Reference: Found hereHaluk Bilginer has stunned fans of the long-running BBC soap as he appeared in The Turkish Detective.
The actor plays inspector Cetin Ikmen in the new gritty drama, airing each Sunday and Monday night on BBC Two .
It follows the character as he goes deep into the dangerous criminal gang world in modern Istanbul.
EastEnders fans who have dived into the new series instantly recognised Haluk from his time in the soap despite his new facial hair.
Haluk's casting in the show came as soap bosses wanted to represent the Turkish Cypriot community.
But the actor, now 70, was abruptly written out of the show during a shake-up with writers behind-the-scenes.
One said: ⁘We watched The Turkish Detective starring Haluk Bilginer as Inspector Ikmen. Haluk was Mehmet Osman in Eastenders back in the day, it was an enjoyable watch, like a Turkish Bergerac.⁘
A second wrote: ⁘Love The Turkish Detective, which debuted tonight on BBC Two. Engaging with warmth, humour, realistic characters (no buffoonery), amid the often clashing societal lines of modern Istanbul.⁘
⁘Fascinatingly gorgeous place, Istanbul. To my surprise this evening stumbled on The Turkish Detective on BBC Two while waiting for Wimbledon to go away on BBC One,⁘ said a third.
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