Groundbeef (2022)

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Groundbeef is a Turkish action, crime series broadcast on BluTV, first aired in 2022. After serving three years in prison, Ömer, Poyraz and Tufan move from Adana to Istanbul and try to open a kebab shop. Their attempt to leave their illegal past behind is disrupted when they become involved with Istanbul’s criminal underworld.

Groundbeef cast: Göksu Başaran (Pansiyon Oyuncusu), Baran Sengül (Yusuf).

Detailed content was compiled from sources with AI; pending editorial review. Editor: Uğur Arı.

Topics:Turkish Action Series Turkish Crime Series

Genres:action crime

Plot

After spending three years in prison, Ömer, Poyraz and Tufan come to Istanbul from Adana. They want to leave their illegal past behind and start a more orderly life by opening a kebab shop. After being defrauded while looking for a shop, they become involved in a struggle to recover their money. This leads them into the orbit of Dayı, a powerful figure in the criminal world. Dayı’s son Yiğit is hostile toward the three friends from the beginning.

Origins of the story

Adaptation status

Kıyma is described in academic and press sources as a continuation, derivative or shared-universe production connected to Sıfır Bir. It is not presented here as a direct scene-by-scene adaptation.

Related sources:DergiPark Gazete Duvar Birsen Altuntaş

Connection to reality

No reliable source was found showing that the series is based on specific real people or verified real events. Interviews refer to observations of real life, but not to a specific true story.

Related sources:Gazete Duvar Gazete Pencere

Inspirations and influences

Sıfır Bir

Attributed interpretation

Academic and press sources connect Kıyma to Sıfır Bir through creative continuity, shared production circles and a continuation or derivative relationship. This does not establish a direct adaptation of a specific Sıfır Bir storyline.

Attributed connection

Limit of the evidence: The sources establish a series-level connection, not a direct scene-by-scene adaptation.

Related sources:DergiPark Gazete Duvar Birsen Altuntaş

Trailer

Details

Year: 2022–2024
Channel: BluTV
Genre: action, crime
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 29
Rating: 8.6

Cast

Kadir Tıraş

Pansiyon Oyuncusu

Baran Sengül

Yusuf

Character Map

● Hero● Anti-hero● Villain● Supporting● Character

Hero

Ömer

Salih İnci

↳ Poyraz — friend
↳ Tufan — friend

Poyraz

Cengizhan Yurdutek

↳ Tufan — friend

Tufan

İrfan Ballı

Supporting

Kado

Ömer Varol

↳ Baran — friend
↳ Reşat — friend

Baran

Emrullah Sürmeli

↳ Reşat — friend

Reşat

Mustafa Yılmaz

What's in this series?

Connection to Sıfır Bir and narrative differences

Kıyma comes from the same creative environment as Sıfır Bir and is described in academic work as its continuation or derivative. Its plot does not retell Sıfır Bir, however. It follows three friends from Adana who try to establish a new life in Istanbul by opening a kebab shop.

Trying to survive in a metropolitan city

Director Kadri Beran Taşkın describes Kıyma as a story about people from a smaller city who seek an honest living while confronting the corrupted order of a large city. The crime narrative is therefore also connected to housing, work and the attempt to start over in Istanbul.

Production and release context

Kıyma was produced as a digital action and crime series for BluTV, with episodes running for roughly half an hour. It was directed by Kadri Beran Taşkın and features Salih İnci, İrfan Ballı, Cengizhan Yurdutek, Ömer Varol, Mustafa Yılmaz and Emrullah Sürmeli in prominent roles.

Street storytelling and the approach to realism

Street language, neighborhood life and the criminal underworld are central elements of the series. Taşkın says that his team tries to portray the world they have seen, but this does not establish that the series is based on specific real people or events.