Series synopsis
Circle, also known as Çember is a Turkish action & adventure crime drama television series that premiered on Kanal D on July 3, 2017. It ended on May 16, 2022. It was created by Evren Oguz, Abdullah Oğuz. It stars Barış Bağcı, Serhat Kılıç, Pelin Akil and Anıl Altan.
A special team of four is established by the Istanbul Police Department. The team has all kinds of different talents. These four people, who have experienced many things in their past, start working together to solve grisly murders.
Premise
A special team of four is established by the Istanbul Police Department. The team has all kinds of different talents. These four people, who have experienced many things in their past, start working together to solve grisly murders.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Barış Bağcı as Başkomiser Barış
- Serhat Kılıç as Komiser Adem
- Pelin Akil as Komiser Yardımcısı Ayşe
- Anıl Altan as Komiser Yardımcısı Volkan
- Olgun Toker as Cumali Apaydın
- Sedef Avci
- Menderes Samancılar
- Irem Altug as Guest Star
Supporting cast
- Duygu Yetiş
- Füsun Erbulak
- Melisa Sözen
- Selçuk Borak
- Gözde Cığacı
- Melike İpek Yalova as Leyla
- Selim Erdoğan
- Neriman Uğur
- Muratt Atik
- İpek Erdem
- Asena Girişken
- Berivan Edebali
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | July 3, 2017 | August 7, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 5 | September 27, 2017 | August 20, 2019 |
| Season 3 | 8 | September 5, 2021 | May 16, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I'm Breaking The Game A young woman named Deniz Bayraktar is found brutally murdered in her home. On the other hand, a man's body is found at the bottom of the cliff. Barış, Adem, Ayşe and Volkan will soon realize that this case is much more than an ordinary case. The series is getting off to a good start with its surprising and confusing story. |
July 3, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Sins of the City A woman's body is found in the forest. The woman was killed by an arrow from the crossbow and her body was left in a place where it can be easily found. The team notices that this case is very similar to a murder committed in the past. |
July 10, 2017 |
| 3 |
Strangers in My House Ertemoğlu family is brutally murdered on one of their happiest days. Hande, the eldest daughter of the house, is shocked by the killing of her mother, father and sister. On the other hand, Perihan, who is mentally unstable, is also left alive. |
July 17, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ghost Ship The first episode of the second series, is about to solve a double murder which includes story of Syrian immigrants and human traffickers. |
September 27, 2017 |
| 2 |
Purgatory The body of a police officer, Ekrem found in a dumpster, in Tarlabaşı. When Cumali finds out that his closest friend Ekrem is dead, he fall apart and will not rest until he finds the killer. |
October 4, 2017 |
| 3 |
13. Step Three people from the same family were brutally murdered in a villa. Mehmet, whose life is ruined because of his gamble addiction is considered to be the murderer. |
October 11, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Girl at the End of the Road Aydos forest, 2 dead on the back. In the situation where the body was found, Ecrin Ayçiçek is the personality of a young girl. The only evidence at hand is this identity card. Our team will go after Ecrin to search. A little surprise awaits. What kind of relationship is there between the unknown corpse and Ecrin? As Baris, Hakan and Zeynep deepen the investigation, they get sick, unexpectedly. |
September 5, 2021 |
| 2 |
Apartment of Secrets Famous crime writer Selçuk Günes was thrown from the terrace of Günes Apartment, where he lived, and his assistant Melisa Soyer was stabbed in the back. No one enters and leaves the apartment; The killer is an insider. Selçuk Günes's younger son Mahir, who is burning with dreams of becoming an actor, his elder son Deniz, a gambler, Hako the doorkeeper of the apartment, Fotini, the Greek fortune teller and Sermin, who live in the entrance flat, are the suspects. As the research deepens, the secrets of the people living in the apartment and the ghosts in their past will be revealed one by one. |
September 12, 2021 |
| 3 |
Before Sunrise In a park in one of the most decent districts of Istanbul, the body of a young high school student studying at a private college is found. The death of Defne, the only child of Hikmet Denizoglu, a wealthy businessman, deeply shakes her schoolmates, especially her father. The brutal murder has filled the entire city with fear and anxiety. While our team tries to calm the chaos after the murder, they also try to solve the murder. Now there is only one question; Who killed the young girl so brutally? As our team begins to solve the murder, they work their way to a surprising ending. |
October 26, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Kanal D |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 3, 2017 |
| Last aired | May 16, 2022 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 21:45:00 |