Galip Dervis

About the series

Galip Derviş is a Turkish comedy crime series produced by Barakuda Film and NBC Universal, adapted from the American hit Monk. It stars Engin Günaydın as Galip Derviş, with Algı Eke, Ersin Korkut and Orhan Güner, and aired on Kanal D from 21 March 2013 to 28 December 2014 over three seasons and 56 episodes. It was directed by Barış Pirhasan, Yusuf Pirhasan and Çağrı Bayrak.

Story

Galip Derviş is a brilliant former detective whose phobias and obsessions often land him in comic situations. Despite his fears, his extraordinary eye for detail makes him invaluable to the police, who call him in to solve the murders no one else can crack.

Characters

• Galip Derviş (Engin Günaydın): the obsessive, phobic genius at the centre of every case
• Hülya Uçar (Algı Eke): his nurse and assistant
• Ahmet Tekin (Ersin Korkut): an eager, ambitious but clumsy police officer
• İzzet Merdan (Orhan Güner): chief commissioner of the homicide bureau

Each episode features well-known Turkish actors as guest stars, among them Nurgül Yeşilçay, Memet Ali Alabora, Şebnem Bozoklu, Erkan Can, Yiğit Özşener and Canan Ergüder.

Why watch it

Engin Günaydın’s comic timing made Galip Derviş a fan favourite, and the show is one of the best-known Turkish remakes of an American series. Some critics compared it to the classic detective Columbo as much as to Monk.

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