8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Behzat Ç.: An Ankara Policeman (2010)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
Overview
Centered around a personally troubled, officially discredited police chief and his inharmonious police team in Ankara Police Force. Even though the show usually focuses on murders and other crimes that happens on a weekly basis, the undertone of the story leads to an eventual duel between Behzat Ç. and the rotten department officials and bureaucrats.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Positive
Islam: Negative
Overview
Centered around a personally troubled, officially discredited police chief and his inharmonious police team in Ankara Police Force. Even though the show usually focuses on murders and other crimes that happens on a weekly basis, the undertone of the story leads to an eventual duel between Behzat Ç. and the rotten department officials and bureaucrats.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central critique of systemic corruption and the abuse of state power, coupled with its focus on social injustice and anti-establishment sentiment, aligns with progressive values, earning it a left-leaning rating.
The movie features a cast that reflects the natural diversity of its Turkish setting without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. Its narrative focuses on complex character portrayals and societal issues within a crime drama framework, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
Behzat Ç features a major antagonist, Ercüment Çözer, whose implied homosexuality is consistently tied to his villainy and depravity. This portrayal reinforces harmful stereotypes, presenting queer identity as a source of corruption without significant positive or neutral counterbalance, leading to a net negative impact.
The series features Seda, a transsexual character, who is depicted with complexity, dignity, and agency. Her identity is not a source of mockery, and the narrative frames the challenges she faces as external societal issues, fostering empathy and respect. The overall portrayal is affirming.
The series frequently portrays religious hypocrisy and the misuse of faith by corrupt individuals and institutions, highlighting a disconnect between professed piety and actual behavior. This critique focuses on the actions of adherents and institutions rather than the faith's core tenets.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The series is a direct adaptation of Emrah Serbes' novels. All major characters, including Behzat Ç., Harun, Hayalet, and Akbaba, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material.
Behzat Ç: An Ankara Detective Story is a Turkish production based on Turkish novels, featuring Turkish characters portrayed by Turkish actors. There is no indication of any character being established as one race in the source material and then portrayed as a different race in the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.8
7.8
Critic Ratings
N/A
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