Insider (2016–2017)
Insider is a Turkish action, drama series broadcast on Show TV, first aired in 2016–2017. Sarp joins the criminal world while searching for the brother he believed had died years earlier, unaware that Mert is alive and working on the opposite side of the police–mafia conflict. [S1]
Insider cast: Çağatay Ulusoy (Sarp Yılmaz), Aras Bulut İynemli (Mert / Umut), Çetin Tekindor (Celal Duman), Nihal Koldaş (Füsun Yılmaz), Damla Colbay (Eylem), Bensu Soral (Melek).
Detailed content was compiled from sources with AI; pending editorial review. Editor: Uğur Arı.
Plot
Sarp Yılmaz is expelled from the police academy because of his father’s criminal past and later enters the circle of mafia boss Celal. Mert Karadağ joins the Organized Crime Branch and initially sees Sarp as an adversary. Sarp eventually learns that his supposedly dead brother is alive; later, Mert is revealed to be Sarp’s missing brother Umut. The brothers uncover the truth and turn against Celal, leading to a final confrontation. [S1][S3][S5]
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
Secondary sources describe Insider as adapted from or inspired by The Departed, but the reviewed official Ay Yapım and Show TV pages do not provide an explicit source-work credit. The connection is therefore recorded as uncertain rather than as a confirmed official adaptation. [S1][S7][S8][S9]
Connection to reality
The available official materials do not present the series as based on a real event or person. An academic study examines its representation of crime and violence, not a real-life source for the story. [S1][S10]
Iconic filming locations
The story setting and the real filming site are identified separately.
Kuzguncuk
Kuzguncuk, Üsküdar · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Used for street scenes and as a series set.
- Place represented in the story
- Not explicitly stated in the sources
- Scenes and context
- Show TV reports that filming for İçerde was continuing on a set in Kuzguncuk.
Maçka Parkı
Maçka, Şişli · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- Used as a filming area for action scenes.
- Place represented in the story
- Not explicitly stated in the sources
- Scenes and context
- Sözcü reports that blank-firing guns were used as required by the script during filming in Maçka Parkı.
Belgrad Ormanı
Belgrad Forest, Sarıyer · İstanbul · Türkiye
- Use in filming
- A natural area visited by the series crew for filming.
- Place represented in the story
- Not explicitly stated in the sources
- Scenes and context
- Sözcü reports that the İçerde crew went to Belgrad Ormanı for filming during heavy snowfall.
Location details were compiled from sources with AI assistance and are pending editorial review.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2016–2017
- Channel
- Show TV
- Genre
- action, drama
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 39
- Rating
- 8.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Mert Karadağ — sibling
- ↳ Melek — partner
- ↳ Celal Duman — enemy
- ↳ Eylem — partner
- ↳ Celal Duman — enemy
Villain
- ↳ Melek — partner
Antagonist
Supporting
- ↳ Sarp Yılmaz — ally
- ↳ Sarp Yılmaz — parent
Character
What's in this series?
The Departed / Köstebek connection and adaptation differences
Secondary sources describe İçerde as adapted from or inspired by The Departed. The shared element is the reciprocal infiltration of the police and criminal worlds. İçerde’s distinct adaptation choice is to make its two central figures brothers separated in childhood and to expand the story through family drama and an extended mafia conflict. [S1][S7][S8][S9]
Fictional representation of crime and violence
The series places police–mafia conflict, executions, threats and covert operations at the center of its drama. An academic study discusses the representation of crime and violence in the series; it does not establish that the plot is based on a real case. [S4][S5][S10]
Production context
The series was produced by Ay Yapım for Show TV. Its listed producers are Kerem Çatay and Pelin Diştaş Yaşaroğlu; it was directed by Uluç Bayraktar and written by Ertan Kurtulan and Toprak Karaoğlu. [S1][S2]
Brotherhood and suspense in official promotion
Show TV’s episode and news materials frame the central suspense around Sarp and Mert being separated brothers who do not know each other’s identity, followed by their reunion and confrontation with Celal. [S3][S5]
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Insider?
Insider has 39 episodes across 1 seasons.
When did Insider air?
Insider first aired in 2016–2017 on Show TV.
Who is in the cast of Insider?
The main cast includes Çağatay Ulusoy (Sarp Yılmaz), Aras Bulut İynemli (Mert / Umut), Çetin Tekindor (Celal Duman), Nihal Koldaş (Füsun Yılmaz), Damla Colbay (Eylem), Bensu Soral (Melek).
Sources
- İÇERDE — Ay Yapım — Ay Yapım
- İçerde Dizisi Oyuncuları ve Karakterleri — Show TV
- İçerde 1. Bölüm: Mert’in çocukluk hikâyesi — Show TV
- İçerde 3. Bölüm: Mert iz peşinde! — Show TV
- İçerde neler oluyor? — Show TV
- İçerde 4. Bölüm: Melek, Celal Baba’yı vazgeçiriyor! — Show TV
- İçerde: İki kardeş iki köstebek — Cinedergi
- İçerde’nin Uyarlandığı Film Hangisidir? İçerde’nin Esin Kaynağı Nedir? — Haberler.com
- İçerde’den İlk Fragman Geldi — Beyazperde
- Kitle İletişim Araçlarında Şiddet ve Suçun Meşrulaştırılması: İçerde Dizisi — Bingöl Üniversitesi
- İçerde — SinemaTürk
