Series synopsis
Aleph, also known as Alef is a Turkish crime drama mystery action & adventure television series that premiered on BluTV on April 10, 2020. It ended on April 21, 2022. It was created by Emre Kayiş. It stars Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan, Melisa Sözen and Sevinç Kumaş.
When close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.
Premise
When close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.
Premise: Some stones are better left unturned.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kenan İmirzalıoğlu as Kemal
- Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan as Settar
- Melisa Sözen as Yaşar
- Sevinç Kumaş as Avukat
- Hatice Aslan as Semiha
- Kıvanç Baran Arslan as Cihangir
- Müfit Kayacan as Arap
- Ercan Kesal
Supporting cast
- Rıza Akın
- Özgür Emre Yıldırım
- Mustafa Haki Karakaya as Güneş
- Erdem Kaynarca as Celal
- Evren Duyal as Aysun
- Hasan Şahintürk as Seyit Ali
- Muttalip Müjdeci as Mahmut
- Aybüke Pusat as Defne Andiç
- Murat Akkoyunlu as Tayfur
- Esin Yıldız as Derin
Guest cast
- Arın Kuşaksızoğlu as Edip
- Utku Ateş as Avukat
- Emine Gülsüm Göznümer as Sebahat
- İskender Bağcılar as Saadettin
- Sezai Altekin as Rıza Evengil
- Mihriban Er as Fatoş
- Burcu Kirman as Semra
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | April 10, 2020 | May 22, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 8 | April 7, 2022 | April 21, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 After a corpse is found in the Bosphorus, two detectives Kemal and Settar, who have completely opposite characters, begin to investigate the mystery behind the incident. |
April 10, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Detectives, who encounter the symbol of "Alef" in the house where the murder is committed, begin to investigate the symbol. The voice recording left by the killer directs them to an Islamic History expert named Yasar. |
April 10, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 While eyewitnesses at the marina lead detectives to an old cemetery, Kemal catches an important clue in the sound recording of the killer. |
April 17, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 7, 2022 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 7, 2022 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 7, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BluTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 10, 2020 |
| Last aired | April 21, 2022 |
| Runtime | 53 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday |