The Shadow Team

2021 · 7 seasons · War & Politics
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War & Politics Drama Action & Adventure

A team of elite agents within Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation are recruited for covert operations — on the condition that the outside world believes they are dead. Led by veteran officer Mete Bey, the shadow team carries out high-stakes missions at home and abroad, battling terrorist networks and foreign threats to national security. Drawn from real events, it's Turkey's answer to the spy thriller genre — patriotic, action-packed and relentlessly tense.

Original title
Teşkilat
Country of origin
🇹🇷 Turkey
Year
2021
Created by
Ethem Özışık
Channel
TRT 1
Studio
Tims&B

Trivia & behind the scenes

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Reception

On its premiere day of March 7, 2021, the show topped Sunday's ratings and ranked as the fourth most-watched series of the week among 34 shows broadcast in Turkey; in following weeks it became the most-watched series of the week.

Reception

During its second season, the show consistently ranked second in weekly viewership behind Sadakatsiz, except for one episode where Yargı overtook it due to airing in different rating groups.

Reception

The series won three awards at the 25th Golden Lens Awards given by the Magazine Journalists Association.

Reception

At the 47th Golden Butterfly Awards, the show was nominated for Best Series, Best Actor (Çağlar Ertuğrul) and Best Director (Ketche/Hakan Kırvavaç), with Çağlar Ertuğrul winning Best Actor; Ezgi Eyüboğlu also won Best Supporting Actress at the 7th Turkey Youth Awards.

Trivia

The international distribution of the series is handled by MISTCO, and abroad it is marketed under the title 'The Shadow Team'; it began airing in Israel in September 2021 on a platform exclusive to the CHAI group.

Casting

Actress Aybüke Pusat, who played the character Neslihan Erdemsoy/Tuna, was removed from the cast after sharing a social media post on April 2, 2025 supporting anti-government protests in Turkey.

Casting

TRT General Director Mehmet Zahid Sobacı publicly announced Aybüke Pusat's dismissal, stating that her posts did not align with TRT's institutional principles and had disappointed viewers.

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