Director: Ömer Faruk Sorak
A crime scene cleaner and her reluctant partner spend their days scrubbing away what murder and tragedy leave behind in "Tertemiz," a Turkish comedy that finds dark humor in an unusual line of work.
What is Tertemiz about?
Faysal and Gülbahar work for a small company hired to clean up after violent deaths, suicides, and other tragedies most people would rather not think about. Every job site becomes its own short story: grieving relatives, nosy neighbors, and the occasional detail that turns a grim task absurdly funny. The two leads clash constantly over how to handle the work, yet keep ending up in the same van, mop buckets in hand, heading toward the next address. Episodes hop between apartments, offices, and forgotten corners of the city, each one hiding a small mystery about the people who lived or died there. Underneath the gags about stains, smells, and squeamish clients, the show quietly tracks how two very different personalities learn to trust each other on a job nobody else wants.
Cast & crew
Onur Buldu plays Faysal with a deadpan exhaustion that anchors the show's more chaotic scenes, while Derya Karadaş gives Gülbahar a sharper, no-nonsense energy that keeps their bickering feeling lived-in rather than scripted. Director Ömer Faruk Sorak, known for blending broad comedy with genuine emotional beats, keeps the tone light without letting the material feel disposable.
Context & significance
"Tertemiz" arrived in 2024 as part of a wave of Turkish half-hour comedies willing to mine uncomfortable subject matter for laughs rather than shock value. The premise sits closer to workplace comedy than crime drama, using the cleaning-crew setup mainly as a lens for odd-couple chemistry and episodic character studies rather than procedural plotting.
Where & how to watch
"Tertemiz" is available to stream on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so Farsi-speaking viewers can follow every punchline without losing the timing. The show's page is free to browse; watching the episodes just requires logging into a K-Time account, and the whole interface is built around a Farsi-first viewing experience for the diaspora audience.