Set in a working-class district of Adana, Sifir Bir follows a group of locals who take the fight against drug crime into their own hands.
What is Sifir Bir about?
The 2016 Turkish crime drama centers on a tight-knit group in an Adana suburb who decide the neighborhood's drug problem won't be solved by waiting for outside help. Their methods sit outside the law from the start, and the show doesn't shy away from that tension, every step toward cleaning up the streets carries its own risk, and the line between protecting the community and becoming a threat to it keeps shifting. Episodes build around confrontations, informal justice, and the fallout that follows when a plan doesn't go as intended. The setting stays local and specific rather than glossy, giving the series a rougher, more grounded feel than a typical procedural.
About the cast
Savas Satis leads the cast, with Burak Sahin and Altas Abdullah Atakan rounding out the core group. The performances lean into a lived-in, unpolished energy that matches the show's street-level setting rather than playing the material for spectacle.
Context & significance
Sifir Bir premiered in 2016 as part of a run of Turkish crime dramas that moved away from Istanbul's usual glossy backdrops toward smaller cities and working-class neighborhoods. That shift let shows like this one dig into local, community-level stakes instead of national conspiracies, and it built a loyal following among viewers who wanted their crime drama to feel closer to the ground. The series holds an unusually strong audience reputation for a regional crime drama of its era, a sign the approach found its audience.
Watching Sifir Bir on Ktime
Sifir Bir is available on K-Time with both a Persian dub and Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose whichever fits how they like to watch. A free K-Time account login is all that's needed to start the series, and the platform's Farsi interface makes it simple to line up the rest of a Turkish crime-drama watchlist afterward.