There is a specific kind of silence that falls over Istanbul just before the dawn call to prayer. It is not a peaceful silence; it is a feverish one. The city, which roars with tankers and ferries all day, holds its breath. It is in this moment that a man or a woman might whisper into the dark: "Yanıyorum, Doktor Şahin." I am burning, Doctor Sahin.

was often more of a branding choice than a location. Much of the series was produced in Germany during the 1990s and early 2000s, targeting the expatriate community before finding its way back to Turkey via viral video clips. Why It Lingers