
TV SERIES · 2012–2012 · TURKEY
Suskunlar
- Created by
- Barbaros Bilgin
- Network
- Show TV
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 28
10 archived facts 1 topic 3 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
Suskunlar, is a Turkish television drama series based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 novel of Sleepers.
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- #001
Çağatay Tosun directed the first season of the series, while Çağrı Vila Lostuvalı and Hatice Memiş took over directing duties in the second season.
- #002
Pınar Bulut was part of the writing team in the first season, and Anıl Eke joined the writing of the script in the second season.
- #003
The series' music was composed by Aytekin Ataş.
- #004
Suskunlar was adapted from a true story based on children in Gaziantep who were sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison in 1997 for stealing a baklava cart.
- #005
The series was remade in the United States for the NBC channel under the title Game of Silence, making it the first Turkish series sold to the US market.
- #006
Suskunlar was broadcast in more than 30 countries.
- #007
Among the actors who portrayed the series' childhood period are Furkan Didim (Ecevit), Emirhan Akbaba (Bilal), Berkcan Çakar (İbrahim), Ulaşcan Kutlu (Zeki) and Yağmur Esmer (Ahu).
- #008
When the second season saw a major drop in ratings, the series was moved to Sunday, but the change did not raise the ratings.
- #009
The series ended with its 28th episode, broadcast on 2 December 2012.
- #010
Produced by Timur Savcı, the series was made by Tims&B Productions.
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