TV SERIES · 2020–2022 · TURKEY

Alef

Created by

Emre Kayiş

Network

BluTV

Seasons

2

Episodes

16

Studio

MAY Productions

8 archived facts · 1 topic · 2 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

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.

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8 Interesting Facts About Alef

1. #001

   Alef was released through a partnership between FX and BluTV.

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2. #002

   Emin Alper directed the series, and Emre Kayış wrote the screenplay.

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3. #003

   Its first episode aired on 10 April 2020.

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4. #004

   Its broadcast day changed between seasons: Friday in the first season and Thursday in the second.

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5. #005

   It consists of two seasons and 16 episodes in total.

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6. #006

   Kenan İmirzalıoğlu plays Kemal, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan plays Settar, and Melisa Sözen plays Yaşar.

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7. #007

   The cast also includes Ercan Kesal, Hatice Aslan and Rıza Akın.

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8. #008

   Its genres are classified as crime, drama, mystery, and action and adventure.

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