Code Name: Swallow (2023)
Code Name: Swallow is a Turkish action series broadcast on TRT 1, first aired in 2023. Technology-minded children living in the same neighborhood form a team to design their own drones. Their technology adventures develop alongside the struggle between people who support their projects and the mysterious Company trying to stop them.
Code Name: Swallow cast: Serkan Şenalp (Selim), Gizem Arıkan (Sevgi), Korhan Herduran (Aspar), Ayhan Taş (Kamil), Ali Kayra Gürel (Yigit Efe), Elif Kurtaran (Zeynep).
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Plot
Kod Adı Kırlangıç follows Yiğit Efe and his friends as they turn their shared interest in technology into a joint project. The children establish a secret technology base in their neighborhood to design their own drones. Yiğit Efe crosses paths with Zeynep at a drone competition, while Aspar, acting for the mysterious Company, attempts to obtain Yiğit Efe's project. Selim, another Company employee, moves into the children's apartment building to carry out his assignment, initially unaware of the Company's real plan. As the children develop their projects and learn to work as a team, they face sabotage, surveillance devices, competitions and the Company's schemes. Later storylines expand around a project left by Yiğit Efe's family, a coded letter and a mysterious bracelet, while the rivalry between the Kırlangıçlar and the Aslanlar becomes another major element.
Origins of the story
Adaptation status
No official adaptation from another literary, cinematic, televisual, theatrical or historical work was identified in the reviewed sources.
Trailer
Details
- Year
- 2023–2026
- Channel
- TRT 1
- Genre
- action
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 86
- Rating
- 10.0
Cast
Character Map
Hero
- ↳ Zeynep — rival
- ↳ Selim — enemy
Anti-hero
Villain
- ↳ Selim — ally
Supporting
What's in this series?
Technology and teamwork
The series presents the children's interest in technology as a process of collective production and problem-solving. Drone design, competitions and internal disagreements highlight solidarity, shared responsibility and common goals.
A technology-focused children's production
At the premiere, TRT General Manager Mehmet Zahid Sobacı emphasized the project's aim of encouraging children's abilities in technological fields. This frames the series as a neighborhood adventure connected with awareness of technology and the digital world.
Adventure in the neighborhood
The story combines action and mystery around a secret technology base with everyday neighborhood life. The children's projects develop alongside new neighbors, local businesses, competitions and team rivalries.
Expansion of the story across the seasons
The episode summaries show that the early episodes focus on drone building, the office, sabotage and competitions, while later episodes introduce a family project, a coded letter, a bracelet, another dimension and a space drone.
Frequently asked questions
How many episodes is Code Name: Swallow?
Code Name: Swallow has 86 episodes across 3 seasons.
When did Code Name: Swallow air?
Code Name: Swallow first aired in 2023 on TRT 1.
Who is in the cast of Code Name: Swallow?
The main cast includes Serkan Şenalp (Selim), Gizem Arıkan (Sevgi), Korhan Herduran (Aspar), Ayhan Taş (Kamil), Ali Kayra Gürel (Yigit Efe), Elif Kurtaran (Zeynep).
Sources
- Kod Adı Kırlangıç Oyuncuları — TRT 1
- TRT yapımı Kod Adı Kırlangıç dizisinin galası yapıldı — TRT Haber
- Kod Adı Kırlangıç - tabii’de İzle — tabii
- Kod Adı Kırlangıç 1. Bölüm — TRT 1
