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Arka Sokaklar (2006)

Arka Sokaklar poster
Directed by
Orhan Oğuz
Genre
drama television series, action television series, crime television series, comedy television series
Country
Turkey
Length
20 seasons, 752 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A special police team in Istanbul handles street-level crime and human stories. The team is led by an experienced chief who acts as a father figure to younger officers.

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What happens

Arka Sokaklar (English: Back Streets) is a television crime series that was broadcast on Kanal D on 31 July 2006. In its 20 consecutive seasons the series has become a success story with its TV ratings despite being criticized for continuity/logic errors, near superhero abilities of main characters, overused lines of dialogue, and excessive use of zoom. In the series, the family lives of the police officers working in a special team in the Public Security Branch of the Istanbul Police Department and the adventures on the streets of Istanbul are told. The team encounters different and varied human stories during their missions. Istanbul Police Chief Rıza Soylu (Zafer Ergin), who approaches these stories with the experience and fatherhood of his professional years, and also guides the other young members of the team. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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