{"id":54472,"date":"2024-07-07T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T07:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2066039"},"modified":"2024-07-07T21:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:00:06","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-the-turkish-detective","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-the-cast-of-the-turkish-detective\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the cast of The Turkish Detective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Haluk Bilginer, Ethan Kai and Yasemin Kay Allen star in the new series on BBC Two. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 07 July 2024 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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Eight-part Turkish\/English crime thriller The Turkish Detective is starting to air on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer, and is based on Barbara Nadel\u2019s Inspector Ikmen\u2019s novels.<\/p>\n

The series stars Haluk Bilginer as Inspector \u00c7etin Ikmen, a police officer working in the homicide unit in Istanbul. He is joined by his colleague Detective Ay\u015fe Farsako\u011flu (Yasemin Kay Allen) and Detective Mehmet S\u00fcleyman (Ethan Kai), a new recruit who joins the team from London.<\/p>\n

The series has been written by Ben Schiffer, who said: \u201cFrom the moment I opened Barbara Nadel\u2019s novel, I fell in love with the unique, iconic character of Inspector Ikmen. A beacon of hope and humour in a dark, difficult world, I\u2019m so delighted that he and our show, a blend of emotionally-charged mystery and family drama, has found a home at the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n

But along with Bilginer, Kai and Allen, who else stars in the series and where might you have seen them before? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of The Turkish Detective.<\/p>\n

The Turkish Detective cast: Who stars in the crime thriller?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Below is the main line-up for The Turkish Detective on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Read on to find out more about the cast and characters.<\/p>\n