''Güllerin ...
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Boran Kuzum
Boran Kuzum (born 1 October 1992) is a Turkish actor. He graduated from the Theater Department of Istanbul University State Conservatory in 2015. Kuzum had studied economy at Ankara Gazi University for a year, but gave it up to study. His fathe ...
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Rojda Demirer
Rojda Demirer (born 12 August 1980) is a Turkish actress.
Early years
She was born in Ankara to parents originating Diyarbakır. Her family is of Kurdish origin, her father was a descendant of Sheikh Said, from the Raman tribe. Her cousin is t ...
Emrah Serbes Emrah is a Turkish masculine given name. It is a form of Emre.Emrah nisanyanadlar.com
People named Emrah include:
* 's novel "Çekiç ve Gül". It first aired on 6 December 2022 on BluTv. Savcı Esra character came back.