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Homicide Unit Istanbul

2008–2021 · 1 season

A steady, sunlit procedural that ambles through murder cases with a calm, competent detective at the centre.

Created by
Regina Ziegler
Genres
Crime, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring
Erol Sander, İdil Üner, Sascha Laura Soydan
Overview
Istanbul police commissioner Mehmet Özakin is in charge of serious crime, mainly murder investigations, mostly in the Turkish metropolis. A very modern Turk, he uses up to date Western methods, without prejudice, assisted by bachelor Mustafa Tombul. Even his private life is progressive, his wife Sevim being on the former imperial capital's university staff.

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Created by
Regina Ziegler
Genres
Crime, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring
Erol Sander, İdil Üner, Sascha Laura Soydan
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • mystery
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, action & adventure, drama
    Created by
    Regina Ziegler
    Written by
    Clemens Murath
    Starring
    Erol Sander, İdil Üner, Sascha Laura Soydan, Oscar Ortega Sánchez, Erden Alkan, Eda Özerkan, Parla Şenol, Christine Neubauer
    Length
    1 seasons, 23 episodes, 90 min each
    Network
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    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    Turkish, German

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