Filinta is a Turkish detective fiction television drama series created for TRT1 by Yusuf Esenkal and Serdar Öğretici. Filmed in Seka Park Film studio, it was shot in İzmit in the largest film set ever built in the history of Turkish TV series.
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| Based on | Filinta Galata by Tamer Çıray |
| Starring | Onur Tuna Cem Uçan Damla Aslanalp Mehmet Özgür |
| Composer | Tamer Çıray |
| Country of origin | Turkey |
| Original language | Turkish |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 56 (149 on YouTube shortened) |
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| Release | December 23, 2014 – April 22, 2016 |
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The series, the first detective TV fiction set in the Ottoman period,[1][2] premiered on TRT1 in Turkey on December 23, 2014.[3] It aired until 2016.[4] As of 2017[update] it was one of the most expensive television series in Turkey.[4] According to The Hollywood Reporter, a source described Filinta as "like a crude Ottoman Downton Abbey".[4]
Cast
edit| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Onur Tuna | Filinta Mustafa |
| Cem Uçan | Bıçak Ali |
| Mehmet Özgür | Kadi Gıyaseddin |
| Damla Aslanalp | Lara Zaharyas |
| Nur Fettahoğlu | Süreyya |
| Berrak Tüzünataç | Farah |
| Feyza Isik | Gulbahar |
| Kayra Senocak | Hasan |
| Kamil Güler | Abdullah Efendi |
| Serhat Tutumluer | Boris Zaharyas |
| Ercan Demirel | Hamdi Agha |
| Hakan Yufkacigil | Çemil Efendi |
| Hakan Kurtas | Sultan Abdul Hamid |
| Yosi Misrahi | Esat Pasha |
| Naz Elmas | Azize |
| Reshad Strik | Lütfü |
| Wilma Elles | Anita Von Wilhelm |
| Duru Alkis | Neslihan Sultan |
| Serhan Ernak | Çeyrek |
| Kemal Zeydan | Zeyrek |
| Kaan Urgancıoğlu | Otto Petroviç |
| Ali Savascı | Cardinal Fernando |
| Ceyhun Erçin | Çelebi Rıza |
| Uğur yildiran | Garbis |
Production
editIn 2014 Bobby Roth directed extra scenes for the series.[5] "The series' set is one ot Europe's largest television sets and includes an exact replica of the old city of Pera, including its tram; it was built on a 40,000 m2 set (on a 300,000 m2 plot) in Izmit"[6]
Spinoff
editThe characters of Zeyrek and Çeyrek reappear in he spinoff comedy series Zeyrek ile Çeyrek .[7]
Reception
editPresident of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine have visited the production set, congratulating the production team.[4]
See also
editOther productions by Eastern Sunrise Films:
References
edit- ^ "Filinta Tv Series (Ottoman Detective Story) - Turkish Drama". July 14, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Berg, Miriam (June 13, 2023). Turkish Drama Serials: The Importance and Influence of a Globally Popular Television Phenomenon. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 978-1-80413-043-8.
- ^ Filinta (History), Cem Uçan, Onur Tuna, Kamil Güler, Hakan Yufkacigil, ES Film, Es Film, Es Yapim, December 23, 2014, retrieved March 12, 2021
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c d Ritman, Alex; Mia Galuppo (April 21, 2017). "'The Promise' vs. 'The Ottoman Lieutenant': Two Movies Battle Over the Armenian Genocide". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ İZMİT(Kocaeli), (DHA), Ergün AYAZ-Orhan UZUN / (October 22, 2014). "Lost'un yönetmeni Bobby Roth Kocaeli'nde". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "FİLİNTA Bir Osmanlı Polisiyesi... Her Salı saat 19:55'te TRT1de... Haber | TRT 1". February 12, 2015. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Zeyrek ile Çeyrek "Bir Ramazan Temaşası" Ramazan Boyunca TRT1'de". June 16, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website
- Filinta Archived February 9, 2020, at the Wayback Machine at Eastern Sunrise Films (production company)
- Filinta at IMDb